English Vocabulary in Use Elementary » Unit 47: Everyday things

Word List
  • by bus
  • by car
  • by train
  • call a friend
  • clean the house
  • come home
  • get up
  • go for a walk
  • go to bed
  • go to the bathroom
  • go to work
  • have a shower
  • have breakfast
  • How do you …?
  • How often do you …?
  • listen (to)
  • make dinner
  • normally
  • phone a friend
  • sometimes
  • (three) times a week
  • usually
  • wake up
  • wash clothes
  • watch television (TV)
  • What time do you ....?
  • write emails
  • write letters
Exercises

47.1 ‣ What do they usually do?






47.2 ‣ Ask questions.

topicquestionanswer
1. get up7.30, usually.
2. go for a walkEvery Saturday.
3. go to workBy train.
4. have dinnerAt about 7 o’clock usually.
5. come home from workI normally walk home.
6. phone your best friendTwo or three times a week.
7. clean your roomOn Saturday morning usually.
8. have a showerUsually at about 11 pm.

47.3 ‣ Complete the sentences about yourself.

  1. I usually wake up at _____.
  2. I go to the bathroom and have _____.
  3. I usually have _____ for breakfast.
  4. I go to work by _____.
  5. I usually have a cup of tea / coffee at _____ o’clock.
  6. I usually come home at _____.
  7. I usually _____ dinner at _____ o’clock.
  8. In the evenings I normally _____ or _____.
  9. Sometimes I _____ one or two emails or _____ to the radio.
  10. I usually _____ to bed at _____.
Answer Key
A ‣ Things we do every day

B ‣ Sometimes I ...

C ‣ Expressions

A: How often do you go out / watch a film?
B: Three or four times a week.

A: What time do you get up / go to work?
B: At 7 o’clock normally.

A: How do you go to work?
B: Usually by bus / train / car.

(See also Unit 38: Have / had / had and Unit 41: Make / made / made.)

Common mistakes

We say I usually get up at 8 o’clock, but today I got up at 8.30. [NOT I used to / I’m used to get up at 8 o’clock.]

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