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Daily Routine
Present Simple Tense
In this lesson, students will learn to tell time and talk about their daily activities
using the present simple tense.

Vocabulary
Can you match the picture to the activity?

a. b. c. d.

h.
g.
e. f.

1. get dressed 5. go to work/school

2. make the bed 6. go to bed
3. take a shower 7. eat breakfast
4. wake up 8. brush my teeth

Can you think of any other daily activities?

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Reading
Mr. Martin’s Morning
This is my morning routine. I only feel good when I do the entire
routine. I wake up every day at 7:30 to get ready for work. Then, I take
a shower to be clean and smell good. After that, I brush my teeth,
then get dressed. After I get dressed, I eat two eggs and a piece of
toast for breakfast. After I eat breakfast, I read the newspaper for
twenty minutes. Finally, I put on my coat and go to work at 8:15.

Comprehension
The following morning activities are out of order. Put them in the right order for Mr. Martin. Write
in complete sentences.

1. Mr. Martin wakes up.

brush his teeth
2.
get dressed
3.
wake up
4.
go to work
5. eat breakfast
6. take a shower
7. read the newspaper
8. put on his coat

Telling Time
Write the time shown on each clock.

a. Quarter past eight

b.

c.
c.
a. b.
d.

e.

f. e.
d.
g.
h.
h. g.
f.

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What time…?
Use the information provided and the time on the right to write a full sentence.

1. Read / I I read the newspaper at nine o’clock.

2. Wake up / you

3. Eat breakfast / he

4. Get dressed / they

5. Take a shower / she

6. Eat dinner / my family

7. Go to work / we

8. Go to bed / I

Your Morning Routine

Write your morning routine in the space provided. Then switch papers with a partner and tell the
class about your partner’s routine.

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Grammar Notes

Present Simple Tense Telling Time

Use this lesson to introduce the present simple tense to your Telling time in English can be very tricky for beginner students, so
beginner students in affirmative sentences. Introduce this topic be patient and use lots of repetition when introducing it.
after the warmup vocabulary activity and before the reading on Introduce this topic before the ‘telling time’ activity on page 2.
page 2.
There are many ways to introduce telling time. Here is our
Use the word ’eat’ from the vocabulary activity to introduce suggestion.
the present simple tense.
Write a series of times on the board.
Write a sentence on the board using the first person.
9:00, 9:15, 9:30, 9:45
I eat breakfast.
Elicit the way to say each of these times from students, helping
Check understanding by having students repeat using different them when they get stuck.
meals (lunch/dinner) with the same verb.
(nine o’clock, quarter past nine, half past nine, quarter to ten)
Then, change the sentence to third person.
Once students are comfortable with these times, introduce other
She eats breakfast. times and repeat the same activity.
Ask students to tell you what has changed. Tell them that we 8:50, 7:25, 10:01, 12:45
add an ‘s’ to the end of verbs in third person.
(ten to nine, twenty five past seven, one past ten, quarter to one)
Finally, draw the following chart to show this point and for
students to copy into their notes. Practice a bit more with plenty of repetition before having
students complete the ‘Telling Time’ activity on page 2.
I eat We eat
*While drawing a traditional clock is a common way to introduce
You eat You eat
time in English, we recommend writing the digital time instead to
He/she/it eats They eat
accommodate students who may not know how to tell time on a
traditional clock.
Repeat this chart with other verbs that follow different rules
such as ‘go’ and ‘brush’ (goes, brushes).

Answer Key
Vocabulary Mr. Martin’s Morning Telling Time What time…?

1. f 1. Mr. Martin wakes up. a. quarter past eight 1. I read the newspaper at nine o’clock.

2. e 2. He takes a shower. b. nine o’clock 2. You wake up at ten to eight.

3. d 3. He brushes his teeth. c. twenty past two 3. He eats breakfast at quarter to nine.

4. h 4. He gets dressed. d. quarter to eight 4. They get dressed at half past ten.

5. g 5. He eats breakfast. e. quarter past eleven 5. She takes a shower at twenty past six.

6. c 6. He reads the newspaper. f. half past ten 6. My family eats dinner at eight o’clock.

7. a 7. He puts on his coat. g. half past twelve 7. We go to work at twenty past nine.

8. b 8. He goes to work. h. five to six 8. I go to bed at quarter to twelve.

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Lesson Plan
Lesson Topic Target Structure Vocabulary
Routines Present simple tense Common routine activities
Telling time Times

Duration 1 hour
Prerequisites Students should be comfortable using the verb ‘to be’ and be able to create a simple
Subject + verb + complement sentence before this lesson.

Time Activities Instructions

First read the activities out loud as a group to focus on pronunciation, then have
students work in pairs to match the words to the pictures.
5 Activity 1: Vocabulary At the bottom, allow students to come up with other daily activities. Make it a
competition by giving them a time limit and rewarding the team with the most
activities when time is up.

Activity 2: Teaching: Introduce the present simple tense. Check the teaching notes on page 4 for more
Present simple tense information on teaching this topic.

15 Activity 3: Mr. Martin’s Call on students to read the text out loud. Focus on pronunciation as you go. As a
Morning group, read the text two times before moving on to the next activity.

Activity 4: Comprehension Have students work in pairs to put the activities in order. Then go over it as a group.

Activity 5: Teaching: Telling Introduce telling time. Check the teaching notes on page 4 for more information on
Time teaching this topic.

Put students into new groups to complete this activity. Monitor to make sure they are
15 Activity 6: Telling Time
writing their times correctly.

Put students in new pairs to complete this activity using complete sentences. Go over it
Activity 7: What time…?
as a group.

Have students work individually to write about their morning routine in paragraph
form. They should use the text on page 2 for inspiration. Give them at least 10 minutes
Activity 8: Production: Your to complete their texts and monitor to correct mistakes on the page.
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Morning Routine
Then, have students trade papers with someone else. The new student must tell the
class about their partner’s morning routine using the third person.

Activity 9: Cool Down: Your Before leaving, call on students randomly to tell you one thing they do before going to
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Nightly Routine bed at night. Everyone must say something before they are allowed to leave class.

If you see this symbol in the lesson, there is something you need to teach
before expecting students to complete the activity. Check the Grammar
Notes on page 4 for tips on teaching each topic.

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