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DAILY ACTIVITIES
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DAILY ACTIVITIES
DAILY ACTIVITIES
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Basic English Dialogs:
Daily Activities (Getting Up) Three short dialogs for vocabulary, listening, and speaking practice Extension activity on attached Page 2 Answer Key attached on Page 3 Level: Elementary Audio and Answer Key are also available in video format below (2:11) for your students! Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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DIALOG 1
DIALOG 2
DIALOG 3
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Basic English Dialogs:
Daily Activities (Morning Routine) Three short dialogs for vocabulary, listening, and speaking practice Extension activity on attached Page 2 Answer Key attached on Page 3 Level: Beginner Audio and Answer Key are also available in video format below (2:26) for your students! Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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DIALOG 1
DIALOG 2
DIALOG 3
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Writing Practice
DAILY ACTIVITIES "Write a paragraph about your daily morning routine. Remember to include information such as what time you get up, how you feel, what you have for breakfast, and what time you leave for school or work. Also, write about how you get to school or work and if you are usually late or on time." Focus on present simple tense Level: Elementary Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Rank &
Discuss Opinions DAILY ACTIVITIES 12 statements about daily activities Students read, rank their opinions, and then discuss in pairs or small groups Level: Intermediate to Advanced Approximate Time: 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Vocabulary Quiz
DAILY ACTIVITIES 14 vocabulary items about daily activities Answer Key attached Level: Beginner to Elementary Approximate Time: 10 - 15 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Word Bank (Gap-Fill)
DAILY ACTIVITIES 15 vocabulary items about daily activities Gap-fill exercise; Answer Key attached Level: Beginner to Elementary Approximate Time: 15 - 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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15 Essential Words About Daily Activities
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afternoon
alarm clock breakfast brush my teeth dinner |
do exercise
do homework do housework get dressed get up |
go to bed
lunch relax take a bus take a shower |
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Spelling Quiz
DAILY ACTIVITIES Choose the correct spelling; Answer Key attached Level: Elementary to Intermediate Approximate Time: 10 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
Consider showing this video (9:43) to your learners while they complete the printable version of the above worksheet: instant feedback!
Consider following up (during the same class, or at a later date) with a dictation spelling quiz - where students listen to you read aloud the words and write them down. |
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Listening Lesson
DAILY ROUTINES Page 1
Page 2
Total Time: 30-40 mins Level: Beginner-Elementary With Notes and Answer Key attached Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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'Questions About You'
Writing Practice DAILY ROUTINE Answer the questions about you. One page worksheet with ten questions. Answers will vary. Level: Elementary to Advanced Time: Approx. 15 - 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Spelling Worksheet
DAILY ACTIVITIES PAGE 1
15 sentences with 15 scrambled words on the topic of 'daily activities' PAGE 2 15 sentences (same as above) - listen and write the missing words. Extend by using the question sentences as a Q&A activity. This is a great follow-up to the below Word Bank gap-fill activity which uses the same 15 words! Level: Elementary With Notes and Answer Key on Page 3 Approximate Total Time: 20 - 25 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Read-Aloud Activity
Your name is Mr. Miller (A) / Ms. Lucy (B).
A reporter wants to know about your daily routine. Read aloud your answer. Pair work activity (A and B version on Pages 1 and 2) Listening comprehension questions (for Mr. Miller and for Ms. Lucy) on Page 3 Answer Key and Activity Notes on Page 4 Level: Beginner to Elementary Time: Approx. 20 - 25 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Mike Miller
Kelly Smith
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Reading Worksheet
DAILY ROUTINES Adapted from the above Read-Aloud Activity
Read about Mike and Kelly. Then, answer the questions. Two 150-word texts with ten comprehension questions. Answer Key and Activity Notes on Page 2. Level: Elementary Approximate Time: (excluding possible extension activity) 10 - 15 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Writing Practice
DAILY ROUTINES Draw a picture of yourself in the box. Then, write a paragraph to describe your daily routine.
Level: Beginner to Elementary Approximate Time: 20 - 25 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Pair Work Discussion
DAILY ACTIVITIES 20 different questions about daily activities - evenly divided into 'A" and 'B' handouts
Pair work Level: Elementary to Pre-Intermediate (CEFR A1 to A2) Approximate Time: 15 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Listen to Student 'A' Questions
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Listen to Student 'B' Questions
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Discussion Practice
DAILY ACTIVITIES 16 Question strips adapted from the above Pair Work activity.
These questions can be used with students seated in pairs or in small groups, or with students standing. Activity Notes on Page 2 Level: Elementary Approximate Time: 10 - 15 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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"When doing pairwork, change the pairs frequently so students get to work with a variety of people. An activity in which students circulate or mingle can break down barriers."
Teaching Practice / A handbook for teachers in training
~Roger Gower, Diane Philips & Steve Walters |
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'Find Someone Who'
Activity DAILY ACTIVITIES Classic 'Find Someone Who' activity
Whole class activity Activity Notes on Page 2 (with Activity Version 1 and Version 2) Level: Elementary Approximate Time: 15 - 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Reading and Grammar
DAILY ACTIVITIES ('My Daily Routine') 251-word article: 'Daily Activities'
Level: Elementary to Pre-Intermediate (CEFR A1 to A2)
Notes and Answer Key attached Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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An original video (6:06) created and uploaded to YouTube by All Things Topics
Show this video to your students as a fun way to review the above story and check the eight comprehension questions attached on page 2. Visit my YouTube channel to subscribe and watch more English language teaching and learning videos! |
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Board Game
DAILY ACTIVITIES 30 questions about daily activities
For groups of two to three players Level: Any Approximate Time: 20 to 25 minutes Dice required Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Consider showing this short video (4:23) to your learners as a way for them to preview the above 30 Board Game discussion questions. Even better, if possible, get your students thinking about the questions at home by emailing them a link to this video - the day before conducting the activity in class!
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2- to 3-Hour Lesson
DAILY ACTIVITIES: My Daily Routine Eight pages of activities related to daily activities (vocabulary, grammar, reading and writing); Answer Key attached
Level: Elementary (CEFR A1) Approximate Time: 120 - 180 minutes total Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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arrive
do exercise enjoy fall asleep |
fly
get dressed get up go to bed |
go home
hang out have take a bus |
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Worksheet
DAILY ACTIVITIES Brainstorming and dictionary practice
Use a dictionary to help you complete the chart below. All of the words must begin with the letter of the alphabet given. Some letters may have many different answers, while others may not have an answer. Level: Beginner to Elementary (CEFR A1 to A2) Approximate Time: 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
ACTIVITY SUGGESTIONS
Consider breaking your class into two teams and see which team can come up with the most (correctly spelled) words within a given time limit. Also, consider giving this worksheet to your students for homework. |
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Word Bank
DAILY ACTIVITIES 63 vocabulary items about daily activities
Question: Which words below can you use to describe your daily routine? Level: Beginner to Elementary (CEFR A1 to A2) Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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63 Words about Daily Activities
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alarm clock
afternoon arrive breakfast busy call commute cook dinner do exercise do homework do housework drink |
drive
early eat evening fall asleep feed my cat get dressed get up get washed go for a walk go home go on-line go out to eat |
go shopping
go to bed go to school go to work go window shopping hang out have a coffee hobby late leave listen to music lunch |
morning
night on time order out play read relax schedule see a movie sleep snack stay home study |
take a break
take a bus take a nap take a rest take a shower take a taxi wake up walk wash dishes watch TV week day weekend |
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