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DAILY ACTIVITIES

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Reading Lessons
DAILY ACTIVITIES
60-minute Reading Lesson (A1 Beginning to Elementary Level): 'Daily Routine ... in Space!'
60-minute Reading Lesson (A1 Beginning to Elementary Level): 'Make Your Bed and Change the World!'

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Basic English Dialogs:
​Daily Activities (Getting Up)
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ree 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!
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​Basic English Dialogs:
​Daily Activities
(Morning Routine)
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ree 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!
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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 
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Level: Elementary 

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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


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An original video (5:24) created and uploaded to YouTube by All Things Topics

The 15 words and sentences in the video follow the same order of the answers in the above printable worksheet! Show it to your students as a fun way to check their work.

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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
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Approximate Time: 15 - 20 minutes
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Spelling Quiz
DAILY ACTIVITIES

Choose the correct spelling; Answer Key attached

​Level: Elementary to Intermediate

​Approximate Time: 10 minutes
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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
  • Getting Ready
  • Vocabulary Preview
  • Listening Comprehension

Page 2
  • Listen again and write the missing words

Total Time: 30-40 mins
Level: Beginner-Elementary
​With Notes and Answer Key attached
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'Questions About You'
​Writing Practice

DAILY ROUTINE

​Answer the questions about you.  
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One page worksheet with ten questions.

​Answers will vary.

Level:  Elementary to Advanced

Time:  Approx. 15 - 20 minutes


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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
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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
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​Level:  Beginner to Elementary 

Time:  Approx. 20 - 25 minutes
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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


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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
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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


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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
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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
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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)


  • 8 Reading comprehension questions
  • 12 'Grammar-in-Context' questions
  • Writing practice

Notes and Answer Key attached


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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..
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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


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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


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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


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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)


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63 Words about Daily Activities
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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