What are some daily activities that you do at work?
I go to work at 8.45am every morning.
I usually drive to work.
I always check my emails when I get to work, but I don't always reply to them immediately.
I take a taxi or a train if I have a lunch meeting. I never take the bus because it is too slow.
When I am at my desk I usually work on the computer, even during morning tea.
At 1pm most days I have lunch.
At 3pm we have afternoon tea,and that is when we usually talk and eat cake.
When you are in the office you probably have a lot of papers. It is important for you to file your papers, and so that you can find them again you need to organise your files.
When I work I have to make telephone calls. If an important issue happens I ask my secretary to organise a meeting.
Once a month I report to my boss, but maybe you have to report to your boss more often. I usually write a document that my boss can read.
Write ten sentences daily routine in English.
Example: My daily routine:
My name is Adam. I always wake up at 7 oclock in the morning then I wash my face and brush my teeth. After that, I do some exercises then I put my clothes on and prepare my school bag. Next, I have my breakfast and wait for the school bus. At 8 oclock I go to school and start my first class then I go to the second class. After that, I often take my lunch break and talk with my friends. At around 12 noon I go back home and take a rest. Next, I usually watch some TV and chat with my family then I do my homework and help my mother in the house. At 9 oclock I read a book and go to sleep.
conjunctions needed:
- Then, next, after that
- And, or, because, so
- In, on, at, above, under
- Always, usually, often
- First, second, finally
B) Complete the following sentences.
1. No other boy is as . as James. (tall / taller / tallest)
2. Milk is .. than any other food. (nourishing / more nourishing / most nourishing)
3. Radium is one of the metals. (valuable / more valuable / most valuable)
4. Few English poets were as . as Wordsworth. (great / greater / greatest)
5. Shimla is .. than most other hill stations in India. (famous / more famous / most famous)
6. Gold is one of the . metals. (precious / more precious / most precious)
7. Solomon was than any other king. (wise / wiser / wisest)
8. Few historians write as .. as Macaulay. (well / better /best)
9. Very few books are as . as David Copperfield. (popular / more popular / most popular)
10. A train is . than a car. (fast / faster / fastest)
Module 1 Unit 8 LEISURE TIME.VACATIONS.
GRAMMAR
The Past Indefinite (Simple)
| ... + II | Did... + I? | ... did not + I | ||||
| I played. . | Did I play? ? | I did not (=didn't) play. . | ||||
| He She It We You They | played | Did | he she it we you they | play? | He She It We You They | did not play =(didn't play) |
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| Did you see him yesterday? - Yes, I did. | ? - . |
| Did you hear the news? - No, I did not. | ? - . |
| When did you see her? | ? |
| What did he say? | ? |
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| I did not (didnt) see him yesterday. | . |
| She did not (didnt) know this. | . |
| yesterday the other day onSunday in 1980 1980 | lastweek anhourago a month ago long ago .. |
The verb ''to be'' in the Past Tense
| Positive | Negative | Question |
| I/he/she/it was | I/he/she/it wasnt (was not) | WasI/he/she/it? |
| You/we/they were | You/we/they werent(were not) | Were you/we/they? |
Grammar exercises
A. Complete the sentences
E.g:I didn´t watch TV last night.
1. On Saturday I ____________ (play) computer games with my cousins.
2. My mum ____________ (not cook) dinner last night.
3. I ____________ (walk) to school because there weren´t any buses.
4. They ____________ (not dance) at the party.
5. My brother ____________ (travel) to Ireland last summer.
B. Write the past simple of these verbs
1. copy __________
2. revise __________
3. cycle __________
4. listen __________
5. practice __________
6. play __________
7. like __________
8. move __________
9. shout __________
C. Regular (R) or irregular (I) verbs?
Play R
Fly ___________
Use ___________
Study___________
Eat ___________
Make___________
Travel___________
See ___________
Put ____________
