GRADO 6°

TERCER PERIODO

EJE:
 Interpretació n y Producció n Textual
 Expresió n oral y ética comunicativa
 Sistemas y estructuras de significació n
 Diversidad Cultural y estética del lenguaje
ESTÁNDARES BÁSICOS

Escucho un texto oral y si me resulta familiar, comprendo la informació n má s importante

Comprendo textos cortos de cierta dificultad sobre actividades cotidianas de mi interés,
sobre otras asignaturas y mi entorno social
 Expreso mis ideas, sensaciones y sentimientos con oraciones cortas y claras y una
pronunciació n comprensible
 Escribo textos cortos que narran historias y describen personas y lugares que imagino o
conozco. Mi ortografía es aceptable, aunque cometo errores en palabras que no uso con
frecuencia
 El lenguaje que domino me permite tratar temas cotidianos o sobre los que tengo
conocimiento, pero es normal que cometa algunos errores bá sicos
COMPETENCIAS NACIONALES
 Interactuar en Inglés con otras personas, usando los conocimientos bá sicos para saludar,
presentarse, despedirse y comentar sus gustos má s sencillos
COMPETENCIA COGNOSCITIVA – CONCEPTUAL

 Presente simple
 Auxiliaries (do/does)
 Past tenses (regular and irregular verbs)
 Auxiliaries (did/didn’t)
 Wh questions (did/didn’t)
 Prepositions of time (in, on, at)
 Months and days of the week
 Seasons and weather E.g. Spring, summer, fall, winter, sunny, rainy, windy, snowy,
cloudy…
 Daily routines (time and parts of the day) E.g. Wake up, get up, take a shower, have
breakfast, go to the bed, take the bus, go to school, morning, evening, afternoon, night…

COMPETENCIA PROCEDIMENTAL

Redacció n de escritos utilizando expresiones y vocabulario que le permita ubicarse en

situaciones y espacios específicos.
 Exposició n de consultas, diá logos, monó logos empleando el vocabulario visto.
 Comunicació n de informació n sobre su vida personal y general.
 Producció n de textos a través de informació n extraída de diversos medios.
COMPETENCIA ACTITUDINAL
  Valora la adquisició n de nuevas expresiones para mejorar su comunicació n en lengua
extranjera.
 Argumenta a través del lenguaje oral sus ideas sobre diferentes temas.
 Interpreta preguntas que le permitan mejorar la interacció n comunicativa con los otros.
 Interpreta informació n extraída de diferentes medios para dar su propio punto de vista.
INDICADORES DE DESEMPEÑO
 Diferencia cuando se le nombran las estaciones, las preposiciones, en inglés.
 Repite el vocabulario pronunciado en inglés y responde afirmativa o negativamente a
algunas preguntas formuladas en el idioma extranjero.
 Escribe palabras en inglés y las relaciona con imá genes segú n el tema trabajado.
 En ocasiones identifica si una expresió n es afirmativa o negativa
 PRESENTE SIMPLE

FORM

[VERB] + s/es in third

person

Examples:

 You speak English.

 Do you speak English?
 You do not speak English.

USE 1 Repeated Actions USE 2 Facts or Generalizations

Use the Simple Present to express the idea The Simple Present can also indicate the
that an action is repeated or usual. The action speaker believes that a fact was true before,
can be a habit, a hobby, a daily event, a is true now, and will be true in the future. It is
scheduled event or something that often not important if the speaker is correct about
happens. It can also be something a person the fact. It is also used to make
often forgets or usually does not do. generalizations about people or things.

USE 3 Scheduled Events in the Near Future USE 4 Now (Non-Continuous Verbs)

Speakers occasionally use Simple Present to talk Speakers sometimes use the Simple Present
about scheduled events in the near future. This is to express the idea that an action is happening
most commonly done when talking about public or is not happening now. This can only be
transportation, but it can be used with other done with Non-Continuous Verbs and certain
scheduled events as well. Mixed Verbs.
USE 1 Repeated Actions  Windows are not made of wood.
 New York is a small city. It is not
Examples: important that this fact is untrue.

 I play tennis. USE 3 Scheduled Events in the

 She does not play tennis. Near Future
 Does he play tennis?
 The train leaves every morning at 8 Examples:
AM.
 The train does not leave at 9 AM.  The train leaves tonight at 6 PM.

 When does the train usually leave?  The bus does not arrive at 11 AM,

 She always forgets her purse. it arrives at 11 PM.

 He never forgets his wallet.  When do we board the plane?

 Every twelve months, the  The party starts at 8 o'clock.

Earth circles the Sun.  When does class begin tomorrow?

 Does the Sun circle the Earth?

USE 2 Facts or Generalizations USE 4 Now (Non-Continuous

Verbs)
Examples:
Examples:
 Cats like milk.
 Birds do not like milk.  I am here now.
 Do pigs like milk?  She is not here now.
 California is in America.  He needs help right now.
 California is not in the United  He does not need help now.
Kingdom.  He has his passport in his hand.
 Windows are made of glass.  Do you have your passport with you?

ADVERB PLACEMENT

The examples below show the placement for grammar adverbs such as: always, only, never, ever,
still, just, etc.

Examples:
• You only speak English.
• Do you only speak English?

COGNITIVE ACTIVITIES

A. Answer the following questions about the simple present tense.

1. What is simple present tense used for?

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2. Write two different examples of every use.

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3. What difference can you find between the simple present tense and the verb to be?
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B. Put the correct forms of the verbs into the gaps. Use the Simple Present in the
statements.

Example: I _____ in the lake. (to swim) Example: I swim in the lake.

1) We ............................ our dog. (to call)

2) Emma........................ in the lessons. (to dream)

3) They ........................... at birds. (to look)

4) John............................... home from school. (to come)

5) I .................................. my friends. (to meet)

6) He ............................... the laptop. (to repair)

7) Walter and Frank ............................. hello. (to say)

8) The cat ..............................under the tree. (to sit)

9) You .............................. water. (to drink)

10) She ................................ the lunchbox. (to forget)

11) I ................................. a good mark. (to get)

12) Rita .............................. an exercise. (to do)

13) We ................................ the table. (to lay)

14) Tim and Pat................................ text messages. (to send)

15) Oliver................................ fun. (to have)

16) Maria .................................. their room. (to tidy up)

17) He ..................................a new MP3 player. (to buy)

18) The dog ...................................... out of the house. (to run)

19) You ........................................... your glasses. (to need)

20) She ..........................................a snake. (to touch)

PROCEDURAL ACTIVITIES

Exercise 1 - Please use the Affirmative form of Present Simple.

1 - My family often _______(go) out for dinner.

2- Jason and Lisa always _________(like) to talk in class.
3- She _________(drink) coffee all the time.
4 - They never __________(listen) to the teacher.
5 - A good student always __________(perform) well in class.
6 - Our friends sometimes _________(meet) up in the shopping mall.
7 - Her aunty ________(like) to cook dinner for people.
8 - John's dog usually ________(0bey) him.
9 - Lisa never ________(do) her homework.
10. Every morning I __________(get up) at seven o'clock and ________(have) a shower.
 Exercise 2 - Please unscramble the Present Simple sentences
questions.

1 - school/always/go to/I
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2 - plays/never/football/Tom
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3 - sometimes/meet/up/we
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4 - don't/coffee/drink/like to/I
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5 - sometimes/late/John/does/come/to school?
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ATTITUDINAL ACTIVITIES

1. Look for more examples using frequency adverbs in the simple present tense. Write
fiveles.

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2. Go to the web and search for the rules of the third person in the simple present tense.
Write them down.

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AUXILIARIES (DO/DOES)
COGNITIVE ACTIVITIES

1. What is the function of the auxiliaries “do or does” in a sentence?

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2. Complete using do or does.

PROCEDURAL ACTIVITIES

A. Uses “do or does”. Answer with positive and negative statements

1. __________ they know everything?_______________________________________________________

2. __________ she live far from school? _____________________________________________________
3. __________ we play hockey? ____________________________________________________________
4. __________ he read a lot of books? ______________________________________________________
5. __________ I like summer? _____________________________________________________________
6. __________ you watch TV a lot? _________________________________________________________
7. __________ it sleep a lot? ______________________________________________________________
8. __________she cook breakfast every morning? _____________________________________________
9. __________ we listen to music at home? __________________________________________________
10. __________ it play outside? _____________________________________________________________
11. __________ they eat dinner at school? ____________________________________________________
12. __________ you do your homework in the kitchen? _________________________________________
13. __________ he drive a car to work? ______________________________________________________
14. __________ I sleep on the sofa? _________________________________________________________
15. __________ Peter ride his bicycle to school? _______________________________________________
16. __________ Mary have a cat? __________________________________________________________
 17. __________ Peter and Mary study English? _______________________________________________
18. __________ George like ice-cream? _____________________________________________________
19. __________Ella wash her hair twice a week? ______________________________________________
20. __________Ella and George have dinner at home? _________________________________________

B. Unscramble each sentence and write the interrogative, affirmative and negative
form of each one. Justify every negative answer.

Example: wake/you/up/late/Do/?/

Interrogative: Do you wake up late?

Affirmative: Yes, I do.
Negative: No, I don’t. I wake up early.

1. early/Do/?/you/wake/up/

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Affirmative: _________________________________________________________________________________________________
Negative:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. he/to/bed/?/Does/late/go/

Interrogative:________________________________________________________________________________________________
Affirmative: _________________________________________________________________________________________________
Negative:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. bark/?/Does/it/

Interrogative:________________________________________________________________________________________________
Affirmative: _________________________________________________________________________________________________
Negative:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. watch/they/Do/tv/?/

Interrogative:________________________________________________________________________________________________
Affirmative: _________________________________________________________________________________________________
Negative:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. to/cinema/go/they/?/Do/the/

Interrogative:________________________________________________________________________________________________
Affirmative: _________________________________________________________________________________________________
Negative:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. fluently/you/speak/Do/?/

Interrogative:________________________________________________________________________________________________
Affirmative: _________________________________________________________________________________________________
Negative:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
 7. golf/she/play/?/Does/

Interrogative:________________________________________________________________________________________________
Affirmative: _________________________________________________________________________________________________
Negative:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________

8. climb/Does/?/mountains/she/

Interrogative:________________________________________________________________________________________________
Affirmative: _________________________________________________________________________________________________
Negative:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________

9. believe/Does/she/you/?/

Interrogative:________________________________________________________________________________________________
Affirmative: _________________________________________________________________________________________________
Negative:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________

ATTITUDINAL ACTIVITIES

1. Go to the web and look for other uses of the auxiliary verbs. Write them down.

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2. How about the use of auxiliaries in the past. Write some examples in your notebook.

3. Complete the following activity. Discuss the answer with the class.

3. Insert the right auxiliary:

1) My mother __________ go to work – she is a housewife.

2) ______ you play tennis after school twice a week?

 3) Jack _____________ speak German well.

4) _____________ Jessica’s father live in New York?

5) My grandparents ______________ live with me.

6) “Would you like a cup of tea?” – No, thank you. I ____________ drink tea.

7) ___________ your younger brother read a lot?

8) I usually enjoy picnics but I _________ enjoy this one very much.

9) _____________ Susie have a bicycle?

10) My best friend _______________ have any pets.

11) How much _______________ this bag of pears weigh?

12) ___________ you read newspapers? – No, I _________.

13) Our parrot ___________ talk.

14) Rice ____________ grow in Italy.

15) __________ you like hand-made clothes?

PAST TENSES (REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS)

AUXILIARIES (DID/DIDN’T)

COGNITIVE ACTIVITIES

1. Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple.

a) I ____________(play) tennis yesterday.

b) They ____________ (walk) to school.
c) We ____________ (visit) the museum.
d) She ____________ (invite her friends to her birthday party.
e) You ____________(watch) TV.

2. Write these sentences in the negative.

a) Last Tuesday he did his homework. __________________________________________

b) Yesterday I helped my mother. _____________________________________________
c) Two days ago she visited her best friend. _____________________________________
d) Mr Smith painted his bedroom. ____________________________________________
PROCEDURAL ACTIVITIES

Build sentences. Then change then into the interrogative and give answers. Follow the
model.

They / arrive/ home / late

They arrived home late.

Did they arrive home late?

No, they didn’t.

a) Mary / phone / a friend

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No, ______________________________________________________________________________________________.

b) The students / do / test

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Yes, ____________________________________________________________________________________________.

Write sentences about Ruth and James. Follow the model.

Ruth James
two days ago: play tennis two days ago: walk in the park
last Saturday: visited her grandparents last Saturday: travel by train
yesterday: cook lunch yesterday: wash his father´s car

a) Ruth played tennis two days ago. James walked in the park.
b) __________________________________________________________________________
c) __________________________________________________________________________

Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs:

a) Yesterday we _________(do) lots of things. We _________(have) classes and in the afternoon

we _____________(play) games or _____________(look) for information on the Internet. We
_____________(write) letters to our friends, we ____________(drink) orange juice and at 10.00
we ___________(go ) to bed.
 b) Last year Carol ____________(come) to my house. She ___________(teach) me English in the
afternoon and then we ____________(drive) to the garden with my parents, and we
_____________(eat) ice creams. One afternoon Carol _______(be) playing in the garden when
she __________(lose) her wallet. She ____________(look) everywhere but she _______________(not
find) it, so she _____________(leave) Portugal in the next day.

c) Last night I _____________(see) a bird in my garden. It ___________(fall) in the grass because it

___________(be) hurt. I _________(take) it home and I __________(give) it some food. The bird
____________(not drink) water.

ATTITUDINAL ACTIVITIES

Ask questions and practice with a partner.

1. ________________________________?
I had lunch at 12.30.

2. ________________________________?
Yesterday I went to the Forum.

3. ________________________________?
We played football and baseball.

4. ________________________________?
The classes began at 8.30.

5. ________________________________?
She taught him Chinese.

6. ________________________________?
Yes we did.

7. ________________________________?
They were in my house.

In your notebook write a short biography about yourself using regular and irregular verbs
in past simple.
WH QUESTIONS IN PAST (did/didn’t)

To make a 'wh' question, of course, put the question word at the beginning of the sentence:

'Wh' Questions

where did I go?

what did you play?

what did he cook?

why did she listen?

when did it rain?

where did we eat?

how did they travel?
COGNITIVE ACTIVITIES

1. Write ten “wh questions in past” using the above examples.

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2. Now answer the questions you wrote.

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PROCEDURAL ACTIVITIES

Read carefully the following text. Then, answer the questions.

Yesterday, Mia drove to the supermarket. She went to the deli. When it was her turn, she asked
for a kilo of chicken drumsticks. Then she asked for 200 grams of ricotta cheese. Mia thanked
the service person and went to the checkout.
 1. Where did Mia go yesterday? .....................................................................................................................

2. How did she go there? ................................................... ..............................................................................

3. What did Mia buy first? ................................................ ...............................................................................

4. How much cheese did she get? .................................... ............................................................................

5. Where did she go after the deli?................................ ..............................................................................

6. Who is this story about? ............................................... .............................................................................

7. When did this happen? .................................................... ...........................................................................

ATTITUDINAL ACTIVITIES

1. Write an interview for a famous character or singer using wh questions in past.

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2. In pairs practice the past wh questions, then change the role.

 When did you last…? YOU Find someone with
the same answer

(ride) a bicycle

(eat) popcorn

(watch) a scary movie

(have) eggs for breakfast

(go) on holiday

(visit) a museum

(practice) sport

(buy) a present

(have) a headache

(tell) a lie
MONTHS AND DAYS OF THE WEEK
SEASONS AND WEATHER
Climate and seasons

 The climate of the earth depends on the intensity of the sun’s

rays. This intensity varies in different parts of the year and in

different parts of the planet.

 The planet is not perfectly vertical in this axis. For this reason the northeast hemisphere

receives the rays of the sun more directly in the months of June, July and August. These

months are warm in this part of the Earth. It is “summer”.

 On the contrary, in the months of December, January and February, the

rays of the sun fall indirectly in this hemisphere. These months are very

cold. To the north of the Tropic of Cancer there is snow in the winter.
  The other months are periods of transition. In the months of March, April

and May the flowers come out and the babies of animals are born. There

is abundant rain, and the snow smells in the mountains. The

rivers are big and fast. This season is called spring. In the months of

September, October and November the air is cold again. The leaves of the trees

fall to the ground and the wind blows hard. This season is autumn, or fall. In the zones

near the Equator the climate is warm all year round. Climatic variations depend on

altitude and other factors.

COGNITIVE ACTIVITIES

 Read the text again in order to find the missing data. Concentrate only on the parts

which are relevant for completing the table. Do not use the dictionary.

It depends on the intensity of

the sun’s rays.
There is winter in
the months of
The flowers come out
The intensity varies
in different
Is not perfectly vertical in
this axis.
The months of
December, January are
and
February.

In spring; the rivers

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In this season the leaves of
the trees fall to the grown.
Depend on altitude and other
factors.
In the zones near
the Equator the
climate is

Write months in the correct box.

Spring Summer Autumn Winter

1. 1. 1. 1.
2. 2. 2. 2.
3. 3. 3. 3.

PROCEDURAL ACTIVITIES

Unscramble and write the day.

1. U S Y T E A D:  …………………………………………………………………
2. A F R Y I D: ………………………………………………………………………
3. U A N Y D S: ………………………………………………………………………
4. A Y W D E D E N S: …………………………………………………………
5. N A D Y O M: ……………………………………………………………………
6. T S A R U Y A D: ………………………………………………………………
7. R H U D A T S Y:  ……………………………………………………………

Which of days are weekend days?

1. ______________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________
What’s the weather like?
In spring it is sometimes _____________________________________.

……………… it is often _________________________________________.

………….….. it is never _________________________________________.

In summer it is usually _______________________________________.

………………… it is sometimes ____________________________________.

……………….. it is often ________________________________________.

……………….. it is never ________________________________________.

In autumn (fall) it is sometimes ________________________________.

…………………………. it is often ____________________________________.

…………………………. it is never ____________________________________.

In winter it is usually ________________________________________.

………………. it is sometimes _____________________________________.

………………. it is often _________________________________________.

…………….….it is never _________________________________________.

Cloudy, foggy, hot, rainy, snowy, sunny, windy, cold, stormy, icy

Answer these questions.

What's your favorite day?
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What's your favorite season? ______________________________________________________________________________

When were you born? I was born on a (day) ______________________.

When is your birthday? My birthday is in (month) ______________________.

ATTITUDINAL ACTIVITIES

Discuss the statements and answer in your notebook

1. What season of the year do you like more? Why?

2. In what month of the year do you feel more the rays of the sun? Why?

3. If you can change the order of the seasons, what order will you give? Why?

4. What do you suggest to prevent the global warming? Why?

5. Would you like Colombia has the four seasons? Why?

6. What activities do you do in summer?

7. What activities do you do in winter?

PREPOSITIONS OF TIME: AT, IN, ON

at in on

precise time months, years, days and dates

centuries and long
periods

at 3 o'clock in May on Sunday

at 10.30am in summer on Tuesdays

at noon in the summer on 6 March

at dinner_ time in 1990 on 25 Dec. 2010

at bedtime in the 1990s on Christmas

Day

at sunrise in the next century on Independence

Day

at sunset in the Ice Age on my birthday

at the moment in the past/future on New Year's

Eve

Look at these examples:

 I have a meeting at 9am.
 The shop closes at midnight.
 Jane went home at lunchtime.
 In England, it often snows in December.
 Do you think we will go to Jupiter in the future?
 There should be a lot of progress in the next century.
 Do you work on Mondays?
 Her birthday is on 20 November.
 Where will you be on New Year's Day?

Notice the use of the preposition of time at in the following standard expressions:

Expression Example

at night The stars shine at night.

at the weekend I don't usually work at the weekend.

at Christmas/Easter I stay with my family at Christmas.

at the same time We finished the test at the same time.

at present He's not home at present. Try later.

Notice the use of the prepositions of time in and on in these common expressions:

in on

in the morning on Tuesday morning

in the mornings on Saturday mornings

in the afternoon(s) on Sunday afternoons

in the evening(s) on Monday evening

When we say last, next, every, this we do not also use at, in, on.

 I went to London last June.
 (not in last June)
 He's coming back next Tuesday.
 (not on next Tuesday)
 I go home every Easter.
 (not at every Easter)
 We'll call you this evening.
 (not in this evening)

COGNITIVE ACTIVITIES

Answer the questions:

1. When do we use the preposition in?

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2. When do we use the preposition at?

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3. When do we use the preposition on?

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Use “on” or “at” to complete these sentences.

1. Martin was born on August 20th. He was born_______ Friday________ 8:20 p.m
2. Marina’s birthday is ___________December 23rd. She was born_______ night.
3. Gary’s birthday is_____________ April 26th. He was born_________midnight.
4. Alex’s birthday is_____________ July 25th. He was born___________ Thursday
_____________5:25p.m
5. Jennifer’s birthday is ____________ November 27th. She was born ________6:30 p.m.

PROCEDURAL ACTIVITIES

Use IN, ON, AT if required.

1. They come____________ Wednesday.

2. She lives_____________ 3480 San Juan street.
3. You study____________ the morning.
4. We are______________ March.
5. We are______________ March 8th.
6. The picture is_________ the wall.
7. She goes to bed_______ night.
8. We live_____________ Antioquia.

Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition.

1. There’s no time to go to the bank. It closes ____ 3 pm.

2. We usually go out for dinner ____ the weekend.
3. I will give her flowers ____ her birthday.
4. The children were sleeping ____ the movie.
5. They have been studying ____ a long time.
6. I often go to beach ____ the summer.
7. I was born ____ March 15th.
8. The computer was invented ____ the 20th century.
9. I have been feeling sick ____ Monday.
10. We finished the exercise ____ the same time.
11. I love decorating the house ____ Christmas.
12. I have lived in this house ____ I was born.
 13. I think I’ll live here ____ I die.
14. I must finish this essay and hand it in ____ midday ____ Friday.
15. I haven’t seen James v a day or two.
16. I saw him ____ Monday, but I’ve not seen him ____ then.

ATTITUDINAL ACTIVITIES

Look on the web for the use of the prepositions “for, during, from, to, and since”, then
answer these activities.

Choose the correct preposition.

1. I usually read the newspaper ____ the morning.

a) on
b) at
c) in

2. She hates doing the shopping ____ Sundays.

a) in
b) on
c) during

3. The film starts ____9 pm.

a) on
b) for
c) at

4. We have lived here ____ 2008.

a) since
b) for
c) during

5. They sometimes meet ____ lunchtime.

a) at
b) on
c) for
6. All the family gets together ___ Christmas day.
a) in
b) on
c) at

Look for other prepositions of time and write two more sentences in your notebook.
Daily routines

COGNITIVE ACTIVITIES

1. In your notebook put the following sentences in order, translate them into Spanish, and
draw them.
 o Get up early.
o Drive to school
o Get to class on time
o Do my homework
o Study English grammar very carefully
o Eat a big breakfast
o Take the bus to school Have lunch
o Read the local newspaper
o Cook dinner

2. Fill in the gaps, and then circle the daily routines.

Every weekday, Mark gets up at ____________ and then takes a shower. He normally doesn’t have
breakfast at home because he_______________________. He goes to the office by car and gets there
at_______ then he has breakfast at the office at about 7:30. Mark is an ______________ in a very
important exportation company. In the morning he works from 7:00 to 1:00, he usually has a
break at _________ and then has lunch at 1:00. At _______ he starts work again and leaves the office at
5:00. He goes____________at about 6:00 PM three times a week and, during these days he gets home
at 8:00. When he doesn’t go to the gym, he ______________; he watches TV, goes to the movies or
goes out with his friends. Mark _____________ makes dinner; he always eats at a local restaurant.
_________________ is his favorite food. He ______________ reads a few pages from a book before going to
bed. He falls asleep at 11:00.
On Saturdays, Mike always studies German at ____________________and, always has lunch with
_________, his girlfriend. They spend all the day together and they sometimes do extreme sports,
they love to go ______________. They sometimes go out on Saturday nights but they _____________ drink
alcohol, they are a very healthy couple. On Sundays, Mark and Kate always get up very late and
she ______________ makes breakfast. They frequently go to the park and _______________ have lunch
with her family, Mark’s family lives in another city. In the afternoon, they normally chill out at
_______________ and at night they always order food online. When it’s very late at night, Mark
____________ drives Kate home, comes back and goes to bed at about 10:30 PM.

PROCEDURAL ACTIVITIES

His name is John Smith. He is a good student from England. His weekdays are very busy. Usually
he gets up at eight o´clock and he goes to the bathroom. He has a quick shower, gets dressed and
combs his hair. At a quarter past eight he has breakfast with his mother. After breakfast he
brushes his teeth and at twenty past eight he goes to school by bus. He arrives at school at a
quarter to nine o’clock and his classes start at nine o’clock. 

He has lunch in the school canteen at one o’clock p.m. and his classes start again at twenty-five
past two. He goes home at half past four. When he arrives home he has tea, does his homework
and watches TV. Before dinner he plays computer games and sometimes he helps his mother.
John has dinner at eight o’clock with his family and at half past nine he goes to bed.

Activity one: Match the activities with the corresponding time.

1. get up a. fifteen past eight

2. have breakfast b. four thirty
3. go home c. eight

Activity Two: Read the following statements and write “true”, “false”, or “not
mentioned”.

1. John has breakfast at school. …………………………

2. He plays computer games after school. ………………………….

Activity Three: Choose the Word from the box and complete the conversation.

dinner shop market

pick up soccer shopping

Thursday work Wednesday

Dan: Can you ___________ the girls on Wednesday after ___________?

Nora: Wednesday is a bad day. I usually go to the ___________ after

my class. Can’t you do it?

Dan: I’ve got a meeting at ___________. Can you go to the market on

___________?

Nora: On Thursdays I always take the girls to ___________. There’s no

time for ___________.

Dan: I know. You pick up the girls on ___________, and we’ll all
___________ together after ___________.

Nora: Sounds good to me!

Now choose one role and practice a conversation with a partner.

ATTITUDINAL ACTIVITIES

Write your daily routines according to the day and the hour.

Monda Tuesday Wednesda Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

y y
6-8
am
8-12
m
12-2
pm
2-4
pm
4-6
pm
6-8
pm
8-10
pm
10-12
pm

Now write a classmate’s daily routine according to the day and the hour.

Monda Tuesday Wednesda Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

y y
6-8
am
8-12
m
12-2
pm
2-4
pm
4-6
pm
6-8
pm
8-10
pm
10-12
pm