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Reading Comprehension: Mathew’s Daily Routine
Read the following passage and then complete the task below:
Hello everyone. My name is Mathew, and I am a chemistry
teacher. I also have a big family, so as you can imagine, I
have a very busy daily routine! First, I get up every weekday
at 5:30 am, shower, get dressed, have breakfast and drive
to work around 7:30 am. I arrive at school at 8 o'clock. I
get my class and lessons ready and then teach until
lunchtime. All the other teachers and I eat lunch together
in the staff room. I then teach year 11 students in the
afternoon and finally correct my students’ homework and
mock tests. I leave school at 4.30 pm and go straight home. Once I arrive back home,
the first thing I do is help my children with their homework. I have twin daughters
and a son called Michael. The girls' names are Sam and Dawn. When I have finished
with them, I spend some time cooking dinner for everyone in the kitchen. My wife
gets home from work just before we sit down to eat dinner together. Every evening,
we all watch TV before going to bed at about 11 o'clock. My wife likes to read a
bedtime story to the children. Finally, my wife and I chat about our day in bed before
we both fall asleep.
Answer the questions in full sentences:
[Link] is this story about? _______________________________________________________
[Link] is his job? _________________________________________________________
[Link] time does he wake up? _______________________________________________
[Link] does he do before going to work? ______________________________________
[Link] does he go to work? __________________________________________________
6. Who does he have lunch with? ______________________________________________
7. What does he do when he gets back home? ___________________________________
[Link] cooks dinner? _______________________________________________________
[Link] do they do as a family after dinner? ____________________________________
[Link] do the children’s mother like to do? _________________________________
11. When do they go to bed? _____________________________________________
12. What is the last thing they do before falling asleep? ________________________
Discussion: Do you have a daily routine during the week? What do you do?
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