English

Lesson. “Routine”
• Excuse me, what time is it?
It’s six o’clock.
• Thank you.
ASKING AND TELLING THE TIME
What time is it?

It’s six (o’ clock). It’s six twenty. It´s six fifteen
It´s twenty past six it´s a quarter past six
It´s fifteen past six

It’s six thirty It´s six forty It´s six forty five
It´s a half past six It´s twenty to seven it´s a quarter to seven
It´s fifteen to seven
 What time do you get up? What time do you go to bed?
I get up at eight o’ clock I go to bed at ten p.m.

 What time do you eat breakfast? What time do you have lunch?
I eat breakfast at eight thirty I have lunch at twelve

What time do you have classes?

I have classes from 8 to 12.30

EXERCISES
1. Write the times in numbers. Put a.m. or p.m. after the numbers.

1. Five thirty in the afternoon ___________________________

2. Six forty-five in the morning ___________________________
3. Twenty-five to three in the afternoon _____________________
4. Five after one in the morning _________________________
5. Ten to four in the afternoon ________________________
6. Ten after nine at night _________________
7. Four twenty in the morning ____________________
8. Quarter after eleven at night ____________________
9. Seven twenty-five in the morning ____________________
10. One o’clock in the afternoon _______________________

2. Write the times in words.

a. It’s 2:10 p.m________________
b. It’s 3:30 am. ________________
c. It´s 10.20 a.m________________
d. It´s 1.40 p.m. ________________
e. It´s 12 ( in the afternoon) _______________
f. It´s 9.15 a.m ____________
g. It´s 11.50 a.m. _____________
h. It´s 8.00 p.m ______________
i. It’s 12 (at night) _____________
j. It’s 4:55 p.m. ________________

3. Answer the questions in complete sentences using the times in parentheses.

1. What time is it ? (8.15 a.m)
2. What time is it ? (7.55 p.m)
3. What time is it ? (2.05 a.m)
4. What time is it ? (11.30 p.m)
5. What time is it ? (3.15 a.m)
6. What time is it ? (3.45 p.m)

Two students talk about their daily activities.

• Glenda, what time do you get up?
 I usually get up at seven o’ clock. And you?
• I always get up at seven thirty and have breakfast at eight.

ADVERBS OF FRECUENCY / advérbios de frequência

Always sempre
Usually generalmente
Often muitas vezes
Sometimes ás vezes
Rarely raramente
Never nunca
Mr. Jorge Pérez is talking to Susan Alexander about the beginning of the academic
year.
S: Good morning, Mr. Pérez.
Mr. P: Good morning, Susan. Have a seat, please.
How is everything with you?
S: Everything is fine, thank you.
Mr. P: Susan, here’s your course schedule. Let’s go over it together.
S: That’s very kind of you, sir.
Mr. P: Classes begin at 8:30. Lunch time is from 12 to 1:00. Then you have lessons again in
 the afternoon from 1:30 to 4:00 p.m. and then you are free, except on Tuesday and
Thursday. From 8:00 to 10:00 pm, you have Drama lessons on Tuesday and on Thursday, a
special Seminar on Latin American Studies.
S: Very good, sir.
Mr. P: By the way, are you interested in sports?
S: Yes, I love sports…

Read the dialogue and write (T) if the statement is True, (F) if it is False or (X) if it
doesn’t say. Correct the false statements.

_______Susan’s classes are only in the afternoon.

______ Lunch time is from 12 to 1.
______ Susan has three free evenings during weekdays.
______ Drama classes are on Tuesday.
______ Susan likes sports.
Read the dialogue again and fill in the chart with Susan’s daily activities

In the From 6:30 to… From 8:30 to…

morning

From 12 to 1:OO: LUNCH

In the From 1:30 to…
afternoon

In the
Tue: Drama lessons Thur:
evening
(except …

What do they do?

*Note that:

- get home means “arrive” a

- we usually say have breakfast/lunch/dinner not eat breakfast, etc.

When we use simple present? To refer daily activities

How is simple present formed?

FORMS OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT

STATEMENT I HE WHEN THE SUBJECT

IS THIRD PERSON
YOU SHE WORKS SINGULAR ( e, g, he,
she, it, Ann, the sun),
WE WORK IT ADD A FINAL s (or es*)
to the verb.
THEY

NEGATIVE HE DO NOT ADD A FINAL

S TO THE MAIN VERB
YOU SHE  DOES NOT (DOESN’T) (e. G, work) IN A
NEGATIVE SENTENCE.
WE DO NOT (DON’T) WORK IT WORK
(INCORRECT: HE
THEY DOESN’T WORKS)

QUESTION I she DO NOT ADD A FINAL

S TO THE MAIN VERB
YOU DOES HE  WORK? IN A QUESTION.

DO  WE  WORK? IT (INCORRECT: DOES

HE WORKS?)
THEY

SHORT I
ANSWER YES  YOU SHE

WE  DO YES  HE

THEY IT  DOES

NO  YOU SHE

WE  DON’T NO  HE

THEY IT  DOESN’T

ADD es
IF THE VERB ENDS IN SH, CH, SS,X, ZZ
WASH – WASHES FIX - FIXES
CATCH – CATCHES BUZZ – BUZZES
PASS – PASSES
IF THE VERB ENDS IN A CONSONANT + y, CHANGE THE y TO AND ADD es
STUDY – STUDIES TRY – TRIES
NOTE: IF THE VERB ENDS IN A VOWEL + y, SIMPLY ADD s

PAY – PAYS BUY - BUYS

EXERCISES
1. Complete the sentences by using the words in parentheses
1. Alice (speak) ____________ Arabic.
2. The baby (sleep) _____________ for 10 hours every night.
3. Mary and Peter (take)___________ the bus to school every day.
4. We (use) ________ a dictionary to look up the meaning of some words.
5. Sue (watch) _________ television every night.
6. Robert (study)__________ at the library every day.
7. Susan (buy) ____________ some books.
8. Alex (teach) __________ English.
9. Sometime Jack and Mary (stay) _____ in bed in the morning.
10. Tom and I (watch)________ television at night.
11. I (drink) _______tea every morning.
12. Mary (kiss) ______her husband when she (say) good-bye in the morning.

2. Write negative statements using sentences from exercise 1.

3. Make questions.

1. A: ___________________________________?
B: yes, she does. (Jean eats lunch at the cafeteria every day)

2. A: ______________________________?
B: At the cafeteria. (Jean eats lunch at the cafeteria every day)

3. A: ______________________________?
B: Yes, they do (Mr. and Mrs. Powell live in San Francisco)
4. A___________________________?
B: In San Francisco (Mr. and Mrs. Powell live in San Francisco)

5. A: ____________________________?
B: Yes he does (Peter Works at the post office)

6. A: _______________________?
B: At the post office (Peter works at the post office)

7. A: _______________________________?
B: Yes, I do (I live in the dormitory)

8. A: ______________________________?
B: In the dormitory (I live in the dormitory)

9. A: ______________________________?
B: At 7:30 (I eat breakfast at 7:30 in the morning)

10. A. _____________________________?
B: At 7:00 (I get up at 7:oo)

11. A: ______________________________?
B: At 5:30 (the restaurant opens at 5:30)

!12. A: ______________________________?

B: Because the food is good (I eat the food in the cafeteria because the food is good)

13.A: _____________________________?

B: Because it’s quiet (George studies at the library because it’s quiet)

Exercise 4. Complete the sentences by using the words in parentheses.

1. Alice (take, not) ____________ the bus to school every day. Sometime (walk)_________.
2. The sun (shine, not) ___________ every day.
3. The students (ask)___________ questions in class.
4. Mrs. Mary (teach) _________ math at the high school. Mr. Anderson (teach)_________
English.
5. This tea is good. I (like)__________ it. What kind is it? I (prefer)_________tea to coffee.
6. I (need)_________ to call my parents today and tell them about my new apartment.
They can’t call me because they (Know, not) my new telephone number.
6. Mary (pay) _______ attention in class. She (answer)_________ questions. She (listen)
_________ to the teacher. She (ask) ________ questions.
7. It’s 7:30 a. m and the Wilson’s are in their kitchen. Mrs. Wilson (like)_______
To read the morning paper. She (read)_______ the newspaper every morning. Mr. Wilson
(pour)________ a cup of coffee. He (drink)_______ two cups of coffee every morning before
he (go) _____ to work. There is a cartoon on T.V but the children (watch, not)________ it.
They (play)_________ with their toys. They usually (watch)__________ cartoons in the
morning, but this morning They (pay, not)__________ any attention to the TV. Mr. and
[Link] (watch, not) __________ the TV. They (like, not)_________ to watch cartoons.

EXERCISE 5. Complete the following minidialogues

1. A: I (hear)__________ a noise (You, hear) ______________ it too?.

B: Yes, _________ I wonder what it is.
2. A: My sister (have) ________ a new car. She bought it last month.
B: (You, have) __________ a car?

A: No,_________. Do you?

B: No, but I have a ten-speed bike.

3. A: Ron (be) __________ this your hat?

B: No, _____________. It (belong, not) ______________ to me. Maybe it
(belong)_____________ to Howard. Why don’t you ask him about it?
A: Okay.

4. A: (You see) ___________ that man over there?

B: Which man? The man in the brown jacket?

A: No, I (talk)_________ about the man who (wear)_________ the blue shirt.
B: Oh, that man.

A: (You, know)_____________him?

B: no, I (think, not) ___________ so

A: I (know, not)______________ him either.

5. A: (Jean, study)____________ at the library this evening?

B: No, _____________ . She (be) ________ at the student union. She (play)________ pool
with her boyfriend.
A: (Jean, play) ____________ pool every evening?

B: No, ____________. She usually (study) ____________ at the library.

A: (She, be) ________ a good pool player?

B: Yes, ___________. She (play) __________ pool a lot

A: (You, know) ____________ how to play pool?

B: Yes, ________________. But I (be, not)___________ very good.