WEEK 9 PRACTICE 8

DESCRIBING PERSONAL ROUTINES

Upon completing this unit, students are expected to be able to:

Describe their daily routines

Use simple present tense to describe their daily routines

9.1 INTRODUCTION
What is the first thing you do right after opening your eyes in the morning? Do
you directly have a shower or eat your breakfast? What do you do after that? Well,
everyone might have a different answer to that question. It is because they have
different daily routines.
 Taken from:https://www.eslpages.com/skills/writing/write-ten-sentences-daily-routine-
in-english

The daily routines of children, teenagers, or adults might change as they keep
growing up. Some people have a fixed schedule of their daily activities, but others may
just go without any plans. Keeping a daily routine helps to stay organized and focused.
It is also a means for achieving the work-life balance

A. LIST OF EXPRESSIONS
Here are some daily activities words to enhance your vocabulary in English:

Taken from https://7esl.com/daily-routines/

From those pictures, you can talk about your routines with your friend, for example:
- Usually, I have breakfast together with my family at 6.30 a.m
- I often do the laundry on the weekend
- I go out with my friend every Saturday night
9.2 GRAMMAR BOOSTER
A. Simple present tense
When describing your routines, you tell other people about your daily activities
that happen regularly. In this case, you have to use the simple present tense. Take a look
at this video and pay attention to the use of simple present tense (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwGnCIsLOpU). Check how to construct your
sentence in the simple present tense in the following explanation. Finally, do the
grammar exercises to check that you understand simple present tense.

Taken from https://learnenglishwithafrica.com/courses/english-grammar-the-simple-

present-lesson-2-talk-about-habits-and-daily-routines/
Task 1
Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.
1. Angga___up early every morning
a) goes
b) makes
c) gets
d) has

2. My brother usually ____ a shower before breakfast

a) does
b) takes
c) wakes
d) arrives

3. Tom ____ breakfast before going to school

a) eats
b) goes
c) has
d) brushes

4. He ___ to school by cycling

a) goes
b) walks
c) reads
d) drives

5. In the break time, he ___ lunch in the canteen.

a) makes
b) goes
c) plays
d) has
6. After school, my brother always ____ his homework
a) makes
b) does
c) cleans
d) gets

7. In the afternoon he ___ baseball in the park

a) starts
b) runs
c) stays
d) plays

8. I___ dinner with my parents at 6 p.m

a) have
b) has
c)had
d) had had

9. Sometimes My mom____ a little TV after cooking dinner

a) washes
b) watches
c) sees
d) stays

10. At 9.30 p.m my dad___ to bed

a) sleeps
b) makes
c) goes
d) walks
5.3 LISTENING
Task 1
Listen to the video by clicking this link in google
https://www.eslvideo.com/quiz.php?id=36953. After that, choose the correct
answer to the question.

1. Where does she live?

a.) Santa Barbara, California
b.) San Diego, California

2. What time does she usually wake up?

a.) 6.30
b.) 7.30

3. What does she do before getting ready for school?

a.) She takes her dogs for a walk.
b.) She feeds her dogs.
4. What time do her classes start? Answer a
a.) 8:30
b.) 3:30

5. What does she do after school? Answer a

a.) She chats with her friends.
b.) She plays video games.

6. What does she do after dinner? Answer a

a.) She finishes her homework and watches TV.
b.) She helps her brother do the dishes.

Task 2
Listen to this audio https://drive.google.com/file/d/17a__Iq41pLACo-
G2oXXPK2BhcLunmyFa/view?usp=sharing and answer the questions.

1. What time does the man get up?

a) at 7:00 a.m.
b) at 6:00 a.m.
c) at 5:00 a.m.

2. What time does he get to work?

a) at 9:00 a.m.
b) at 8:00 a.m.
c) at 7:00 a.m.

3. What does he do with his family around 6:30 p.m.?

a) They eat dinner.
b) They read books together.
c) They play games.
4. What do the man and his wife do after the kids go to bed?

a) They clean the house.

b) They watch TV.
c) They clean the house.

5. What is one thing the man does NOT say about his wife?
a) She helps the kids with their homework.
b) She has to take their children to school.

Taken from https://www.esl-lab.com/easy/daily-schedule/

9.4 READING
Task 1
Read the passage below and answer the questions

MY DAILY ROUTINE
My name is Fitri, and I am 20 years old. I live in Jember. I am in the 2nd year of
my study at State Polytechnic of Jember. From Monday to Friday, my day starts very
early. I always get up at 4.30, then have a pray, and have a 20-minute shower. Then, I
get dressed and comb my hair. At 6 a.m, I have breakfast. I usually have coffee and
cereal. After that, I put on my make-up and go to campus

At 10:00 a.m., I sometimes have a snack, and at noon I usually have lunch at the
canteen with my friends. They are wonderful people who have a good sense of humour,
and they are good friends too. At 3:30, I have a snack again. I usually have some tea and
biscuits.

On Friday night I always go out with my friends, we sometimes go to a café and

sometimes we meet at a friend’s house. That is why I always come home late. At the
weekend, I always visit my parents

Adapted from https://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=9991

Task 1
Tick True or False:

1. Fitri is Indonesian T F
2. Fitri gets up at 5:30 on Tuesdays
3. In the morning, She puts on her make-up
and after that, she has breakfast
4. She usually has some tea at noon.
5. She goes home very late on Friday
Task 2. Answer the questions about the text

1. What does she usually have for breakfast?

2. Where does she have lunch?
3. Who does she have lunch with?
4. When does she go out with her friends?
5. Who does she often visit at the weekend?

9.5 SPEAKING
Read and try to practice the conversation below with your partner.

Adam: Hello, good morning, Johan.

Johan: Good morning Don, how are you today?
Adam: Not bad, thank you. How about you?
Johan: I’m fine.
Adam: What do you do in your daily activities?
Johan: Nothing special. I usually help my father in the garden
after going home from school.
Adam: What do you do there?
Johan: I usually hoe and water some plants.
Adam: What time do you come from your garden?
Johan: At 05.00 (five o’clock) p.m.
Adam: Great, you’re so diligent and helpful, Johan.
Johan: Thank you, Don.
Adam: Anyway, do you usually get up early at the
morning?
Johan: Yes, I do. Get up early makes me fresh.
Adam: At what time do you usually get up?
Johan: I usually get up at 04.15 (quarter past four) a.m.
Adam: What do you do then?
Johan: I pray dawn at the mosque. Then, I go jogging to
the park till 5 o’clock a.m.
 Adam: After that?
Johan: I take a shower and get dress.
Adam: Do you always have breakfast?
Johan: Sure. I usually have a sandwich and milk for
breakfast.
Adam: At what time do you go to school?
Johan: I usually go to school at 06.45 (a quarter to seven)
a.m.
Adam: How do you go there?
Johan: I go there by bike because my school is not far from
my home. How about you?
Adam: I go to school by taking a bus because my school is
quite far. It’s nice to talk to you Johan.
Johan: Yes, It's nice to talk to you too, Adam.

Task 1
Make a conversation between two students asking about their daily routines. You
may use the underlined sentences to construct the dialogue.

9.6 WRITING
Task 1
Write your daily routine in a week from Monday to Sunday. Remember to
include information such as what time you get up, how you feel, what you have for
breakfast, and when you leave for school or work. Also, write about how you get to
school or work and usually late or on time. Focus on the use of present simple tense.
9.7 REFLECTION
After learning the materials in this chapter, what have you learned? Fill the
boxes with your most objective thoughts.
I have learned Challenges I faced during Aspects I need to
learning improve
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9.8 SCORING RUBRIC
A. Grammar Task 1
Number of Question Point of Correct Answer Point of Incorrect Answer
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Total score= total points /10 x100

A. Listening Task 1
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Total score= total points /6 x100

Listening Task 2
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Total score= total points /5 x100

B. Reading Task 1
Number of Question Point of Correct Answer Point of Incorrect Answer
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Total score= total points /5 x100

Reading Task 2
Number of Question Point of Correct Answer Point of Incorrect Answer
1 1 0
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Total score= total points /5 x100

C. Speaking Task 1
ASPECT SCO DESCRIPTION
RE
5 □ Easy to understand and has
native speaker’s accent
Pronunciatio
n 4 □ Easy to understand with certain
accent

3 □ There are some problems in

 pronunciation made listener
should more concentration and
sometimes there is
misunderstanding

2 □ Difficult to understand because

there is problem in
pronunciation, asked to repeat

1 □ The serious pronunciation so it

cannot be understood

ASPECT SCOR DESCRIPTION

E
5 □ There is no or little mistake in grammar

Grammar 4 □ Sometimes makes mistake in grammar, but

it does not influence the meaning

3 □ Often makes mistake in grammar and it

influences the meaning

2 □ There are many mistakes in grammar which

made hinder in meaning and should re-
arrange sentence

1 □ The grammar mistake is so bad so it is

difficult to understand
 ASPECT SCOR DESCRIPTION
E
5 □ Using vocabulary and expression like native
speaker
Vocabulary
4 □ Sometimes using vocabulary which is not
appropriate

3 □ using vocabulary which is not appropriate,

conversation becomes limited because the
vocabulary is limited

2 □ Using wrong vocabulary and it is limited so

it is difficult to understand

1 □ vocabulary is so limited so conversation

impossible to occur

ASPECT SCOR DESCRIPTION

E
5 □ Speech is smooth as a native speaker’s.

Fluency 4 □ The fluency is disturbed by language

problem

3 □ The fluency is disturbed more by language

problem

2 □ . Speech is frequently hesitant and jerky;

sentences may be left uncompleted
 1 □ Speech is so halting and fragmentary that
conversation is virtually impossible.

ASPECT SCOR DESCRIPTION

E
5 □ Understand all without any difficulties

4 □ Understand almost all, although there is

Comprehend repetition in certain part

3 □ Understand most of what she/he talks in

slow speaking

2 □ Difficult to understand what she/he talks

1 □ Cannot understand, although in simple

conversation

D. Writing Task 1
No Aspects Excellent Good Adequate Unacceptable Not college
(86-100) (75-84) (65-74) (55-64) level work
<55
1 Organization
2 Content
3 Grammar
4 Punctuation,
spelling, and
mechanics