UNIT7

Activities

1 Put your morning activities in order.Write ordinal numbers (l't, 2 nd, ... )
on the lines.Write an i next to the activities you don't do.
__ take a shower I bath
__ eat breakfast
__ put on makeup
__ get up
__ shave
__ get dressed
__ brush my teeth
__ comb I brush my hair

Choose your first three morning activities. What time do you do them?
Example: I 9et vp at7:00
1. -----------------------------------�
2------------------------------------�
3------------------------------------�

2 Look at the activities and the times.Write sentences in the simple present tense.

1. SJ.e comes- J.ome at GdO

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3 Write the name of a family member or friend. Check his or her activities.
Name:
D takes a shower in the evening D studies after dinner

D takes a shower in the morning D watches TV after dinner

D doesn't eat breakfast D gets up early on weekends

D eats a large breakfast D gets up late on weekends

Now write sentences about this person. irLanguage.com

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4 Look at the responses. Write questions with When or What time.

1. A: __w_h_ _e n_d_o _e5��-a _ri_n_a_t_a_k_e _a-'-5h_ _o w_e_________________
r _______ ?
B: Karina takes a shower in the morning.

2. A: -----------------------------------�?
B: Robert goes to bed after midnight. He's an evening person.

3. A:
B: My children? They watch TV on weekends, in the morning.

4. A:
B: I study after dinner.

5. A:
B: Julia gets up at 5:00 A.M. on weekdays.

6. A:
B: They come home early-before 5:00 P.M.

5 Complete the conversation.

Are you a morning

person or an
evening person?

1. � ---------------------------

And why do
you say that?

2. �--------------------------�

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6 On a typical weekday, do you ... ? Check always, usually. sometimes. or�.

always usually sometimes never

1. eat breakfast 0 0 0 0
2. watch TV in the evening 0 0 0 0
3. take a shower at night 0 0 0 0
4. read after 10:00 P.M. 0 0 0 0
5. exercise in the morning 0 0 0 0
6. take a nap in the afternoon 0 0 0 0
7. go out for lunch 0 0 0 0

On a typical weekend, do you ... ? Check always. usually. sometimes. or�-

always usually sometimes never

1. visit friends D D D D
2. go dancing 0 0 0 0
3. study 0 0 0 0
4. go to the movies 0 0 0 0
5. play soccer 0 0 0 0
6. check e-mail D 0 0 0
7. go out for dinner 0 0 0 0

7 Look at your answers in Exercise 6. Write five sentences about your activities. Follow the model.
Example: On weekdays-, I vs-vally exercis-e in tJ.,e morning

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

8 Think about the leisure activities of family members and friends. Complete the chart.

Name I Relationship Activity Time expression Frequency

grandfatJ.,er take a nap in tJ.,e afternoon vs-vally

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 Now write sentences about what your family members and friends do in their free time.
Use your chart. irLaoguage.com
Example: Myqrandfatlier vs-vally takes- a nap in tlie afternoon
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

9 Look at Larry's weekly schedule.

May May
• 9et vp at C.:00 A.M. ' 9et v p at C.:00 A.M.
1 Monday Thursday 4
• e;,cercire • Work
• Work _..___,.....,, �vdy
• take ovttJ..e9arba9e

· • ·take ovttJ..e 9arba9e

9et v p at 8:30 A.M.

Friday 5
• 9et vp at C.:00 A.M.

l • 90 to rcJ..ool
2 Tuesday

• work • e;,cerc i5e

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9 0 opp i 9 ,.,_·�������;;.;.:.;�

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- 5J., o
li e o to m v5 ic

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���� -l • play roccer
Saturday 6
-_ _ _ _ - - 90 to tJ..e movie5
• 9et vp at C.:00 A.M.
3 Wednesday

• e;,cerc ri e
• work
_ • take a nap
• do tl,e la vo d ry
• read
Sunday 7

Now write questions with How often and complete the answers.
1. A: tlotN often does- Larr)'.'. 90 to sd,ool ?
8: He once a week.
2. A: ?
8: He twice a week.
3. A: ?
8: He three times a week.
4. A: ?
8: He four times a week.

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 10 Look at Larry's schedule in Exercise 9 again. Answer the questions.
1. Whendoes Larry work?__________________________
2. Whendoeshego to school?_______________________�
3. What'shis typic al day like?_________________________
4. What time doesheget up on Fridays?---------------------
5. What doeshe do inhis free time?______________________

11 Look at the pictures. Then write sentences about the household chores Mr. and Mrs. Rand do.
Mr. Rand
1.
2.

Mrs. Rand
3.
4.
5.

12 Write a question with Who for each picture. Then answer the questions
with information about your home or your family's home.

Example: Who doer the lavlldry ? I do

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JUST FOR
FUN

1 A RIDDLE FOR YOU!

What comes once in an afternoon, twice in a week, but never in a day or month?
(Hint: It comes once in the alphabet.)
Answer: _______

2 WORD FIND. Look across(-+) and down (!). Circle fourteen activities. Then write
the activities in the correct column.

w A T C H T V u C E A K A u H I T
E p N A C 0 H C L H s 0 I K V R I
K L w A s H T H E D I s H E s E A
G A L M s G A N A M C T M N M A M
E y L M G 0 A L N K B A 0 H A D K
T s 0 R 0 D T N T s D K w w K w 0
V 0 A G T A A T H A A E T N E V 0
A C E D 0 N s C E u N A H I D A I
C C s A w C y H H 0 M B E A I w I
u E N u 0 I C s 0 E u A L 0 N H E
u R s R R N B T u T E T A D N s E
M N s
L K G E G s 0 0 H w A E A E
C H C B D 0 T H E L A u N D R y D
T E L I s T E N T 0 M u s I C H D
T E T A K E A N A p E N H A 0 I E
L H T I A K N T T u E w w N s s A

Chores I Work activities Leisure activities

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