Unit 5 — Daily Routines

Learning objectives Link to heading

• I can describe my morning, afternoon, and evening in detail.
• I can use the present simple with time expressions and sequence words.
• I can use object pronouns (me, him, her, us, them).

Bildungsplan alignment Link to heading

• 3.1.1 Soziokulturelles Orientierungswissen / Themen
• 3.1.3.3 Sprechen – an Gesprächen teilnehmen
• 3.1.3.5 Schreiben
• 3.1.3.8 Verfügen über sprachliche Mittel – Grammatik

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Lead-in story Link to heading

Sam wakes up at 6:30. Brushes teeth. Lets the cat out. Eats two pieces of toast and three slices of cheese, in that exact order. Walks to school in less than twelve minutes. Lina wakes up at 7:00, runs out the door at 7:25, and arrives at school out of breath but before the bell. Sam still doesn’t understand how. Lina says: the bell is on my side.

1. Activate Link to heading

Routine line-up. Class lines up by time of waking without speaking — just signal numbers. Then by length of breakfast. Then by minutes from door to school. Three quick rounds.

2. Input Link to heading

Vocabulary — daily routines (richer) Link to heading

get up, wake up, brush my teeth, get dressed, have a shower, have breakfast, leave home, take the bus, start school, have a break, have lunch, finish school, do homework, have dinner, watch TV, read, go to bed.

Grammar — present simple + sequence words Link to heading

Sequence: first, then, after that, before, afterwards, finally.

• First I get up. Then I have breakfast.
• After that I take the bus.
• Before bed I read for ten minutes.

Grammar — object pronouns Link to heading

• Sam helps me. I see her at the bus stop. Can you give him the book?

3. Practise Link to heading

Niveau E — controlled Link to heading

1. Subject → object: I → ___ ; he → ___ ; we → ___ ; they → ___ .
2. Sequence fill-in: ___ I get up. ___ I have breakfast. ___ I leave home.

Niveau E — productive Link to heading

3. Build 6 sentences about your morning routine using 5 different sequence words.

4. Produce Link to heading

Pair speaking — Routine Swap (Niveau E). 90 sec each direction. Cover morning, school, evening + one sequence-word phrase per turn. Report back to a different pair using object pronouns.

Sample Link to heading

— First I get up at 6:30. Then I have breakfast with my brother — I help him with his maths. After that we walk to school together.

5. Reflect Link to heading

• I can describe my routine using 5 sequence words.
• I can use object pronouns correctly.
• I can report a partner’s routine using him/her.

One thing in your notebook: Write one sentence using something you learned in this Unit.

Exam example Link to heading

Task 1 — Listening (8 BE) Link to heading

Listen twice.

“My name is Sam. First I get up at 6:30. Then I have breakfast at 7. Afterwards I leave home at 7:30. School starts at 8. I finish at 1:20.”

1. Get up: ___ . 2. Breakfast: ___ . 3. Leave home: ___ . 4. Finish school: ___ .

Task 2 — Reading (8 BE) Link to heading

Read.

“On Sundays Lina wakes up late. First she has a long breakfast with her family. After that she meets Sam in the park. They play chess for an hour. Finally, in the evening, she does her homework.”

1. Wake up: ___ . 2. Breakfast: ___ . 3. Park: ___ . 4. Evening: ___ .

Task 3 — Use of English (8 BE) Link to heading

Object pronoun.

1. I see ___ every day. (Lina = ?)
2. He helps ___ with maths. (you and me = ?)
3. They invite ___ to the party. (you and Lina = ?)
4. We meet ___ at the bus stop. (Sam and Lina = ?)

Task 4 — Writing (6 BE) Link to heading

Write 6 sentences about your typical Saturday routine using 4 sequence words.

Downloads Link to heading

Common pitfalls Link to heading

• I get up to seven → ✗ / I get up at seven → ✓.
• Sam helps I → ✗ / Sam helps me → ✓.
• Sequence words don’t replace tense logic.

Further reading / listening Link to heading

• BBC Learning English — Daily routines vocabulary.
• British Council Kids — My day.

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