Touchstone 2nd Edition • Language summary • Level 1

Unit 4 • Lesson B: Routines

Vocabulary
Activities
clean the house (v)
do the laundry (v)
go out (v)
go shopping (v)
have a weekly routine (v)
have a busy week (v)
make phone calls (v)
play on a team (v)
play sports / soccer / tennis (v)
spend time with (your family) (v)
take a class (v)

Days of the week

Monday (n)
Tuesday (n)
Wednesday (n)
Thursday (n)
Friday (n)
Saturday (n)
Sunday (n)

Time expressions
after class
at night
before breakfast
every day
on Monday(s)
on (the) weekends / on the weekend
in the morning(s) / afternoon(s) / evening(s)

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Auxiliary verbs
do
don't
does
doesn't

Other words
house (n)
in (class) (prep)
together (adv)

Grammar
Simple present: Yes-No questions and short answers
Use Do + I / you / we / they / a plural noun + verb to ask a Yes-No question in the simple
present:

Do you go to a class in the evening?

Do your friends call you at night?

Use Does + he / she / a singular noun + verb:

Does she play sports?

Does your mother work on the weekends?

Affirmative short answers

Use Yes + I / you / we / they + do:

A Do you go to a class in the evening?

B Yes, I do.

A Do your friends call you at night?

B No, they don't.

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Use Yes + he / she + does:

A Does your mother work on the weekends?

B Yes, she does.

Negative short answers

Use No + I / you / we / they + don't (= do not):

A Do you and your friends play sports after class?

B No, we don't.

Use No + he / she + doesn't (= does not):

A Does your mother work on the weekends?

B No, she doesn't.

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