GUÍA DE APRENDIZAJE 3

WORKSHOP
TALKING ABOUT SOMEONE’S ROUTINE

PROGRAMA DE FORMACIÓN:
COMPETENCIA: Produce English texts in a written and auditory form. Producir textos en inglés de forma escrita y oral
RESULTADOS DE APRENDIZAJE: 1. Comunicarse en tareas sencillas y habituales que requieren un intercambio simple y
directo de información cotidiana y técnica. To communicate in simple and regular tasks that require a simple and direct
Exchange of daily and technical information.
NOMBRE DEL INSTRUCTOR – TUTOR: Lorena Peña Flórez
NOMBRE DEL APRENDIZ:
No. DE FICHA:
Present simple third person (he-she-it) At this moment you are listening to a song “I´m alive” by Celine Dione, fill in
the blanks with the correct verbs given. Then, read the lyrics again and search as many verbs as you can and write them
down on the table given in the activity.

In English, there are many verbs, so you have to study harder and try to learn them by hearth. One of the most important
aspects about it is to have clear the spelling rules of the verbs for third person singular when talking about third person
singular in simple present.

General rule: add -s Verbs ending in o, s, ss, Verbs ending in Verbs ending in vowel +
ch, sh, x : add –es consonant + y: change y: add -s
walk – walks the y into i and add –es
talk – talks miss – she misses play – she plays
answer – answers watch – she watches study – she studies enjoy – she enjoys
wash – washes tidy – she tidies stay – she stays
fix – she fixes
go – she goes
do – she does
3.4.1 Let’s practice: Now place the following verbs in the right place according to the rules, do not forget to
place the verb you found in the lyrics. Finally, share it with the class.

forget fly brush open say pray

pay understand throw echo cook hurry

touch study finish apply catch like
go want try stay enjoy wish
play supply do obey relax undo

Verb + -s Verb + -es Vowel + y + -s Consonant + y + -es

Forgets Does Prays Studies

LIKES echoes
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After understanding, the spelling rules, read the activities and the time given below, then make positive sentences using
the information provided. The idea is to complete your mother’s routine.

MY MOTHER’S DAILY ACTIVITY

MY MOTHER’S DAILY ACTIVITY
ACTIVITIES TIME ACTIVITIES TIME
0. get up at seven o’clock. 0. My mum gets up at 7.00
1. set the table at half past seven. 1 My mum .......sets the table ........................... at 7.30
2. have breakfast at eight o’clock. 2. She ...............has breakfast.............................. at 8.00
3. wash the dishes after breakfast. 3. She .....................washes the dishes......................... after
4. clean the house before lunch. breakfast.
5. cook the meal after lunch.
4. She .............................................. before lunch.
6. do the shopping in the afternoon.
7. have diner at seven. (p.m.) 5. She............................................... after lunch.
8. watch TV after dinner. 6. She .............................................. in the afternoon.
9. do the ironing in the evening 7. She ............................................. at 7 p.m.
10. go to bed at ten. (p.m) 8. She .............................................. after dinner.
9. She .............................................. in the evening.
10. She ............................................. at 10 p.m.
3.4.2 Now, you can check a Power Point Presentation named as Present Simple Presentation. There you can find the
explanation about this topic.

POSITIVE: NEGATIVE: INTERROGATIVE:

I, you, we, they: bare infinitive
he, she, it: bare infinitive + -s
E.g.:
I drink milk every day.
He dinks milk every day.
I, you, we, they: don’t + bare infinitive Do + I/ you/we/ they + bare
he, she, it: doesn’t + bare infinitive. infinitive
E.g.: Does + he/she/it + bare infinitive
I don’t drink milk every day. E.g.:
He doesn’t drink milk every day. Do I drink milk every day?
Does he drink milk every day?

3.4.3 Listening time. Check the following link http://www.elllo.org/video/1051/V1092RoutinePaul.htm and listen two
people talking about their daily activities, then complete their routines for third person.

Silvia. Is from Guatemala, and Paul is Korean. Listen and complete what their daily routine is.

Paul:

He normally _____wakes up________ (1) (wake up) at about eight. When he__doesn’t have___________ (2) (not/ have)
his first period he wakes up (3) and he _______goes______ (4) (go) for breakfast. He really _____________ (5) (make) a
huge meal. Cause he really _____________ (6) (not/ have) lunch that often. Then he usually _____________ (7) (go) to
school, studies, maybe library if he _____________ (8) (not/ have) classes and then he ____has_________ (9) (have)
dinner and then he _____________ (10) (go) to gym and _____________ (11) (do) some exercise to work out and then
maybe he _____________ (12) (have) a few drinks and _____________ (13) (go) to sleep. Yeah! What about Silvia?

Silvia _____________(1) (not/ have) too many classes now, so she only _____________ (2) (have) to go to school three
times a week, so normally when she _____________(3) (not/ have) school she just _____________(4) (wake up) really
late. She normally has kind of breakfast and lunch combined, and she has been trying to go to the gym, but she
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_________doesn’t do____(5) (not/ do) it. She is too lazy. It is kind of a boring routine. Like waking up, and if she
_____________ (6) (have) to go to school, she _____________ (7) (go) to school. She _____________ (8) (go) back
home, _____________ (9) (make) dinner, _____________ (10) (do) homework, goes to bed.

LISTENING EXERCISE II Danny’s routine

I. Listen to Danny talking about his routine and write T (true) F (false) in each statement.
1. _____ Danny gets up at about half past seven.
2. _____He doesn’t have breakfast with his family.
3. _____He starts to work at seven o´clock.
4. _____In the morning he talks to his assistant and then he reads emails and faxes.
5. _____ He doesn’t have coffee at eleven o´clock in the office.
6. _____He has lunch in the hotel.
7. _____ after lunch, he goes to the bank.
8. _____He doesn’t write emails and letters.
9. _____He leaves work at half past five.
10. _____ He watches T.V at ten o´clock.
Listening and Writing : Watch a video about some friends who share a flat check the phrases given in the table
below then write down complete sentences using them regarding the person who mentioned it in their routine.

Go shopping- Drive to the supermarket – do little work- Go swimming – clean up- watch T.V.- get up at 7- not watch t.v- usually
sleep late- never watchz.V- get up about 9 o’clock. Get home late- go to the cinema on the weekend. Have breakfast- never tired
at the weekend—have lunch at home- go jogging- paint- go out with friends- sometimes study- have class in the mornigs and
evenings- have lunch at the cafeteria- take train to work- have lectures on Monday.

Anne Sharon Alice Jack Peter

She always goes She sometimes goes She is never tired on the He wakes up at 6:30 He goes to the cinema
shopping on Saturdays. shopping. weekend. every day. at the weekend.

Annie drives to the

supermarket.