Talking about Daily Routines
Daily Routines
Lesson Plans Activities Work Sheets
When people are talking about their daily or weekly routines they will be using time expressions.
Guest may sometimes ask hotel staff the general routine of the location they are visiting (for
example when do local shops usually open and close, or the months of high or low season, or
what time it gets dark and light outside, or the times that local people usually eat meals). When
talking about daily schedules and routines adverbs of frequency are used to indicate how
frequently you do things.
100% 80% 50% 20% 0%
always usually sometimes seldom never
all the time most of the time occasionally rarely not at all
Dialogue- Daily Routines
Guest: What time do the local shops usually open?
Staff: They usually open between 9:00 and 10:00.
Guest: Do they usually open at the same time on Saturdays and Sundays as well?
Staff: Yes, most of the shops open at the same time on the weekends.
Guest: When do Thai people usually eat dinner?
Staff: Most people eat dinner between 6 and 7 PM.
Guest: Is lunch usually between noon and 1:00 PM or between 1:00 and 2:00.
Staff: Lunch is usually between noon and 1:00.
Guest: How often do they change movies at the local cinema?
Staff: Movies are usually changed once a week.
Guest: Do they show a lot of English language movies?
Staff: Many of the movies are the latest Hollywood block busters, which are captioned
in Thai.
Guest: How many times a week does the hotel clean the pool?
Staff: The pool is cleaned every day, sometimes twice a day, depending on the
circumstances.
Guest: What time are they usually cleaned.
Staff: Usually early in the morning, before the guests wake up.
Conversation Activities- Daily Routines
1. Practice using the above expressions by having a dialogue similar to the ones above with
a partner, one partner taking the role of the guest and the other the role of the staff.
For additional practice, switch roles. Practice the dialogue several times, trying to
use all of the expressions noted above.
2. Using the adverbs of frequency above, tell your partner what your daily schedule is like. Be
specific and detailed. Discuss what you do from the time you wake up until you go to bed,
both during the week and on weekends (or your days off).
3. Do you ever play tennis? Ask your partner if they ever do any of the activities listed below. Ask
other questions to get more information about when, where, how often, with who, cost, etc.
Swim in the ocean Go on double dates Write poetry
Study all night Ride a motorcycle Go camping
Sing karaoke Wake up late Cook pizza
Sky or scuba dive Ride the subway Go bowling
Watch foreign movies Play board games Lift weights
Argue with parents Buy expensive clothes Knit
Ride a roller coaster Go to the theater Go to zoo
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