What are some daily activities that you do at work?

I go to work at 8.45am every morning.
I usually drive to work.
I always check my emails when I get to work, but I don't always reply to them immediately.
I take a taxi or a train if I have a lunch meeting. I never take the bus because it is too slow.
When I am at my desk I usually work on the computer, even during morning tea.
At 1pm most days I have lunch.
At 3pm we have afternoon tea,and that is when we usually talk and eat cake.
When you are in the office you probably have a lot of papers. It is important for you to file your papers, and so that you can find them again you need to organise your files.
When I work I have to make telephone calls. If an important issue happens I ask my secretary to organise a meeting.
Once a month I report to my boss, but maybe you have to report to your boss more often. I usually write a document that my boss can read.

Write ten sentences daily routine in English.

Example: My daily routine:

My name is Adam. I always wake up at 7 o’clock in the morning then I wash my face and brush my teeth. After that, I do some exercises then I put my clothes on and prepare my school bag. Next, I have my breakfast and wait for the school bus. At 8 o’clock I go to school and start my first class then I go to the second class. After that, I often take my lunch break and talk with my friends. At around 12 noon I go back home and take a rest. Next, I usually watch some TV and chat with my family then I do my homework and help my mother in the house. At 9 o’clock I read a book and go to sleep.

 

conjunctions needed:

• Then, next, after that
• And, or, because, so
• In, on, at, above, under
• Always, usually, often
• First, second, finally

b) Complete the following sentences.

1. No other boy is as ……………………. as James. (tall / taller / tallest)

2. Milk is ………………….. than any other food. (nourishing / more nourishing / most nourishing)

3. Radium is one of the ……………………… metals. (valuable / more valuable / most valuable)

4. Few English poets were as ……………………. as Wordsworth. (great / greater / greatest)

5. Shimla is ………………….. than most other hill stations in India. (famous / more famous / most famous)

6. Gold is one of the ……………………. metals. (precious / more precious / most precious)

7. Solomon was …………………… than any other king. (wise / wiser / wisest)

8. Few historians write as ………………….. as Macaulay. (well / better /best)

9. Very few books are as ……………………. as David Copperfield. (popular / more popular / most popular)

10. A train is …………………. than a car. (fast / faster / fastest)

 

 

Module 1 Unit 8 LEISURE TIME.VACATIONS.

GRAMMAR

The Past Indefinite (Simple)

Утвердительная форма	Вопросительная форма	Отрицательная форма
... + II	Did... + I?	... did not + I
I played. Я играл.	Did I play? Яиграл?	I did not (=didn't) play. Я не играл.
He She It We You They	played	Did	he she it we you they	play?	He She It We You They	did not play =(didn't play)

 

 

Did you see him yesterday? - Yes, I did.	Вы его видели вчера? - Да.
Did you hear the news? - No, I did not.	Вы слышали новость? - Нет.
When did you see her?	Когда ты видел ее?
What did he say?	Что он сказал?

Отрицательная форма строится так:

I did not (didn’t) see him yesterday.	Я не видел его вчера.
She did not (didn’t) know this.	Она не знала этого.

 

 

yesterday вчера the other day наднях onSunday в воскресенье in 1980 в 1980 году

lastweek на прошлой неделе anhourago час тому назад a month ago месяцназад long ago давно ит.п.

The verb ''to be'' in the Past Tense

Positive	Negative	Question
I/he/she/it was	I/he/she/it wasn’t (was not)	WasI/he/she/it…?
You/we/they were	You/we/they weren’t(were not)	Were you/we/they…?

 

Grammar exercises

A. Complete the sentences

E.g:I didn´t watch TV last night.

1. On Saturday I ____________ (play) computer games with my cousins.

2. My mum ____________ (not cook) dinner last night.

3. I ____________ (walk) to school because there weren´t any buses.

4. They ____________ (not dance) at the party.

5. My brother ____________ (travel) to Ireland last summer.

B. Write the past simple of these verbs

1. copy __________

2. revise __________

3. cycle __________

4. listen __________

5. practice __________

6. play __________

7. like __________

8. move __________

9. shout __________

C. Regular (R) or irregular (I) verbs?

Play R

1. fly ___________

2. use ___________

3. study___________

4. eat ___________

5. make___________

6. travel___________

7. see ___________

8. put ____________