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Educación Secundaria

English: Level A2

WEEK 4

COVID-19 and its impact on our family*

Activity 1 My new routine

LET’S SELF-ASSESS!
¿Cuánto sabes comunicar sobre tu rutina diaria en inglés? Marca con una “X” donde creas
conveniente. Aquí no hay respuestas correctas o incorrectas. Sé honesta/o contigo misma/o.

Can I do it? Not at all Somewhat Well Very well

Can I describe a
1. routine in English?

Can I describe how my

routine changed
2. during the lockdown in
English?

Can I use prepositions

3. of time (on, at)
accurately in English?

* Material elaborado en colaboración con el British Council y RELO Andes de la Embajada de Estados Unidos.
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LET’S OBSERVE AND READ!

OBSERVE - EXERCISE 1: Circle the activities you can do during the lockdown. Follow the example:

CLEAN THE HOUSE USE A COMPUTER

1 2

HAVE A PICNIC IN A PARK WATCH TV IN THE LIVINGROOM

3 4

MAKE LUNCH/ COOK AT HOME GO TO WORK/ WORK IN AN OFFICE

5 6

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OBSERVE - EXERCISE 2
Put the images in chronological order, from morning to evening. Follow the example:

Eat lunch Take a shower

A B

1 Wake up 2

3 4

C D

Go to bed Wake up
 BEFORE THE READING ACTION VERBS:
VOCABULARY Wake up : despertarse
Make the breakfast: hacer el desayuno
DAYS OF THE WEEK:
Go to work : ir al trabajo
READ Monday
Teach: enseñar
Tuesday
Read the text about Ali and his new routine. Wednesday Study: estudiar
Exercise: ejercitarse
Thursday
Clean the house: limpiar la casa
Friday
Have lunch: almorzar
Saturday
Rest ; descansar
Sunday
Play cards : jugar cartas
Have diner : cenar
Watch a movie: mirar una pelicula
MY NEW ROUTINE

Hi, my name is Ali and I am a high school student from France. My family and I have a new
routine during lockdown.

We wake up at 7 o’clock every morning. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, my

grandmother Zara and I make breakfast, but on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays my parents
make breakfast for the family.

At 8:15 a.m. from Monday to Friday, my father Malik goes to work because he is an
essential worker. He works at a pharmacy, my mother Fatima teaches English from home
and I study remotely using the computer.

After that, my mom and I exercise in the living room every

day for 20 minutes at 11 a.m., and then we clean the house
with my grandma from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

At 1:30 p.m., my grandma, my mom and I have lunch

together and then we rest from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Every evening, when my dad comes home from work at

5 p.m., we play cards together and at 7 o’clock we have
dinner.
On Sundays, we all make
breakfast together at 8:30 a.m.
and we watch a movie after
lunch.
LET’S UNDERSTAND!
We use AT (a las): when we want to mention a specific time
We use from…. To…. (desde … hasta…) when we need to give
UNDERSTAND - EXERCISE 1 the starting time till the ending time.
Complete Ali’s schedule with the correct times according to the text. Follow the example:

1. Wake up at 7 o’clock in the morning to

make breakfast for my family.

2. Study on the computer at .

3. Exercise from to .
.

4. Clean the house with my grandma from

to
.

5. Rest from to .

6. Play cards from to .

5. Eat dinner at .

UNDERSTAND - EXERCISE 2
Write the name of the person in Ali’s family who said each sentence. Follow the example:

Malik – Fatima – Zara – Ali

I work at a pharmacy I make breakfast with my I am a teacher, but during

from grandson on Mondays. lockdown I work from
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. home.

1. Malik 2. 3.

I exercise with my mom I study remotely during

at 11:00 a.m. every day. lockdown.

4. 5.
LET’S PRACTISE!

PRACTISE – EXERCISE 1
Complete the following paragraph using “at” and “on”. Follow the example:

Prepositions of time: AT – ON
both are used with words of
time: at (specific) on with days
of the week)

Hello! I’m Ruben! My new routine? Well, I wake

up at (1) 6 o’clock every morning.
(2) Mondays and Tuesdays,
I clean the kitchen, and (3)
Thursdays and Fridays I exercise
(4) 10 a.m.
My mom gets up (5) 5:30
a.m.
(6) Tuesdays to water
the plants.

* TIP: Go back to the text: “My new routine” (about Ali) to know how to complete this
paragraph correctly.

LOOK!

Read and understand:

To add the time of the day, you can use the pre
position
“at” before the time (“at 12:30”).
For example:
• I brush my teeth at 7:00 a.m.
• She wakes up at 6 o’ clock.

To add the day of the week you can use the preposition
“on” before the day of the week (“on
Fridays”). For example:
• On Mondays, I study English.
• She plays tennis on Fridays and

Saturdays.
 THIRD PERSON RULES: We use the ending S after some verbs or ES also IES when we
refer to a third person (SHE/HE/IT) (……) S
When the verbs (o,x,ss,ch,sh,) ES
( c y) IES
PRACTISE – EXERCISE 2
Write sentences using the words in parentheses ( ). Follow the example:

Present Simple: Routines

1. (Mondays / he / eat dinner / 7 p.m.).

On Mondays, he eats dinner at 7 p.m.

2. (They / study Math / Wednesdays / 3 p.m.).

3. (My mother / cook dinner / 6 o’ clock / Fridays).

4. (Thursdays / 10:30 a.m. / Zara / clean the house).

5. (Ali and Fatima / exercise / Saturdays / 11 a.m.).

6. (Thursdays / 10:30 a.m. / Zara / clean the house).

LOOK!

Read and understand:

When we talk about routines we write the

activities using the “Present Simple”.

For example:

• I brush my teeth.
• She wakes up.
• They go to work.

Remember: The verb ends with an “s” for

the third person singular (he/she/it).
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PRACTISE – EXERCISE 3
Complete Dina’s description of her new routine with words from the box. Follow the example:

takes – On – at – talk – at – 8 o’clock -

Hi! I’m Dina! During the lockdown, om and I have a

my different routine.

My mother and I wake up (1) at 7 a.m. every day to

have breakfast together. At (2) , she starts
to work in the living room while I studyin my room.

(3) Tuesdays, my mom

(4) the bathroom and clean the kitchen.
I Every day at 1:00 p.m. we have We sit at the table
lunch. and (5) about t is important to
our day. have time to share our
feelings.

(6) 3:00 p.m. my mom

(7) a nap and I play videogames on the
computer. I only have 30 minutes to play because she
has to work again at 3:30 p.m.

Things are different now, but we try to help each other.

Also, we try to be kind and respectful for one another
to
maintain harmony.
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Activity 2 Do it yourself - D.I.Y.

LET’S CREATE!

Write a short text about your new routine during the lockdown.

What do you do?

What time do you do things?
Which days of the week?
What about your family members?

A. You can do it on a piece of paper, using a pen, colour pencils, pictures, glue, etc.
B. You can do it on your computer, using Microsoft Word, Power Point or any other app of your
choice.

What should I take into consideration to write the description of my new routine?
Take into consideration the following characteristics your text should
have

THE DESCRIPTION OF YOUR NEW ROUTINE SÍ NO

The text includes the activities in your new routine during the
1.
lockdown.
The text has your family members’ activities in their new routine
2.
during the lockdown.

3. Prepositions of time like “at” and “on” are used correctly.

4. The verbs are conjugated correctly for the 1st and 3rd person.

5. The text has between 40 and 50 words.

*Recommendation:
Write a first draft of the description of your new routine and revise if it has the characteristics
above.

LET’S SHARE!

Muéstrales tu descripción a tus padres, hermanas y/o

hermanos, a quienes tengas en casa o a tu docente si están
en contacto y explícales las cinco características que tu
texto debe tener. Toma nota de los aportes y mejora lo
realizado para hacer tu versión final del texto en inglés.
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LET’S REFLECT!

¿Cuánto has aprendido esta semana? ¿Revisaste si tus respuestas coinciden con la clave de respuestas?
¿Qué te comentaron sobre la descripción en inglés que creaste? ¿Qué opinas tú? Dale un visto bueno
a una de las cuatro opciones. Selecciona la opción que mejor exprese lo que puedes hacer ahora que
culminaste las dos actividades de la semana.

Can I do it? Not at all Somewhat Well Very Wellvv

Can I describe a
1. routine in English?

Can I describe how my

routines changed
2. during the lockdown in
English?

Can I use prepositions

3. of time (on/at)
accurately in English?

Some tips by Rosa Maria Carita Vela