Daily Routines Lesson Notes

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Daily Routines
Contents
1. Useful links
2. Vocabulary
3. Common Routines
4. Are routines good or bad?
5. Listening Task
6. Useful Phrases and Idioms
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IELTS Speaking Vocabulary: Daily Routines
Fill in the gap with one word
1. I have a steady routine in the mornings, I ___ get up at 7am and

then have a shower
2. I am busy at work, but I like to study Chinese every now and _____
Answers at bottom of PDF
IELTS Speaking: Daily Routines
Ways of expressing habits and routines
I get up early everyday
I will get up early (present habit)
I always get up early
I tend to get up early
I typically get up early
More often than not I get up early
My schedule/routine goes something like this…
I always / usually / often / sometimes get up early
Other ways of expressing these Adverbs of Frequency
Always Usually Often Sometimes

Religiously Invariably On a regular From time to time
basis
Regularly Routinely Frequently Now and again
Without fail Generally Occassionaly
Without Habitually
exception
All the time Mostly
Come what may
Constantly
Day in day out
TIP
If the adverb of frequency is long it usually goes at the beginning or

end of a phrase, not in the middle!
● I get up at 7am on a regular basis
● From time to time I get up at 9 am
● I go to work every Monday without fail
Common Morning Routines

Here are some useful phrases to describe common morning routines
people have.
Note: Phrases in blue are more colloquial (informal)
● To sleep in = to stay in bed a longer time
Note: This is different from ‘to oversleep’ = to stay in bed a longer time
by mistake
● To get up
● To crawl out of bed = get out of bed slowly and with difficulty
To have breakfast
To have a big / hearty breakfast
Note we use ‘a’ if you add an adjective
To grab breakfast = take quickly
I grab a coffee
I get myself a coffee
To brush my teeth
To have a shower
To go to the gym
I go down the gym
I hit the gym
I work out
Home makers
I prepare the kids for school

I get the kids ready for school
I sort the kids out for school
I do the school run = to take the kids to school
Instead of saying ‘I cook’ in spoken English we often use the form ‘I do

the ____’, especially when talking about chores and household tasks.
I do the cooking
I do the cleaning
I do the washing (clothes)
I do the pots/dishes (=wash the dishes)
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Workers
I commute to work = to travel to work, some distance

I check my emails
I waste time scrolling on TikTok
Students
I hit the books every evening (=to study)

I go down the library
I hit the library
Are Routines Good or Bad? Why?
Here are some phrases you can use to say what routines maybe good,
bad or both!
Good
Build productive habits

Give a sense of productivity
Give me a sense of progress
Can lead to good studying results
Perfection comes through repetition
They help us stay disciplined and stay on track
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s-it-wont-surprise-you
Bad
They make out lives boring and monotonous

They are absolutely, mindnumpingly mundane
I feel I am stuck in a rut
They can cause anxiety
They could lead to depression
Our lives end up lacking freshness
For whom?
Old People
Give a sense of certainty
Can reduce stress
Kids
Give a sense of safety
Establish clear boundaries
Working people
Make you more productive
Easy for managers to organise and control staff
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IELTS Speaking Topic: Daily Routines
Listening Task
Click here to watch: https://vimeo.com/803964331
1. Watch this person talk about a routine they have
A) What is the main routine?
2. Watch again and note any useful phrases and collocations
Answer at bottom of PDF
Daily Routines: Useful Phrases
I will tell something I do everyday religiously and that is to go for a

morning stroll
Day in, day out (every day without fail)
Come rain or shine (every day without fail)
I really feel the benefit(s)
I typically get up reasonably early
I get myself a (prepare myself) glass of lemon water
I put some exercise clothes on - if it’s cold
Grab my phone and headphones
I head out (go out and go somewhere)
As I start walking I will be choosing a podcast I want to listen to
I pick up the pace (to go more quickly)
All in all, (overall) it takes anywhere from 40 to 60 minutes
I do it mainly for health reasons but also to clear my head
It sets me up for the day (it prepares me for the day ahead)
Have some ‘me time’ (have time for yourself)
IELTS Speaking: Idioms about Daily Routines
As regular as clockwork = very regularly and predictably
I brush my teeth every morning, as regular as clockwork
As per usual = as always, as usual
My girlfriend is late again, as per usual!
To be a creature of habit = someone who likes to have the same

routine
I hate to miss my early morning walk, I guess you could say I am a

creature of habit
IELTS Speaking Vocabulary: Daily Routine
ANSWERS
Fill in the gap with one word
1. I have a steady routine in the mornings, I usually / always / will /

often / inevitably / mostly get up at 7am and then have a shower
2. I am busy at work, but I like to study Chinese every now and then /
again
Listening task ANSWERS
1. Going for a morning stroll or walk.
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Fill in the gap with one word

1. I have a steady routine in the mornings, I ___ get up at 7am and

Answers at bottom of PDF

I get up early everyday

I will get up early (present habit)

I always get up early

I tend to get up early

I typically get up early

More often than not I get up early

My schedule/routine goes something like this…

I always / usually / often / sometimes get up early

Other ways of expressing these Adverbs of Frequency

Always Usually Often Sometimes

If the adverb of frequency is long it usually goes at the beginning or

● I get up at 7am on a regular basis

● From time to time I get up at 9 am

● I go to work every Monday without fail

Common Morning Routines

Note: Phrases in blue are more colloquial (informal)

● To sleep in = to stay in bed a longer time

Note we use ‘a’ if you add an adjective

To grab breakfast = take quickly

I prepare the kids for school

I do the school run = to take the kids to school

Instead of saying ‘I cook’ in spoken English we often use the form ‘I do

For more household routines, check this post and video -

I commute to work = to travel to work, some distance

I hit the books every evening (=to study)

Build productive habits

They make out lives boring and monotonous

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Click here to watch: https://vimeo.com/803964331

1. Watch this person talk about a routine they have

A) What is the main routine?

2. Watch again and note any useful phrases and collocations

Answer at bottom of PDF

I will tell something I do everyday religiously and that is to go for a

Day in, day out (every day without fail)

Come rain or shine (every day without fail)

I really feel the benefit(s)

I typically get up reasonably early

I get myself a (prepare myself) glass of lemon water

I put some exercise clothes on - if it’s cold

Grab my phone and headphones

I head out (go out and go somewhere)

As I start walking I will be choosing a podcast I want to listen to

I pick up the pace (to go more quickly)

All in all, (overall) it takes anywhere from 40 to 60 minutes

I do it mainly for health reasons but also to clear my head

Have some ‘me time’ (have time for yourself)