Speaking Boost · A1 · Lesson 16 of 50
Speaking Boost A1 · Block 4: Daily Routine

What time do people get up around the world?

Some people get up at five, and some get up at ten. In this lesson you talk about your morning and your day. You use the Present Simple and you tell the time.

1

Warm-up

5 min
1.1

The morning

Answer each question with 2–3 sentences.

  1. What time do you get up?
  2. What do you do first in the morning?
  3. Do you have breakfast?
  4. What time do you leave home?
  5. Are you an early bird or a night owl?
  6. What time does your day start?
2

Words and phrases

12 min
2.1

New words

Read each word and the example. Then say one sentence with the word.

2.2

Which word?

Choose the word that fits.

  1. An makes a sound to wake you up.
  2. The first meal of the day is .
  3. If you get up at five, you get up .
  4. If you get up at noon, you get up .
  5. It is eight . It is 8:00.
  6. Lessons at nine in the morning.
  7. We work in the evening and go home.
  8. The first part of the day is the .
2.3

Opposites and pairs

Choose the right answer, then press Check answers.

  1. an alarm clock helps you
  2. breakfast is the
    of the day
  3. early is the opposite of
  4. half past seven is
  5. a quarter is
  6. to finish = to
2.4

Useful phrases

Use these phrases to talk about your day and the time.

  • I get up at...Я встаю о...I get up at seven o'clock.
  • He gets up at...Він встає о...He gets up at half past six.
  • She has breakfast at...Вона снідає о...She has breakfast at eight.
  • It is a quarter past...Чверть на...It is a quarter past eight.
  • It is half past...Пів на...It is half past nine.
  • I leave home at...Я виходжу з дому о...I leave home at a quarter to eight.
  • My day starts at...Мій день починається о...My day starts at seven.
  • I am an early bird.Я жайворонок.I am an early bird.
3

Read and react

8 min
3.1

Getting up around the world

Read the text. Hover over the dotted words for help.

What time do people get up around the world?

What time do people get up around the world? It depends on the person and on the country. Surveys say that in many countries most people get up between six and eight o'clock. Some people are early birds. They get up at five or at half past five, and they feel good in the morning. Other people are night owls. They go to bed late, and they get up at ten or eleven.

In the north of Europe, the sun comes up very early in summer, and many people get up early. In the south, people often get up later, and they finish the day later too.

A typical day starts with an alarm clock. Then a person washes, has breakfast and goes to work or to school. School often starts at eight or nine o'clock. Work often starts at eight, nine or ten.

What time do you get up? Do you like the morning?

3.2

True or false?

  1. All people get up at the same time.
  2. Early birds get up early.
  3. Night owls go to bed late.
  4. Work always starts at six o'clock.
  5. The text says a lot of people get up between six and eight.
3.3

What do you think?

  1. Is it better to get up early or late?
  2. Are you an early bird or a night owl?
  3. What is the best time of day?
  4. What do you do in the morning?
4

Grammar for speaking

10 min
4.1

Grammar for speaking

Present Simple

Use the Present Simple for habits and routines. With I, you, we and they, use the verb: I get up. With he, she and it, add -s: He gets up. After s, sh, ch, x, o add -es: she goes, he watches. After consonant + y change y to ies: she studies.

I get up at seven. You have breakfast. He gets up at six. She goes to work. It starts at eight. We finish at five.

Telling the time

Use it is + time. For full hours: seven o'clock. For 30 minutes: half past seven. For 15 minutes: a quarter past / a quarter to. Use at + time for events: at seven, at half past eight.

It is seven o'clock. It is half past eight. It is a quarter past nine. It is a quarter to ten. I get up at seven. School starts at half past eight.

Block 4 preview

Grammar you will use in this block.

Present Simple and telling the time (L16) · Present Simple negative (L17) · Present Simple questions (L18) · adverbs of frequency (L19) · review (L20)

Common mistakes: add -s to the verb with he, she and it. ✗ He get up at six → He gets up at six. ✗ She go to work → She goes to work. ✗ I gets up early → I get up early.

4.2

Choose the right form

  1. I
    up at seven.
  2. He
    up at six.
  3. She
    to work at eight.
  4. We
    breakfast at eight.
  5. It
    at nine.
  6. They
    at five.
  7. My brother
    TV in the evening.
  8. My mother
    English.
4.3

Fix the mistake

Each sentence has one mistake. Type the correct words.

  1. He get up at six. →
  2. She go to work at eight. →
  3. I gets up early. →
  4. We has breakfast at eight. →
  5. It start at nine. →
  6. She studys English. →
4.4

Talk about it

Answer with full sentences. Use the Present Simple and say the time.

  1. What time do you get up?
  2. What time does your day start?
  3. What time do you have breakfast?
  4. What time do you leave home?
  5. What time does your best friend get up?
  6. What time do you go to bed?
5

Three people and their mornings, and a short talk

8 min
5.1

Three people and their mornings

Three people tell about their mornings. Compare them. Who gets up the earliest? Who gets up the latest? What is your morning like?

Person 1

Ben, 35

  • Is an early bird
  • Gets up at five
  • Has breakfast at half past five
  • Starts work at seven
Person 2

Lara, 22

  • Is a night owl
  • Goes to bed at two
  • Gets up at ten
  • Has breakfast at eleven
Person 3

Oleh, 50

  • Gets up at seven
  • Leaves home at a quarter to eight
  • Starts work at nine
  • Finishes at five
5.2

Mini-talk: my morning

Your teacher will time you.

  1. Plan for one minute, then speak for one or two minutes.
  2. Part 1: say what time you get up and what you do in the morning.
  3. Part 2: say what time other people in your family get up.
  4. Part 3: say if you are an early bird or a night owl.
2:00
6

Personal questions

10 min
6.1

Part I: Me

  1. What time do you get up?
  2. What time do you have breakfast?
  3. What time do you leave home?
  4. What time do you start work or school?
  5. What time do you finish?
  6. What time do you go to bed?
  7. Do you use an alarm clock?
  8. Are you an early bird?
6.2

Part II: Other people

  1. Who gets up first in your family?
  2. Who gets up last?
  3. Who makes breakfast?
  4. Who leaves home first?
  5. Who goes to bed late?
  6. Who is an early bird?
6.3

Part III: A bit deeper

  1. Is it good to get up early?
  2. Is breakfast important?
  3. Is it good to be a night owl?
  4. Is the morning the best time?
  5. Is it easy to get up in winter?
7

Roleplay

12 min
7.1

Talking about your day

You

Speaker

A new friend (your teacher) asks about your morning:
  • say what time you get up
  • say what you have for breakfast
  • say what time you leave home
  • say what time work or school starts
Speak for at least 1 minute. Use the Present Simple and the time.
Your teacher

New friend

Says things like:
  1. What time do you get up?
  2. What do you have for breakfast?
  3. What time do you leave home?
  4. When does your day start?
7.2

Comparing mornings

You

Speaker

You and a friend (your teacher) compare your mornings:
  • say what time you get up
  • ask what time the friend gets up
  • say who gets up earlier
  • say who has got a longer morning
You do most of the talking. Use: I get up at... · You get up at... · He gets up at...
Your teacher

Friend

Says things like:
  1. I get up at seven.
  2. Do you have breakfast?
  3. You are an early bird!
  4. I am a night owl.
8

Homework

at home

Your homework score

Do all four exercises, then press Check all homework. Correct answers will appear next to your mistakes.

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H1

Complete with a word

alarm clockbreakfastearlylateo'clockstartfinishmorning
  1. An makes a sound to wake you up.
  2. The first meal of the day is .
  3. If you get up at five, you get up .
  4. If you get up at noon, you get up .
  5. It is eight . It is 8:00.
  6. Lessons at nine in the morning.
  7. We work in the evening and go home.
  8. The first part of the day is the .
H2

Choose the correct word

  1. I up at six.
  2. She to work at nine.
  3. We lunch at one.
  4. He TV in the evening.
  5. It at eight.
  6. They at five.
  7. My sister at university.
  8. My parents up early.
H3

Correct or incorrect?

Decide if each sentence is grammatically correct.

  1. I get up at seven.
  2. He get up at six.
  3. She goes to work at eight.
  4. She go to work at eight.
  5. We have breakfast at eight.
  6. It start at nine.
  7. He gets up at half past six.
H4

Match the two halves

  1. I get up
  2. He gets up
  3. She has breakfast
  4. It is a quarter
  5. It is half
  6. I leave home
  7. I am

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