Buổi 02 · Listen to two different routines
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Recall 10 min; predict and listen 20; questions and check 20; replay and pronunciation 15; speaking/writing 25.
Separate Ben’s details from Jo’s details.
Before you start: recall five useful words. Try your own answer before opening a model.
Useful words, patterns and pronunciation
| English | Example | Help |
|---|---|---|
| get up | I get up at six. | thức dậy |
| have breakfast | I have breakfast at home. | ăn sáng |
| leave | I leave home at seven. | rời đi |
| start | I start work at eight. | bắt đầu |
| finish | I finish work at five. | kết thúc |
| walk | I walk to the office. | đi bộ |
| usually | I usually cook dinner. | thường |
| sometimes | I sometimes take the bus. | đôi khi |
| every day | She reads every day. | mỗi ngày |
| at night | I study English at night. | vào ban đêm |
Present simple: I/you/we/they and he/she
Use the present simple for repeated activities. With I, you, we and they, use the base verb: I work. With he, she and it, many verbs add s: she works. Some add es, as in goes; have becomes has. Lan gets up, has breakfast and goes to work. Usually and sometimes often go before an ordinary verb: I usually walk. With be, they usually go after it: I am usually busy. Use at with a time: at six. If a paragraph is about she, check every verb, not only the first one.
- I start work at eight.
- She starts work at eight.
- He has breakfast at home.
- We usually walk to work.
- She sometimes takes the bus.
Use: She starts work at eight. · Instead of: She start work at eight.
Use starts after she in this positive statement.
Use: He has breakfast. · Instead of: He have breakfast.
Have becomes has after he.
Final s in everyday actions
Keep the final sounds in starts, works and lives. After /k/ in works, s sounds /s/. After /v/ in lives, it sounds /z/. Practise the word slowly, then in a sentence. Do not add an extra syllable after s.
- She works.
- He lives here.
- She starts at eight.
- He has breakfast.
w05-drills · 47 seconds
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| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 6:00 | get up |
| 7:00 | leave home |
| 8:00 | start work |
| 17:00 | finish work |
| 20:00 | study English |
Listen · Different morning routines
w05-listen · 24 seconds
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Transcript · after listening
Jo: What time do you get up, Ben?
Ben: At five thirty. I start work at seven.
Jo: That is early. I get up at seven and start at nine.
Ben: Do you have breakfast at home?
Jo: Yes. I usually have bread and tea. Then I walk to work.
Ben: I have breakfast at work. I take the bus at six.
Jo: What time do you finish?
Ben: At three. I study English at four in the afternoon.
Practise
Try first. Then check full answers and reasons.
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Speak
Act as two people asking about getting up, work times and breakfast.
Use key words. Ask a listener what they understood. Try again with one different detail.
Speaking example · after your attempt
A: What time do you get up? B: At seven. A: Do you have breakfast at home? B: Yes. I have bread and tea.
Write
Write four sentences showing Ben’s and Jo’s information. You do not need comparative grammar yet.
Check the requested facts, word order and punctuation. Rewrite any unclear part.
Writing example · after your attempt
Ben gets up at five thirty. Jo gets up at seven. Ben takes the bus. Jo walks to work.