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TOPIC 4: EXPRESSING PERSONAL AND GROUP ROUTINE/HABITS
Every person or group of people who stay together (school) has daily routine or activity. This can be expressed by different works, everyday, often, usually, daily, every month. Usually action is expressed in present simple tense or habitual aspect. The social area/ focus is on the following.
Talking about One's Home Routines/Habits
My name is Gabriel. I’m a 12 year
old Tanzanian living in Bunda town. I wake up early, at about 6 am, then I
brush my teeth and take a bath before quickly having some breakfast. I usually have
tea with chapati before riding my bicycle to school at 8 am. I go straight to
the assembly ground to hear the morning speech, news and announcements from
teachers. After this I go into class before break time at 11am. The school day
finishes at 2pm. When I reach home, I have my lunch and rest at 4 until 6. At
7:30, I have my supper before revising my school work. Then at 10 pm, I wish my
mother and my father a goodnight before going to sleep.
My Daily Routine
My name is Julie and I live in
Ilemela with my aunt. I work as an assistant manager at an electric power
company. I normally wake up at 6 am, brush my teeth and take a bath quickly
before having tea and vitumbua. Then I go to work, have lunch around noon and
continue with work. At 4 pm, I leave work and head back home. When I reach
home, I usually find my aunt busy watering the garden. I greet her, have a
little rest until 6 when I prepare dinner. We eat at 7:30 and watch some news
before going to sleep at 10pm.
Talking about Class Routines/Habits
St. Theresa Secondary School is
in the Kilimanjaro region. Students wake up at 4.30 am, brush their teeth and
at 11 they go for prayers before bathing and prepare for breakfast at 6. At
7.30 am all students go to their classrooms. Break time is at 10.30 until 11 am
until 2:30 pm when the bell rings and they all go back to their dormitories to
freshen up. At 3 , they have their lunch after which all students carry out
their personal routines. At 5 pm, students go for prayer and go to the dinning
hall for supper at 6pm. At 7 pm, all students go to their classes for self
studies until 10 pm, when they go back to their dormitories to prepare for
sleep. All lights are switched off atAt 10.15.
Break Time
At 10:00 A.M break starts. We go out
for a break of 30 minutes. During break time, I drink tea with some snacks. At
10:30 A.m. I go back to class. Classes end at 2:00 p.m. After classes I go home at 2:45 P.M. I eat lunch.
Exercise
As a student’s what is your Daily
Routine?
Vocabulary
Take a shower - wash the whole
body
Attendance - counting people
Supper - food eaten at the right
(a right meal)
PREPOSITIONS
“ON” – is used with days and
dates
Examples
- I go to church on Sundays.
- I go to the Mosque on Friday
- I was born on 03 rd May 1978
“AT” –is used with exact time
Examples:
- He come at six o’clock
- We traveled at night
- The lesson starts at 8:00 am.
“IN” –is used with parts of the
day, months and years
Examples:
- He came in the evening
- School will be closed in
December
- He was born in 2009
Asking Questions.
We can also ask questions using
does, do
Note: Does –is for singular nouns
and pronouns
Do –is for plural nouns and
pronouns.
Examples:
1. Does she speak English?
2. Does he come to school late?
3. Does she smoke?
4. Do they speak English?
5. Do they come to school late?
6. Do we have to write our names?
Exercise
Make question using does and do
1. Does …………………………..?
2. Does …………………………..?
3. Do ….…………………………..?
4. Do ….…………………………..?
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