Writing Practice A1- Write About Your Daily Routine

Goals for this lesson

• Use the simple present to talk about everyday habits (wake up, eat, go, study, sleep).
• Use time expressions (at 7:00 AM; in the morning/afternoon/evening; then; after that; finally).
• Write a short paragraph (5–7 sentences) about your day from morning to night.

Key words & sentence frames

Daily actions: wake up, get up, brush my teeth, wash my face, take a shower, get dressed, have breakfast, go to school/work, study, have lunch, play, do my homework, have dinner, relax, go to bed, fall asleep

Time words: in the morning, at noon, in the afternoon, in the evening, at night, then, after that, finally, usually, sometimes, always, never

Useful frames:

• I wake up at … / I get up at …
• In the morning, I … / At … I …
• Then I … / After that I …
• In the afternoon/evening, I …
• I go to bed at …

Tip: Routines use the simple present: I wake up, I go, I have. Add time to make sentences clear: at 7:00 AM, in the afternoon.

Part 1 — Building sentences step by step

A clear sentence has a subject + verb + details (time, place, order, feeling).

• I wake up at 7:00 AM. (subject + verb + time)
• In the morning, I eat breakfast with my family. (time + activity)
• Then I go to school at 8:00 AM. (sequencer + activity + time)
• After that, I study and play with my friends. (sequencer + activities)
• I do my homework at 5:00 PM and go to bed at 9:30 PM. (evening routine)

Part 2 — Model paragraph

Example (Ali):

My day is simple. I wake up at 7:00 AM and get ready for school. I have breakfast at 7:20 AM. Then I go to school at 8:00 AM. I study from 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM. In the afternoon, I play football with my friends and then I do my homework at 5:00 PM. In the evening, I have dinner with my family at 7:00 PM and watch a short TV show. Finally, I go to bed at 9:30 PM. This routine makes me feel organised and happy.

Why this is good: It uses the simple present, includes time words and sequencers (then, after that, finally), and covers morning → evening.

Part 3 — Guided writing

1. Plan: List your times (wake up, school/work, homework, dinner, bed) + 1–2 activities you do in the afternoon/evening.
2. Draft: Use these starters:
   • I wake up at …
   • In the morning, I …
   • Then/After that, I …
   • In the afternoon, I …
   • In the evening, I …
   • I go to bed at …
3. Check: Use the A1 checklist below.

Self-check (A1 writing checklist)

• Did I use the simple present (wake, go, have, do)?
• Did I include time words and sequencers (at, in the morning, then, after that, finally)?
• Do my sentences start with a capital letter and end with a period?
• Do I have at least 5–7 sentences?

Part 4 — Practice activities

Activity 1 — Fill in the blanks

Word bank: breakfast • then • homework • evening • 7:00

1. I wake up at ______ AM.
2. I have ______ with my family.
3. I go to school and ______ I study English.
4. In the ______, I help at home.
5. I do my ______ at 5:00 PM.

Activity 2 — Choose the correct word

1. I (wake / wakes) up at 6:30 AM.
2. Then I (brush / brushes) my teeth.
3. My sister (go / goes) to school at 8:15 AM.
4. We (have / has) dinner at 7:00 PM.
5. My father (watch / watches) the news in the evening.

Activity 3 — Put the sentences in order

Number the sentences from 1 (first) to 4 (last).

• ___ I do my homework at 5:00 PM.
• ___ I wake up and eat breakfast.
• ___ I go to school at 8:00 AM.
• ___ I have dinner and go to bed.

Activity 4 — Correct the mistakes

Rewrite the sentences.

1. i wake up at seven am.
2. Then i goes to school.
3. We has dinner at 7 pm.

Activity 5 — Mini reading (True/False)

Text: I usually wake up at 6:45 AM. I eat breakfast with my brother and go to school at 8:00 AM. After that, I study until 3:00 PM. In the evening, I play basketball and then do my homework. I go to bed at 9:30 PM.

1. The writer wakes up at 7:30 AM. (T/F)
2. The writer goes to school at 8:00 AM. (T/F)
3. The writer does homework before playing basketball. (T/F)

Part 5 — Your paragraph

Write 5–7 sentences about your daily routine. Include your morning, afternoon, and evening activities with times and sequencers (then, after that, finally).

Sample answer: I wake up at 6:45 AM and get ready for school. In the morning, I eat breakfast and catch the bus. Then I study until 3:00 PM. After that, I play with my friends and do my homework at 5:00 PM. In the evening, I have dinner with my family and finally I go to bed at 9:30 PM.

Review & reflection

• Which time words and sequencers did you use? (at, in the morning, then, after that, finally)
• Did you keep everything in the simple present for habits?
• Read your paragraph aloud. Is it clear and organised?