Unit 3: What Time Do You Get Up?

Quick Check

A. Vocabulary. What activities on page 18 do you do every day? Write them in order from morning to night.

Get up in the morning at 7 o'clock.

Have breakfast.

Go to school.

Do homework.

Have a dinner.

B. Comprehension. Answer yes or no.

1. yes Amal usually gets up early.
2. no Alex is having breakfast.
3. yes Jeff and Rick never drive to work.
4. yes Celso plays football at school.
5. no Bob goes to work by bus.
6. yes Fernando reads his email in the office.
7. no Ali usually studies after dinner.
8. no Takeshi usually goes home early.

2 Pair Work

A. Ask and answer about the people on page 18.

What time does Ahmed usually study?

He usually studies at four thirty.

What time does Ali go to work by bike?

He usually goes to work by bike at two thirty.

B. Ask and answer about daily activities.

What do you usually do before dinner?

I usually do my homework.

What do usually do in the morning?

I usually go to school.

3 Grammar

A. Unscramble the sentences.

1. opens / at nine / usually / The bank

The bank usually opens at nine.

2. closes / The supermarket / on Sundays / never

The supermarket never closes on Sundays.

3. to work / drive / always / My brothers

My brothers always drive to work.

4. in our family / go to bed late / The children / never

The children in our family never go to bed late.

5. always / in the afternoon / do / I / my homework

I always do my homework in the afternoon.

6. usually / eats dinner / My family / at six

My family usually eats dinner at six.

B. Work with a partner. Talk about the people’s daily activities.

1 Fatimah always / the evening

Fatimah always studies in the evening.

2 Tariq sometimes / the morning

Tariq sometimes rides his bike in the morning.

3 Adam never / weekends

Adam never goes to school on weekends.

4 Abdullah usually / Saturdays

Abdullah usually plays football on Saturday.

5 Khalid always / after school

Khalid always does his homework after school.

6. Ali and his friends sometimes / the evening

Ali and his friends sometimes play video games in the evening.

4 Listening

Listen to Jeff’s typical day. Tick (T) the things he does.

1. T Jeff usually exercises before breakfast.
2. — He rides the bus to school.
3. T He does his homework after practice.
4. — Jeff plays tennis on weekends.
5. T He never meets his friends on weeknights.

6 Conversation

About the Conversation

1. What does Ryan usually do in the afternoons?

He usually works out for about an hour.

2. What kind of lesson does Fahd have?

He has a karate lesson / He has a martial arts class.

3. What is he learning now?

He's learning some difficult karate moves.

Your Turn

Find someone in your class who does each of the activities.

7 About You

1. Do you take any lessons? What kind?

Yes, I take tennis lesson.

2. What do you usually do on Saturdays?

I usually hang out with my friends.

3. What do you never do on Saturdays?

I never stay home.

9 Writing

A. Read the email from a Japanese student in middle school. With a partner, discuss what is the same or different about your school.

How does Kaito go to school?

(By bus)

What time does school begin?

(At 8:30)

How many classes does he have each day?

(six)

What time does school end?

(3:30)

Does Kaito do any after-school activities?

(Baseball, English club)

B. Look at the writing task in C. Write notes in the chart to organize your paragraphs.

C. Write an email to a pen pal about a typical day at your school. Use your notes from the chart and other ideas from this unit.

From: Saeed–Mashary@mail.ksa

Subject: middle school in Saudi Arabia

Hi Kaito,

I hope you are fine.

Today, I want to tell you about middle school in Saudi Arabia. I usually get up at 6:45. I put on my school uniform, prepare my school bag, and eat breakfast with my family.

Then, I go to school by bus. Our school day begins at 7:45. Before classes, we stand in lines then we go to our classes. We have seven classes a day, four in the morning and three in the afternoon.

We study subjects like Arabic, English, Islamic studies, math, science, social studies, computer science, and art.

Each class is 45 minutes long, with a 5-minute break between classes.

We have a break at 11:00. We bring lunch from home or buy it from the canteen, and we always eat in our school yard. School ends at 2:00 pm.

We have many clubs after school. I'm in the Computer Club. When we have a school club, we returned home at 3:00.

Write back soon.

Your friend,

Saeed

11 Form, Meaning and Function

A. Choose the correct verb for each sentence.

1. Nawal her homework at the moment.

a. does.

b. is doing.

c. do.

2. to come to the mall with us?

a. Do you want.

b. Want you.

c. Are you wanting.

3. The scientists the cause of the problem.

a. aren’t knowing.

b. not know.

c. don’t know.

4. Look! The children in the lake.

a. are swimming.

b. swim.

c. are swim.

5. The moon around the Earth.

a. is going.

b. go.

c. goes.

6. Abdullah sometimes his bike to school.

a. is riding.

b. rides.

c. ride.

7. Jasem has a part-time job, but he today.

a. isn’t working.

b. works not.

c. aren’t working.

8. in your country in the winter?

a. Does it snow.

b. Snows.

c. Is it snowing.

9. Please be quiet. The baby right now.

a. is sleep.

b. sleeps.

c. is sleeping.

10. Listen. The tourists for directions in English.

a. is asking.

b. are asking.

c. ask.

B. Put the verbs in parentheses into the present progressive or simple present.

1. Do you check your email every day? (you/check)

2. Look at them! They are riding horses on the beach. (ride)

3. I don't understand this exercise. Can you explain it again? (not/understand)

4. We are going to the park. Would you like to come with us? (go)

5. Majid usually works out at the gym three times a week. (Work out)

6. What time do you usually wake up in the morning? (you/usually/wake up)

7. Are you reading the newspaper? Can I have a look at it, please? (you/read)

8. Fatimah always brushes her teeth after dinner. (brush)

9. Khalid has football after school, so he isn't coming home early. (not/come)

10. My father’s car is at the mechanics, so he is taking the bus to work. (take)