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Lesson 10

Daily Routines

Objective: I will learn to talk about someone’s daily routine.

Personal Study

Prepare for your conversation group by completing activities A through E.

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Study the Principle of Learning: You Are a Child of God

I am a child of God with eternal potential and purpose.

You are a daughter or son of God. He has so much He wants to help you learn. He wants to help you reach your eternal potential. Sometimes this can seem impossible. In the Bible, we read about a young woman named Mary. An angel appeared to her and told her she would be the mother of Jesus Christ, the Savior of everyone. She would raise the Son of God on earth as her own son. Perhaps Mary felt overwhelmed with what Heavenly Father wanted her to do and to become, but the angel told her:

“For with God nothing shall be impossible” (Luke 1:37).

With God, the impossible becomes possible. Mary became mother to the Son of God. Like Mary, God wants to help you reach your potential and fulfill your purpose in life. Pray to Him and ask Him what He wants you to do. Follow the thoughts and feelings you receive from His Spirit. He will guide you. Perhaps you need to learn English to be able to get an education or provide for your family. Remember that “with God nothing shall be impossible.” With God, you can learn English. With God, you can reach your eternal potential.

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Ponder

• What do you feel God wants you to do?

• When God invites you to do things that you think are impossible, how can you choose to act in faith?

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Memorize Vocabulary

Learn the meaning and pronunciation of each word before your conversation group. Try using words from the “Memorize Vocabulary” section in your daily practice.

daily routine

Nouns

morning
afternoon
evening

Verbs

brush my teeth/brushes his teeth
clean the house/cleans the house
do my hair/does her hair
exercise/exercises
get dressed/gets dressed
get ready/gets ready
go to bed/goes to bed
go to school/goes to school
go to the store/goes to the store
go to work/goes to work
make breakfast/makes breakfast
make the bed/makes the bed
shave/shaves
take a shower/takes a shower
wake up/wakes up

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Practice Pattern 1

Practice using the patterns until you can confidently ask and answer questions. You can replace the underlined words with words in the “Memorize Vocabulary” section.

Q: Do you (verb) in the (noun)?A: Yes, I (verb) in the (noun).

Questions

pattern 1 question do you verb in the noun

Answers

pattern 1 answer yes, I verb in the noun

Examples

Q: Do you exercise in the morning?A: Yes, I exercise in the morning.

man making bed

Q: Does he make breakfast in the morning?A: No, he makes the bed in the morning.

woman brushing teeth

Q: Does she brush her teeth in the evening?A: Yes, she brushes her teeth in the evening.

Q: Do you go to the store in the morning?A: No, I go to the store in the afternoon.

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Practice Pattern 2

Practice using the patterns until you can confidently ask and answer questions. Try noticing these patterns during your daily practice.

Q: What do you do before you (verb)?A: Before I (verb), I (verb).

Questions

pattern 2 question what do you do before you verb

Answers

pattern 2 answer before I verb, I verb

Examples

woman exercising

Q: What do you do before you make breakfast?A: Before I make breakfast, I exercise.

Q: What does he do after he gets ready?A: After he gets ready, he goes to the store.

two men shopping

Q: What does she do after she makes breakfast?A: She goes to work.

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Use the Patterns

Write four questions you can ask someone. Write an answer to each question. Read them aloud.

Additional Activities

Complete the lesson activities and assessments online at englishconnect.org/learner/resources or in the EnglishConnect 1 Workbook.

Act in Faith to Practice English Daily

Continue to practice English daily. Use your “Personal Study Tracker.” Review your study goal and evaluate your efforts.

Conversation Group

Discuss the Principle of Learning: You Are a Child of God

(20–30 minutes)

Gabriel and Mary

• Read the principle of learning for this lesson aloud.

• Discuss the questions.

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Activity 1: Practice the Patterns

(10–15 minutes)

Review the vocabulary list with a partner.

Practice pattern 1 with a partner:

• Practice asking questions.

• Practice answering questions.

• Practice a conversation using the patterns.

Repeat for pattern 2.

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Activity 2: Create Your Own Sentences

(10–15 minutes)

Look at the pictures. Ask and answer questions about the activity in each picture. Take turns.

Example

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• A: Do you brush your teeth in the morning?

• B: Yes, I brush my teeth in the morning.

• A: What do you do after you brush your teeth?

• B: After I brush my teeth, I get dressed.

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woman and children eating dinner

Image 2

showerhead

Image 3

woman snoozing alarm clock

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man putting on suitcoat

Image 5

woman working in a call center

Image 6

man shaving beard

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Activity 3: Create Your Own Conversations

(15–20 minutes)

Part 1

Partner A is a celebrity. Partner B is interviewing the celebrity about his or her daily routine. Say as much as you can. Switch roles.

Example

• A: Do you make your bed in the morning?

• B: No, I don’t make my bed in the morning.

Part 2

Choose three family members. Ask and answer questions about the daily routine of each person. Say as much as you can. Take turns. Switch partners and practice again.

Example

• A: What does your sister do before she goes to work?

• B: Before she goes to work, she does her hair.

Evaluate

(5–10 minutes)

Evaluate your progress on the objectives and your efforts to practice English daily.

Evaluate Your Progress

I can:

• Say what I do in my daily routine.

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• Say what someone does in their routine.

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• Ask what someone does in their routine.

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Evaluate Your Efforts

Evaluate your efforts to:

1. Study the principle of learning.

2. Memorize vocabulary.

3. Practice the patterns.

4. Practice daily.

Set a goal. Consider the study suggestions in the “Personal Study Tracker.”

Share your goal with a partner.

Act in Faith to Practice English Daily

“Learn for yourselves who you really are. Ask your Heavenly Father, in the name of Jesus Christ, how He feels about you and your mission here on earth. If you ask with real intent, over time the Spirit will whisper the life-changing truth to you. Record those impressions and review them often, and follow through with exactness.

“I promise you that when you begin to catch even a glimpse of how your Heavenly Father sees you and what He is counting on you to do for Him, your life will never be the same!” (Russell M. Nelson, Facebook, Sept. 10, 2019, facebook.com/russell.m.nelson).