ACTIVITY
A - Translate the following expressions into your own language.
Wake up = despierta Leave home = salir de casa Talk on the phone = hablar
por teléfono
Download music and
films= descarga música
y películas
Get up = levantarse Go to school= ir al colegio Work on the computer =
trabajar en el ordenador
Play computer game= jugar
juego de ordenador
Get dressed/put the shoes on =
vístete/ponte los zapatos
Arrive at school = llegar a
la escuela
Feed the cat/dog =
alimenta al gato/ perro
Surf the net =
Go to the bathroom = ir al
baño
Start school =
empezar la escuela
Read = leer Update my status on the
Facebook= actualizar mi estado
en Facebook
Have a shower = tomar una
ducha
Finish school = terminar
la escuela
Write = escribir Check my e-mail = revisa mi
correo electrónico
Brush my teeth = cepillarme
los dientes
Do the homework=
hacer la tarea
Do the housework =
hacer las tareas
domesticas
Get undressed = desvestirse
Comb my hair = peinarme Come back home =
vuelve a casa
Walk the dog = pasear
al perro
Say the prayers = decir
las oraciones
Have breakfast = desayunar Help my mother at home =
ayuda a mi madre en casa
Watch TV =
mirar
televisión
Go to bed = ve a la cama
Make the bed = hacer la
cama
Have lunch/dinner =
almorzar/cenar
Listen to music =
escuchar música
Go to sleep/fall asleep
= ir a dormir /quedarse
dormido
B – Fill in the blanks with the Simple Present of the verbs in brackets:
Peter (1) starts (start) his day at 7.oo. He (2) has (have) breakfast in the kitchen with all
the family. Each member (3) Fixes (fix) his own breakfast. Peter (4) likes (like) orange
juice, toast and milk. He always(5) has (have) an apple: his mother (6) believes (believe)
“an apple a day (7) keeps (keep) the doctor away”. After breakfast Peter (8) makes
(make) his bed and (9) tidies (tidy) up his bedroom. He (10) gets (get) ready for lessons.
He mustn’t be late, mother (11) is (be) very strict. At 8.00 the Hanson kids (12) start
(start) their lessons. At midday they (13) have (have) lunch. Then it’s sport time: they
(14) love (love) playing basketball, in-line staking and skate-boarding. After a refreshing
shower the Hanson brothers (15) rehearse (rehearse) till dinner, because their fans (16)
are (be) very demanding: they (17) want (want) every detail to be OK. Peter and his
brothers (18) don’t have (not/have) dinner with their parents as their father is always
late. Their mother (19) doesn’t like (not/like) it very much. So, at weekends they (20) are
(be) always together.
C – Fill in the blanks with the Simple Present of the verbs in brackets:
Mary (1) wakes (wake) up at 7.00. Then she (2) gets (get) up at 7.30 and she (3) goes
(go) to the bathroom. She (4) has (have) a shower, (5) brushes (brush) her teeth and (6)
