A1#Basic 850Official15 sentences139/850 core words

My day starts early — daily routine

Present simple with the third-person -s — she goes, he works, she reads. That tiny s is easy to lose in fast speech; train your ear to hear it.

New core words in this lesson

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Read the sentences below, then practice the whole lesson with audio.

  1. 1I get up at seven every day.
  2. 2She goes to work by train.
  3. 3He takes a walk every night.
  4. 4I wash my face and hands.
  5. 5We eat together every morning.
  6. 6My day starts very early.
  7. 7She reads before bed.
  8. 8He works at night.
  9. 9I clean the house on Saturdays.
  10. 10She takes the early train.
  11. 11We look at the stars at night.
  12. 12Then it's time for bed.
  13. 13I sleep eight hours a night.
  14. 14What time do you get up?
  15. 15Every day is a new start.

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