LORRAINE'S ROUTINE

Professor Parker, a stress expert from the University of London, looks at Lorraine's typical day and tries to help…

Lorraine, a single mother, works as a guide at the National Gallery in London and she lives with her son George, aged 9.



6.30
I get up and I make George’s sandwiches. Then I do some housework. Then I wake up George and make his breakfast. I’m always in a hurry and I don’t have time for breakfast at home.

8.00
We cycle to school because the bus is expensive. Then I cycle six miles to work.

9.00
I have a sandwich for breakfast in the canteen, and then I start work. My first tour is usually at 9.30. I like my job but I don’t earn much money and I stand all day.

5.00
I finish work and I go to pick up George at 5.30. We go shopping.

6.30
I cook dinner and help George with his homework. After dinner I do more housework or answer e-mails. I don’t go out in the evening because a babysitter is very expensive.

9.00
George goes to bed and I read him a story. Then I go to bed – I’m really tired!

Professor Parker’s advice:
Have breakfast with your son. Do all the housework in the evening. Don’t cycle, get the bus. It’s important to see other people. Invite a friend for a drink once a week.
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*6 miles = 9.8 kilometres
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WE ARE FAMILY

Learn more vocabulary related to the family with this video.

THIS IS MY FAMILY

Let's practise the vocabulary you learned in class.
 

exercise 1 ( put the letters in the correct order)

exercise 2 ( reading comprehension)

exercise 3 ( complete the sentences)

exercise 4 ( listen to Monojo and put the letters in the right order to form the word he says)

exercise 5 ( memory game, listen to the words to make pairs)

exercise 6 ( crossword)

exercise 7 ( wordsearch)

THE POSSESSIVE

When we want to show that something belongs to somebody, we usually add an apostrophe + s ('s) to a singular noun and an apostrophe (') to a plural noun, for example:

•    the student's book (one student)
•    the students' book (two or more students)

Proper Nouns (Names)

We very often use possessive 's with names:
•    This is Mary's car.
•    Where is Ram's telephone?
•    Is this Anthony's pen?
•    I like Alice's hair.

When a name ends in s, we usually treat it like any other singular noun, and add 's:
•    This is Charles's chair.

Irregular Plurals
Some nouns have irregular plural forms without s (man → men). To show possession, we usually add 's to the plural form of these nouns:
singular noun          plural noun
my child's dog           my children's dog
the man's work         the men's work
the mouse's cage       the mice's cage
a person's clothes      people's clothes

Let's practise the possessive.

exercise 1 (Choose the correct word) 

exercise 2 (Put the words in the correct order) 

exercise 3 (Make correct sentences)

exercise 4 (choose the correct word)

exercise 5 ( click on the words in the correct order)

WHAT TIME IS IT?

WHAT'S THE TIME?

Knowing how to tell the time is very important. Sometimes we have a meeting, or an appointment, or we want to get on time for that film we want to see or just to get to work .... I hope this presentation helps you learn how to tell the time in English and, of course, the extra exercises will give you extra practice. Enjoy!!!

Exercise 1 (Match the times)
Exercise 2 (Match the clocks with the times)
Exercise 3 (Very interesting exercise to review not only the time but also the numbers!!!, with audio)
Exercise 4 (Choose the correct answer by listening to the sentences)
Exercise 5 (Write the time you hear)