Mindset for IELTS foundation

Unit 1: DAILY LIFE

Hello everyone, I’m Lisa. I’m from a small town in Vancouver. I _______
(1) around 7:00a.m and _________ (2) breakfast
with my family. I have a classmate live near my
house, so we usually _________ (3) the bus to go
to school at 8:30. Classes begin at 9:00a.m and
finish at 5:00p.m. After that, I meet my friends
and __________ (4) some sightseeing to relax.
When I get home, I help my Mom make
__________ (5) and we all eat together. Then my
parents watch TV and I __________ (6) book
before bed. I switch off my light at about 10p.m.

II. Read the information about the daily routine of a student at a UK

Susan’s Daily Routine

Her name is Susan. She’s fourteen years old. She ___________ (wake up)
at 7 o’clock every day except Sunday. She ________ (do) morning exercises then
she ________ (wash), clean her teeth with a tooth-brush and __________ (comb)
her hair. Then she __________ (have) breakfast. In the mornings she __________
(like) to eat fried eggs or omelette, cheese sandwich and to drink tea. It
__________ (take) her 10 minutes to get to school. Her lessons __________
(begin) at 8:30. At 2 o’clock the lessons are over. She usually has six or seven
lessons a day. She _______ (return) home at 2 o’clock and ________ (have) rest.
She ________ (watch) TV and ________ (play) computer games. She has lunch at
3 o’clock.. In the evening, Susan ________ (go) to the gym or take out her bike.
Her training lasts for an hour. Her parents usually ________ (return) home at 19
o’clock. They _________ (have) dinner at 19:30. Then they sometimes ________
(go) to the cinema, _______ (spend) time in the park or goes shopping. Then she
______ (read) books, newspapers and magazines, ______ (chat) with friends on
the phone. On Monday, Wednesday and Friday Susan ________ (attend)
additional English classes at her school. At 10 o’clock she _________(take)
shower or a bath, _________ (brush) her teeth and goes to bed.

III. Read the text and match the phrases that have similar meanings.
  I often help a lot around the house and I usually help my mum do the laundry.
My brother is lazy and he never washes his clothes. He always leaves them in a
pile on his bedroom floor. In the evening after school, I always tidy up my room. I
put things away and get my schoolbag ready for the next day. My dad sometimes
washes up after dinner. We don't have a dishwasher at the moment because our old
one broke down, so he has to clean the dishes by himself. My sister likes cooking,
so she often helps mum make lunch and dinner. She prepared a delicious meal of
roast chicken at the weekend. Sometimes my brother puts the rubbish out, but he
usually just leaves it by the back door instead of taking it out to the bins. We all
usually try and help and do the cleaning. When the housework is done, we always
relax and watch TV.
1 do the laundry A take out the bins
2 tidy up B prepare a meal
3 wash up C wash the clothes
4 make lunch/dinner D put things away
5 put the rubbish out E do the housework
6 do the cleaning F clean the dishes
 WRITING
I. Look again at the information in Reading part – exercise 2. Write about
your daily routine and the activities you do everyday.
Examples: I sometimes do the laundry. I never make dinner. My brother often
takes out the bins.
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II. Look at the two pictures showing Julia Grant, a volunteer on a science
project. Using the pictures, write a description of Julia's daily routine. (page
15)
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