Book a lesson

Work and Routine

Students explore professions and daily routines while mastering Present Simple grammar rules in this interactive A1-A2 lesson plan featuring listening and speaking tasks
  • A1-A2
  • Listening/Speaking
  • 2025
A1
Reading
Listening
Role-play

Objectives

By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

  • Vocabulary: Recognize and use vocabulary related to common professions and daily routine verbs.
  • Grammar: Understand and apply the Present Simple tense to describe habits and routines, specifically distinguishing between first-person (I) and third-person (he/she/it) forms.
  • Speaking: Demonstrate comprehension of a short dialogue regarding work schedules and lifestyle habits.

Warm-up

Memory game (Click/tap to close)

Match each job to the correct picture, then answer the questions.

  1. Which of these jobs helps people?
  2. Which job can you do from home?
  3. Which job is dangerous?
  4.  Do you know anyone who does these jobs?

Vocabulary

Matching exercise
  1. What time do you usually get up?
  2. Do you have breakfast every morning?
  3. What time do you get to work or school/work?

Listening

Listening for Gist

Mark: Hi, Sarah. How’s the new job? Do you like it?

Sarah: Yes, I do. But I work very hard. I’m so busy.

Mark: Really? What’s your daily routine like? Do you get up early?

Sarah: I get up at six o’clock. I have breakfast and go to work at seven.

Mark: Wow, that is early. When do you finish?

Sarah: I usually finish at four, but sometimes I don’t leave until five.

Mark: Are you tired in the evening?

Sarah: Yes, I’m very tired. I get home, take a shower, watch TV, then go to bed at 9.

Mark: What about your husband? What does he do?

Sarah:He’s a journalist. He works in the evening.

Mark: Does he go to bed late?

Sarah: Yes. He goes to bed at midnight.

Grammar

Present Simple
We use the Present Simple to talk about things that happen regularly, routines, or facts.
• Positive Sentences:
    ◦ For I / You / We / They, use the base verb.
        ▪ Example: I work in an office.
    ◦ For He / She / It, add -s, -es, or change -y to -ies.
        ▪ Example: She works in an office. He goes to work.

• Negative Sentences:
    ◦ Use don’t (do not) for I/You/We/They.
        ▪ Example: I don’t work on Sundays.
    ◦ Use doesn’t (does not) for He/She/It.
        ▪ Example: He doesn’t work on Sundays

Is the sentence grammatically correct or incorrect? 

Speaking

 Answer the questions 

1. Do you think being a doctor is a difficult job? Why?
2. Describe your perfect working day. What time do you start and finish?
3. Do you prefer working in the morning or the evening? Why?
4. What is the most popular job in your country?
5. Do you want to work inside an office or outside?

 Divide students into pairs (Student A and Student B).

Student A selects a job from the list below (but does not say it).
Student B is a TV show host. They must ask “Yes/No” questions to guess Student A’s job.

Example Questions:
    â—¦ “Do you work inside?”
    â—¦ “Do you help people?”
    â—¦ “Do you work at night?”
    â—¦ “Do you wear a uniform?”
 

*Teacher Notes*

When students are finished have them swap roles and repeat. 

Keep listening with more stories and dialogues!

Work and Routine

  • A1-A2
  • Listening/Speaking
Listen to this story

Talking about Hobbies

  • A1-A2
  • Listening/Speaking
Listen to this story

Likes and Dislikes

  • A1-A2
  • Listening/Speaking
Listen to this story

Share

Facebook Youtube Instagram
We keep your data private and share your data only with third parties that make this service possible. Read our Privacy Policy.

More Stories

Prison Break

  • B2
Prison Break

Networking Disaster

  • C2
Networking disaster

Behind Closed Doors

  • C1+
Behind closed doors

Mayor of Few Words

  • C1+
The Reserved Mayor

Stay up to date

Enter your email address to get monthly newsletters and updates on new activities!