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Read the text carefully.

My daily routine Hello! My name is Garfield. I was born on the 19^th June 1999. I am twelve years old. I am American: I was born in Washington, in the United States. Now I live in New York with my friend Jon and Odie, the stupid dog. Odie is four years old. It is so stupid... I have a teddy bear: its name is Pooky. I really love it! I am a very busy student. I get up at half past seven and I have a shower. I have breakfast at a quarter to eight. I listen to the radio when I have breakfast. I go to school at a quarter past eight. I meet my friends at the bus stop and we take the bus to school. Lessons start at nine o'clock. My favourite subject is History. I have lunch at school at half past twelve. My favourite food is lasagne. After lunch I have classes again. I finish school at half past three and I go jogging in the park. I love running! Then I go home at four o'clock. When I arrive home I do my homework. I study from half past four to seven o'clock. I watch TV until eight o'clock. I have dinner at eight o'clock. I wash my teeth and I go to bed at half past nine. I read for twenty minutes and then I go to sleep. Write to me and talk about your family and your daily routine. Your friend, Garfield PS: My daily routine is all a lie!!! I only sleep and eat.... I feel so tired...

1. Complete the following table.

Name:	___________________________
Date of birth:	___________________________
Place of birth:	___________________________
Favourite subject:	___________________________
Favourite food:	___________________________

2. Say if the following statements are true or false. Correct the false ones.

1. The cat is ten years old. __________

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2. Garfield was born in Scotland. __________

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3. It lives with its friend Jon and the dog Odie. __________

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4. It listens to the radio while it has breakfast. __________

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5. It has lunch at home. __________

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6. It does his homework from five o'clock to six o'clock. __________

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7. It has dinner at nine o'clock. __________

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3. Complete the Garfield's timetable.

	Garfield gets up and has a shower.			Garfield leaves school. Lessons finish.
	It has breakfast.		16:00
08:15			16:30	He studies (until 19:00)
09:00	Lessons start		20:00
	Garfield has lunch			Garfield goes to bed.

4. Answer the following questions according to the text.

1. How old is Garfield?

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2. What nationality is it?

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3. Where does it live?

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4. What time do lessons start?

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5. What does it do after school?

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1. What time is it? Tell the time.

03:00
01:45
06:15
12:00
15:05

2. Match the verbs to the pictures.

to get dressed	to study	to cook	to comb one's hair
to watch TV	to go to bed	to have dinner	to have a shower
to have breakfast	to wake up

1. _________________	2. ________________	3. ________________	4. _________________
5. ________________	6. ________________	7. ________________	8. _________________
9. ________________	10. ________________







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1. Build sentences with the words. The verbs are in the present simple.

1. Garfield / to love / eating / pizza / ? _________________________________________________

2. Janet / not / to swim / every day. ___________________________________________________

3. She / to train / very hard. _______________________________________________________

4. We / not / to eat / sweets. _______________________________________________________

2. Choose the correct option.

1. Garfield's uncle ________ in Bristol.
a) lives	b) is living
2. Garfield's cousin ________ brown hair.			3. Garfield ________ lasagne at the moment.
a) has got	b) is having		a) eats	b) is eating

3. Complete with the present simple or the present continuous.

1. Garfield _______________________ (go) to the swimming pool every day.

2. He _______________________ (not / like) making plans.

3. Now Garfield _______________________ (eat) a pizza.

4. I always _______________________ (have) lunch at home.

5. My parents _______________________ (not / work) at the moment.

4. Complete with must / musn't.

	noise
1. You _____________ wash your teeth twice a day.	2. You _____________ make noise. I have a headache.	3. Garfield _____________ eat so much.	4. It _____________ study every day.




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Jenny is Garfield's cousin. Use the following notes to write about her and her daily routine.

Name:	Jenny Thomson		Job:	Student
Date of birth:	7^thJuly 2000_		Family:	Parents and one brother (Catson)
Place of birth:	New York

7:00	get up		12:30	have lunch
7:10	have a shower		13:30 - 15:30	classes
7:20	get dressed and comb hair		16:00	go home do the homework + watch TV
7:30	have breakfast (in the kitchen / milk, bread and butter)		20:00	have dinner (soup / meat / rice)
7:50	brush teeth		21:10	read for thirty minutes
8:00	go to school by bus		21:40	go to bed
8:20 - 12:30	classes

“My daily routine” Level 3 3 / 4

I LOVE grammar! Verb tenses are my speciality! Or not....

Good work!

Your teacher

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