A1 Beginner

What Time Do You Wake Up?

Daily routine & Present Simple (he/she). Maya and Leo compare their very different morning routines.

📖 Reading: Maya's Morning Routine

Maya has a very regular morning routine. She always wakes up at 7 AM.

First, she gets up and goes to the bathroom. She showers and brushes her teeth. Then she gets dressed.

At 7:30, she makes coffee. She always drinks her coffee at her desk. She checks her emails and reads the news.

At 8:15, she eats breakfast. She usually has toast and fruit. She never skips breakfast.

At 9 AM, she starts work. She is a graphic designer, so she works on her computer at home.

Leo's morning is different. He wakes up at 6 AM. He goes for a run before breakfast.

He eats a big breakfast at 7 AM: eggs, toast, and orange juice. Then he takes the bus to work.

"I like mornings," says Leo. "The city is quiet and beautiful at 6 AM!"

🔑 Vocabulary Box

Eight key words from this lesson. Each word includes its meaning and an example sentence.

Word	Meaning	Note
routine	A regular series of actions done every day	n. — Maya has a regular morning routine.
wake up	To stop sleeping and open your eyes	v. — She wakes up at 7 AM.
get dressed	To put on your clothes	v. — She gets dressed after her shower.
skip	To not do something you usually do	v. — She never skips breakfast.
run	Moving fast on foot; to move fast on foot	n./v. — Leo goes for a run before breakfast.
quiet	Making little or no noise	adj. — The city is quiet at 6 AM.
toast	Bread that has been heated until brown and crisp	n. — She has toast and fruit for breakfast.
regular	Following a fixed pattern; happening at consistent times	adj. — She has a very regular routine.

📚 Key Verbs in This Lesson
to wake up / get up	I wake up at 7. / She gets up at 7:30.
to have (breakfast)	I have toast and fruit. / He has eggs and juice.
to go (for a run)	Leo goes for a run. / She goes to work by bus.
to start / to finish	She starts work at 9 AM. / He finishes at 5 PM.

📚 Grammar Focus

Present Simple — Third Person Singular

📚 Present Simple — Third Person Singular
I wake up	He / She wake→ wakes up
I go	He / She go→ goes
I have	He / She have→ has
I eat	He / She eat→ eats
I do	He / She do→ does

Spelling Rules for -s / -es

📚 Spelling Rules for -s / -es
Most verbs: + s	work→works, eat→eats, start→starts
End in -s,-sh,-ch,-x,-o: + es	go→goes, do→does, watch→watches
End in consonant + y: y→ies	study→studies, carry→carries

Time Expressions

📚 Time Expressions
in the morning	I shower in the morning.
at noon / at lunchtime	She eats at noon.
in the afternoon	He works in the afternoon.
in the evening	We cook in the evening.
at night	I read at night.

🎭 Dialogue: Morning People

Maya and Leo compare their morning routines. Maya is a steady late-riser; Leo is an enthusiastic early bird who runs before breakfast.