Alfred's daily routine
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Alfred is an American boy. He lives in Los Angeles, California. He lives with his family in a modern house. He is eleven years old and he has got an older brother, David, and a younger sister, Emma.
He starts his day at about half past seven. He gets up, goes to the bathroom, takes a shower, brushes his teeth and get dressed. Then he has breakfast and at a quarter to eight he leaves home and catches the bus to school.
Classes begin at half past eight. He usually has lunch at the school canteen at half past twelve. After school, at a quarter past five, he goes home. There he does his school homework and when he finishes it he helps his Mum laying the table. At half past seven the family dines together.
Alfred is a very helpful boy, so he helps his mother cleaning up everything after dinner.
He usually watches TV for a while after dinner and at about ten o’clock the most he brushes his teeth again, puts on his Spider Man pajamas and goes to bed. His parents always kiss him good night before he gets asleep. Alfred is a very happy boy!
True or false?
[ ] 1. Alfred is an American boy.
[ ] 2. He lives in a modern flat.
[ ] 3. He is eleven years old.
[ ] 4. He has got two brothers.
[ ] 5. Alfred wakes up at eight o’clock.
[ ] 6. He walks to school.
[ ] 7. His classes begin at half past eight.
[ ] 8. Alfred and his family have dinner at half past seven.
Match the antonyms
a) modern
b) older
c) starts
d) leaves
e) begin
f) together
g) helpful
i) happy
[ ] enters
[ ] alone
[ ] end
[ ] old-fasioned
[ ] unhappy
[ ] younger
[ ] finishes
[ ] unhelpful
Answer the following questions
1. Where does Alfred live?
2. What’s his sister’s name?
3. What time does he wake up?
4. Does he have breakfast at home?
5. What time does he leave home?
6. Where does he have lunch?
7. When does he return home?
8. Does he make homework at school or at home?
9. Is he a helpful boy?
10. What about you? What’s your daily routine like?
Respostas
2-[f]
3-[v]
4-[v]
5-[f]
6-[f]
7-[v]
8-[v]
[d] enters
[f] alone
[e] end
[a] old-fasioned
[h] unhappy
[b] younger
[c] finishes
[g] unhelpful
1- Alfred lives in Los Angeles.
2- Her sister's name is Emma.
3- He wakes up around seven thirty.
4- Yes, he has breakfast at home.
5- He leaves home at quarter to eight.
6- He has lunch at the school canteen.
7- He comes back at five-fifteen.
8- He does his homework at home.
9- Yes, Alfred is a useful boy, he helps his parents in the business.
10- Aqui você terá que mostrar sua rotina diária.
Analisando o texto Alfred's daily routine podemos responder as questões.
1) Determinar se as frases sãor verdadeiras ou falsas:
1. Alfred is an American boy;
[verdadeira] Alfred is an American boy
2. He lives in a modern flat;
[Falso] He lives in Los Angeles, California.
3. He is eleven years old.
[verdadeira] He is eleven years old
4. He has got two brothers.
[verdadeira], He has got an older brother, David, and a younger sister, Emma.
5. Alfred wakes up at eight o’clock
[Falso] He starts his day at about half past seven
6. He walks to school.
[Falso] He catches the bus to school.
7. His classes begin at half past eight.
[verdadeira], Classes begin at half past eight.
8. Alfred and his family have dinner at half past seven.
[verdadeira] At half past seven the family dines together.
2) Temos que relacionar as palavras com seus respectuvos antônimos (palavras com significado oposto)
a) modern = old-fashioned --> moderno = antiquado
b) older = younger --> velho = jovem
c) starts = finishes --> começa = termina
d) leaves = enters ---> sai = entra
e) begin = end ---> inicio = final
f) together = alone ---> juntos = sozinhos
g) helpful = unhelpful ---> útil = inútil
h) happy = unhappy ---> feliz = infeliz
3) Temos que responder as questões de acordo com o que diz o texto acima:
1. Where does Alfred live?
R: Alfred lives in Los Angeles.
2. What’s his sister’s name?
R: Her sister's name is Emma.
3. What time does he wake up?
R: He wakes up about seven thirty.
4. Does he have breakfast at home?
R: Yes, he has breakfast at home.
5. What time does he leave home?
R: He leaves home at quarter to eight.
6. Where does he have lunch?
R: He has lunch at the school canteen.
7. When does he return home?
R: He goes home at a quarter past five
8. Does he make homework at school or at home?
R: Yes, he does his homework at home.
9. Is he a helpful boy?
9- Yes, Alfred is a very helpful boy, so he helps his mother cleaning up everything after dinner.