Different routines
(High Note page number 4-5)
A) Lan-Fen: In China, we do exercise before school
starts.
Alia: Wow! Are all those people students at
your school?
Lan-Fen: Yes. We’ve got 5,000.
Alia: That’s amazing! Our school’s got
600 students.
B) Yuna: I get up at 6 a.m. I’m at school until
5 p.m. and then I have extra lessons.
I get home at 9 p.m. This isn’t unusual
in Japan.
Maha: That’s a LONG day!
Yuna: I know. And then I do my homework!
C) Luis: We have dinner at 9.30 in the evening.
It isn’t unusual in Spain.
Rakan: That’s really late! We eat at about
7 p.m. in Jordan. Or maybe 8 p.m.
at weekends. I go to bed at 10!
D) Aiden In the US, students don’t go to
school on Saturdays and Sundays.
Our weekends are free for relaxing,
hobbies and free-time activities. My
favourite’s playing chess with my dad.
Sami : That’s nice. Are your weekends
homework-free, too?
Aiden: Well, we don’t get much homework on
Fridays. So I get to play more chess!
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Word: |
Meaning |
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Exercise: |
physical activity to stay healthy and fit. |
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Student: |
a person who goes to school to learn. |
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Amazing: |
very surprising or impressive. |
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Lesson: |
a period of time for learning something in class. |
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Homework: |
schoolwork that students do at home. |
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Unusual: |
not normal or common. |
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Extra: |
more than usual or expected. |
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free time: |
time when you are not working or studying. |
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hobby: |
an activity you enjoy doing in your free time. |
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weekend: |
Saturday and Sunday; days off from school or work. |
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favourite: |
the thing you like most. |
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play chess: |
to take part in a board game of strategy. |
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dinner: |
the main meal of the day, usually in the evening. |
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usual: |
normal or expected. |
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Phrase: meaning |
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go to school: to leave home and attend classes at school. |
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go to work: to leave home and start your job. |
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go to bed: to lie down to sleep at night. |
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do exercise: to move your body to stay healthy and strong. |
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do homework: to complete school tasks at home. |
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do housework : to clean or take care of things at home (like washing, cleaning). |
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have a shower : to wash your body using water from above. |
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have lessons: to learn something during a class or school time. |
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have breakfast: to eat the first meal of the day, usually in the morning. |
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have lunch: to eat the midday meal. |
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have dinner: to eat the main meal in the evening. |
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go home: to return to the place where you live. |
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go out with friends: to leave your home to spend time with friends outside. |
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go shopping: to visit stores to buy food, clothes, or other things. |
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get home: to arrive at the place where you live. |
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get dressed: to put clothes on. |
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get up: to get out of bed after sleeping. |
