MODULE 2 • LESSON 18

🔁 Simple Present

Use the Simple Present to describe routines, habits and facts.

🎧 Listening🗣 Speaking📖 Reading✍️ Writing🌎 Culture

Listen and Repeat

always
always
usually
usually
often
often
sometimes
sometimes
never
never
study
study
work
work
live
live

Listen to the Dialogue

E
Emma: What do you do after school?
A
Alex: I usually do my homework first.
E
Emma: Do you play soccer every day?
A
Alex: No. I play on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
E
Emma: My brother plays every day.
A
Alex: He really likes soccer!

Language Focus

With I/you/we/they, use the base verb: I play. With he/she/it, the verb usually takes -s: She plays. He studies. Frequency words help describe habits.

🌎 Culture Corner — Everyday Life Is Diverse

There is no single 'English-speaking lifestyle'. Daily life differs across countries, regions, families and individuals. English lets us compare routines while avoiding stereotypes and learning about real differences.

🇧🇷 What about Brazil?

Which parts of your daily routine are common among people you know, and which are personal?

📖 Two Different Routines

Read the text. Then listen to the complete reading and answer the five questions.

Two Different Routines

Liam and Ava are cousins, but their routines are different. Liam lives near his school, so he walks there every morning. He usually gets home at three thirty and plays soccer before dinner. Ava lives farther from school and takes a bus. She gets home later and often does her homework before relaxing. Liam sometimes watches television at night, but Ava usually reads. They both love music and listen to their favorite songs on weekends. Their routines are different, but they enjoy spending time together when their families meet.

Reading Comprehension

1. How does Liam go to school?

2. What does Liam do before dinner?

3. How does Ava travel to school?

4. What does Ava usually do at night?

5. What do both cousins love?

🚀 Your Mission

  1. Say three things you usually do.
  2. Describe one habit of a friend or family member using he/she.
  3. Use always, usually, sometimes or never.