Daily life sentences

1. Talking About Your Daily Life (Naturally)

TALKING ABOUT YOUR
DAILY LIFE (NATURALLY)
LEVEL UP YOUR ENGLISH FLUENCY

2. Let's look at the difference:

LET'S LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE:
•A1 Robot: "I wake up. I check my phone. I drink coffee."
•A2 Fluent: "In the morning, I usually wake up at 7, and then I check my
phone for a few minutes before I grab a coffee."

3. The Problem

THE PROBLEM
• I wake up.
• I eat breakfast.
• I go to school.
• I play games.
• I sleep.
• In the morning, I usually wake up early, grab a
quick breakfast, and then I head to school. Later, I
chill out and play some video games.

4. The Fluency Formula

THE FLUENCY FORMULA
• Time/Frequency ➡ Subject ➡ Verb ➡ Extra Detail
(After school) ➡ (I) ➡ (head) ➡ (straight to the gym).
(In the evening) ➡ (I) ➡ (chill out) ➡ (with my friends).
After breakfast, I go to the gym and work out.

5. Basic (A1) ➡️ Cool & Natural (A2)

BASIC (A1) ➡ COOL & NATURAL (A2)
• eat breakfast ➡ grab a bite to eat
• look at my phone ➡ check my phone / scroll through social media
• go to school ➡ head to school / catch the bus
• play games ➡ chill out and game
• go to sleep ➡ fall asleep

6. Let’s practice

LET’S PRACTICE
• Text: Put these in the correct order:
• (usually / I / wake up / early / because I have school)
• I usually wake up early because I have school.
• (In the evening / I / chill out / and play video games)
• (After school / I / head / straight to the gym)

7. The Magic Trick: Linking Words

THE MAGIC TRICK: LINKING WORDS
• AND THEN (Next action)
• BECAUSE (The reason)
• BUT (The opposite/surprise)
• SO (The result)
I wake up at 7:00. _and then_______ I check my phone.
I have a lot of homework. ___so_____ I don't have time to play games.
I hate waking up early. __but______ I have to be at school by 8:00.
I usually take the bus. __because______ it's faster than walking.

8. Homework

HOMEWORK
• Tell me about your REAL day. Use the formula, the new vocabulary, and linking words.
• On a normal weekday, I usually...
• After I finish my classes, I...
• In the evening, I like to...
• Finally, before I go to sleep, I...

9. Unscramble the Sentences:

UNSCRAMBLE THE SENTENCES:
Use the Fluency Formula (Time + Subject + Verb + Detail) to put the words in the correct order.
1.
usually / I / a quick coffee / in the morning / grab
2.
straight home / after school / I / head / because / I'm tired
3.
my notifications / as soon as / I / wake up / check / I
4.
with my friends / on weekends / I / chill out / and / play video games
5.
don't usually / I / before bed / watch TV / I prefer / to listen to music

10. Choose the correct linking verb

CHOOSE THE CORRECT LINKING VERB
1.
I have a lot of homework tonight, ( so / because ) I can't play video games.
2.
I wake up at 7:00 AM, ( and then / but ) I immediately check my phone.
3.
I hate taking the bus to school, ( so / but ) it's the only way to get there.
4.
I usually grab a quick breakfast in the morning ( because / and then ) I don't have a lot
of time.
5.
My brother is always sleeping when I wake up, ( but / so ) I have to be very quiet.

11. Make short sentences more fluent

MAKE SHORT SENTENCES MORE FLUENT
You have two short sentences. Combine them into ONE fluent sentence using an appropriate linking word from the box
and then | because | but | so
1.
Short: I finished my classes. I went to the gym. Fluent:
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2.
Short: I was very hungry after school. I grabbed a burger. Fluent:
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3.
Short: I wanted to scroll through social media. My phone battery was dead. Fluent:
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4.
Short: I don't usually drink coffee. I need one today because I slept badly. Fluent:
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