The Anybodys
AN ORDINARY DAY • UNIT 4.2
Family
Routine
Lunch
School
Grammar
The Anybodys: An Ordinary British Family
Mr. and Mrs. Anybody and their children are an ordinary British family. They live in a village in the North of Wales. John Anybody, the father, is a clerk in a bank in the centre of the village. Mary Anybody, the mother, works in a big supermarket not far from their house, she is a cashier. Jim and Jane Anybody, the Anybodys’ children, are students. Jim is in year 8 (KS3) and Jane in year 5 (KS2), this means that Jim is 12 and Jane is 10.
Reading Activity 1:
1. Do the Anybodys live in London?
2. Is John Anybody a bus driver?
3. How old are Jim and Jane?
4. What is Mrs. Anybody’s job?
Morning Routine
Every day the Anybodys get up at seven o'clock in the morning. They have breakfast together, a typical full English breakfast with eggs and bacon rashers and bread and butter and tea, and then Mr. Anybody goes to work. He leaves the house at about a quarter to eight, he goes by car because the bank is far from their house.
At ten past eight Mrs. Anybody takes the children to school. They go on foot, they do not go by car or by bus because the school is quite near their house and the school opens at a quarter past eight. When she leaves the children, Mrs. Anybody catches bus number 5 to her work; it's just a five minutes ride. She starts work at half past eight.
Reading Activity 2:
1. At what time do the Anybodys get up?
2. What do they have for breakfast?
3. Do the children go to school by bus?
4. At what time does Mrs. Anybody start work?
Lunch Time
They never go back home for lunch. Mr. Anybody usually has a snack in a pub that is near the bank and Mrs. Anybody has her lunch at the supermarket canteen. The children take to school their homemade packed lunch, usually a sandwich and a piece of fruit or half pint of milk and sometimes, but not very often, a chocolate bar or a chocolate biscuit.
At ten past five in the evening Mr. Anybody picks Mrs. Anybody up outside the supermarket and five minutes later they fetch the children from school and they all go home.
Reading Activity 3:
1. Where does Mr. Anybody have lunch?
2. Does Mrs. Anybody have lunch at home?
3. What does the children’s packed lunch consist of?
Verdadero o Falso:
The Anybodys: In the Evening
It is half past five in the evening. The Anybodies are at home. First thing they usually do is have a nice cup of tea and some biscuits but today they are not having biscuits, they are having slices of a wonderful plumcake that Mr. Anybody’s mother baked yesterday.
After tea they all start doing their tasks. Mum and dad do the housework tasks while the children do their homework. At about seven they have dinner. On week days it is Mrs. Anybody who cooks dinner but at weekends Mr. Anybody usually prepares dishes of Italian food, he is an expert cooking pasta and making pizza!
Housework vs Homework
| Housework (Casa) | Homework (Colegio) |
|---|---|
| Hang out the clothes (Tender) | Write essays (Redacciones) |
| Iron (Planchar) | Draw pictures (Dibujar) |
| Dust (Polvo) | Study (Estudiar) |
| Vacuum/Hoover (Aspirar) | Do exercises (Ejercicios) |
| Mop (Fregar suelo) | Surf the web (Navegar) |
| Wash up (Fregar platos) | Read books (Leer) |
Comprueba lo aprendido (Rutinas):
1. I at 7:00.
2. I always .
3. I never .
4. I often .
5. María .
6. John .
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Jim and Jane at School
From Monday to Friday Jim and Jane spend most of their time at school. They arrive at a quarter past eight and they leave school at a quarter past five... nine hours, all together!
The school opens at eight o’clock but students cannot enter their classrooms before eight fifty (ten minutes to nine). At nine o’clock they start their daily classes.
Pupils can either bring their own lunch or buy lunch at the school canteen. At 12 o’clock all pupils eat together. Teachers keep an eye on them to ensure they eat everything.
After School Clubs:
- Art & Craft
- Football (Jim)
- Spanish (Jane)
- Drama
- ICT
- Chess
PREPOSICIONES:
IN parts of day / months
ON days / dates
AT hours / night
Telling the Time
Three o'clock
Quarter past four
Twenty past two
Half past five
Quarter to eight
Five to ten
💡 REPASO DE GRAMÁTICA NECESARIO
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Ver Gramática: Simple vs Continuous 🚀Simple vs Continuous
Paul: What are you doing?
Jane: I am studying, I have got exams next week.
Paul: I am working now, but I can help you later. Are you planning to go to the pub?
Jane: I usually go to the pub on Fridays, but I have to study today.
Practice: Simple or Continuous?
1. She a book now.
2. We every week.
3. They lunch in this moment.
4. You usually TV.
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