Using adverbs of frequency to describe your daily routine

84,335 views ・ 2015-08-19

BBC Learning English


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Sophie. Yes Finn? Our topic for the day: Describe your daily routine... Ok, great.
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using lots and lots of adverbs... lots of adverbs, got it...great. So I usually wake up around 7 am. Me too: breakfast?
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Yeah, I'll try and have breakfast.
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sometimes I get up too late so I'll just grab a banana and run out of the door (very good) and then if it is raining, I always
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get the bus (yeah)
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but if the weather is alright, I'll walk - takes about 20 minutes.
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How about you?
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I always take the tube. Always?
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It's so far. If I was to take the bus it would take too long.
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What time do you go for lunch? About one o'clock usually. I think I pretty much always have
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lunch at one.
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That's very precise.
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one until two, every day, exactly. That's good though, it breaks up the day a bit,
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doesn't it? It does. What about - when do you finish work? About six o'clock most days,
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some days if I can escape a little bit earlier that happens occasionally - don't tell the boss -
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No, absolutely - Never tell the boss - How about you?
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I usually finish at six actually.
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And then what do you do with your evenings? WIth my life? I go home and I rarely cook actually
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Noooo... I always cook. I love to cook dinner.
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Maybe once a week - rarely cook - sometimes eat in a restaurant, sometimes eat with friends
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That's nice - Yeah, and then usually go to bed at about midnight.
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About midnight? Oh no, I'm in bed by ten o'clock. Really?
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Yeah, otherwise I'm really grumpy in the morning.
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Incredible - Well done you!
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Thanks!
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