Plan Your Writing – A1 English

🟩Make a list of daily activities

First, think about your daily routine. Make a list of everyday activities:

• wake up / get up
• brush my teeth
• have / eat breakfast (or “have something FOR breakfast”)
• have a shower
• get dressed
• go to work / school
• get to work / school
• check my emails
• check my social media
• work ON my computer
• have lessons
• have / eat lunch
• finish work
• go home
• get home
• walk my dog
• do my homework
• surf the internet
• go running
• go to the gym
• have / eat dinner
• read
• watch TV
• go to bed

🔍 Note: We say go/get home (NOT “go/get to home”), and we say go/get to school, go/get to work, and go to bed (NOT “go to the school/work/bed”).

You can learn the different ways to use the verb go in your grammar lessons.

🟩Write present simple sentences

When we talk about routines or habits, we use the present simple. So we can write sentences like: I have a shower. I brush my teeth. I have coffee and toast for breakfast.

🟩Use adverbs of frequency

Using adverbs of frequency makes your text richer. For example: I usually have coffee and toast for breakfast, but sometimes I don’t have breakfast.

🟩Use connectors and time expressions

Connectors

Use connectors like and, or, but, because, so to join ideas. For example:

I get up at 7:30. I brush my teeth. → sounds like a list.

I get up at 7:30 and I brush my teeth. → flows better!

Time expressions

Add time words to show the order of your day:

• After that, …
• After breakfast / work / school / dinner
• In the morning / afternoon / evening, …
• At (time), …
• Then, …
• Next, …
• … and then …
• When I …
• … from (time) to (time)

Compare:
I get up at 7:30 and I brush my teeth. I have a shower and get dressed. I have breakfast and prepare my lunch. I drive to work.
vs.
I get up at 7:00 and I brush my teeth. After that, I have a shower and get dressed. Then, I have breakfast and I prepare my lunch. Next, I drive to work.

🟩Write three paragraphs

Organise your sentences into three clear paragraphs:

1. Paragraph 1: My morning activities
2. Paragraph 2: Activities during the day
3. Paragraph 3: Evening activities

Example:
I get up at 7:00 and I brush my teeth. After that, I have a shower and get dressed. Then, I have breakfast and I prepare my lunch. Next, I drive to work.
When I get to work at 8:30, I usually check my emails and work on the computer. At 1:00, I have lunch with my co-workers. After that, we work until 5:30 and then I go home. I get home at around 6.
After work, I usually go running or I read. Then I make my dinner. I usually have a salad and some fruit, but on Fridays, I often eat pizza. Next, I watch some TV and I go to bed.