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What’s Your Daily Routine? | How to Talk about Your Day in English
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What’s Your Daily Routine? | How to Talk about Your Day in English

What Does a Typical Day Look Like?

Morning Routine

  • Peppa is reluctant to go to school, prompting a discussion about daily activities and routines.
  • The speaker begins by sharing their morning routine, starting with waking up at 5:30 AM but not getting out of bed immediately.
  • After staying in bed for a few minutes, the first action is opening the blinds to let light in.
  • The speaker explains common phrases related to waking up and getting out of bed, emphasizing the difference between "get up" and "get out of bed."
  • They describe personal hygiene steps like washing up and getting dressed as part of their morning preparation.

Breakfast Preparation

  • The speaker goes downstairs to the kitchen, where they put the kettle on for boiling water while preparing breakfast.
  • A distinction is made between using a comb (for hair) versus a brush; both are discussed in terms of their function.
  • While waiting for the kettle, they prepare eggs for breakfast, highlighting that many people enjoy eggs in the morning.
  • The importance of using "have" when discussing meals is noted; examples include having breakfast or coffee.
  • The speaker mentions checking their phone during breakfast, acknowledging it as an unideal habit but one they practice.

Post-Breakfast Activities

  • After eating, brushing teeth with a toothbrush is described as part of maintaining oral hygiene.
  • Lunch preparation for kids follows breakfast; limited options lead to creative solutions like almond butter and onions.
  • Describes dropping kids off at the bus stop after they get ready for school; "drop someone off" means taking them somewhere and leaving them there.

Work Schedule

  • The speaker typically works from 9 AM to 4:15 PM but sometimes works later or after kids' bedtime.
  • They mention that children return home from school around 4:30 - 5 PM.

Daily Routine Insights and Vocabulary

Overview of a Typical Day

  • The speaker discusses their evening routine, mentioning they prepare for bed around 8 PM and go to bed at 10 PM.
  • They prefer taking showers in the evening to feel fresh and clean before sleeping.
  • The speaker emphasizes that this routine is consistent from Monday to Friday, inviting others to share their routines.

Engaging with Learning Material

  • Viewers are encouraged to test their understanding of daily vocabulary through a quiz available on www.EngVid.com.
  • A reminder is given to like and subscribe to the channel for more content, highlighting community engagement.

Personal Anecdote

  • The speaker shares a light-hearted moment about their children not enjoying onion with almond butter, expressing surprise at its perceived deliciousness.
  • A humorous note is made about enjoying the leftover food, indicating a playful attitude towards parenting and meal preferences.
Video description

What do you do every day? Do you know what English vocabulary you need to talk about your daily routine? In this fun (and funny!) beginner English lesson, I talk about my day and teach you the most common words and phrases you need to know. This lesson is perfect for A2 beginners, or any learner who just wants to review some of the basics. Watch, laugh, and learn, then do the quiz to internalize the information even more. https://www.engvid.com/daily-routine-talk-about-your-day-in-english/ More of my beginner vocabulary videos: https://youtu.be/vqrWUxPlxPY https://youtu.be/LOB3b8DROTw In this lesson: 0:00 English for Your Daily Routine 0:13 My Routine in English: Waking up 2:49 My Routine in English: Early Morning 6:30 My Routine in English: Morning 8:11 My Routine in English: Day 9:04 My Routine in English: Evening 10:02 My Routine in English: Night Transcript: Peppa, wake up. It's time to go to school. But Daddy, I don't want to go to school. Peppa, you have to go to school and I have to go to work. What do you have to do today and what do you usually do every day? That is the topic of today's lesson. I'm going to give you some phrases that you can use to talk about your day, to talk about the things that you do every day. And I have some surprises for you in this video that I think you will enjoy or you will just laugh. So, watch the whole thing and you will see what I mean. So, let's talk about my day. I will read the complete text first. You can listen and read at the same time. So, you're practicing your reading and you're listening. I wake up at 5.30, but I don't get up right away. I usually stay in bed for another five to ten minutes. I only get out of bed around six. After I get up, the first thing I do is open the blinds. Then, I go to the bathroom. I go to the bathroom. I wash up and get dressed. Okay. So, let's talk about these words one by one a little quickly. Wake up. I open my eyes. What time do you wake up? What time do you stop sleeping? I don't get up right away. So, get up is you leave your bed. Okay. I usually stay in bed. I rest. I continue to rest. And I only get out of bed. This is another way to say get up, right? Get up or get out of bed around six. After I get up, the first thing I do is open the blinds. So, the blinds are the covers that block the sun in the window. Maybe you have blinds. Maybe you have curtains. Okay. And then I go to the bathroom. We know what that means. Okay. I wash up. I wash up. I wash my face. I wash my hands. And then I get dressed. Get dressed means I put my clothes on. Ah, magic. Please listen to me and read this as you listen. Next, I comb my hair and go downstairs to the kitchen. The first thing I do in the kitchen is put the kettle on. While the water is boiling, I make my breakfast. When everything is ready, I sit down at the table and have my breakfast with a cup of tea or coffee. I usually have my breakfast and check my phone at the same time. So, let's do some of these things. Next, I comb my hair. This is a comb. It has one row of teeth. You can call these teeth. If you use the word brush, I brush my hair, it has multiple rows of bristles for your hair. This is a comb. You can use comb as a verb. I comb my hair. I go downstairs. Follow me. Okay. Okay. This is the kitchen. I'm in the kitchen now. And the first thing I do in the kitchen is I put the kettle on. So, put the kettle on. You pour water into the kettle. Close it. Put the kettle on. And we'll check on that in a little bit. Okay. Yeah. I can hear it. Good. So, while the water is boiling, you can hear it boiling, I make my breakfast. So, I like eggs. I think many people like eggs for breakfast. Here, I have a pan. So, let's crack an egg. Yep. Good. Normally, you don't want the shell in there, but protein and everything. Okay. Perfect. I'm going to check on that later. Maybe I will check it later. Okay. So, when everything is ready, I sit down at the table and I have my breakfast. We use the verb "have" in English to talk about food and drinks. So, you can have lunch, have breakfast, have dinner, have eggs, have coffee, for example. So, I usually have my breakfast with a cup of tea or coffee. Okay. The water was boiled a while ago. So, here I am, drinking my tea or my coffee. It depends what I am in the mood for. Okay. Do you drink tea or coffee in the morning or do you prefer a different drink? I still have the shell. This is the finger of power now. Okay. With a cup of tea or coffee, I usually have my breakfast and I check my phone. Oh, thank goodness it's in my left pocket and not my right pocket. And do you check your phone while you are having your breakfast? I know it's not a good habit, but I do it. I check my emails, I check social media, and I check the news usually. And are you having fun so far? I need to wash my hands before we continue. […]