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Daily Routines

What time do you usually wake up? I usually wake up at eight o'clock.

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  1. What time do you usually wake up?
  2. I usually wake up at eight o'clock.
  3. What time do you have breakfast?
  4. I normally have breakfast at quarter past eight.
  5. What time do you start work?
  6. I start work at half past nine.
  7. Do you prefer to walk or drive to work?
  8. I prefer to walk to work because I live very near my office.
  9. Do you have any breaks during the day?
  10. Yes, I have one break at half past twelve.
  11. What time do you get home from work?
  12. I get home from work at half past seven.
  13. Do you eat dinner alone or with your family?
  14. I usually eat my dinner alone while I watch TV.
  15. Do you watch a lot of TV at night?
  16. two hours at night from eight o'clock until ten o'clock.
  17. How do you spend your evenings during the week?
  18. Well, I get home at about quarter to eight.
  19. After that, I make some dinner because I'm usually very hungry after work.
  20. Then I do some exercise, I go to the gym, or I take my dog for a walk.
  21. Then from 8 o'clock until 10 o'clock, I always watch TV.
  22. Then I tidy up my house before I go to bed.
  23. How do you spend your evenings on weekends?
  24. I like to spend my evenings on weekends at a restaurant or a shopping centre.
  25. I don't like being in my house at the weekend because I think it's a bit boring.
  26. I like to do fun things at the weekend.
  27. What is your daily routine for dinner?
  28. I make dinner when I get home from work.
  29. I usually have a pasta or rice dish with some meat and some vegetables.
  30. I love lasagna, but I also like different dishes, like sushi.
  31. But when I eat sushi, I always buy it from the supermarket.
  32. I don't know how to make sushi.
  33. Does your daily routine include any time for exercise?
  34. Yes, of course, I love doing exercise.
  35. I think that it's very relaxing, especially after work.
  36. When you are at work, you feel very stressed, but when you're doing exercise, you feel happy.
  37. I like going to the gym, going for a run, or taking my dog.
  38. for a walk.
  39. Last year I started boxing classes and I think that boxing is my favourite sport.
  40. Do you have any hobbies?
  41. Yes, I do have a lot of hobbies.
  42. Like I said, I love boxing.
  43. and I go to boxing classes on Saturday mornings.
  44. I also love playing the piano and I started to learn to play the guitar last month.
  45. What is the hardest part of your daily routine?
  46. I think the hardest part of my daily routine is waking up in the morning.
  47. I hate mornings and when I wake up, I feel very sleepy and I don't like it.
  48. So, when I wake up, I go to the kitchen and I make a cup of coffee.
  49. And this wakes me up just a little bit.
  50. What is the most fun part of your daily routine?
  51. I think that the most fun part of my daily routine is when I come home from work and I see my dog.
  52. My dog is very happy when he sees me and is fun because we play a few games and is very nice.
  53. I love having a dog.
  54. What is the most relaxing part of your daily routine?
  55. Well, I think that the most relaxing part of my daily routine is from 8 to 10 o'clock when I'm watching TV on my sofa.
  56. I also use my phone and check social media like Instagram at that time.
  57. I'm not only watching TV.
  58. I also have a cup of tea while I watch TV and eat some biscuits and it's very relaxing.
  59. Do you read before going to sleep?
  60. No, I don't like reading before going to sleep.
  61. My favourite types of books are crime and scary books.
  62. So I don't think that it is a good idea to read these novels before I go to sleep because I might have bad dreams.
  63. What time do you typically go to bed?
  64. I normally go to bed at 11 o'clock or half past 11.
  65. If I am watching a good film on TV and it finishes late like at 12 o'clock I might go to bed at 12 but I normally go to bed at 11 or 11.30 Like I said before before i go to bed i tidy my house because when you wake up in the morning and the house is clean it's great you start the day feeling very happy and more relaxed so i start to tidy my house at 10 or half past 10 and then I start to get ready for bed I don't look at my phone before I go to sleep because I read online that it is bad because your brain is active so I don't read or I don't look at my phone don't use any technology before I go to bed.
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  67. Remember that you can write a comment in the comment section talking about your daily routine and I can correct you.
  68. Thank you and I'll see you in the next video.