1. Daily routines
A day in the life of Jane

2. Daily routines Read the following text and pay attention to:
The new vocabulary in general.
The expressions in light blue. They show common daily activities.
The connectors.
Look up the new words in a dictionary and learn them.

3. Daily routines
In the morning I wake up at 6am. The alarm clock rings at 5.50am, but I switch it off and it rings again at 6am. These ten minutes between am are good for me!
I get up and do some yoga exercises.
Then, I go to the bathroom.

4. Daily routines
In the bathroom I have a shower, I clean my face, put on my creams and smile to myself.
After that, I go back to my room and wake up my husband. He sleeps until 6.30!
Then, I get dressed. I choose my clothes the night before, because I don’t have much time in the morning.

5. Daily routines
Later, I go to the kitchen and make breakfast. I have a glass of milk, a fresh orange juice, some brown bread with olive oil and Spanish cured ham for breakfast. And I sometimes eat cereals too.
After that I go to the toilet, clean my teeth, brush my hair and put on some lipstick.

6. Daily routines
Finally, I check that I have everything I need before leaving: my handbag with my car keys, my house keys, my mobile phone, my wallet and my sunglasses.
I kiss my husband goodbye and I go to work. He starts work later, so he tidies up after I leave.

7. Daily routines
I arrive at work at 8 o’clock. I normally drive to work, but sometimes a workmate gives me a ride. I can’t go on foot because it’s quite far from home. There is no train in my city and the bus links don’t work very well. I’d like to have a bike and go by bike, but I have to wait until Christmas!

8. Daily routines
In the office I have a lot to do: write important documents, send s, have meetings with my bosses, take decisions… It’s sometimes stressful.
But the best moment in the morning is the coffee-break. We don’t have a canteen in the building, so we go to a café near it.

9. Daily routines
The assistants know us and smile when we arrive. We usually want the same: a white coffee – sometimes a strong black coffee – a sandwich or a piece of cake and some mineral water. I like sparkling water, but still water is healthier.
Then, we go back to work until 2pm.

10. Daily routines
After work I go home and prepare lunch. I usually cook at weekends and put everything in the fridge or the freezer. But then I have to fry potatoes or boil them, or cook some rice, or make a salad.
When my husband arrives home we have lunch together and speak about our day at work.

11. Daily routines Then, we relax or have a nap.
I often work in the afternoons, but I don’t go to the office. I work at home. I have a computer with access to the internet.
After that my husband and I go out to have a walk in the park near our house. We love sitting there and watching the swans in the lake.

12. Daily routines
We don’t like going shopping, so we sometimes go to have tea at some friends’ or to visit our parents.
We also like staying in. We like spending the evening at home reading or watching a film. But sometimes we go out and have dinner in a cheap restaurant or in a good pub.

13. Daily routines
When we stay at home we like cooking dinner together. We usually have a big salad or pasta. We sometimes open a bottle of wine and have a great time chatting until it’s time to go to bed.
We like going to bed early, but sometimes it gets late and the following day we are very tired… but happy!