How Was Your Day? — Student | Essential Idiomas

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Listening

10 minutes

Dialogue: Ana asks Leo about his day when he arrives home.

Ana and Leo

Here is the text from the listening. Read along and check your answers.

Hi! How was your day?

Busy! I got up at 6 today.

Six?! That's early! Did you have breakfast?

No, I didn't. I didn't have time.

So what did you do?

I went to two meetings, had lunch with my boss, and then did a presentation.

Wow. Did you take a taxi home?

No, I went home by bus. And then I did homework!

Homework? You?!

My English homework! For tomorrow's class!

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Comprehension:

1. What time did Leo get up?

2. Did Leo have breakfast?

3. What homework did Leo do?

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Language Focus

12 minutes

Grammar: past simple irregular verbs (get→got, go→went, have→had, do→did, take→took)

Form	Structure
Affirmative	I got up early.,She went shopping.,We had lunch.,He did homework.,They took a taxi.
Negative	I didn't get up early.,She didn't go shopping.,We didn't have lunch.
Interrogative	Did you get up early?,Did she go shopping?,Did they take a taxi?

Common Errors

I didn't went. → I didn't go.

Did you went? → Did you go?

I goed to school. → I went to school.

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Practice

15 minutes

Irregular Verbs Chart

Complete the chart with the past form, then fill in the sentences.

1. get →

2. go →

3. have →

4. do →

5. take →

6. I (get) up at 7 this morning.

7. She (go) shopping on Saturday.

8. We (have) lunch at a nice restaurant.

9. He (do) his homework after dinner.

10. They (take) a taxi to the airport.

11. I (go) home late yesterday.

Present → Past Phrases

Match the present phrase to its past form.

Column A

get up early

go shopping

have breakfast

do homework

take a taxi

go home

Column B

went shopping

did homework

went home

got up early

had breakfast

took a taxi

Leo's Day: Complete the Story

Complete the sentences about Leo's day with the correct past form.

1. Leo (get) up at 6 o'clock.

2. He (not/have) breakfast.

3. He (go) to two meetings.

4. He (have) lunch with his boss.

5. He (not/take) a taxi home.

6. He (do) his English homework.

Your Day Interview

Your teacher will interview you about your day. Answer with real information. Then switch — you interview your teacher!

Scenario:

Interview about what you did today / yesterday.

Useful Expressions

I got up at...I had ... for breakfast.I went to...I didn't...Did you...? Yes, I did. / No, I didn't.

Teacher interviews student

TEACHER: What time did you get up today?
YOU: I got up at [time].
TEACHER: Did you have breakfast?
YOU: Yes, I did. I had [food]. / No, I didn't.
TEACHER: Where did you go after breakfast?
YOU: I went to [place].
TEACHER: Did you take a taxi or a bus?
YOU: I took a [transport]. / I went by [transport].

Student interviews teacher

YOU: What time did you get up?
TEACHER: I got up at [time].
YOU: Did you have lunch?
TEACHER: Yes, I did. I had [food].
YOU: Did you do housework yesterday?
TEACHER: No, I didn't! I did homework.
YOU: What did you do after work?
TEACHER: I went home and had dinner.

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Let's Talk

13 minutes

Let's Talk!

Use what you learned today to answer these questions. Elaborate as much as you can!

Talking about your daily routine in the past.

1. What did you do yesterday morning?

Follow-up: Did you get up early or late?

2. Did you go shopping last weekend?

Follow-up: What did you buy? / What did you do at home?

Self-Assessment

How did you do today?

✓
I can use irregular past verbs: got up, went, had, did, took.
✓
I can talk about what I did yesterday.
✓
I can ask and answer: Did you...? Yes, I did. / No, I didn't.

Great work today!

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