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Daily Routines

What time do you usually wake up? I usually wake up at 8 o'clock.

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