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¿Cómo es la rutina de mañana perfecta según la ciencia?
What is the perfect morning routine according to science?

Exercise 1: Word bingo

Instruction: 1. Listen minimum two times to the video and indicate the words you hear. 2. Use the words to form a conversation with your teacher (write down your conversation). 3. Memorize the words with the word trainer.

Word Translation
levantarse temprano get up early
la mañana the morning
poner el despertador set the alarm clock
una rutina a routine
despertarse wake up
hacer la cama make the bed
un desayuno saludable a healthy breakfast
los cereales cereals

Exercise 2: Text

Instruction: 1. Read the text in pairs. 2. Memorize the phrases by covering the translation.

Lucas tiene una rutina diaria sencilla: trabaja de día, descansa por la tarde y cena con su familia.

Lucas has a simple daily routine: he works during the day, rests in the afternoon, and has dinner with his family.
Lucas se despierta a las siete de la mañana. (Lucas wakes up at seven in the morning.)
Todos los días se levanta temprano para tener tiempo de desayunar. (Every day he gets up early to have time for a quiet breakfast.)
Primero se ducha, se lava la cara y se peina el pelo. (First he takes a shower, washes his face, and combs his hair.)
Después se viste y desayuna una tostada con aceite y café con leche. (Then he gets dressed and has cereal with milk for breakfast.)
Lucas tiene un horario fijo: a las ocho sale de casa para ir al trabajo. (Lucas has a fixed schedule: at eight he leaves the house to go to work.)
Trabaja desde las nueve hasta las cinco de la tarde. (He works from nine to five in the afternoon and does many things during the day.)
Cuando termina, vuelve a casa y descansa. (When he finishes, he returns home and rests a little.)
Por la tarde, se baña y luego cena con su familia a las nueve. (In the afternoon, he takes a bath and then has dinner with his family at nine.)
Después de cenar, se pone cómodo y ve la televisión. (After dinner, he gets comfortable and washes his hands and face.)
A las once se acuesta. (At eleven he goes to bed and falls asleep.)
Así es el día a día de Lucas, siempre con buena energía y buenos hábitos. (That is Lucas's day-to-day, always with good energy and good habits.)

Exercise 3: Questions about the text

Instruction: Read the text above and choose the correct answer.

1. ¿A qué hora se despierta Lucas?

(What time does Lucas wake up?)

2. ¿Qué hace Lucas después de levantarse?

(What does Lucas do after getting up?)

3. ¿Qué desayuna Lucas por la mañana?

(What does Lucas have for breakfast in the morning?)

4. ¿Qué hace Lucas por la tarde después de trabajar?

(What does Lucas do in the afternoon after work?)

Exercise 4: Open conversation questions

Instruction: Discuss the following questions with your teacher using the vocabulary from this lesson, and write down your answers.

  1. ¿A qué hora se acuesta Lucas y por qué es importante seguir un buen horario para dormir?
    2. What time does Lucas go to bed and why is it important to follow a good schedule for sleeping?
  2. ¿Qué actividades de higiene hace Lucas por la mañana y cuáles hace por la noche?
    3. What hygiene activities does Lucas do in the morning and which ones does he do at night?
  3. ¿Cómo es tu rutina diaria y qué cosas haces todos los días, como Lucas?
    4. What is your daily routine like and what things do you do every day, like Lucas?
  4. ¿Qué suele desayunar Lucas y qué sueles cenar tú normalmente?
    5. What does Lucas usually have for breakfast and what do you usually have for dinner?