Question Type 1: Basic Description Questions

Topic 29: Routines

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  What time do you usually get up in the morning?
  
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  Are your weekday and weekend routines different?
  
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  What’s your favorite time of day?
  
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  What’s the worst part of the day for you?
  

Nouns

habit fixed schedule agenda routine

Verbs

wake up get out of bed retire (= go to bed)

Adjectives

later than usual earlier than normal flexible inflexible

rigid habitual

Idioms

the daily grind (= everyday work routine)

At the weekend I can forget about the daily grind.

get away from it all (= get away from the daily work routine)

It’s a good idea to get away from it all at least once a month.

get into the swing of (= get used to)

I find it quite easy to get into the swing of my study routine.

early bird (= someone who gets up early)

I’m not much of an early bird.