Morning Routine in an American Family: Tabatha's Story
Join Tabatha as she shares her typical American family's busy morning routine involving showers, breakfast preparations, school preparations, and more. Explore morning routine vocabulary, identify verbs, answer questions, and learn about this bustling daily schedule.
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Ms. Ticknors ESL Class Family Morning Routine Reading Assignment Next Next
Table of Contents Read a story about an American family s morning routine. Answer questions about the story. Learn new morning routine vocabulary! Previous Next Previous Next
Objectives: SWBAT identify morning routine verbs. SWBAT pick out target information in a text. (Specific content words) SWBAT read reflectively; backtracking to find answers. SWBAT follow the order of events in a text. Previous Next Previous Next
Instructions: Read the passage below. The underlined words are some morning routine vocabulary words. Click on the sound button next to the words to hear the pronunciation. A Typical Morning for an American Family My name is Tabatha. A typical morning in my house is hectic. There is my brother, my grandmother, my mother, my father, and I all trying to get ready for our day at the same time! My parents take showers in the morning, while my brother, grandmother, and I take showers bathe at night, the first thing I do in the morning is wake up at 7:00 hair and feed my cat. My brother always sleeps late. My mom usually yells at him to get up! He then gets dressed runs downstairs to play video games while I help my grandmother cook breakfast. Sometimes my grandmother tells my brother to help make breakfast, too. My mom makes coffee and makes phone calls to work. We eat breakfast My mom has to go to work early for meetings so she doesn t always have time to eat breakfast with us. She eats a muffin or a bagel on her way to work. My dad and grandmother drink coffee or tea talk after breakfast. But my brother and I need to hurry to get ready my bedroom to put my homework and books in my backpack. My brother walks the dog. Then we have to brush our teeth, put on our shoes and run outside to wait for the school bus. When we get on the school bus my dad and grandma wave us goodbye. Then my dad drives to work. My grandmother stays home all day. Sometimes she works in her garden or does crossword puzzles. That is our typical family morning routine! Our mornings are busy! the night before to save time. Since I and get dressed. Then, I brush my and and sends e-mails together at the table while my dad watches the news. and for school! After breakfast, I go back to Previous Next Previous Next
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What is the main idea of this story? Click on the correct answer. a) Tabatha s brother sleeps late. No, try again. b) You have to feed your pets. No, try again. c) A typical morning for an American family is very busy. Yes, good job! d) Tabatha likes to eat breakfast. No, try again. Back to Passage Back to Passage Previous Next Previous Next
What is the first thing Tabatha does in the morning after she wakes up? Click on the correct answer. a) She feeds her dog. No, try again. b) She gets dressed. Yes, good job! c) She brushes her teeth. No, try again. No, try again. d) She eats breakfast. Back to Passage Back to Passage Previous Next Previous Next
What are two things Tabathas grandmother does in the morning? Click on the correct answers. a) She reads a book. No, try again. b) She does crosswords puzzles. Yes, good job! c) She walks the dog. No, try again. d) She cooks breakfast. Yes, good job! Back to Passage Back to Passage Previous Next Previous Next
Do you think Tabathas mother is an important and busy woman? Click yes or no and then click why or why not. a) Yes Why yes? Explain why you think her mother is an important and busy woman. Share your answer with the class. b) No Why not? Explain why you do not think her mother is an important and busy woman. Share your answer with the class. Back to Passage Back to Passage Previous Next Previous Next
The End! Great Job! The End! Great Job! Previous Next Previous Next
Credits: All pictures courtesy of google clipart and PowerPoint clipart. (I edited and resized dimensions of pictures). I wrote the reading passage and questions myself. I recorded all sounds with my own voice. I trimmed and normalized each audio clip. Previous Previous
