Speaking: Vocabulary for Speaking A2 - Lesson 1: Daily Routines & Hobbies

Speaking: Vocabulary for Speaking A2 - Lesson 1

Daily Routines & Hobbies

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to use common phrases (collocations and phrasal verbs) to describe your daily life and hobbies.

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A Day in the Life

To talk about your life, you need phrases for your daily routine¹ and your hobbies². Let's look at a typical day for a student in Siem Reap.

"On a normal weekday, I usually wake up³ at 6:00 AM, but I don't get up⁴ until 6:15! First, I have breakfast⁵, then I go to school⁶. I get home⁷ around 5:00 PM and help my mother cook dinner⁸. In my free time, I like to listen to music⁹ and read books¹⁰. On the weekend, I often hang out with my friends¹¹."

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Key Vocabulary & Phrases

Daily Routine Phrases

1. Daily Routine | ទម្លាប់ប្រចាំថ្ងៃ ↩
2. wake up | ភ្ញាក់ពីគេង | To open your eyes after sleeping. ↩
3. get up | ក្រោកពីគេង | To get out of your bed. ↩
4. have breakfast | ញ៉ាំអាហារពេលព្រឹក | To eat your morning meal. ↩
5. go to school/work | ទៅសាលា/ទៅធ្វើការ | To travel to your school or job. ↩
6. get home | ទៅដល់ផ្ទះ | To arrive at your house. ↩
7. cook dinner | ចំអិនអាហារពេលល្ងាច | To prepare the evening meal. ↩
8. go to bed | ចូលគេង | To get into your bed to sleep.

Hobby Phrases

9. Hobby | ចំណង់ចំណូលចិត្ត ↩
10. listen to music | ស្តាប់​ភ្លេង ↩
11. read books | អាន​សៀវភៅ ↩
12. watch movies | មើល​រឿង
13. play football | លេង​បាល់ទាត់
14. hang out with friends | ដើរលេងជាមួយមិត្តភក្តិ | To spend time relaxing with friends. ↩
15. go shopping | ទៅទិញអីវ៉ាន់

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record_voice_over Pronunciation Focus: Phrasal Verbs

Some of these phrases are "phrasal verbs" (a verb + a small word like up, out, on). For these, the stress is usually on the second word.

• It's not "WAKE up," it's "wake UP."
• It's not "GET up," it's "get UP."
• It's not "HANG out," it's "hang OUT."

Also, we link the sounds together. "Get up" sounds like one word: "getup". Listen to the audio guide to hear this natural pronunciation.

lightbulb Using Adverbs of Frequency

To make your sentences better, add an adverb to say how often you do something. The adverb usually goes before the main verb phrase.

• I always wake up at 6:00 AM. (100% of the time)
• I usually have rice for breakfast. (Maybe 80%)
• I often watch movies on Saturday. (Maybe 60%)
• I sometimes play football. (Maybe 30%)
• I never go to school on Sunday. (0% of the time)

sports_esports Practice Your Vocabulary

Activity 1: What's the Phrase?

Describe the activity using a phrase from the toolkit.

1. The first thing you do when your alarm rings. -> wake up
2. Eating your morning meal. -> have breakfast
3. Spending relaxed time with your friends. -> hang out with friends
4. Preparing the evening meal. -> cook dinner

Activity 2: Talk About Your Week

Work with a partner. Ask each other questions about your routines and hobbies.

• What time do you usually get up on weekdays?
• What do you often do on weekends?
• Do you always have breakfast?

task Your Vocabulary Mission

This week in Siem Reap, your mission is to describe your life.

Write five true sentences about your daily routine and hobbies. You must use five different vocabulary phrases from this lesson and five different adverbs of frequency (always, usually, often, sometimes, never).

Example: "I always listen to music when I study."