The Present Simple – Every Day Habits and Routines

a. Where ______ live?

b. When ________?

c. What ___ before work?

d. When __ usually __?

e. What ____ Tuesday?

f. What ______ job?

g. How long ____ week?

h. Why ______ job?

i. What ______ mean?

j. What ___ interests?

k. What ___ the autumn?

l. Which ____ season?

m. How far ___ in the winter?

n. What sort ______?

o. How hard ______?

p. How ___ free time?

Roland lives in Fagersta in Central Sweden. He works for Avesta Sandvik Tube Ltd.

He usually gets up at six o'clock. He often goes jogging and sometimes goes for a swim before work.

He usually starts work at eight o'clock, but on Tuesdays he starts at seven and finishes at four. He has an English lesson every Tuesday at a quarter past four.

Roland is a computer programmer. He works for forty hours a week in the company's computer department.

He likes his job because he feels free. In his company, there is a system of flexi-time. This means that he can choose when he wants to start and finish work.

Roland also has many interests. In the spring, he goes cycling every Sunday. In the summer, he goes canoeing on a lake just outside Fagersta.

He doesn't like the autumn weather. In the autumn, he stays at home and reads and watches television.

Winter is his favourite season. In the winter, he puts on his skis and travels for many Swedish miles along the tracks in the forests near his home.

Roland is a very active person. He works quite hard and spends a large part of his free time with his wife and their two children who enjoy many of the same interests.