A Day in My Life

A1 · Daily Life · about 2 min · 81 words · Difficulty ●○○ Gentle

Read about Ethan's day, from breakfast to bedtime.

Tap a bold word in the text for its meaning.

Read

My name is Ethan. I live in Austin, Texas. I get up at 7:00 in the morning. I eat breakfast with my family. We eat eggs and toast, and we drink coffee and juice.

At 8:00, I go to work by bus. I work in a small store. I sell shoes and bags. At 1:00, I eat lunch with my friend Tom.

In the evening, I go home. I read a book or watch TV. I go to bed at 10:30.

Vocabulary

breakfast — the first meal of the day

I eat breakfast at 7:30.

store — a place where you buy things

The store sells shoes and bags.

lunch — a meal in the middle of the day

We eat lunch at 1:00.

evening — the last part of the day, before night

In the evening, I read a book.

bed — the furniture we sleep in

I go to bed at 10:30.

Key Expressions

Reading Strategy — Read the clock

Times tell you the order of a day. When you see 7:00, 8:00, 1:00, you can follow the story step by step. Look for the times first, then read.

Questions

Each question trains a named skill. Read the explanations after you check your answers — they show you where the answer lives in the text.

Mini Review

  • Ethan gets up at 7:00, works in a store, and goes to bed at 10:30.
  • Times (7:00, 8:00, 1:00) help you follow the order of his day.
  • Useful words: breakfast, lunch, evening, store.

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