eng5-V5· Vocabulary· ~13 min

Daily Life & School

Words for daily routines, school subjects and places in school.

This lesson is about words for your daily life and school. You will learn words for things you do every day, like getting up and having breakfast. You will also learn school subjects and places in a school. These are very useful words for talking about your day.

Key terms

daily routine — the things you do every day, like getting up, eating meals and going to school
hobby — something you like doing in your free time for fun, like reading, drawing or playing games
school subject — a topic you study at school, like Maths, English, Art or History
classroom — the room where you have lessons with your teacher
library — a place with many books where you can read or borrow them
canteen — the place at school where you eat your lunch
School Subjects and What You Learn
SubjectWhat you learn
Mathsnumbers and sums
Englishwords and sentences
Scienceanimals, plants and the body
Historythe past and old times
Geographythe world and maps
Artdrawing and painting
PEsports and games
Musicsongs and instruments

Eight common school subjects and what you study in each one.

✎How to find the odd one out
  1. 1Question: Which word is the odd one out? Maths, English, breakfast, Science
  2. 2Think: Look at each word. Three are school subjects. Breakfast is a meal.
  3. 3Answer: Breakfast is the odd one out because it is not a school subject.
🚫Common mistake

Don't say 'make homework'. The correct phrase in English is 'do homework'.

💡Note

School subjects in English start with a capital letter: Maths, English, Art, PE.

⚠️Caution

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are all meals. Always use 'have' with them: have breakfast, have lunch, have dinner.

Rules

  1. 1Daily routines often use 'get' + a small word (get up) or 'have' + a meal (have breakfast, have lunch, have dinner).
  2. 2School subjects always start with a capital letter in English: Maths, English, History, Art.
  3. 3Use 'do' with homework: do homework (NOT make homework). This is a common mistake.
  4. 4Places in school: the classroom is for lessons, the gym is for sports, the canteen is for eating, the library is for reading.
  5. 5Breakfast is the morning meal, lunch is the midday meal, and dinner is the evening meal.
  6. 6Hobbies are things you like doing for fun: read books, draw pictures, play games.

Practice

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