Our daily habits are something everyone can relate to, from working adults to school students. For most of us, it is either a grind or a groove that we go through during the bulk of the week.
These discussion questions about daily routines are quite easy and can be used for pre-intermediate level ESL learners and above. The most challenging terms in this speaking activity include – meal, regularly, alarm, reminder, grocery shopping, differ, prefer, spend, and day-to-day.
The daily routine conversation questions are –
1 – What is the first thing that you usually do when you wake up in the morning?
2 – What do you eat and drink for breakfast? Do your morning meals change often?
3- At what time do you usually leave your home? Where do you go and what do you do?
4 – Do you exercise regularly? What kind of exercise do you do and when do you do it?
5 – How long does it take you to get ready in the morning? What do you need to do?
6 – When do you take a shower or bath? How long do you spend in the bathroom?
7 – At what time do you eat lunch? Where do you eat lunch, and what do you usually eat?
8 – Is there anything about your daily routine that you would like to change? How?
9 – Which job do you think has a great daily routine? What do these people do each day?
10- Do you need to set any alarms or reminders for your daily routine? What for?
11- How many times do you check the time each day? Why do you check the time?
12- What is something that you always do every day? What is something you never do?
13- In what ways are your weekends different from your normal weekdays?
14- Do you have a grocery shopping routine? When and where do you do it?
15- How do your parents’ daily routines differ from yours? Which would you prefer?
16- How do you wind down at the end of a long day? Do you think this is a healthy habit?
17- What is the last thing that you usually do before going to bed in the evening?
18- Do you brush your teeth and hair more than once a day? When do you do it?
19- What is the routine for cleaning your house? Who usually does it? What do you do?
20- How much of your daily routine is spent using transport? How could you reduce this?
21- Can you describe how your perfect daily routine would go? What would happen?
22- If you could have 1 extra hour each day, what would you do with the time?
23- Do you expect your daily routine to change in the next few years? In what ways?
24- Is your routine healthy? What could you do to make your day-to-day living healthier?
25- Who would you say has the healthiest daily routine that you know of? Who has the unhealthiest?
