Daily Life | Elementary Vocabulary

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Talking about Daily Life in English

The term “daily life” refers to the routine activities and experiences that a person goes through in their everyday existence. This can include everything from waking up in the morning and getting ready for the day, to going to work or school, running errands, socializing with friends and family, engaging in hobbies or leisure activities, and so on. Essentially, daily life is all of the regular and recurring actions that make up a person’s routine, as well as the various challenges, opportunities, and surprises that may come up along the way.

Learn 12 words to describe daily life

Use these flashcards to learn the meaning of the terms for this unit. You can also practice the pronunciation by listening to the audio on each card.

Practice Exercises for Daily Life Vocabulary

Exercise 1 – Play this word search game to review the vocabulary

Exercise 2 – Practice using the vocabulary in context

Exercise 3 – Speaking activity

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Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

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Vocabulary Quiz

Let us review the vocabulary about daily life

TermPart of speechDefinition
brushverban act of cleaning or smoothing something
have a rest/shower/walk, verbA collocation meaning to complete certain actions
laughverbto show that you are happy or that you think something is funny by smiling and making a sound
leaveverbto go away from (a place)
lie downverbto rest
missverbto fail to be present for (something)
moveverbto cause (something or someone) to go from one place or position to another
prepareverbto make (someone or something) ready
shareverbto have or use (something) with others
spendverbto use (money) to pay for something
tidyverbclean and organized : not messy
tryverbto make an effort to do something
wash (something) up or wash up (something)verb to clean (something) with water and usually soap