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Hi everyone, I'm your IELTS Tutor Jack and in today's episode of the IELTS Plus podcast,

we are going to answer lots of questions all about our daily routine.

So firstly, I don't know if you can detect this right now, but I do have a sore throat, a bit of a croaky voice.

I hope that's not coming across too much in the audio, England next week

so I'm shooting an episode today I'm flying to England next week for my sister's wedding

and I think

while I'm there I'm going to try to shoot a bonus

episode to kind of show you a little bit about British life

and the kind of houses and gardens in England

so you may see that in the upcoming weeks

but for today we're going to do this daily routine topic and this is an As you know,

I have my strategy for part two.

It's pretty tight, it's quite strict, and it allows us to have lots of diversity in the answer.

But for daily routine, it doesn't work so well.

It's better.

to actually talk about your daily routine and just go from wake up to go to bed.

So we'll cover that later in part two.

And that's what I would like you to do for today's student question.

I'd like you to answer

simply tell me about your daily routine and just Briefly take me through your day from wake up to go to sleep.

What do you typically do?

A typical daily routine.

So that's your student challenge for today.

Tell me about your daily routine.

Okay.

And I think we're going to get straight into it today.

I do have some student questions.

I'm going to cover that in some upcoming episodes, plenty more to come.

But for today, I want to get into it.

Maybe I need to save my voice a little bit.

So we'll start off with some part ones.

So question one.

What is your typical daily routine?

I'll keep this brief.

This is part one, so I'll keep it brief.

Typically, I wake up early, I'm a morning person.

I commute to my office, do a full day's work, normally from around 7am Until 7pm.

I have.. lunch and dinner in my office and then I head home Normally between 7 and 8 o 'clock,

spend a little bit of time with my family and then go to bed.

So obviously that's a part one answer, super simple.

I could give more, but I'm saving it for later.

So you'll hear in part two.

Okay.

Next question.

What part of your day do you enjoy the most?

Well, as a morning person, I love the morning.

I really do.

I love eating breakfast.

And I love that period from 7 a .m to 10 a .m where I am most productive.

I'm really able to do deep work, focus.

I feel like I have more ideas and creativity.

creative tasks in the early morning when I am most sharp.

good okay so as you may see

or hear see in the subtitles of course I am starting

to use today's language now I didn't mention it earlier

but I will drop it in now all of this language is in the IELTS plus total speaking textbook

which is available on www .britplus .net so go and check

that out it's helping lots of students around the world I'm getting some good feedback so I hope it helps

And let's go to part two now.

Bye.

describe your daily routine very uh you definitely we've heard this

we've definitely seen it come up in the uh exam

but it's a rare case where a super rare case actually where i don't like to use my structure,

you can there are ways to do it.

But I think let's just

really stick to the task and go from wake up to go to sleep in as much detail as we can.

Now, in order to do this, I am going to make sure I introduce each item of the day and then add some detail.

So you'll hear me answer what and why questions.

You know, what do I do at that time?

What do I eat?

Why do I do that?

Why do I choose that action?

So you'll hear me go through the in chronological order that means in time order And I won't say any more,

let's just get two minutes on the clock.

okay there you go so two minutes are ready and the question is describe your daily routine my time starts now Okay.

My daily routine starts very early in the morning because I'm a morning person.

I typically wake up at 6 a .m.

I don't even need an alarm.

And the first thing I do is go through to my kitchen and have a bowl of oatmeal.

A bowl of oatmeal normally consists of oats, of course, fruit, frozen fruit,

and some nuts and berries and various things to really set me up for the day and give me energy. at

around 7 6 30 I commute to my office it takes around 40 minutes I arrive there

and I start work on the kinds of sort of creative tasks where I'm alone

which includes things on my laptop maybe making podcasts

teaching which is my main job that comes later normally around nine

or ten o 'clock i start teaching my lunch happens whenever i can

so it kind of fits around my schedule although i'm a very habitual person So I do like consistency.

It's very difficult with my job because I have to teach.

And so when I have some spare time, normally between 11 and 1, I have my lunch.

In the afternoon, if I can, I do try to go to the gym.

That's my opportunity to exercise and get some leisure time.

Because through the late afternoon and evening, that's when I have most of my lessons.

Okay so yeah around four o 'clock i start teaching i try to get my dinner in around five

or six o 'clock dinner normally consists of typical korean food sometimes i have a lunch box

which I keep in my fridge.

There you go.

So that was, I think, a pretty decent answer.

I did sprinkle in some of the language from today's handout.

And overall, I'm pretty happy with that.

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i think possibly i could have made i could have used some more advanced um connective phrases That would have been nice,

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perhaps a bit more variety of language, but overall I think that was a reasonable answer.

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And as you can hear, I just went in chronological order.

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and elaborated at every opportunity that's the habit you must have

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do not just go through the times i do this at

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eight o 'clock this at nine o 'clock this at ten but you must add details at every opportunity Okay.

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and that's it pretty simple so um i'm going to move on to part three now

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and our first part three is how can a person's daily routine affect their overall well -being Well,

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I think a good...

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daily routine allows you to be healthy, efficient, productive.

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So in that sense, of course, physically, you'll be healthier and mentally, you'll be healthier.

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I think that

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it takes a lot of discipline but once you have a daily routine it means

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that you'll have a very consistent sleep cycle

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which is healthy we know that it probably means that you can prioritize more things like sleep and leisure

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And as I said, I think that makes us happier.

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Certainly for me, when I have a good daily routine, I tend to feel better.

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I have more energy and I am able to give more time to things like leisure and creative activities.

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I think that's probably true for most people.

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So, yeah, I think actually having a daily routine is really beneficial for people.

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Now, just one note there, you will notice that was one of the fairly rare cases where I used I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I,

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I, I, I, I as the example in part threes we love examples they're excellent to have in your answer but

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do limit the number of examples you have or give using yourself.

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that we want to prioritize societal answers.

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People in general, Korean people, if you're in Korea, wherever you are,

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try not to focus so much on yourself so i'm just going to do that one today Next question,

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what are the benefits and drawbacks of having a fixed daily routine?

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I think the biggest benefit is that you probably have more time.

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Thank you.

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in having a fixed daily routine you kind of go through

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these like for example in the morning you have your morning routine you go through it on autopilot

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and it happens very smoothly and when these things happen smoothly

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and you're not delayed you're definitely going to create more time

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Okay on the other hand perhaps the drawback the biggest drawback of a fixed daily routine

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is that you might have less flexibility in your life you might actually become a less spontaneous person and therefore

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Maybe you'll miss some opportunities that if you're more flexible, you'd be able to accommodate in your schedule.

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Okay.

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Good, I was really happy with that answer.

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No "I" as the example and some of the words for today.

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So I feel like I've covered a lot of the words in today's list.

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We'll see.

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Finally, how do daily routines differ between people in different stages of life?

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Of course, it depends on the person, but definitely in different stages of our life, it's mostly related to sleep.

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I think, in the early stages of our lives we tend especially teenage years we sleep more we sleep later

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And as we get older, we...

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perhaps go to sleep earlier and certainly wake up earlier, and Of course, that really impacts your entire schedule.

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not only does it mean perhaps you get more or less time but also

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It can mean that you have to prioritize going to sleep earlier because you know you're going to wake up earlier.

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Here in Korea, it's definitely a bit of a night owl culture.

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And it's interesting to talk to people and just realize how different their daily routine is to me as a morning person.

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So definitely sleep really impacts our daily routine and the time we have.

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Good.

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Okay.

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That was pretty sharp today.

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I was really happy with the answers.

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I think, honestly, it's a pretty easy topic, right?

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If we get that in the exam, we'll be really, really happy. But...

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a few adjustments need to be made which we talked about today and definitely remember if you get an easy topic

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that's an opportunity to really use some of your high -level words.

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Do not get lazy and speak simply because it's such an easy topic.

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So that's something to keep in mind.

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that's everything i have today

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and honestly i think that's everything i can manage with my voice

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so hopefully i'll be back next week sounding more clear i don't know how it sounded to you

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but a bit croaky and I'm going to England. So,

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there will probably be some announcement or perhaps a video related to that i'll uh i'll let you know but

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Have a wonderful week this week.

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As I always say, study exceptionally hard.

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Of course, please give me that like and subscribe, all of those things.

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I do really appreciate it.

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And I will see you next week for an undetermined topic,

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perhaps, but the next one in the curriculum is digital learning.

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So we'll see.

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Have a lovely week and I'll see you very soon.

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Bye bye.

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Key Vocabulary & Phrases for Daily Routines

Typical daily routine: A great phrase to start answers, as used in the video. Example: “My typical daily routine starts at 6 AM.”
Morning person: Describes someone who’s energetic early. Useful for explaining preferences. “I’m a morning person, so I love waking up early.”
Deep work: Focused, uninterrupted task completion. Impress examiners with this term: “I do my best deep work between 7–10 AM.”
Commute: The journey to work/school. “I commute by train, which takes 30 minutes.”
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Want to improve English pronunciation and fluency? Try shadowing the video! Here’s how: Play a 5-second clip, pause, and repeat it exactly—mimic the tone, speed, and pauses. The video’s natural pace (not too fast) is perfect for beginners. Focus on the tutor’s casual tone in part 1 answers (“super simple, but effective!”) and emphasize words like “really” or “love” in the morning routine section to match his enthusiasm.

For IELTS speaking practice, record yourself describing your own daily routine. Compare it to the video—did you use phrases like “typical daily routine” or “productive”? Shadowing helps you internalize natural speech patterns, a key win for exams. Remember: small, daily practice with youtube videos (like this one) leads to big progress!

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Structure	In the video
Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result	if you're more flexible, you'd be
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	we've heard · we've definitely seen · I've covered

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Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

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