Adverbs of Frequency

Instructions: Insert an adverb of frequency into each sentence. Choose from always, almost
always, usually, often, sometimes, seldom, rarely, almost never or never.

Example: My father often goes on business trips.

1. Our teacher teaches on Tuesday.

2. Our teacher goes swimming at the university pool.
3. Our teacher is absent.
4. Our teacher gives homework for the weekend.
5. Our teacher brings food into class.
6. Our teacher is impatient with students who don't pay attention.
7. Our teacher loses patience when students don't understand.
8. Our teacher is energetic in class.
9. Our teacher tells funny stories.
10. There are handouts for students.
11. Our teacher gives exercise pages to students.
12. Our teacher wears jeans to class.
13. Our teacher is formally dressed. (in a business suit or ensemble)
14. Our teacher comes to class on time.
15. I am late for class.
16. I do the homework on Sunday.
17. Our teacher is in class before six o'clock.
18. I don't want to do the homework.
19. I go on trips on the weekend.
20. My classmates are interested in what the teacher says.
21. I buy lottery tickets.
22. I am tired at the end of class.
23. I think about quitting school.
24. My street is noisy.
25. I give money to people who beg on the street.

Task. To read, analyze and retell the texts below.

Abortion Pill

Women living in France can have an abortion with a pill. The pill is called RU486. It makes
having an abortion easy and without surgery. Women in America do not have access to this pill.

A congresswoman sent a letter. She thinks that women should be able to get the pill in the United
States. Another person thinks that American women should not have it.

Some people worry about the new pill. They think it might teach people that abortion is no big
deal. It will be harder to understand abortion if it is done with a pill.

Some doctors think that this pill is safe. A group of California doctors is working to get the pill
approved.
1
Another doctor said that abortion is legal in California. He said science can make it safer for
women. He wants to study the pill in California.

No one knows when the pill will be available to women in the United States. It is clear that many
women want the choice.

Child Safety Seats

The California Highway Patrol, people who work at a medical center, and a local news station
had a special program early one morning. They organized a demonstration in a big parking lot.
They showed parents and grandparents how to keep children safe while riding in a car. They
showed people how to use children's car seats.

The officers and medical experts showed adults how to properly place a car safety seat in an
automobile. A safety seat must be tightly fastened so that it will not move. They gave
demonstrations on how to place a child in a safety seat and to use a car's seat belt to lock down a
safety seat. The straps of a safety seat must be secure at the shoulder of a child. That way the seat
is safe and effective.

People drove in their own cars to the demonstration. They brought their children with them along
with their car seats. The experts showed them how to position their car seats properly. The
experts also looked at the seats that the parents were using. The parents were told whether their
child's seat was safe. The experts looked at the seat to make sure it was not damaged or broken.
They also checked to make sure it was not recalled.

Most of the problems that the experts found were resolved. The biggest problem was that the
seats were too loose or the straps were too low for the children. The parents were given new
seats if their child's seat was damaged or unsafe.

It is a law in California that all children must be in a safety seat or booster seat when they are in
a car. A child must be in a safety seat until they are 6 years old or weigh at least 60 pounds. A
child can ride in a car with a regular seat belt after they become 7 years old or weigh more than
60 pounds.

Car booster seats have to be used with a car's lap and shoulder belt. A booster seat raises a child
so that the vehicle's seat belt can be used correctly.

An adult driving with a child in the car without a safety seat will be fined. They will have to pay
a ticket and they will have a mark on their driving record called a point. If a person receives too
many points on their driving record they can lose their privilege to drive.

Teen Suicide

In 1985, two boys spent an afternoon drinking beer. They were also smoking. They listened to
music by a band called Judas Priest. Later that evening they tried to kill themselves. One boy
died right away. The other died three years later.

The two families blame the record company that made the record and the band. They believe the
music helped the boys to kill themselves. They are going to go to court to get money from the
record company and the band.

2
The parents think people should know what type of music their kids are listening to. They want
warning labels put on all records so people will know if the music is good or bad.

A judge said that the band and the record company did not get the two boys to kill themselves.
The court said that what was on the record was an accident of the sounds mixing together. The
song does not call for teenagers to commit suicide. One lawyer said all music can be heard
wrong. Any song played backwards could make strange words. The lawyer thinks the judge was
very fair because the band did not put any secret words into their music.

One of the boy's father says he does not think this will be the last time parents will go to court for
this. He believes other bands will be held responsible for the music they make. An Oregon
family who lost their son to suicide is thinking about going to court, too.