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at the pictures and write sentences

with the adverbs of frequency'

She never qoes to the cinema.

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sentences.
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Language Summary

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always
often
sometimes
occasionally
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Exeraise I
Complete the sentences, with: always/usually/often/
sometimesioccasion al ly/rarely/neve r'

He likes football. He goes to a lot of football matches'

He

................

watches football'

She

.............'

with his
He doesn't usually drink wine, but at Christmas'
dinner, he has a glass of wine,

goes to the cinema'

listen

to pop

He

music'

and

They

They don't like meat. They're vegetarians

.,..........

.............."

drinks wine'

Friday'
They go to bed ai eleven o'clock from Sunday to
nut n Saturday they go to bed at midnight'

listen to classical music.

They

drinks coffee with her break-

fast.

I like classical music, and I like pop music'

1.......".........

her

breakfast.

She.............

She goes to the cinema two or three times every year'

Every morning she drinks coffee with

............

go to bed at eleven o'clock'

eat meat.

Exereise 2
Do you listen to classical music? Sotnetimes'
Do you smoke cigarettes? Neaer '

I Do you drink beer?

2 Do you play golf ?
3 Do you go to the cinema?
4 Do you eat chocolate? ..
S

Do you watch television?

Do you drink Coca-Cola?

....... ..'

Do you get up earlY?

xercise

What about you? Write true sentences using: always/

usually/often/sometimes/rarely/never.

o Do you go to church?
10 Do you go to the dentist?

Exercise 4
the
Now write seven sentences about your teacher using

......

Do you eat potatoes?

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The simple present and adverbs of frequency

32.1

'He's always hungry'

Study:

Adverbs of frequency answer the question How often? Common

adverbs of frequency
are: always, usually, often, sometimes, ever (in questions)
and never(in statembnts).
Position with be:
We normaliy put them aler be (present or past):
He is always hungry. I am often late. They are never at home.
He was always hungry. r was often tate. They were never
at home.

We normally put them before other verbs:

He always gets up at 7. I often watch rv. lt never rains in
summer.

Write:

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6

6
7
8

I
10

lVoften/snow in winter
It/often/windy in the west.
We/usually/walk to work .
Jane/neve r/write letters
l/sometimesiwatch a fiim on TV
John/ever/play chess?
Laura,/never/have eggs for breakfast.
The weather/sometimes/wet'__''..v....''......'.
in spring
It/aiwaysicold in the evening

32.2 'l'm often late on Mondays, [> 5.3, 22.3]

Study:

Phrases like every day and in the morning, on Monday, in July tell us when:
I go to work by bus every day. t leave home at 7.30 in the m'orning.
On + Mondays etc. tells us what usuaily or often happens:
on sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, sa"turdays..
We clean our house on Mondays.

we can put the time phrase

at the beginning or at the end of the sentence:

On Mondays, I'm often late. t'm often late on Mondays.
(= that's what usually happens)
on Monday, I have an appointment. r have an appointment on Monday. (= when)

Write:

1 l/atwaysnate/Mondays I ln alnags.. l.q.te .qn

2 He/never/leave home at B/Mondays
3 l/aiways/like breakfast in bed/Sundays
4 We/sometimes/watch the match/Saturdavs
5 Jane/sometimes/have fish for lunch/Sundays

6 l/often/write letters/Fridays ..........

7 Weinever/work late/Fridays .............
8 John/often/look
o

ti

red/Mondays

We/always/have a big meal/Sundays

'10
The shops/never/open/Sundays .......
11 The museums/always/closed/Mondays
t The bank/always/closed/Sundays ........
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go to the hairdressels

eat chocolate

go to the theatre

be late for work

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hardly ever
sonnetirnes

(not) often
once a week/month/Year
eveny

school

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get a taxl

do housework

see your best friend

read the newspaper

go to the dentist's

eat in a restaurant

go to the cinema

listen to classical music

have a holiday

cook

do sport or exerclse

drink tea

day/weekl nronth

Ask and answer questions.

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once a week/ nnonth / Year

every day/week/rnonth