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How Often? Adverbs of Frequency
Students use adverbs of frequency such as always, often and never to talk and write about how often they do everyday activities.
Adverbs of frequency · Daily routines · Habits
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Plan at a glance
Aims
- Use adverbs of frequency accurately
- Learn and use 10 words and phrases in one set: How often?
- Read for detail: Maya's week
- Writing task: My week
Stages · 40 min
- 5 minLead-in: Pairs talk about daily routines and share ideas with the class.
- 5 minVocabulary: Ex. 1–2
- 5 minLanguage focus: Go through the grammar notes together and check understanding.
- 10 minControlled practice: Ex. 3–4
- 5 minReading: Ex. 5
- 10 minWriting: Ex. 6
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Download all (ZIP, 2 PDFs)Grammar notes
How often? (100% → 0%)
- always → usually → often → sometimes → hardly ever → never
- hardly ever = almost never. Never and hardly ever are already negative: I never eat meat (not I don't never eat meat).
Where does the adverb go?
- Before the main verb → I usually go to bed at ten. She often plays tennis.
- After am / is / are → I am always happy on Fridays. He is never late.
Once, twice, every day
- once a week (not one time a week) · twice a week (not two times a week) · three times a week
- every day (two words) = each day → I walk every day. (Not 'everyday'.)
- Questions: How often do you…? → How often do you exercise?
Study tips
- Draw a line from 100% to 0% and write the adverbs on it.
- Say three true sentences about your week with always, sometimes and never.
Glossary
- How often?10 items
Complete the exercises, then check your answers.
1
How often?
Read the clue. Choose the correct word.
- a
I go to work by bus on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. I ___ go by bus.
- b
I don't like fish, so I ___ eat it.
- c
Most days I walk to school. When it rains, I take the bus. I ___ walk to school.
- d
I go to the cinema maybe three or four times a year. I ___ go to the cinema.
- e
She plays tennis four or five times a week. She ___ plays tennis.
- f
He eats meat only once or twice a year. He ___ eats meat.
2
Once, twice, every day
Choose the correct word or phrase.
- a
I go swimming on Mondays only. I go swimming ___ a week.
- b
She has piano lessons on Tuesdays and Fridays. She has lessons ___ a week.
- c
I read the news ___ before work.
- d
I brush my teeth ___ — in the morning and at night.
- e
"___ do you go to the gym?" "Three times a week."
- f
"How often do you call your mum?" "___ — every Sunday."
3
Word order
Choose the correct words.
- a
My dad ___ tired after work.
- b
We ___ breakfast at home.
- c
They ___ to the park on Sundays.
- d
He ___ late for class.
- e
I ___ coffee in the evening.
- f
I ___ fast food. Maybe once a year.
4
Find the mistake
One sentence has a mistake. Choose the correct sentence.
- a
Choose the correct sentence.
- b
Choose the correct sentence.
- c
Choose the correct sentence.
- d
Choose the correct sentence.
- e
Choose the correct sentence.
- f
Choose the correct sentence.
- g
Choose the correct sentence.
- h
Choose the correct sentence.
- i
Choose the correct sentence.
5
Read: Maya's week
Read the text. Then choose the correct answer.
Maya is a nurse. She works at a hospital from Monday to Friday. She always gets up at six o'clock and she usually has breakfast with her son. She often goes to work by bike, but when it rains she takes the bus. Maya goes swimming twice a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays. She sometimes meets her friends for dinner on Friday. At the weekend she is never busy. She hardly ever cooks on Sunday — she and her son usually eat at her mother's house.
- a
What time does Maya get up?
- b
How does Maya usually go to work?
- c
How often does Maya go swimming?
- d
What does Maya hardly ever do?
- e
Where do Maya and her son usually eat on Sunday?
6
Write: My week
Write about your week.
How often do you do these things? Write 6–8 sentences. get up early · cook dinner · do sport · watch TV · meet friends · go to the cinema Use: always · usually · often · sometimes · hardly ever · never · once a week · twice a week · every day Example: I usually get up at seven. I go to the gym twice a week.
Suggested minimum: 50 words
0 words · aim for at least 50
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Revise with a game
This lesson's own words and questions. Play on your own, or in teams on the classroom screen.
- Step UpAnswer the lesson's questions to climb to the top.
- Pair UpMatch the lesson's words to their meanings against the clock.
- SnapA word and a meaning: do they go together? Answer fast.
- Quiz BoardTeams choose questions worth 100 to 500 points.
- Retro arcadeWord Invaders, Word Snake, Word Maze and Word Crossing: classic arcade games with the lesson's words.
Glossary
The 10 words and phrases this lesson teaches, in one set.
How often?
- always
- every time
- usually
- most of the time
- often
- a lot of times
- sometimes
- on some days, but not all
- hardly ever
- almost never
- never
- not one time
- How often
- a question about how many times you do something
- every day
- on all days
- once a week
- one time every week
- twice a week
- two times every week
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