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Twice a Week: word order with time and frequency
Students practise word order with time phrases and frequency adverbs to talk about free time, then write about their own free time.
Adverbial phrases word order · Adverbs of frequency · Free time · Sport
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Plan at a glance
Aims
- Use adverbial phrases of time/place/frequency accurately
- Use adverbs of frequency accurately
- Learn and use 15 words and phrases in 2 sets: Sport and games, Free-time activities
- Read for detail: Carlos's weekends
- Writing task: My free time
Stages · 45 min
- 5 minLead-in: Pairs talk about free time and share ideas with the class.
- 5 minVocabulary: Ex. 1
- 5 minLanguage focus: Go through the grammar notes together and check understanding.
- 15 minControlled practice: Ex. 2–4
- 5 minReading: Ex. 5
- 10 minWriting: Ex. 6
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Download all (ZIP, 2 PDFs)Grammar notes
always, usually, often, never…
- Put them before the main verb: I often go for a run. She never wins.
- Put them after be: He is always late. We are usually tired after a match.
- In questions: Do you often play tennis? Is she always late?
Where? and When? go at the end
- verb + object + place + time: We play tennis in the park on Saturdays.
- Put once a week, twice a month, every day at the end: I do exercise three times a week.
- Don't put them between the verb and its object: I go for a run every morning (not I go every morning for a run).
once, twice, three times
- once a week · twice a month · three times a year — no in: once a week (not once in a week).
Study tips
- Write five true sentences about your week: I go swimming twice a week.
- Say it in this order: who · does what · where · when.
Glossary
- Sport and games9 items
- Free-time activities6 items
Complete the exercises, then check your answers.
1
Free time and sport
Choose the correct word or phrase.
- a
I often listen to ___ when I go for a run.
- b
Let's play a ___ of cards after dinner.
- c
There's a big tennis ___ on TV tonight — it's the final!
- d
Hurry up or we'll ___ the train!
- e
We always ___ when we play against Tom's team. They're very good.
- f
I ___ every morning before breakfast. I usually run about 5 km.
- g
My son wants to ___ so he can play football with other children every week.
2
always, usually, often, never
Choose the correct words.
- a
My brother ___ late for football.
- b
We ___ to the park on Sundays.
- c
I ___ tired after a match.
- d
She ___ the piano in the evening.
- e
Do you ___ to the sports centre?
- f
I ___ fun at Anna's parties.
- g
Our team ___ on Saturdays. We aren't very good!
3
Put it in order
Choose the sentence with the correct word order.
- 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.
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.
- j
Choose the correct sentence.
- k
Choose the correct sentence.
- l
Choose the correct sentence.
5
Read: Carlos's weekends
Read the text. Then choose the correct answer.
Carlos is 28 and he loves sport. He works in a bank from Monday to Friday, but he is never bored at the weekend. On Saturday mornings he usually goes for a run in the park. Twice a month he takes part in a 10 km race. He doesn't often win, but he always has fun. On Saturday afternoons Carlos plays football with his friends. Last year they joined a club, and now they play a match every Sunday morning. Carlos is usually tired after the match, so on Sunday afternoons he stays at home. He listens to music or plays games on his computer. His sister Ana thinks he does too much exercise. "You are always at the sports centre!" she says. But Carlos is happy. "Sport is my favourite thing," he says.
- a
What does Carlos usually do on Saturday mornings?
- b
How often does Carlos take part in a race?
- c
When does Carlos's team play a match?
- d
What does Carlos do on Sunday afternoons?
- e
What does Ana think?
6
Write: My free time
Write about your free time.
Write about your free time. (6–8 sentences) What do you do? Where and how often? Use always, usually, often, sometimes, never and once a week, twice a month, every Saturday… Think about the word order! Word box: music · game · match · win · lose · go for a run · join a club · take part in · have fun · do exercise Example: I usually go for a run in the park on Saturday mornings. I play football with my friends twice a week. I'm never bored at the weekend!
Suggested minimum: 40 words
0 words · aim for at least 40
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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 15 words and phrases this lesson teaches, in 2 sets.
Sport and games
- game
- something you play, with rules
- match
- a sports game between two teams or players
- win
- to be the best in a game or race
- lose
- to not win a game
- football
- a game where two teams kick a ball
- tennis
- a game for two or four players who hit a ball over a net
- team
- a group of people who play a sport together
- competition
- an event where people try to win
- race
- a competition to see who is the fastest
Free-time activities
- go for a run
- to run for exercise
- join a club
- to become a member of a club
- take part in
- to do an activity with other people
- have fun
- to enjoy yourself
- do exercise
- to move your body to stay healthy
- music
- sounds from instruments or voices; you listen to it
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