Transcript Welcome to Pre-interdiate Topic 1 Expressing frequency of actions always 100% almost always 95% usually 85% often 65% sometimes 50% rarely 35% seldom 15% almost never 5% never 0% Look at the word order: 1.- She usually comes to Tronwell. 2.- She is never.

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Pre-interdiate
Topic 1
Expressing frequency of actions
always
100%
almost always
95%
usually
85%
often
65%
sometimes
50%
rarely
35%
seldom
15%
almost never
5%
never
0%
Look at the word order:
1.- She usually comes to Tronwell.
2.- She is never at work on Sundays.
3.- She has always arrived early.
EXPRESSIONS OF FREQUENCY:
Once, twice, three times a week,
every two days, every other day,
once in a while, from time to time.
NOTE: expressions of frequency normally go at the
end of a sentence.
Example: Jillian takes her English lessons twice a
week.
Activity 1
Work Activities
Chores
Send e-mails
Cook
Type reports
Vacuum
Answer the phone
Iron
File documents
Coordinate the staff
Dust
Wash the clothes
Look at the information about the different activities/chores and talk with your partner
about what you do every day and say how often you do the actions.(You can repeat the
conversation, referring to a family member or to another person).
EXAMPLE: a) What do you do at work every day?
b) I answer the phone.
a) How often do you answer the phone?
b) I usually answer the phone.
Activity 2
How often do you ... ?
play music
read a book
go shopping
watch soccer
ride a bicycle
eat out
write e-mails
get your hair cut
drink wine
How often do you............?
HOW OFTEN ... ?
PAIR WORK: Using Frequency Adverbs or Frequency
Expressions, ask and answer questions about the YOU column
and the PARTNER column
YOU
wear jeans?
eat light food?
go to the theater?
take the subway?
listen to music?
play sports?
PARTNER
wear hats?
drink beer?
go to the university?
take the bus?
watch the news?
read the newspaper?