Life

Beginner Unit 8b
Adverbs of frequency

My husband and I love the opera. Really? How often do you go? Every month. What about you? Me? I never go to the opera. I prefer football. Woman: Then why are you here? Man: Oh, Ive got a free ticket. Do you ever watch football? Woman: No, I dont. Woman: Man: Woman: Man:

Presentation
Use adverbs of frequency to talk about how often you do something.
Adverbs of frequency: one-word adverbs
100% always often sometimes not often never

Adverbs of frequency: phrases

When the adverb is a phrase, it goes at the end of the sentence.

once a twice a three times a He goes to the opera every day. week. month. year. day. week. month. year.

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One-word adverbs go before the main verb*.

He often sometimes never goes to the opera. watches football.

*but one-word adverbs go after the verb to be: She is often late for work.

Questions
Do you ever How often do you go to the opera? watch football?

With not often, use dont and doesnt.

I She dont doesnt often go to the opera. watch football.

Use a time reference with always: I always go to the cinema at the weekend.

leisure: ocio

Key vocabulary Sport and leisure: (play/watch) football, tennis, golf, basketball; (go to the) cinema, theatre, opera Days of the week: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Practical Grammar 1

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Beginner Unit 8b
Exercises
1 Look at the table. Write sentences.
Opera Lucy John Chris and Sally never every month three times a year Cinema often twice a week every Tuesday Theatre once a year not often sometimes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Lucy / opera John / opera Lucy / cinema Chris and Sally / cinema John / cinema Chris and Sally / theatre Lucy / theatre John / theatre

Lucy never goes to the opera. John goes to the opera every month. Lucy often goes to the cinema. Chris and Sally go to de cinema every Tuesday. John goes to the cinema twice a week. Chris and Sally sometimes go to the cinema. Lucy goes to the theatre once a year. John doesn't often goes to the theatre.
doesn't

2 Put ^ in the sentences for the words in brackets.

1 2 3 4

I play football twice week. (a)

5 6 7 8

Li often go to the cinema. (doesnt) Anita goes to the cinema weekend. (every) I watch football once a. (week) I go to the theatre a year. (twice)

They always go to the cinema Saturdays. (on)

on

every week

ayear. (a) Jenny goes to the opera once

I play basketball three a month. (times)

times

twice

3 Put the words in order.

1 2 3 4 5 6

go I never opera the to a football once plays Steve week always Donna golf on plays Sundays go sometimes the theatre they to Carlo doesnt tennis often play basketball every I play Thursday

I never go to the opera. Steve plays football once a week. Donna always plays golf on Sundays. They sometimes go to the theatre. Carlo doesn't often play tennis. I play basketball every Thursday.

Complete the conversation with the words in the box. Then listen and check. do ever every love how to twice

ever A: Do you 3 do B: Yes, I 6 love A: Oh, I

to go the cinema? 4 5 every How . I go weekend. 7 twice the cinema. I go a week.

2

often do you go to the cinema?

5 Complete the sentences so that they are true for you. go to the cinema on wednesday. 1 I always 2 I sometimes play video-games with Fran. eat mushrooms. 3 I never
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