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Elementary Unit 4bLevel 2 Unit 4b

Exercises
Adverbs and expressions of frequency
Michel Beltran Mendoza
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Woman: My husband and I love the opera.

Man: Really? How often do you go?
Woman: Every month. What about you?
Man:  Me? I never go to the
opera. I prefer soccer.
Woman: Then why are you here?
Man:  Oh, I’ve got a free ticket. Do you
ever watch soccer?
Woman: No, I don’t.

Presentation

Use adverbs of frequency to talk about how often you do something.

Adverbs of frequency: one-word adverbs Adverbs of frequency: phrases


always When the adverb is a phrase, it goes at the end
100%
usually of the sentence.
often
sometimes day.
once a
not often week.
0% twice a
never month.
three times a
year.
• One-word adverbs go before the main verb*. He goes to the opera
day.
often week.
goes to the opera. every
He sometimes month.
watches soccer.
never year.
*but one-word adverbs go after the verb be:
Questions
She is often late for work.
Do you ever go to the opera?
• With not often, use don’t and doesn’t.
How often do you watch soccer?
I don’t go to the opera.
often
watch soccer.
She doesn’t

• Use a time reference with always : I always go to the movies on the weekend.

Key vocabulary Sports and leisure: (play/watch) soccer, tennis, golf, basketball; (go to the) movies, theater, opera
Days of the week: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

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 Level 2 Unit 4b
Exercises

Exercises
1 Look at the table. Write sentences.

Opera Movies Theater

Lucy never often once a year
John every month twice a week not often
Chris and Sally three times a year every Tuesday sometimes

1 Lucy / opera Lucy never goes to the opera.

2 John / opera John goes to the opera every month.
3  Lucy often watches movies

Chis and Sally go to the movies every Thursday

4 
5  John goes to the movies twice a week

6  Chirs and Sally are sometimes teachers

7  Lucy is a teacher once a year

8  John is not a teacher

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

1 I play soccer twice week. (a) 5 Li^often go to the movies. (doesn’t)

2 They always go to the movies^Saturdays. (on) 6 Anita goes to the movies^weekend. (every)

3 Jenny goes to the opera once^year. (a) 7 I watch soccer once a.^ (week)

4 I play basketball three^a month. (times) 8 I go to the theater^a year. (twice)

3 Put the words in order.
1 go I never opera the to I never go to the opera.
2 Steve plays soccer a once week

3 always Donna golf on plays Sundays Donne always plays golf on sundays

4 go sometimes the theater they to They go sometimes to the theater

5 Carlo doesn’t tennis often play Carlo often doesn't play tennis
6 basketball every I play Thursday I play basketball every thursday

4 5 Complete the conversation with the words in the box. Then listen and check.

do  ever  every  love  how  to  twice

go TO THE the movies?

1
A: Do you ever 2

B: Y
 es, I
3
DO . I go
4
weekend.
5
HOW often do you go to the movies?
A: Oh, I
6
LOVE the movies. I go EVERY a week.
7

5 Complete the sentences so that they are true for you.

1 I always w i t h m y d a u g h t e r

2 I sometimes g e t s a d

3 I never w a k e u p l a t e .

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