UNIT 9

COME TOGETHER
LESSON A
Frequency Adverbs

with be Jackie is always late for class. 100% Frequency adverbs come after the
usually verb be.
often
sometimes
hardly ever
never 0%
with other Sandra always makes dinner. With other verbs, most frequency
verbs adverbs come before the main
verb.
sometimes Stuart sometimes empties the trash. Sometimes and usually can also
and usually Sometimes Stuart empties the trash. come at the beginning or the end
Stuart empties the trash sometimes. of a sentence.

with not Marco isn’t usually late for class. Frequency adverbs come after not.
Marco doesn’t usually make his bed. Except for sometimes. Don’t put
Marco sometimes doesn’t make his bed. sometimes after not.

A Minerva is a maid. Unscramble the words to read about her job.

1. 10 AM / usually / 4 PM / I / from / work / to
.
2. busy / I / am / sometimes / very
.
3. work / I / always / on holidays / don’t
.
4. I / dishes / wash / never
.
5. a vacation / take / hardly ever / I
.
6. often / a tip / people / give me
.

B Make the statements true for you. Write a frequency adverb in the first
space. Then complete each sentence. Share your answers with a partner.
1. In the morning, I forget my .
2. On the weekend, I go to .
3. I make a snack of after school.
4. I do the laundry at home.
5. I study hours before a big exam.

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LESSON B
Review: Simple Present Wh- Questions
Question
do / does Subject Verb Answers
word
Who like? (I / We like) Maria.
What do on the weekend? (I / We) hang out with friends.
do you
Where go on dates? (I / We go to) the movies.
Why go there? It’s fun.
When start? (It starts at) 9:30.
does class
How long last? (It lasts for) two hours.
You can also use who to ask these kinds of questions:
Who has a boyfriend?     Erin does. / I do.

A Read the unfinished questions and the answers. Then complete each
Wh- question.
1. A: Who ?
B: Yang likes Jenny.
2. A: When in your country?
B: People go on a first date at age 18 or 19.
3. A: Where on a first date?
B: Most college students go to a movie.
4. A: How long ?
B: Usually a first date lasts three or four hours.
5. A: What on the weekend?
B: I hang out with my friends.
6. A: Why ?
B: Some couples break up because they are unhappy.

B Ask a partner questions 2-6 in A. Give your own answers.

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