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HOW OFTEN
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1 Warm up
Which of the things in the box do you do in the morning, which in the evening and which in both?
morning activities evening activities both
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2 In the bathroom
Find the following objects in the photos. There may be more than one object in a photo.
1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6. 7. 8.
Look at the photos again and complete the sentences with one word from the list above. Then listen
to the recording and check.
1. There is a black over the sink.
2. The girl is washing her dog with .
3. The boy is drying his hair with a .
4. The is on the towel.
5. The and the are in the glass.
6. The is orange.
7. The on the toilet is open.
8. There are two pairs of under the hairbrush and comb.
9. The girl is drying her hair with a .
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3 Personal hygiene: vocabulary
Look at the images and put the missing words in the correct sentences.
1. You brush your hair and your .
2. You comb your .
3. You cut your fingernails, and your hair.
4. You wash your , your hands and your hair.
5. You dry your face, your and your hair.
6. You flush the .

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4 Listening: How often do you do it?

Jose and Marsha are doing a questionnaire about personal hygiene routines. Listen to them answering
the questions below. Write their answers in the table.
Jose Marsha
1. How often do you brush three times a day twice a day

your teeth?
Once/twice/three times a
day?
1 2
2. When do you brush your
teeth in the morning?
Before or after breakfast?
3 4
3. How long do you brush
your teeth? For how many
seconds or minutes?
5 6
4. How long do you wash
your hands? For how many
seconds or minutes?
7
5. How often do you wash once a week
your hair?
week? Every day?
8 9
6. Do you flush the toilet
with the lid closed or open?

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Now work in pairs and answer the same questions. Write your and your partner’s answers.
you your classmate
1. How often do you brush

your teeth?
day?
2. When do you brush your

teeth in the morning?
Before or after breakfast?
3. How long do you brush

your teeth? For how many
seconds or minutes?
4. How long do you wash

your hands? For how many
seconds or minutes?
5. How often do you wash

your hair?
week? Every day?
6. Do you flush the toilet

with the lid closed or open?

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5 Language focus - How often?
Study the images and the examples and then answer the questions.
When we talk about routines (activities which we do regularly), we use the Present Simple
tense. We also use words and phrases saying how often we do the activities.
Examples:
• I usually brush my teeth after breakfast.
• She always dries her hair with a towel.
Where in a sentence do we put words like ‘never’ and ‘always’?
Now, look at the graphics and examples that include phrases with ’every’ and ’time’ and answer the
questions.
• Phrases with every:
Examples:
• We clean the bathroom every day.
• My friend watches Netflix every evening.

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Where in a sentence do we put phrases with ‘every’?
• Phrases with ’times’.
Examples:
• My brother washes his hair twice a week.
• We go on holiday four times a year.
Where in a sentence do we put phrases with ‘times’?
Now, work in pairs and find six pairs of phrases which mean the same.
Example: every morning = once a day
1. every day a. once a week
2. every morning b. seven times a week
3. every ten days c. twice a year
4. every six months d. three times a month
5. on Wednesdays and Saturdays e. once a day
6. on Fridays f. twice a week

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6 Do we do it the right way?

Read the text and follow the instructions below.
1. Find one thing we do at the wrong time.
2. Find two things we do too quickly.
3. Find two objects that are often wet and make bacteria grow.
ARE YOU SURE YOU DO IT RIGHT?
Read about some mistakes we often make in the bathroom.
Take your time
• It’s not true that you need hot water to wash your hands well. Scrub your hands for at
least 20 seconds and dry them well. This is more important than the water temperature.
• Don’t brush your teeth right after the meal. The acid from food makes the tooth surface
soft, and you can damage it. Wait at least 30 minutes. Brushing your teeth too hard and
not long enough is another common mistake.
Fight bacteria
• Make sure the shower curtain dries completely and keep towels in a dry place or near a
heater.
• Don’t store medicine in the bathroom – it’s too warm and humid.
• Flush the toilet with the lid down to avoid splashing bacteria around the bathroom. They
can even get to the toothbrushes!

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7 The right thing to do

Read the sentences below. Which of the sentences below need "Don’t"? Use the text in Task 6 and
your own knowledge to explain your answers
Example: (0) Don’t brush Brush your teeth too hard.

Reason: You can damage them because some toothbrushes are very hard.
• (1) Wash your hands longer than 10 seconds.
Reason: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
• (2) Dry the shower curtain well.
Reason: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
• (3) Flush the toilet with the lid open.
Reason: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
• (4) Wash your hands before eating.
Reason: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
• (5) Brush your teeth right after eating.
Reason: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
• (6) Clean the bathroom without gloves.
Reason: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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8 Homework
Write about your routine.
1. I often ...........................................................................................................................................
2. I ............................................................................................................................... twice a day.
3. I rarely watch .............................................................................................................................
4. I usually wash my hands ........................................................................................................
5. I sometimes buy new ..............................................................................................................
6. I ............................................................................................................................. every week.
7. I brush my ....................................................................................................................................
8. I never ...........................................................................................................................................

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9 Reading extension
Part 1: Read the introduction to four articles about the history of hygiene products. Choose the right
title for each.
THE TOOTHBRUSH - SHAMPOO - SOAP - TOOTHPASTE
It is generally a mix of animal fat and other ingredients. It first appeared in Persia. Before that
prehistoric people used natural oils or water with ashes from fire to wash.
It was invented in India. The people there mixed some berries and oils and used the mixture
to massage the head and hair. It became popular in the form we know it today (as liquid) less
than 100 years ago.
The Chinese invented it in the 7th century. They used pig hairs in a bamboo stick or in a bone.
It came to Europe a thousand years later.
It appeared in the form we know it only 100 years ago. Long before in many places people
mixed different ingredients to produce a cleaning powder. Chewing twigs was also popular
and still is today.
Part 2: Read the sentences below. Which article do they come from? Ignore the words you don’t
know and pay attention to the words in bold. Don’t use a dictionary!
1. The procedure was called champoo.
2. People in Europe put salt on a piece of rag. Richer people chewed mint and clove to kill the bad
smell.
3. The Romans and Greeks used toothpicks.
4. The Romans used olive oil instead. They put it on their bodies and scrubbed the dirt off.


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ENGLISH FOR TEENAGERS · GENERAL ISSUES · PRE-INTERMEDIATE (A2-B1)

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morning activities evening activities both

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1. There is a black over the sink.

2. The girl is washing her dog with .

3. The boy is drying his hair with a .

4. The is on the towel.

5. The and the are in the glass.

7. The on the toilet is open.

8. There are two pairs of under the hairbrush and comb.

9. The girl is drying her hair with a .

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3 Personal hygiene: vocabulary

1. You brush your hair and your .

2. You comb your .

3. You cut your ﬁngernails, and your hair.

4. You wash your , your hands and your hair.

5. You dry your face, your and your hair.

6. You ﬂush the .

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4 Listening: How often do you do it?

1. How often do you brush three times a day twice a day

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you your classmate

1. How often do you brush

2. When do you brush your

3. How long do you brush

4. How long do you wash

5. How often do you wash

6. Do you ﬂush the toilet

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5 Language focus - How often?

Where in a sentence do we put words like ‘never’ and ‘always’?

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Where in a sentence do we put phrases with ‘every’?

• Phrases with ’times’.

Where in a sentence do we put phrases with ‘times’?

Example: every morning = once a day

1. every day a. once a week

2. every morning b. seven times a week

3. every ten days c. twice a year

4. every six months d. three times a month

5. on Wednesdays and Saturdays e. once a day

6. on Fridays f. twice a week

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6 Do we do it the right way?

1. Find one thing we do at the wrong time.

2. Find two things we do too quickly.

ARE YOU SURE YOU DO IT RIGHT?

Read about some mistakes we often make in the bathroom.

Take your time

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