FREQUENCY ADVERBS

FREQUENCY GRAPH TEACHER: Have students pay attention to the graph and notice the level of frequency each adverb refers to.

It’s usually snowy in January. Look and read. TEACHER: Ask students to read the sentences and notice the position of both verbs and adverbs. It’s usually snowy in January. He‘s always happy when he travels to the mountains. She’s never home on Saturday evenings.

Look and read. We’re often at the movies on Friday evenings. TEACHER: Ask students to read the sentences and notice the position of both verbs and adverbs. We’re often at the movies on Friday evenings. I‘m always online. They’re hardly ever late for class.

Look and read. They always go to school on foot. TEACHER: Ask students to read the sentences and notice the position of both verbs and adverbs. They always go to school on foot. He usually plays video games with his dad. We often have lunch at a restaurant.

Look and read. I hardly ever go fishing. TEACHER: Ask students to read the sentences and notice the position of both verbs and adverbs. I hardly ever go fishing. She hardly ever cooks dinner for the family. You never play soccer during break!

Always, usually, often, sometimes, hardly ever, never FREQUENCY ADVERBS Always, usually, often, sometimes, hardly ever, never What’s the correct option? Frequency adverbs come before / after verb to be. - Frequency adverbs come before / after other verbs. TEACHER: Ask students to choose the best option after observing all the previous sentences.

Check. What’s the correct option? Frequency adverbs come before / after verb to be. - Frequency adverbs come before / after other verbs. TEACHER: Ask students if they got the correct answers.

Look. The frequency adverb SOMETIMES can be used in different positions in the sentence. Sometimes I’m sleepy after lunch. I’m sleepy after lunch sometimes. VERB TO BE I’m sometimes sleepy after lunch. Sometimes I check my e-mails. I check my e-mails sometimes. OTHER VERBS I sometimes check my e-mails. REMEMBER! * To ask about frequency we use HOW OFTEN. TEACHER: Get students to read the information about the adverb sometimes and think of other sentences related to their routines where it can be used.

About you. HOW OFTEN go online? play cards? be sleepy? study French? play soccer? TEACHER: Ask students to ask their classmates questions about frequency using the cues given. They should keep a record of the answers and then check what the most popular activity is. go to the mall? eat sandwiches? be at home?

Look and read. I hang out with my friends twice a week. TEACHER: Have students read the sentences and pay close attention to the frequency adverbs. I hang out with my friends twice a week. He studies Math every day. They go shopping once a week. We have Physical Education three times a week.

once, twice, three times, every day FREQUENCY ADVERBS once, twice, three times, every day What’s the correct option? These frequency adverbs usually come in the beginning / at the end of the sentences. TEACHER: Ask students ito choose the best option for the frequency adverbs they’ve just seen.

Check. What’s the correct option? These frequency adverbs usually come in the beginning / at the end of the sentences. TEACHER: Ask students if they got the correct answer.

About you. I do my homework. My mother reads books. My family and I eat out. My Math teacher is worried. It’s sunny in my hometown. I go skateboarding on weekends. TEACHER: Have students insert frequency adverbs in the sentences. They should pay attention to the position of the adverb and to the meaning of the sentence. After that, ask them to insert adverbs so that the sentences are true for them . Then, ask them to make one of the sentences not true for them. In pairs, they should ask partners questions in order to discover which sentence is incorrect.

Guess the verb. I always do this in the morning. My mother never does it. Young people usually do it on weekends. Politicians often do it. Dogs and cats hardly ever do it. Athletes sometimes do it. TEACHER: Ask students to think of an appropriatte verb for each situation. After that, they should exchange their ideas with a partner.

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