VOCABULARY Daily life
EX.1 WHEN DO PEOPLE USUALLY DO THE ACTIVITIES BELOW? PUT THEM IN THE GROUPS IN THE TABLE.
What do you do in the morning?
What do you do in the afternoon?
What do you do in the evening?
GRAMMAR
Adverbs of frequency
We use some adverbs to show how often we do something. Notice their position in the sentence.
I always have a shower in the morning.
I usually go to bed at midnight.
EX. 2 COMPLETE THE TABLE BELOW WITH THE ADVERBS IN THE BOX. THEN TRANSLATE ALL THE ADVERBS INTO YOUR LANGUAGE.
EX. 3 TICK THE SENTENCES THAT ARE TRUE FOR YOU. CHANGE THE ADVERBS IN THE OTHER SENTENCES TO MAKE THEM TRUE FOR YOU.
1 I always watch the news in the evening.
2 I usually have a coffee after my lunch.
3 I never drink beer or wine.
4 I hardly ever read novels.
5 l often listen to music when I go to sleep.
6 l occasionally go to rock concerts.
7 l always do my homework for my English class.
8 I sometimes go swimming at the weekend.
EX. 4 WORK IN GROUPS. TAKE TURNS SAYING YOUR SENTENCES. WHO IS MOST SIMILAR TO YOU?
EX. 5 WRITE FOUR TRUE SENTENCES USING THE PHRASES IN THE BOX AND AN ADVERB. THEN SAY THEM TO A PARTNER.
cook dinner for friends
sleep in the afternoon
use English outside class
work at the weekend
EX 6. WORK IN GROUPS. ASK EACH OTHER THESE QUESTIONS.
• What do you normally do on Friday nights?
• What do you normally do on Saturdays?
• What do you normally do on Sundays?
• Do you go out in the evening during the week? When? What do you do?
EX 10. WORK IN PAIRS. DISCUSS THESE QUESTIONS.
• Do you like doing courses in your free time?
• Is this your first English course?
• Do you like learning English?
• Do you like doing homework?
... watching films or TV shows in English?
... listening to songs in English?
... reading in English?
... finding new words in a dictionary?
... practising your pronunciation?