3. adverb of frequency 5 Pages

1.  Adverbsof frequencyshowushowoftensomething
happens. Sallyoftensuefsthe Net
These are: inthe evenings.
Always 100% Sometimes 20%
usually 75% Never 0%
often 50%
 We use adverbsof frequencybefore the mainverb Benis sometimes
but afterthe verbto be. Late forschool.
Put the words in the correct order to make
sentences,as inthe example.
1 play/often/afternoon/the/in/they/computergames
They often play computergamesin the afternoon.
2 never/at/they/the/to/go/library/weekend/the
Theynevergoto the libraryat the weekend. .
3 she/sometimes/rides/school/to/her/bike
She sometimesridesherbike toschool. .
4 hot/is/summer/often/it/in/the
It isoftenhotinthe summer. .
5 he/the/beach/to/always/goes/in/the/summer
He alwaysgoesto the beachin the summer. .
6 late/Michael/is/usually/work/for
Michael isusuallylate for work. .
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Use the phrases and the adverbsof frequency
to write sentencesaboutyourself.
KEY
Always  sometimes 
usually  never 0
often 
1 get upat 7 o’clock (SuggestedAnswers)
I usuallygetupat 7 o’clock .
2 have breakfastinthe morning
I alwayshave breakfastinthe morning. .
3 be late for class
I am neverlate forclass. .
4 do my homeworkinthe afternoon
I usuallydo myhomeworkinthe afternoon.
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5 cook dinner
I nevercookdinner. .
6 watch TV inthe evenings
I oftenwatchTV inthe evenings. .
7 read a bookbefore Igo to bed
I sometimes readabookbefore Igo to bed.
8 go to bedearly
I usually gotobedearly. .
ดูเฉลยในส่วนท้าย
(KeytoSpeakingActivities)
How often do you …?
 make your bed  clearthe table
 take out the rubbish  tidyyourroom
 mop the floor  do the laundry
 go shopping  ironyour clothes
Use always, usually,often,sometimes,never
to tell the class.
 I alwaysmakemy bed.
Writing
Write sentencesaboutyour householdchores.
Use the phrasesfrom the Speakingactivity and
your own ideas.
 I neverclearthe table.Isometimestake outthe
rubbish.
ดูเฉลยในส่วนท้าย
(KeytoSpeakingActivities)
Speaking

2.  Present Simple &Adverbs of
Frequency
a) Read the text belowand underline the
verbsin the present simpletense.Look
at the highlightedverbforms. Which
expresses:apermanentstate? habit/routine
permanentstate : live
habit/routine : get up goes
b) How do we form the negative and
interrogative ofthe present simpletense?
We formthe presentsimple .
interrogativebyusingdo/does+ .
subjectpronoun/noun+mainverb
in the base form We form the .
negative byusingdo/does+not +
main verbinthe base form .
Find two examplesofthe negative form
in the text : don’tact. Don’t like .
c) Circle the adverbsof frequency. Where do
we use themin a sentence:before orafter
the main verb/the verb to be?
We use adverbsof frequency .
before the mainverbbutafterthe
verb tobe .
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 QuestionWords
a) Find a questionword in the text.
what .
b) Complete the questionsto which the words
in boldin the textare the answers,as in the
example.
1 Who are Beatrice and Eugenie Windsor?
2 Where do the girlslive?
3 How oftendoesBeatrice goto the
supermarket?
4 What do the sistersargue about?
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PrincessesBeatrice andEugenieWindsor are the
granddaughters of the Queen of England. The girls
have got two very famouscousins. Their cousins’
names are Prince WilliamandPrince Harry.Bothgirls
live inEngland. They getup earlyeverydaybecause
they are bothverybusy.So,what are these girlslike?
Well,people who know them say that theyare very
friendlyandthey don’tactlike theyare famousroyals.
In fact,these girls don’tlike itwhenpeople call them
‘Princess’!They try to live normal lives.Forexample,
Beatrice goes to the supermarket everyweek
to do herownfoodshopping.
Like mostsisters,Beatrice andEugenie
argue. “We argue about clothes,”says
Eugenie.“I wear Beatrice’sclothestoschool,
whichshe hates.”However,bothsisters are very
close andthey love eachotherdearly.
sometimes
always
usually
often

3.  Pronouns
a) Whichsubject/objectpronouns can you find in
the text in Ex.1?
subject pronouns : They,We I she .
object pronouns : them,it, them .
● Whichsubject/objectpronouns do we use in
the third personsingular?
In the third person singular we use .
the subject pronouns he / she / it and .
the object pronouns him/ her/ it .
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b) Which personal pronouns do we use before a
verbinstead of the name of the personor a
noun?
We use the subject pronouns ( I, you, .
he, she, it, we, you, they) before a .
verb instead of the name of a person .
or a noun .
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c) Which personal pronouns do we use after a
verbor a preposition?
We use the object pronouns ( me, you, .
him, her, it, us, you, them ) after a .
verb or a preposition .
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d) How do we use possessive pronouns?Give
examples.
We use possessivepronouns to show .
that something belongs to someone .
We put possessive pronouns after the .
verb .
e.g. Thisbicycle is mine. .
These sunglasses are hers. .
The red car is theirs and the blue .
car is ours .
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 Possessive Adjectives
Find two possessive adjectives in the text in
Ex. 1. : Their, her .
● Where do we put the possessive adjectives :
before or after the noun? We put the
Possessive adjectives before the noun .
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 Possessive Case
Read the text and write the examples of the
possessive case. Cousins’, Beatrice’s .
● What is the difference between them?
In the first example (cousins’), we .
add an apostrophe (‘) because it is a .
plural noun and it ends in -s. In the .
second example (Beatrice’s), we add .
‘s because it is a singular noun. .
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4. Circle the correct item.
1 A: ………… isyour birthday? 14 There are two ………… in the bathroom.
B: June 3rd. A toothbrush Ⓑ toothbrushes
A Where Ⓑ When C Which C toothbrushs
2 ………… name is Katie. 15 ……….. cameras are from Japan.
A His Ⓑ Her C Our A This Ⓑ These C That
3 Lisa…… arrives early. She’s never late. 16 ……….. you like apples?
A sometimes B usually Ⓒ always A Does Ⓑ Do C Doesn’t
4 This is ………… eraser. 17 Sue’s house is ….. front of Kim’s.
A a Ⓑ an C - A on B at Ⓒ in
5 John……… my best friend. 18 Mark never…….. tea.
A are B am Ⓒ is Ⓐ drinks B doesn’t drink
6 A: ……… is your sister’s name?. C drink
B: Jennifer. 19 She …….. goes bowting; she doesn’t like it.
A Who Ⓑ What C Whose A always B usually Ⓒ never
7 A: Whose pencil case is this? 20 They………..two children,Emma and James.
B: It’s …….. Ⓐ have got B has got C haven’t got
A Jacob B Jacobs’ Ⓒ Jacob’s 21 These are the …….. umbrellas.
8 There is a table ……… the kitchen. A girl Ⓑ girl’s C girls
Ⓐ in B on C under 22 This is Richard.…….. is twenty.
9 Helen……… got two cars. She’sgot one. Ⓐ He B She C His
A has B have Ⓒ hasn’t 23 There are some …….. on the table.
10 Juan is Spanish.He ………… French. A banana Ⓑ bananas C banana’s
A ‘mnot Ⓑ isn’t C aren’t 24 She …….. gota computer in her bedroom.
11 ThisisTom and Nancy……… are mycousins. Ⓐ ‘s B is C ‘ve
Ⓐ They B You C We 25 My name …….. Pat.
12 ………… are lots of hotelsinthe city. A ‘m B ‘re Ⓒ ‘s
A Those B These Ⓒ There
13 Crocodileshave gotbig………… .
Ⓐ teeth B tooths C teeths