Frequency adverbs

​Frequency adverbs -Time expressions

By Raquel Valenzuela

• Greeting

• Warm-up

• Development

• Activities

• Wrap-up

​Agenda:

​Objective:

General Objective: To teach the usage of time expressions to tell daily routines.

Specific Objective: Describe daily routines using frequency adverbs

WARM-UP

Time Expressions

We use time expressions to describe habits, routines, and facts.

• Every day/month/week

• On mondays

• Once a day/week/month

• Twice a day/week/month

I SLEEP EVERY DAY.
I TAKE A NAP ONCE A WEEK.

​MY MOM WATCHES TV TWICE A DAY.

I DO THE LAUNDRY ON FRIDAYS.

EXAMPLES:

​When using in-on-at

• ​In= periods of time

• On= days or specific dates

• At= specific points of time

​Adverbs of frequency are words that describe how often an action occurs, such as always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, and never. 

​Frequency adverbs

Multiple Choice

I SOMETIMES WATCH TV.

• YO SIEMPRE VEO TELEVISIÓN.

• YO ALGUNAS VECES VEO TELEVISIÓN.

• YO NUNCA VEO TELEVISIÓN.

Multiple Choice

I NEVER CLEAN THE HOUSE.

• YO NUNCA LIMPIO LA CASA.

• YO SIEMPRE LIMPIO LA CASA.

• YO RARAMENTE LIMPIO LA CASA.

Multiple Choice

I ALWAYS LISTEN TO MUSIC.

• YO SIEMPRE ESCUCHO MÚSICA.

• YO NUNCA ESCUCHO MÚSICA.

• YO ALGUNAS VECES ESCUCHO MÚSICA.

Open Ended

How often do you practice Englih?

Open Ended

How often do you do exercise?

Open Ended

How often do you drink water?

Reading activity

Maria's daily routine

Maria is a university student. She has a very busy day!
She usually wakes up at 6:30 a.m. and gets out of bed at 6:40. Then, she takes a shower, brushes her teeth, and gets dressed. After that, she always eats a big breakfast. She usually has eggs, toast, and orange juice. At 7:30, she leaves home and walks to the bus stop.

Maria goes to class every morning. Her first class starts at 8:00 a.m., so she never arrives late. She studies English, math, and history. Between classes, she often talks with her friends or checks her phone. At noon, she eats lunch in the university cafeteria. She sometimes eats a sandwich and a salad, and she drinks water or juice.

In the afternoon, Maria usually goes to the library. She reads books, does her homework, and writes essays. She finishes her classes at 4:00 p.m., and she usually gets home at 4:30. When she arrives home, she rests a little and watches TV. Then, she helps her mother prepare dinner. They often eat at 7:00 p.m.

After dinner, Maria takes a shower again, listens to music, and chats with her friends online. Before going to bed, she always reads a book for about 20 minutes. She goes to sleep at 10:30 p.m. because she needs to wake up early the next day.

Maria’s days are full, but she likes her routine because she learns something new every day!

Reorder

Order the first five activities Maria does in her daily routine.

• She usually wakes up at 6:30 and she gets out of bed at 6:40

• She takes a shower.

• She brushes her teeth.

• She gets dressed.

• She always eats a big breakfast.

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2

3

4

5

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• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Multiple Choice

What time does Maria wake up?

• 6:00 am

• 6:30 am

• 7:00 am

Multiple Choice

What time does she usually eat dinner?

• 6:30 pm

• 7:00 pm

• 8:00 pm

Multiple Choice

When does she finish her class?

• 3:00 pm

• 4:00 pm

• 5:00 pm

Multiple Choice

How often does Maria arrive late to class?

• Sometimes

• Never

• Always

Multiple Choice

5. Maria wakes up __________.

• at 6:30 am

• sometimes

• at 7:30 am

• at noon

Multiple Choice

5. She talks with her friends __________ between classes.

• every morning

• at noon

• always

• never

Tell me, what is your daily routine?

Open Ended

Write your own daily routine using time expressions and frequency adverbs.

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Thanks for your attention!