Teoria: adv. of freq.

How Often

Do things happen?

How Often do things happen?

00

Always

Often

Seldom

Hardly ever -Rarely

Usually

Sometimes

Generally

Ocasionally

Never

Adverbs of frequency are words used to express how often things happen

ALWAYS

01

100%

Try to make the sentence

USUALLY

02

HOW OFTEN DO YOU USE YOUR CELLPHONE?

90%

Always

GENERALLY

03

80%

"I RIDE A HORSE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE"

OFTEN

04

70%

How often do you practice sports?

Sometimes

05

50%

How often do you make up?

06

HARDLY EVER

Seldom

RARELY

ocassionally

5%

15%

30%

How often do you travel?

How often do you read a book?

How often do you have internet?

NEVER

07

How often do you go the moon?

0%

Let's practice

Answer the following questions about the interview. 1) Where does she say about the lake? a) She goes there often. b) She rarely goes there. 2) What does she often have for dinner? a) Vegetables b) Stir-fry 3) How does he get to work? a) He always drives. b) He sometimes takes the bus. 4) How does she watch movies? a) She rents DVDs. b) She streams movies.

Let's practice

Hellen Bouchand Hellen Bouchand lives in Sydney, Australia. She always walks to school, because it is near her house. Her father works as a mechanic in a small company. He usually fixes the employees’ cars. Her mother is a housewife, but she often does housework. On weekends they sometimes go downtown to eat in a restaurant. They hardly ever watch television, and when they watch TV, they do it just at night. Hellen Bouchand never goes to bed after midnight.

Let's practice

TRUE/FALSE

1. Hellen hardly ever watches TV in the morning.
2. Hellen’s father always fixes the employees’ cars.
3. Hellen Bouchand usually walks to school.
4. Hellen always goes downtown to eat in a restaurant.
5. Hellene’s mother often does housework.

Let's practice

How often do you…? Now it’s time for you to write sentences using the adverbs of frequency to check if you understood how to use them. Write sentences expressing how often you do the following activities.

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