UNIT 6 FREE TIME
VOCABULARY Free time Activities
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play the piano
watch tv
read a book
watch an online video
visit friends
read a magazine
visit a museum
listen to podcasts
play video games
go on holidays
listen to music
go shopping
GRAMMAR Simple Present & Adverbs of frequency
Position
Adverbs of frequency go before the verb but after the verb be.
In negative sentences, the adverb of frequency goes after don’t/doesn’t:
We don’t often go to bed late.
He doesn’t always agree with me.
In questions, adverbs of frequency go after the subject.
Is he always late?
Do they often go to the library?
Never/hardly ever
The adverbs never and hardly ever (=almost never) have a negative meaning, but they are used with a positive verb:
He is never late.
He isn’t never late.
They hardly ever go to the library.
They don’t hardly ever go to the library.
Expressions of frequency
Expressions of frequency
There are other expressions that we use to talk about frequency: once a day, twice a week, three times a month, every day, etc. These expressions are longer (2 words or more), and they go at the end of the sentence.
I brush my teeth three times a day.
I see her every day.
With the present simple, we often use adverbs of frequency to say 'how often' we do something. Here's a list of common adverbs:
always
frequently
generally
hardly ever
infrequently
never
normally
occasionally
often
rarely
regularly
seldom
sometimes
usually
We usually put these adverbs in the middle of the sentence, between the subject and the verb:
I often go to the cinema.
She sometimes visits me at home.
We usually drink coffee.
We can also put them at the very beginning or end of the sentence. This makes them stronger:
Often I go to the cinema.
I go to the cinema often.
But never: I go often to the cinema.
Here are some other expressions we can use to say 'how often'. All of these longer phrases go at the beginning or the end of the sentence but not in the middle.
once in a while: I go to the cinema once in a while.
every now and again: She drinks wine every now and again.
from time to time: From time to time I visit my mother.
To say how often something happens, you can use a number or 'several' or 'many', followed by 'times'.( If the number is one, use 'once' instead of 'one time'. If the number is two use 'twice,' instead of 'two times') Then add 'a' and a period of time:
I go to the cinema twice a week.
She takes these tablets three times a day.
I change the sheets once a fortnight (fortnight = two weeks).
I meet him several times a year.
I visit my parents once a month.
We can also use 'every' + period of time:
every morning
every day
every Tuesday
every week
every month
A day of the week with 's' at the end (for example 'on Tuesdays') means the same as 'every Tuesday':
I take a dance class on Wednesdays.
I relax on Saturdays.
VOCABULARY Dates and seasons
GRAMMAR Simple Present & Wh questions or Question Words.
We use do and does with question words like where, what and when:
Where do Angela and Rita live?
What does Angela do?
When does Rita usually get up?
But questions with who often don’t use do or does:
Who lives in London?
Who plays football at the weekend?
Who works at Liverpool City Hospital?
Here are some useful questions:
Where do you come from? Do you come from …?
Where do you live? Do you live in …?
What work do you do? Do you like …?
Do you know …?
Questions: wh-questions
Questions: wh-questions
Wh-questions begin with what, when, where, who, whom, which, whose, why and how. We use them to ask for information. The answer cannot be yes or no:
A:When do you finish college?
B:Next year.
A:Who is your favourite actor?
B: Johnny Depp
Short Answers
Short Answers
Short answers are special forms to answer a question. They are usually used because they are more polite. If you answer with yes or no only, it sounds unpolite.
They are easy to form. After the word “yes” or “no” you have to take the person and the first word of the question. In negative answers you have to use the short form.
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