Lesson 18 - Present Simple & Adverbs of frequency (shared lesson)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

WELCOME

Repeat: present simple

New: adverbs of frequency

Goals

• You can correctly use the present simple in affirmative (+), negative (-), and question (?) sentences.
• You know how to use the adverbs of frequency.

RECAP present simple

Life, p.11, ex.5

Complete the sentence in the Present Simple:
Why __________ (we / sleep)?

Complete the sentence in the Present Simple:
From birth, we __________ (spend) a third of our lives asleep, but scientists still __________ (not / know) exactly why.

Complete the sentence in the Present Simple:
Why __________ (we / have) problems sleeping?

Complete the sentence in the Present Simple:
In modern society, many adults __________ (not / get) the seven or eight hours of sleep they need every night.

Complete the sentence in the Present Simple:
We __________ (work) long hours and we rarely __________ (go) to bed at sunset.

Complete the sentence in the Present Simple:
Why __________ (we / sleep) differently?

Complete the sentence in the Present Simple:
It __________ (depend) on the time of year and also our age.

Complete the sentence in the Present Simple:
Teenagers usually __________ (need) more sleep than adults.

Complete the sentence in the Present Simple:
Lots of elderly people __________ (not / sleep) longer than four or five hours at night, but they often __________ (take) naps during the day.

adverbs of frequency

Life, p.11, ex.8

adverbs of frequency

• An adverb of frequency shows how often you do something.
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Life, p.11, ex.8

always

usually

not often

rarely

100%

0%

never

sometimes

often

LET'S FIGURE THESE RULES OUT

Life, p.11, ex.9

Life, p.11, ex.9

She's usually late for work.

I often wake up at seven.

Do you usually go to sleep in the night?

She wakes up two or three times a night.

Every month I visit my grandparent.

1. An adverb of frequency normally comes __________ the main verb. But it comes. __________ the verb to be.
2. An expression of frequency (e.g. twice a week) usually goes ____________________ or at the end of a sentence.

She's usually late for work.

I often wake up at seven.

Do you usually go to sleep in the night?

She wakes up two or three times a night.

Every month I visit my grandparent.

SHOW ME YOU CAN DO IT

Life, p.11, ex.10

Copy the sentence and put the Adverb of Frequency in the right place:
My brother plays tennis on Saturday mornings. (always)

Copy the sentence and put the Adverb of Frequency in the right place:
We eat out at a restaurant. (about once a month)

Copy the sentence and put the Adverb of Frequency in the right place:
I take a bus to school. (every day)

Copy the sentence and put the Adverb of Frequency in the right place:
She is at home in the middle of the day. (rarely)

Copy the sentence and put the Adverb of Frequency in the right place:
They go on holiday. (twice a year)

Copy the sentence and put the Adverb of Frequency in the right place:
Are you late for work? (often)

FINAL EXERCISE

Life, p.157, ex.3

I __________ (1) __________ (2) at about 7.30 a.m. and get ready for school. I __________ (3) __________ (4) breakfast because I don't feel hungry in the mornings. I start school at 9 a.m. and at 12 I have a lunch break. I __________ (5) __________ (6) my friend for lunch. I finish school at 5.30 p.m. I like to keep fit, so I __________ (7) to the gym __________ (8). Then I get home at 8.00 p.m.

always

every day

never

usually

rarely

get up

go

have

leave

see

make

two or three times a month

Check: did you reach the goals
You can correctly use the present simple in affirmative (+), negative (-), and question (?) sentences.
You know how to use the adverbs of frequency.

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Now let me see it.
Write 3 sentences in the present simple using Adverbs of Frequency