1 We use adverbs of frequency to say how often something happens We normally put an adverb of frequency after the verb be He’s often late for school before most other verbs You never phone me (exercises) 1) Complete the chart with the adverbs of frequency given in the box sometimes usually always hardly ever often never 0% _ rarely occasionally 100% 100% _ _ 100% _ _ 2) Put the words in the correct order to make sentences 3) Rewrite the sentences Use the adverbs of frequency in brackets go swimming / sometimes / on Sundays / I _ in our house / cold / it’s / often _ usually / is / hungry / Sam / after school _ goes / never / my cousin / cycling _ Mark and Ted / books / hardly ever / read _ I / my homework / in my room / / always _ snows / in this area / rarely / it _ I’m late for school in the morning (rarely) Sam goes out with his friends (occasionally) Ann surfs the Net in the evening (usually) My best friend takes photos at school (never) They are at home in the evening (often) Ted reads magazines about fashion (hardly ever) _ _ We speak English in English classes (always) 4) Write questions Use How often….? Then write true answers with frequency adverbs you / surf the Net? _ you / play board games? _ you / listen to music ? _ _ your best friend / call you ? _ _ your grandparents / use a computer? _ _ _ your mum / the shopping ? _ _ _ you / the washing-up ? _ _ your English teacher / speak Chinese ? _ _ 5) Work in pairs Ask and answer questions Tick your partner’s answers Are you in tune? QUIZ How often … you listen to classical music? a) Often b) Sometimes c) Rarely d) Never …do you sing in the bath or shower? a) Rarely b) Sometimes c) Never d) Often … your parents listen to the same music as you? a) Never b) Sometimes c) Often d) Rarely … you listen to music while you are doing your homework? a) Often b) Sometimes c) Rarely d) Never …do you buy CDs? a) Never b) Sometimes c) Rarely d) Often … you go to live concerts? a) Often b) Sometimes c) Rarely d) Often … you play the piano / the guitar or other musical instruments? a) Never b) Sometimes c) Rarely d) Often Answer Key Ex 1) never hardly ever rarely occasionally sometimes Ex 2) I sometimes go swimming on Sundays It’s often cold in our house Sam is usually hungry after school My cousin never goes cycling Mark and Ted hardly ever read books I always my homework in my room It rarely snows in this area Ex 3) I’m rarely late for school in the morning Sam occasionally goes out with his friends Ann usually surfs the Net in the evening My best friend never takes photos at school They are often at home in the evening Ted hardly ever reads magazines about fashion We always speak English in English classes Ex.4) How often you surf the Net? How often you play board games? How often you listen to music? How often does your best friend call you? How often your grandparents use a computer? How often does your mum the shopping? How often you the washing-up? How often does your English teacher speak Chinese? often usually always