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Connected lives

Present simple questions and frequency phrases

Student A worksheet

Lola is a nightclub singer, and sings at the Flamingo Club

1
. She usually finishes work at 3.00 a.m., and
always takes a taxi home. She plays tennis with her best friend
2
times a week, but loses every time! She goes to
the seaside once a year, and stays in a hotel called The Sea View.

Molly is a student, and goes to university 3

days
a week. On Wednesday evenings she always goes to her dance
class. She meets her new boyfriend for lunch 4
,
and plays tennis with her best friend three times a week. Molly
always wins!

Tim and Karen own The Sun Caf in the centre of town.
They get up early 5
and always open the
caf at 7.00 a.m. They go on holiday 6
times a year, and usually stay in The Sea View Hotel.

Paul works for a computer company, and meets his new girlfriend
. When hes at work
for lunch in The Sun Caf 7
he emails her 12 times a day! They go out together
8
, and usually go to the Flamingo Club.

.
Bill is a taxi driver, and he usually works 9
On Sundays he always gets up at about lunchtime. In the
afternoon he usually 10
. His sister is a dance
teacher, and he sees her about once a week.

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Connected lives

Present simple questions and frequency phrases

Student B worksheet

Lola is a nightclub singer, and sings at the Flamingo Club three

nights a week. She usually finishes work at a
, and
always takes a taxi home. She plays tennis with her best friend
three times a week, but loses every time! She goes to the seaside
b
a year, and stays in a hotel called The Sea View.

Molly is a student, and goes to university four days a week.

On Wednesday evenings she always c
. She
meets her new boyfriend for lunch every day, and plays tennis
with her best friend d
times a week. Molly
always wins!

Tim and Karen own The Sun Caf in the centre of town.
They get up early every morning except Sundays and always
open the caf at e
a.m. They go on holiday
three times a year, and usually stay in f
.

Paul works for a computer company, and meets his new girlfriend
for lunch in The Sun Caf every day. When hes at work he emails
times a day! They go out together every
her g
night except Wednesday, and usually go to h
.

Bill is a taxi driver, and he usually works at night. On Sundays

. In the afternoon he
he always gets up at i
usually watches football on TV. His sister is a dance teacher,
and he sees her j
.

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Instructions
You will need: one copy of the Student A worksheet and one copy of the
Student B worksheet for each pair of students
Divide the class into two groups, A and B. Give a copy of Student A
worksheet to students in group A, and a copy of Student B worksheet
to those in group B. Tell students that the other group has the
information that is missing from their worksheets.
Students work individually, or with someone in their group, and
decide what questions they need to ask to complete the worksheet.
They must use the Present simple in their questions, either with
How often ? or with another question word plus an adverb of
frequency. Do the first question on each worksheet with the whole
class as examples before they start: 1 How often does Lola sing at the
Flamingo Club? a When/What time does Lola usually finish work?
Put students in pairs, so that one Student A and one Student B are
working together. Students then ask each other the questions and
complete their own worksheets.
When they have finished, students discuss in pairs how many
connections they can find between the six people before sharing
their answers with the whole class.

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