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How Often Do You ... ? English > Level Pre A1 Pre-starter
English > Level Pre A1 Pre-starter

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CONTENT
• Let’s Start! • Let’s Explore! • Let’s Practice! • Extension Activity • Target Words • Learning Points

Let’s Start!

Writing Spot: Do you have a daily routine? How do you talk about your day? Let's
find out.

Learning Outcome Can Do Statements

Express information about daily or • I can write about my daily routine.

weekly routine in a very simple way. • I can write a list of activities.
• I can write about the frequency of activities.
Ask your partner:

• When do you get up?

• When do you go to bed?

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Takeaway How Often Do You ... ?
How Often Do You ... ? English > Level Pre A1 Pre-starter
English > Level Pre A1 Pre-starter

Let’s Explore!

Everybody has a routine. Let's find out about Jeff's routine.

Instructions: Read the text aloud.

Jeff: I need to change my daily routine.

Isabelle: What's your routine?
Jeff: I get up around 8:00 a.m. I never arrive to work on time. I'm always late.
Isabelle: That's not good. I always arrive 15 minutes early.
Jeff: I usually get to the office after 10:00 a.m.
Isabelle: I get to work before 9:00 every day.
Jeff: I usually take a coffee break around 11:00 to eat something. I'm so hungry!
Isabelle: What time is your lunch hour?
Jeff: From 1:00 to 2:00. Then I get home around 3:00.
Isabelle: Yes, I think you need to change your routine!

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Takeaway How Often Do You … ?
English > Level Pre A1 Pre-starter
English > Level Pre A1 Pre-starter > Everyday Things

Let’s Practice!

Where do words like usually and never go in a sentence?

Instructions: Choose the correct sentence.

1.  What does Jeff not do in the morning?

q  He never takes a shower in the morning.

q  He always has dinner in the evening.
q  He sometimes goes for a walk in the afternoon.

2.  When does Jeff get up?

q  Jeff is never late.

q  Jeff always gets up at 8:00 in the morning.
q  Jeff works in an office.

Let’s Practice!

What's Jeff's daily routine? Does he always wake up early?

Instructions: Match the pictures with the corresponding times.

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A.  At 10:00 p.m., he takes a hot shower and he goes to bed.

2 B.  He takes a break at 11:30 a.m., and he often goes to the

coffee shop for lunch.

C.  Jeff gets home at 6:00 p.m.

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D.  Jeff always gets up at 8:00 but never showers in the
morning.
4
E.  Jeff eats breakfast at 8:20 a.m. He usually has a piece of
toast and a bowl of cereal.
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F.  Jeff gets to the office at 9:00 a.m.

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Takeaway How Often Do You ... ?
How Often Do You ... ? English > Level Pre A1 Pre-starter
English > Level Pre A1 Pre-starter

Extension Activity

Do you always, sometimes or never practice English?

Instructions: Complete the following steps. Fill in the Self-Assessment.

a) Talk with your family or friends about daily

Self-Assessment Yes No
routines. Ask these questions:
• What time do you get up?
I ask questions to friends or
• When do you have breakfast, lunch,
family about daily routines.
dinner?
• What time do you go to bed? I talk about other's daily
b) With a partner, complete the table. What routines.
is your daily routine?
I talk and write about daily
c) Write a summary of the information.
routines.

Time of the Day Me My Partner

9:00 a.m.

12:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

9:00 p.m.

Target Words

• always (adverb): at all times
e.g. I always have coffee in the
morning.
• never (adverb): not ever; at no time
e.g. I never take the bus to school. • take a break (expression): to have time off
• usually (adverb): regularly; normally
e.g. I usually have a sandwich for
lunch.
• sometimes (adverb): now and then; not all the
time
e.g. I sometimes go to the market when I need
bread.
from work
e.g. I take a break at ten o'clock.
• shower (noun): a sprinkle of water to stand
and bathe under
e.g. I take a shower in the morning.

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English > Level Pre A1 Pre-starter

Learning Points

Adverbs of Frequency - How Often

Adverbs of frequency ( always, usually, never, etc.) say how often something happens.

Adverbs How often?

always 100%

usually 60%

rarely 10%

never 0%

You usually put adverbs of frequency before the verb.

The adverb can sometimes be in different positions in the sentence. For example, you put
the adverb of frequency after the verb to be .

Examples:
• This coffee shop is always busy.
• I usually go for a walk in the neighborhood.
• I always eat dinner in the kitchen.
• I always go to yoga class on Wednesdays.
• Susan rarely eats breakfast.
• Robert never drinks tea.

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