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

Let’s Start!

Pizza ... yum! How often do you have it?

Learning Outcome day? Every week?

Accurately use information about food,

eating and meals in communicative
situations.

Ask your partner:

• What do you like to do every day?
• Would you like to eat pizza every

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Can Do Statements
• I can talk about routines using
expressions of frequency.
• I can talk about daily activities.
• I can talk about food and drink.

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I Eat ThereOnce
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Let’s Explore!

John and Sally talk about what they like to do on a regular basis*. Let's find out
what it is!

* “On a regular basis” means "regularly".

Instructions: Read the text aloud.

John: Hey Sally! Long time no see! Are you ok now?

Sally: Yes. I occasionally have headaches but I feel better now.
John: I'm glad to hear that. What are you up to later?
Sally: I have my yoga class. I don't want to miss it!
John: How often do you go to yoga class?
Sally: I try to go every other day.
John: Oh ... maybe you'd like to have pizza instead?
Sally: Hmm ... why not tomorrow evening?
John: I can't. I have a soccer game. We play every other week. How about lunch?
Sally: I hardly ever eat pizza for lunch.
John: Really? I eat pizza most of the time.
Sally: Is pizza good before soccer practice?
John: Pizza is always good! Tomorrow ... lunch, then?
Sally: Alright ...

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Let’s Practice!

Sally and John like routine!

Instructions: Select all the correct answers.

1.What do Sally and John do regularly?

 Sally goes to yoga every day.

 Sally goes to yoga every other day.
 John plays soccer every week.
 John plays soccer every other week.
 John eats pizza most of the time.
 Sally eats pizza most of the time.

Let’s Practice!

Use the clue to solve the puzzle.Read the sentences aloud with your partner.

Check your pronunciation with your instructor.

1. _ _ _ _ _ What are you up to ?

2. _ _ _ _ _ you’d like to have pizza instead?
3_____________I ever eat pizza for lunch …
4. _ _ _ _ Really? I eat pizza of the time.
5. _ _ _ _ _ _ Is pizza good soccer practice?

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Extension Activity

How often is often? Talk about your regular habits with your partner.

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

a) Make a list of 5 activities.

Self-Assessment YesNo
b) How often do you do them?
c) Would you like to do some of them
more regularly? I talk about my habits.
d) Compare your list with your partner's.
e) How different is it? I use expressions of frequency to talk about activi
I use 3 target words to describe activities.

Target Words

• occasionally (adverb): not often; from • glad (adjective): happy

time to time
e.g. I occasionally play soccer.
• most of the time (expression):
very often; usually
e.g. I eat at home most of the time.
• every other day (expression): one
day out of two
e.g. I go to yoga class every other day.
• hardly ever (adverb): very rarely
e.g. I hardly ever eat pizza.
e.g. I'm glad you like the food.
• better (adverb): improved from before
e.g. I feel better now, thanks.
• What are you up to? (expression): What are
you doing now?
e.g. What are you up to? Do you want to go for
pizza?
• practice (noun): regular training
e.g. I have soccer practice every other day.

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Learning Points

Expressions of Frequency with Daily Activities

You use adverbs and expressions of frequency to talk about daily activities.
You use adverbs before the verb, like I occasionally have headaches.
You use expressions after the verb, like I play soccer every other week.
You can also use adverbs after the verb to be, like Pizza is always good.

Adverbs Meaning Expressions

always 100% of the time every day/week/month
usually 80% of the time most of the time
often 60% of the time every other day/week/month
sometimes 40% of the time
occasionally 20% of the time
hardly ever 5% of the time
never 0% of the time

Examples:
• Ann: How often do you play soccer?
Bob: I play soccer every day.
• Ann: Do you like pizza?
Bob: I hardly ever eat pizza.

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