General English Course Level : B 01

Lesson 02: Spare time Objectives: talk about how often you do things/ free time activities

1- Discuss the following questions

2- Listening:

 Before you listen, write questions using the prompts

Why/ Murakami/ run? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…

How often/ he / go/ running?.............................................................................................................
How many miles/ he/ run/ everyday?.................................................................................................
He/ do /any other sport? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

 Now Listen and answer the questions

3- Complete the sentences with: ‘’most days, sometimes, usually, never, often, occasionally,
nearly always’’

It is ……………………. about getting better at something.

He’s …………………… worried about beating others.

He runs …………………………….. .

He ………………………………….. thinks about the weather.

He……………………………….. gets an idea of a book.

He doesn’t………………………………. think about anything.

He…………………………………. listens to rock music.

Adverbs of frequency and frequency expressions:

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Every now and then, rarely, hardly ever, once or twice a day/ month/ year…ect

4- Grammar focus

Practice:
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put the frequency adverbs and expressions of frequency in the right place. Some can go in more
than one lace.

We spend time with relatives. (occasionally)

My best friend does some exercise. (most days)

We watch films. (hardly ever)

My family go out for a meal. (once or twice a week)

I’m in bed by 11:00 pm. (nearly always)

We don’t go abroad on holiday. (usually)

I chat with friends online. (every now and then)

I have a lie-in at the weekend. (rarely)

5- Vocabulary

Label the photos with sports and spare-time activities

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Put the sports and free-time activities into the correct group

Out for a coffee/meal football computer games karate swimming on Facebook/ social
media to the gym for a walk running cards yoga aerobics basketball golf judo
camping horse riding chess

PLAY

GO

DO

Find two examples from the previous exercise that:

You usually do on your own

You usually do with other people

People do outdoors

People do indoors

You do when you are feeling lazy

You do when you are feeling full of energy

Decide which word or phrase that doesn’t go with the verb in the first column.