Primary Longman Elect 4A Chapter 1 What do you like …ing? Adverbs of frequency

Talking about activities in spare time What do you like doing in your spare time? I like collecting stamps. James Don

Key structure What do you like doing in your spare time? I like watching TV. playing the piano. reading magazines. the newspaper. Always use the with ‘newspaper’, ‘piano’ and ‘violin’.

Practice Sarah likes dancing. What do the children like doing? dance

Practice Larry likes going ice-skating. What do the children like doing? Larry go / ice-skate Larry likes going ice-skating.

Practice Kelly likes reading the newspaper. What do the children like doing? Kelly read / newspaper Kelly likes reading the newspaper.

Practice John likes collecting cards. What do the children like doing? collect / cards John likes collecting cards.

Practice Stanley likes playing the violin. What do the children like doing? Stanley play / violin Stanley likes playing the violin.

Adverbs of frequency The words always, often, sometimes, seldom or never show how often things happen. SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 e.g. Ben  Ben always goes cycling on Mondays.

Adverbs of frequency He often plays basketball on Thursdays. e.g. SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31  He often plays basketball on Thursdays.

Adverbs of frequency He sometimes does karate on Tuesdays. e.g. SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31  He sometimes does karate on Tuesdays.

Key structure How often You use … Examples 100 % always often seldom Mum seldom reads magazines. 0% never Bob never plays the violin. sometimes I always go swimming. Cindy often reads comics. Tim sometimes goes cycling.

Practice Tammy __________ goes ice-skating. sometimes What do they do after school / at weekends? Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Tammy Sat Tammy __________ goes ice-skating. sometimes

Practice Alan __________ reads magazines. always Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Alan Sat Alan __________ reads magazines. always

 Practice Alan __________ plays football. never Alan 1 2 3 4 5 6 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Alan Alan __________ plays football. never

Practice Kelly __________ reads the newspaper. seldom Kelly SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31  Kelly Kelly __________ reads the newspaper. seldom

What do you like doing in your spare time? How often do you do it? Tell your friends.

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