Adverbs of frequency Chapter 3, Book 4B New Welcome to English Second Edition

 We use the following phrases with the simple present tense to talk about habits. Adverbs of frequency  We use adverbs of frequency to say how often we do something. Mary dances twice a week. three times a month. four times a year. e.g. once a day.

Adverbs of frequency No. of timesAdverbsExample phrases onceonce a week twicetwice a week three times three times a week four times four times a week five times five times a week

Sentence structure He She It has goes singing lessons swimming once a week. I You We They have go singing lessons swimming twicea month. subject present tense activity‘a’+ period no. of times

e.g. Ben lifts weights once a week. SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT  June  Adverbs of frequency

e.g. Betty and William go swimming twice a week. SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT  June  Adverbs of frequency

e.g. Timmy goes fishing three times a month. SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT  April  Adverbs of frequency

e.g. Sally goes ice-skating four times a year. January April August October ice-skating Adverbs of frequency

Now you try. e.g. Lizzie _______ horse riding _______ _____________. (go) goes once a month SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT  June 

1 The children _______ films _______ ___________. (watch) SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT  June  watch twice a month

2 Lizzie ______ piano lessons ___________. (have) SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT  April  once a weekhas

3 Kitty ______ hiking _______ ______________. (go) goes three times a year January June October hiking

4 Mr Wong ________ ________________. (teach) teachestwice a day 8:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. Class 4C English Class 4B English

5 Maggie _______ badminton __________ ___________. (play) SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT  April  plays four times a month

6 Bob _______ meals _______________. (cook) cooksfive times a week SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT  July 

How often …?  We use How often …? to ask people how many times they do an activity. SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT  April  e.g. Q: How often does Sally go ice-skating? A: She goes ice-skating once a month.

SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT  June  Now you try. How often do you ride a bicycle? A: I ride a bicycle twice a week. e.g.Q:

SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT  June  1 How often do you have computer lessons? A: I have computer lessons twice a week. Q:

How often does Maggie play badminton? SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT  April  A: Maggie plays badminton five times a month. 2Q:

How often does Mrs Chow go jogging? A: Mrs Chow goes jogging once a week. 3Q: SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT  April 

How often do you cook the dinner? SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT  June  A: We cook the dinner once a week. 4Q:

How often do you surf the Net? A: I surf the Net three times a day. 5Q:

has 1 Tina eats an apple two a day. twice 2 How often does Lizzie studies with her tutor? study 3 Sally and Tommy drinks coffee two a day. drink twice e.g. Bob have painting lessons once a week. Practice

4 Q: How much do you read a newspaper? A: We reads a newspaper every day. often read 5 Mrs Chow make sandwiches three times in day. makesa 6 What often does they tidy up their rooms? do How 7 I rides a bicycle twice one month. ride a 8 How many does you make a cake? oftendo

1 How often do Sally and Cindy have piano lessons? They have piano lessons three times a week. MONTUEWEDTHURFRISATSUN Sally computer lesson piano lesson computer lesson piano lesson watch films piano lesson go fishing Cindy painting lesson piano lesson table- tennis lesson piano lesson watch films go fishing Practice: Answer the questions.

2 How often does John go swimming? He goes swimming once a week. John go swimming watch films football lesson reading computer lesson go fishing MONTUEWEDTHURFRISATSUN

3 How often do John and Sally have computer lessons? They have computer lessons twice a week. John go swimming watch films computer lesson football lesson reading computer lesson go fishing MONTUEWEDTHURFRISATSUN Sally computer lesson piano lesson computer lesson piano lesson watch films piano lesson go fishing

They go fishing once a week. 4 Practice: Ask and answer questions. John go swimming watch films football lesson reading computer lesson go fishing MONTUEWEDTHURFRISATSUN Cindy painting lesson piano lesson table- tennis lesson piano lesson watch films go fishing (go fishing) How often do John and Cindy go fishing?Q: A:

They watch films once a week. How often do John and Sally watch films? 5 John go swimming watch films football lesson reading computer lesson go fishing MONTUEWEDTHURFRISATSUN Sally computer lesson piano lesson computer lesson piano lesson watch films piano lesson go fishing (watch films) Q: A:

He has football lessons twice a week. How often does John have football lessons? 6 John go swimming watch films football lesson reading computer lesson go fishing MONTUEWEDTHURFRISATSUN (have football lessons) Q: A: