1. Fill in the blanks with always, often, seldom.
never ______
seldom
sometimes ______
often
usually _______
always 0%
100%

2. A: I often come to school on foot. B: I never come to school by bus.
Use always, usually, often, sometimes, seldom, never and the means of transportation to make sentences.
A: I often come to school on foot.
B: I never come to school by bus.
C: My father always goes to work by subway.
D: He seldom goes to work by train.
E: Sometimes I come to school by bike. …

3. Listen to 1a and complete the sentences with usually, always, often, sometimes, seldom, or never.
1. Michael ________ walks to school but __________ goes by bike.
2. Helen ________ goes to school on foot. She _________ takes the underground.
3. Sally ________ takes the underground. She ________ goes to school by bus.
usually
sometimes
seldom
often
never
always

4. Listen to the sentences and fill in the blanks.
（ ）1.Miss Yang _______ goes to Wuhan by bus.
（ ）2.Mr. Smith seldom goes to Nanjing ________.
（ ）3.Mr. Brown _________ takes the subway to his office.
（ ）4.Ms. Wang ____________ visits the Great Wall.
（ ）5.He often ___________ to the park for a picnic on Sundays. A
always
by train D
sometimes B
never E C
drives a car

5. He often comes to school by bike.
Fill in the blanks after the example.
Example：
He often comes to school by bike.
He often rides a bike to school.

6. She sometimes _____ home ____ _______. goes by subway
Fill in the blanks after the example. 1
She sometimes _____ home ____ _______.
goes
by subway
She sometimes takes the subway home.

7. We usually go to the park on foot. /pɑ :k/
Fill in the blanks after the example. 2
We usually go to the park on foot.
/pɑ :k/
We usually ______ to the park.
walk

8. They always go to the zoo by bus.
Fill in the blanks after the example. 3
They always go to the zoo by bus.
They always _____ _____ _____to the zoo.
take a bus

9. go…by subway — take the subway
go…by bike — ride a bike
go…on foot — walk
go…by bus — take a bus
go…by car — take a car
go…by plane — fly
E.g. He usually flies to Beijing.
= He usually _____ to Beijing ___ _____.
goes
by plane

10. Ask and answer questions about the pictures in 2a with your partner.
Example：
A: How does Li Xiang often come to school?
B: He often goes to school by bike./ He often rides a bike to school.

11. Ask and answer questions about the pictures in 2a with your partner.
Example：
A: How does Li Xiang often come to school?
B: He often goes to school by bike./ He often rides a bike to school.

12. √ √ √ walk to school take a bus to school
Listen and check (√) the correct answers.
　　Activity
Frequency
walk to
school
take a bus to school
do her homework in the evening
always
usually
often
sometimes
seldom
never √ √ √

13. √ √ √ Activity watch TV in the afternoon play soccer on Sundays
Listen and check (√) the correct answers.
Activity
Frequency
watch TV in the afternoon
play soccer on Sundays
see a movie
always
usually
often
sometimes
seldom
never √ √ √

14. Summary 1. Go on learning adverbs of frequency.
___________________________________________
2. Learn the means of transportation in different expressions.
always, usually, often, sometimes, seldom, never
go…by subway — take the subway
go…by bike — _____ a bike
go…on foot — ______
__…by bus — take a bus
go…by car — _____ a car
go…_______ — fly
ride
walk go
take
by plane

15. Homework Please write a short passage according to Section B, 3.
E.g. Nancy is my good friend.
She often walks to school.
She sometimes takes a bus to school.
She always does her homework …

16. Tell the time. eight o’clock nine o five
ten fifteen / a quarter past ten
eleven thirty / half past eleven
twelve forty-five/ a quarter to one
seventeen fifty / ten to eighteen
8:00
9:05
10:15
11:30
12:45
17:50

17. Listen carefully and complete the table.
Time
Activity
6:20 a.m.
gets up
has breakfast
7:30 a.m.
12:10 p.m.
after school
gets home
after dinner
goes to bed
7:00 a.m.
goes to school
has lunch
plays soccer
5:30 p.m.
does her homework
9:45 p.m.

18. Talk with your partner about your day with the help of 1a
Talk with your partner about your day with the help of 1a. Then report it to the class.
I usually get up at … in the morning. At … o’clock, I have breakfast … … is my partner. He/She usually gets up at … in the morning …

19. Pair Work
Make up new conversations with the words and phrases in the box.
Activity: meet friends watch TV listen to music
read books cook go to the zoo play soccer
Frequency: once a week twice a week three times a week
very often every day seldom never
Example:
A: Do you often read books in the library?
B: Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
A: How often do you come to the library?
B: Three times a week.

20. Survey your classmates about how often they do the following things and fill in the table. Then report it to the class.
Activity
name
watch TV
in the
evening
walk to
school
play computer games
help your
parents
play
basketball
Wang Li
once a week …

21. Survey your classmates about their school life.
Item
Name
How to go to school
Where to have lunch
When to leave school
What to do after school
How often does she/he …
Li Wei …