Frequency

Lead-in

Use the model to talk about your routine. Use the Target Language from Health.

  • How often do you cook?
    • I cook once a week.

Presentation

Pre

  • What’s your favorite dessert?
  • What other sweets do you like?

Top Down

  • Read the text and answer the questions.
  • What kind of shop is this?
  • Is it popular?
  • What kind of shop is this? An ice-cream shop
  • Is it popular? Yes, it is.

Anne works at an ice-cream parlor and she is almost always excited. She never misses work and she is seldom late. She always walks to work, so she gets plenty of exercise. She never drives to work because she doesn’t have a car.

She sometimes eats ice cream too. She likes vanilla and strawberry. Her favorite topping is gummy bears.

Anne’s clients usually ask for chocolate or vanilla. They often ask for toppings on their ice cream too. They usually ask for sprinkles or candy. They rarely ask for gummy bears. In general, they love having ice-cream and visiting Annie.

Come to our ice-cream shop and try our different flavors and toppings and don’t forget to call your friends!

Bottom Up

  • True or False?
  1. Anne is always excited.
  2. She likes strawberry and vanilla ice cream.
  3. She doesn’t have her ice cream with chocolate topping.
  4. Anne’s clients always ask for chocolate topping.
  5. They usually ask for toppings.
  1. Anne is always excited. False
  2. She likes strawberry and vanilla ice cream. True
  3. She doesn’t have her ice cream with chocolate topping. False
  4. Anne’s clients always ask for chocolate topping. False
  5. They usually ask for toppings. True

Post

  • What’s your favorite flavor of ice cream?
  • What toppings do you like?

Target Language

Adverbs of Indefinite Frequency

Always 100%

Almost Always ~ 90%

Usually / Often ~ 80%

Sometimes ~ 60%

Rarely / Seldom ~ 20%

Almost Never / Hardly Ever~ 10%

Never 0%

Ever = no specific time

Never = not + ever

Word Order with Regular Verbs

Affirmative

Subject + Adverb of Indefinite Frequency + Verb

  • I always brush my teeth in the morning.
  • He sometimes rides his bike.
  • I almost always have breakfast.

Negative

Subject + Auxiliary Verb + NOT + Adverb of Indefinite Frequency + Verb

  • I don’t always run in the morning.
  • She never drinks milk.

Never = doesn’t use an Auxiliary Verb

Interrogative

Auxiliary Verb + Subject + Adverb of Indefinite Frequency + Verb

  • Do you always have lunch?
  • Do you ever think about monkeys?

Word Order with ‘Be’

Affirmative

Subject + Be + Adverb of Indefinite Frequency

  • I am always late to school.
  • He is sometimes early for work.
  • I am almost always tired.

Negative

Subject + Be + NOT + Adverb of Indefinite Frequency

  • I am not always bored in class.
  • She is never single.

Never = doesn’t use an Auxiliary Verb

Interrogative

Be + Subject + Adverb of Indefinite Frequency 

  • Are you sometimes irritated by ads?
  • Are you ever sleepy at work?

Controlled Practice

  • Practice Substitution Drills with the Target Language.

Regular Verbs

  • Always, often, sometimes, rarely, never

Teacher: Always

Student: I always go.

Teacher: Never

Student: I never go.

Be

  • Always, often, sometimes, rarely, never

Teacher: Sometimes

Student: I am sometimes on time.

Teacher: Often

Student: I am often on time.

Regular Verbs x Be

  • Go, work, play, study, exercise
  • On time, late, ready, bored, excited, happy

Teacher: Go

Student: I always go.

Teacher: On time

Student: I am always on time.

Freer Practice

  • Use the models and change the words in bold using the Target Language to make true sentences.

Dialogue Model 1

Student A: How often do you eat candy?

Student B: I never eat candy. What about you?

Student A: I always eat candy.

Dialogue Model 2

Student A: How often do you put sprinkles on your ice cream?

Student B: I sometimes put candy on my ice cream. How about you?

Student A: I rarely put candy on my ice cream.

Dialogue Model 3

Student A: How often are you late for work?

Student B: I am never late for work. And you?

Student A: I am seldom late for work.

Production

  • Ask each other questions using “How often” and the Target Language. Consider these topics:
  • Ice cream
  • Pizza
  • Hamburgers
  • Açaí
  • Party food
  • Pie
  • Cake
  • Rice and beans
  • Chicken
  • Salad

Homework

Unscramble the letters to form Adverbs of Frequency. Then, write in the correct order from most frequent to least frequent. There is one example.

  1. = 100%
  2. ~ 90%
  3. ~ 80%
  4. ~ 60%
  5. ~ 20%
  6. ~ 10%
  7. = 0%
  • wasyla > Always
  • soamlt eervn
  • vrene
  • erylar
  • soemstemi
  • yulusal
  • sylwaa stloma
  1. = 100%
  2. ~ 90%
  3. ~ 80%
  4. ~ 60%
  5. ~ 20%
  6. ~ 10%
  7. = 0%
  • Always
  • Almost Always
  • Usually
  • Sometimes
  • Rarely
  • Almost Never
  • Never

Use the words in brackets to rewrite the sentences.

Example: My friends and I go out on Saturdays. (usually) > My friends and I usually go out on Saturdays.

  1. I brush my teeth in the morning. (always)
  2. I work out on Sundays. (never)
  3. She doesn’t greet me when she arrives. (usually)
  4. My brother watches series on his day off. (almost always)
  5. His girlfriend hangs out with us. (seldom)
  1. Amanda pays me when I lend her money. (never)
  2. I remember to lock the door. (almost never)
  3. My husband and I don’t go out on the weekends. (usually)
  4. He loves playing board games, but his friends want to play with him. (almost never)
  5. They go to work by subway. (almost always)

  1. Julie goes to the beach on weekdays. (rarely)

  2. John is sleepy in the morning. (always)

  3. Sean is ate home on Sunday nights. (sometimes)

  4. Jane goes to bed early. (never)

  5. I am tired. (usually)

  1. I always brush my teeth in the morning.
  2. I never work out on Sundays.
  3. She usually doesn’t greet me when she arrives.
  4. My brother almost always watches series on his day off.
  5. His girlfriend seldom hangs out with us.
  1. Amanda never pays me when I lend her money.
  2. I almost never remember to lock the door.
  3. My husband and I usually don’t go out on the weekends.
  4. He loves playing board games, but his friends almost never want to play with him.
  5. They almost always go to work by subway.

  1. Julie rarely goes to the beach on weekdays.

  2. John is always sleepy in the morning.

  3. Sean is sometimes ate home on Sunday nights.

  4. Jane never goes to bed early.

  5. I am usually tired.

Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

  1. the / rarely / stadium / go / they / to
  2. out / we / sometimes / eat
  3. usually / on time / for / is / Chris / parties
  4. at / coffee / never / Jane / drinks / night
  1. They rarely go to the stadium.
  2. We sometimes eat out.
  3. Chris is usually on time for parties.
  4. Jane never drinks coffee at night.

Fill in the blanks.

Example: I ____ forget where I put my keys. It drives me nuts! > I always forget where I put my keys. It drives me nuts!

  1. Spiderman ____ wears glasses to hide his secret identity. Superman does that!
  2. Do you ____ think about life after death? I almost never do.
  3. He’s ____ told me he was Spiderman. I had to find out on my own!
  4. Is Hulk ____ mad like this? He should try doing some yoga or something.
  5. I ____ go out when it’s raining; only once in a while.
  1. Spiderman never wears glasses to hide his secret identity. Superman does that!
  2. Do you ever think about life after death? I almost never do.
  3. He’s never told me he was Spiderman. I had to find out on my own!
  4. Is Hulk always mad like this? He should try doing some yoga or something.
  5. I rarely / seldom go out when it’s raining; only once in a while.

Correct the wrong sentences.

  1. They always are late!
  2. He is nice rarely.
  3. Jake goes sometimes fishing on the weekend.
  4. Katie sings rarely in the shower.
  5. Robert and Jason almost are never wrong.
  1. They are always late!
  2. He is rarely nice.
  3. Jake sometimes goes fishing on the weekend.
  4. Katie rarely sings in the shower.
  5. Robert and Jason are almost never wrong.

Writing

Write a text about your favorite food and toppings.