UNIT 6B
1. LISTENING AND SPEAKING
Are you a 'morning person'? or Are you a 'night person'?
Morning person: very awake and energetic in the morning but tired at night
Night person: the opposite.
1. What time do you usually get up?
2. Do you have a shower or a bath in the morning?
3. Where do you have breakfast?
4. What do you have for breakfast?
5. What time do you go to work or school?
6. Do you need to hurry in the morning?
7. Do you like mornings? Why (not)?
Morning person: very awake and energetic in the morning but tired at night
Night person: the opposite.
1. What time do you usually get up?
2. Do you have a shower or a bath in the morning?
3. Where do you have breakfast?
4. What do you have for breakfast?
5. What time do you go to work or school?
6. Do you need to hurry in the morning?
7. Do you like mornings? Why (not)?
4. GRAMMAR
EXPRESSIONS OF FREQUENCY:
How often do you...? (¿Con qué frecuencia...?)
Eg. How often do you see your friends? Every week/ every day/ once a week
EVERY: (at the end of a sentence or verb phrase)
- every hour
The bell rings every hour.
- every day
I get up early every day.
- every week
I visit my grandparents every week.
- every month
I go to Madrid every month.
- every year
I travel to New York every year.
But they are sometimes placed at the beginning for emphasis, e.g. Every day, I have a shower before breakfast.
ONCE:
once an hour
once a day
once a week
once a month
once a year
TWICE:
twice an hour
twice a day
twice a week
twice a month
twice a year
THREE TIMES:
three times an hour
three times a day
three times a week
three times a month
three times a year
FOUR TIMES:
four times an hour
four times a day
four times a week
four times a month
four times a year
FIVE TIMES:
five times an hour
five times a day
five times a week
five times a month
five times a year
SIX TIMES:
six times an hour
six times a day
six times a week
six times a month
six times a year
... TIMES
But they are sometimes placed at the beginning for emphasis, e.g. Once a week, I go to the cinema.
ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY: (before the main verb, but after be)
always (siempre)
I always get up at 7 o'clock.
often (a menudo)
I often have a shower before breakfast.
usually / normally (normalmente, con frecuencia)
I usually have milk and toast for breakfast.
Usually, I have milk and toast for breakfast.
sometimes (a veces)
I sometimes take the dog out for a walk in the morning.
Sometimes, I take the dog out for a walk in the morning.
hardly ever (casi nunca)
I hardly ever have wine for lunch.
never (nunca)
I never go to sleep before 11 o'clock.
How often do you...? (¿Con qué frecuencia...?)
Eg. How often do you see your friends? Every week/ every day/ once a week
EVERY: (at the end of a sentence or verb phrase)
- every hour
The bell rings every hour.
- every day
I get up early every day.
- every week
I visit my grandparents every week.
- every month
I go to Madrid every month.
- every year
I travel to New York every year.
But they are sometimes placed at the beginning for emphasis, e.g. Every day, I have a shower before breakfast.
ONCE:
once an hour
once a day
once a week
once a month
once a year
TWICE:
twice an hour
twice a day
twice a week
twice a month
twice a year
THREE TIMES:
three times an hour
three times a day
three times a week
three times a month
three times a year
FOUR TIMES:
four times an hour
four times a day
four times a week
four times a month
four times a year
FIVE TIMES:
five times an hour
five times a day
five times a week
five times a month
five times a year
SIX TIMES:
six times an hour
six times a day
six times a week
six times a month
six times a year
... TIMES
But they are sometimes placed at the beginning for emphasis, e.g. Once a week, I go to the cinema.
ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY: (before the main verb, but after be)
always (siempre)
I always get up at 7 o'clock.
often (a menudo)
I often have a shower before breakfast.
usually / normally (normalmente, con frecuencia)
I usually have milk and toast for breakfast.
Usually, I have milk and toast for breakfast.
sometimes (a veces)
I sometimes take the dog out for a walk in the morning.
Sometimes, I take the dog out for a walk in the morning.
hardly ever (casi nunca)
I hardly ever have wine for lunch.
never (nunca)
I never go to sleep before 11 o'clock.
Example of my daily routine:
I usually get up at 8:00. I have a shower at 8:15 and then I get dressed. After that I have a cup of coffee and a slice of toast for breakfast. I leave home at 8:50 and I arrive at work at 9:00. I work from 9:00 until 2:00 andwhen I finish I go home. I arrive home at 2:15 and then I have lunch. After lunch I take a nap. Later, in the evening I go out with my friends and we have a coffee. Then I go back home. Later, at home, I usually watch someTV and have dinner. After dinner I watch TV again for a little longer and after that I always go to bed at 12 at night.
I usually get up at 8:00. I have a shower at 8:15 and then I get dressed. After that I have a cup of coffee and a slice of toast for breakfast. I leave home at 8:50 and I arrive at work at 9:00. I work from 9:00 until 2:00 andwhen I finish I go home. I arrive home at 2:15 and then I have lunch. After lunch I take a nap. Later, in the evening I go out with my friends and we have a coffee. Then I go back home. Later, at home, I usually watch someTV and have dinner. After dinner I watch TV again for a little longer and after that I always go to bed at 12 at night.