UNIT 4C
1. VOCABULARY
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.
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.
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.
3. PRONUNCIATION
/h/
/h/
Words that have a silent H may include
1. beginning H's:
· heir /eə(r)/ (heredero)
· honest /ˈɒnɪst/ (honesto)
· hour /aʊə(r)/ (hora)
· honor /ˈɒnə(r)/ (honor)
2. ending H's:
· hurrah /hʊˈrɑː/ (¡hurra!)
· Sarah
1. beginning H's:
· heir /eə(r)/ (heredero)
· honest /ˈɒnɪst/ (honesto)
· hour /aʊə(r)/ (hora)
· honor /ˈɒnə(r)/ (honor)
2. ending H's:
· hurrah /hʊˈrɑː/ (¡hurra!)
· Sarah
5. SONG
Who Wants to Live Forever
Who Wants to Live Forever