0% 100%never ______

seldom sometimes ______ often usually _______always

Fill in the blanks with always, often, seldom.

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.…

Use always, usually, often, sometimes, seldom, never and the means of transportation to make sentences.

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.

usuallysometimes

never

oftenseldom

always

（ ） 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.

always

never

by train

sometimes

drives a car

Listen to the sentences and fill in the blanks.

C D

A

C

E

D

B

A B EE

Example ：He often comes to school by bike.

He often rides a bike to school.

Fill in the blanks after the example.

She sometimes _____ home ____ _______.

She sometimes takes the subway home.

1

Fill in the blanks after the example.

goes by subway

We usually go to the park on foot. /pɑ :k/

We usually ______ to the park.

2

Fill in the blanks after the example.

walk

They always go to the zoo by bus.

They always _____ _____ _____to the zoo.

3

Fill in the blanks after the example.

take a bus

E.g. He usually flies to Beijing.

= He usually _____ to Beijing ___ _____.goes by plane

go…by subway — take the subwaygo…by bike — ride a bikego…on foot — walkgo…by bus — take a busgo…by car — take a cargo…by plane — fly

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.

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.

　　Activity

Frequency

walk toschool

take a bus to school

do her homework in the evening

always

usually

often

sometimes

seldom

never

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√

√

√

Listen and check (√) the correct answers.

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 subwaygo…by bike — _____ a bikego…on foot — ________…by bus — take a busgo…by car — _____ a cargo…_______ — fly

ridewalk

gotake

by plane

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 …

• 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

Tell the time.

8:00

9:05

10:15

11:30

12:45

17:50

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.

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 …

Example:

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

Make up new conversations with the words and phrases in the box.

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.

Pair Work

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

…

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

…