ADVERBS OF FRECUENCY ACTIVITY

Aintzane Gonzalez

Itsaso Martínez

Mikel Jareño

Nere Sierra

TECHNOLOGICALLY – ENHANCED

CLASS ACTIVITY

3rd ESO – level: A2.2

Formation of sentences with adverbs of

frequency, following the appropriate word

order.

ability to express frequency of

actions/events

Takes place in class, beginning of a

lesson.

TECHNOLOGICALLY – ENHANCED

CLASS ACTIVITY

Motivating & engaging: interaction, ICTs,

online game

Technologies: tablets or laptops (Answer Garden, online game & Padlet)

Work: in pairs, individually and active

participation in class.◦ Learning with others

◦ Learning from experts

◦ Learning through practice

◦ Learning through making and doing

TECHNOLOGICALLY – ENHANCED

CLASS ACTIVITY

Activity:

◦ Warm up

◦ Explanation

◦ Online game

◦ Elaboration of sentences

TECHNOLOGICALLY – ENHANCED

CLASS ACTIVITY

Warm up

ANSWERGARDEN:

What adverbs of frequency can you remember?

http://answergarden.ch/view/134201

My brother usually…

I always…

My friends rarely…

I never…

sometimes

Subject + adverb + main verb

John always goes to the swimming pool.

Subject + to be + adverb

John is often happy.

With auxiliaries and modal verbs:

- Subject + auxiliary + adverb + main verb

John will rarely drink alcohol.

John doesn’t usually drink alcohol.

- Subject + modal verb + adverb + main verb

John can occasionally eat meat.

Theoretical explanation

Theoretical explanation

Frequency Adverb of Frequency Example Sentence

100% always I always go to bed before 11pm.

90% usuallyI usually have cereal for

breakfast.

80% normally / generally I normally go to the gym.

70% often* / frequently I often surf the internet.

50% sometimesI sometimes forget my wife's

birthday.

30% occasionally I occasionally eat junk food.

10% seldom I seldom read the newspaper.

5% hardly ever / rarely I hardly ever drink alcohol.

0% never I never swim in the sea.

Online Game

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-

games/adverbs-frequency

Click on the words in the

right order to make a

sentence.

Check your score and

speed at the end of the

game.

Check the correct

sentence formation.

Padlet

http://padlet.com/wall/6yq0ji051k4c

Write at least two sentences using a different

adverb of frequency for each one