How often do you… Me Student 1 Student 2

Watch TV
Play video games
Check social media
Chat with friends
Do homework
Study for exams
Pick your nose

Adverbs of Frequency Frequency Expressions

Always - Siempre Every Day- todos los dias
Normally - Normalmente Most days - la mayoria de los dias
Often - A menudo Several times a week - varias veces a la semana
Sometimes - a veces Twice a week - dos veces a la semana
Occasionally - ocasionalmente Every now and then - de vez en cuando
Rarely - Raramente Once a month - una vez al mes
Almost never - Casi nunca Once a year - una vez al año
Never - Nunca Once in a blue moon - muy de vez en nunca

Adverbs of frequency normally go before the verb:

 How often do you watch movies at the cinema?
o I sometimes watch movies at the cinema.
 How often do you play volleyball at school?
o I always play volleyball at school.

Frequency expressions normally go at the end of the sentence.

 How often do you watch movies at the cinema?
o I watch movies at the cinema every now and then
 How often do you play volleyball at school?
o I play volleyball at school every day.
 Lesson Plan 9/15

Topics: adverbs of frequency and frequency Key Grammar and Vocabulary:

expressions adverbs and frequency
expressions
Learning Objective (s): Students will be able to use adverbs of frequency and
frequency expressions to express how often they do activities.

1. Warm up activities:
I start the class with a warm up activity. I will hand out the survey worksheet and
explain to the students that they will fill out the section labeled “me” for themselves,
and interview two other students using the “how often do you…” question format. Once
the students have finished the survey, we will choose some students to present some
of their results.
2. Share the objectives
Today we will talk about adverbs of frequency and frequency expressions.

3. Language practice (3-4 exercises that move from controlled to free / simple to
complex)
We read a short interview on page 87 to reinforce the adverbs of frequency and the
frequency expressions. First we will ask the students some initial questions based on
the information that Yuniko is a Japanese teenager. We will have them use the
grammar points to imagine what a day in the life of Yuniko is like. Then we will have
them read the interview, paying special attention to the adverbs and frequency
expressions that are underlined, and in which order they appear in the sentence.
Afterwards they will answer the questions that follow the interview.
4. Task execution (controlled to free / simple to complex)
The task will be to have the students write three sentences, two true and one false.
They will have to use either adverbs of frequency or frequency expressions in each
sentence. I will give an example of our own three sentences, and have the students
guess which sentence is false. Once the students have finished their sentences, we
will select students to present their sentences to the class, and the other students will
have to guess which sentence is false.
5. Assessment
I assess the students through the various activities. I can see how well they understand
the basics through the controlled exercises. By going around the room and
checking/helping while they are writing and working on the various activities I can
assess the level of comprehension. The students creating their own sentences and
presenting to the class will be the final assessment, and will give us an accurate idea
of how many students fully comprehend the subject matter.
Conversation Club:

We are doing a conversation club every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday during the break
period. We have selected two students from each course to participate in the club. In the club,
we do dynamic activities to encourage the students to speak in English. We listen to songs,
watch presentations, and develop dramas to facilitate our discussions. The classes are very
interactive, with a mix of students who have varying English levels. The idea is that the higher
level students will help lead the conversations, and the other students who are enthusiastic but
have a lower level of English, will be able to improve their confidence in conversation. At the
end of the year, each of the groups will present a project that we are working on during the
morning assembly.