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Teaching adverbs of frequency and daily routine – A1

ESL/ EFL Lesson Plan


*The following lesson plan is suitable for English teachers working with students
of A1 (beginner) English level. The Answer Sheet for the lesson is available for
download below.

Lesson Goals: At the end of this lesson the students should be able to use some
of the basic adverbs of frequency. They will be able to talk about their daily
routine in a general way and will become familiar with some phrases related to
people’s daily life.

Target Grammar: Adverbs of frequency –


always, never, often, sometimes, usually

Target Vocabulary: Daily routine

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Presentation:

1. Listen to Tom’s daily routine and fill in the blanks.

2. Mark the statements T for true, and F for false.

3. Match the phrases.


1. brush a) dinner

2. wake up b) the shopping

3. have c) breakfast

4. do d) to work

5. cook e) early/ late

6. go f) my teeth

7. wash g) the dishes


Practice:

1. Read the dialogue. How often do they…? Fill in the table using adverbs of
frequency.

Paul: Hey Raile! I am going shopping. Do you want to come?


Raile: Sorry, Keiko is coming. We will do the English homework together.
Paul: I see… Well, I never do that homework…
Raile: I do it sometimes but Keiko is very serious, she always does her
homework.
Paul: OK, but I am cooking dinner tonight, so you and Keiko should come.
Raile: You are so nice, always cooking dinner for me.
Paul: Well, you sometimes wash the dishes and Keiko almost always does the
shopping…
Raile: I know you hate washing the dishes, so you never do it.
Paul: Yeah…. Will you wash the dishes tonight?
Raile: Hehe, sure.

Paul Raile Keiko

Wash the dishes

Go shopping

Does homework

Cooks dinner

2. Answer the questions for yourself.

1. How often do you wash the dishes?


2. How often do you wake up at 10 a.m.?
3. How often are you late for work?
4. How often do you cook lunch?
5. How often do you watch TV in the evening?
6. How often do you go to bed at 9 p.m.?
7. How often do you wash your clothes?
8. How often do you study English?

3. Put the adverb of frequency on the correct place.


For example: I go to the park. (often) – I often go to the park.

1. Joanna washes the dishes. (sometimes)


2. Philip is late for work. (never)
3. She wakes up at 6 a.m. (always)
4. Tim comes home late. (often)
5. Roxanna cooks nice dinner. (always)
6. Paul does his homework. (never)

Production:

1. Ask the class about their daily routines.


(For example: Ask “When do you get up?”, “How often do you wash your clothes

How to Teach Adverbs of Frequency

1. 1

Brainstorm

With your class, brainstorm a list of adverbs of


frequency. They will probably be familiar with at least
some, so take this as an opportunity to introduce some
less common ones to them. Your list should include the
following: always, usually, frequently, often, commonly, so
metimes, occasionally, rarely, seldom, hardly ever, never.

2.2

Question Your Classmates

Once your students are familiar with these basic


adverbs of frequency, have them work together in
groups of three or four to come up with some
activities they think members of the class do either
regularly or rarely. After a few minutes, students should
choose some of the activities they have been discussing
and write five questions. These questions will be geared
toward the entire class, and they should question how
often members of the class to certain activities within the
span of one week. Your students might come up with
questions like the following: How often do you brush your
teeth in one week? How often do you eat spaghetti in one
week? How often do you see your parents in one
week? As they discuss and then write these questions,
your students will be practicing questions which will be
answered using adverbs of frequency. Make sure that no
two groups have the same questions as you circulate
throughout the room.

Predictions
Once each group has their questions written, have
those group members make predictions about how
often the class as a whole does those activities, first
as a number of times and then with an adverb of
frequency.Students should first work independently as
they make their predictions. The group members can then
discuss their predictions and then write one set of
sentences using adverbs of frequency that the entire group
agrees upon.
Eventually, each group should have a list of five sentences
something like the following: The members of our class
frequently brush their teeth. The members of our class
rarely see their parents.

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