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Read the information in the chart and write TRUE or FALSE.
Remember that these abbreviations stand for the week days:
Mon = Monday

Tue = Tuesday

Karen
Lee
Henry

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Fri = Friday

TV programmes

How often they watch their
programmes

Game shows
Soap operas
Cooking programmes
The news
Reality shows
Chat shows
Cartoons

Mon, Tue, Thu
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Mon, Wed
Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun

Wed
Tue, Thu, Sat
Sat, Sun

Comedies

Thu, Fri, Sat

People
Mimi

Wed = Wednesday Thu = Thursday
Saturday Sun = Sunday

Sat =

Lee watches chat shows and comedies three times a week. ___________
Henry doesn`t watch the news. ___________
Mimi watches soap operas every day. ___________
Karen watches TV four times a week. ___________
Lee doesn`t watch TV on Wednesdays. ___________

Read the chart again and answer the questions. Write complete answers!
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2.
3.
4.
5.

What kind of TV programmes does Lee like? _________________________________________________________

How often does Karen watch cooking shows? ________________________________________________________
What kind of TV shows does Mimi like? _____________________________________________________________
How often does Henry watch cartoons? _____________________________________________________________
Does Karen watch the news and reality shows? _______________________________________________________

Answer the questions.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Do you watch soap operas? If you do, what`s its name? ____________________________________________________
Do you like nature programmes? ______________________________________________________________________
How often do you watch sports programmes? ___________________________________________________________
How often do you watch cartoons? What`s your favourite cartoon? __________________________________________

Read the sentences and circle the correct option.
1.

a) Jim never is at work.
b) Jim is at work never.
c) Never is Jim at work.
d) Jim is never at work.

3. a) She travels always by train.
b) Always she travels by train.
c) She always travels by train.
d) She travels by always train.

Put the words in the correct order to make

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2.
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4.

2.

a) We have usually lunch at 12 o’clock.
b) We usually have lunch at 12 o’clock.
c) We have lunch at usually 12 o’clock.
d) We have lunch at 12 usually o’clock.

4. a) They go out sometimes in the evening.
b) They sometimes go out in the evening.
c) They go out in sometimes the evening.
d) They go sometimes out in the evening

sentences, as in the example.

late / is / she / sometimes
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early / up / sister / never / Sundays / on / gets / my ___________________________________________
usually / he / goes / to / on / Fridays / the / cinema ___________________________________________
go / you / restaurant / often / a / do / how / to / ? ____________________________________________


Put the frequency adverbs and expressions in the right place.
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2.
3.

4.

Susan is late for school. (never)
__________________________________________________
My brother doesn’t write letters to his friends. (usually) __________________________________________
We go on holidays. (twice a year) ____________________________________________________________
Peter wears a tie. (once a week) _________________________________________________________

Rewrite the following sentences using phrases of frequency.
1. I go to English classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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2. I have coffee for breakfast, at 11 o’clock, after lunch and sometimes in the evening.
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3. I go to the dentist in June and in December.
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4. My friends and I go shopping two days a month.
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Complete the statements with correct phrases
_______________ much sugar.
_______________ enough time to finish?
_______________ a few bananas and a few apples.
_______________ only one way to solve this problem.
_______________ any apples in the fridge?
_______________ many tigers left in the world.

cWrite a paragraph talking about what TV programmes you watch, how often and why you watch them and
those you don`t watch them.