HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW THE PERSON SITTING NEXT TO YOU

4. How well do you know the person sitting next to you? Add an adverb of frequency from 3 to

the sentences below to make true sentences about your partner.

For example: She occasionally gets what she wants for her birthday.

He doesn 't usually get what he wants for his birthday.

a)

He/She spends more than 25 pounds on a present, d) He/She is on time.

b) He/She is positive about life.

e) He/She has lunch at home during the week.

c)

He/She goes out at the weekend.

f) He/She goes to bed before 10.00 pm

5 Compare your sentences in 4 with your partner and check how many are actually true. How

similar/different are you?

6 Work with a partner. Use the same ideas in 4 to make sentences about your life when you were

a child. Include an adverb of frequency in each sentence. Add your own ideas. Discuss how

different your life is now compared to then.

For example: When I was a child I always got what I wanted for my birthday.

Language reference: adverbs of frequency

always, often, usually, normally, sometimes, occasionally, rarely, hardly ever, never.

The most usually positions are:

After the verb be. She is

• Before the main part of the verb.

/ always tell them the same thing. Men don 7 usually want

hardly ever on time. I'm

normally on a diet.

brightly coloured ties.

How much is she wearing?

1 Look at these photographs of four famous women. Which one do you recognize? Whose

clothes do you like best? Match the photographs (a-d) with the texts (1-4)