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)