Frequency Adverbs
Elementary / Pre-Intermediate level
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide writing practice for development of productive writing skills
Subsidiary Aims
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To learn and use the grammar of frequency adverbs
Procedure (39-50 minutes)
Ask students: How do you talk with your friends and family? If students do not respond to the question, ask them if they send postcards (from the prior day's lesson) or if they call on the phone. If students do not volunteer it, ask them if they send messages and show them messages on a smart phone. CCQ: -What do you send in Whatsapp?
Provide students with a sample short conversation that mimics a Whatsapp chat that uses frequency adverbs. Instruct students to read the conversation individually for 1 minute. ICQs: - Are we reading alone or together? Instruct students to: work in pairs to match the parts of the conversation to the label of greeting, invitation, emoji, and goodbye. Write the number that matches. Do the first as an example. Tell students to take 2 minutes to work together on the task. ICQ: - Are we writing numbers or words? Go over answers as a class. Answers A. Emoji -- 5 B. Greeting --- 1 C. Invitation --- 2 D. Goodbye --- 6
Instruct students to take 1 minute to underline the four adverbs of frequency in the messages. Instructs students to then compare their answers with their peer for 1 minute. They should underline "never" and "always" in message #3 and "always" and "usually" in message #4. Word order task Tell students that they have four sentences and that each has a word that is in the wrong place. Instruct students to take two minutes to underline (gesture) the word that is in the wrong place. Tell students to compare for one minute with a partner. All together, ask them where the adverb should go in the sentence. Write the corrected sentences on the board. Answers Always I send photos to my sister. -> I always send photos to my sister. We talk with our mom on the phone often. --> We often talk with our mom on the phone. My friend messages me in the morning usually. --> My friend usually messages me in the morning. Never my mother sends text messages. --> My mother never sends text messages.
Give students worksheet with conversation template that is partially completed. Instruct students to take ten minutes to complete the messages. Tell them they must use two adverbs of frequency.
Instruct the students to exchange written conversations. Give students a four item checklist and instruct them to mark a tick if their peer 1) included present tense, 2) used two adverbs of frequency, 4) if they included an invitation, and 4) if the reader understands the text. Instruct them to also write a note saying something good about their peers work, e.g. "Good job!".
