Leisure time activities and adverbs of frequency

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Leisure Time Activities And Adverbs Of Frequency

play bingo exercise play soccer go to the movies listen to music go to the park

read books play guitar play computer games go dancing go bicycle riding

go for a walk knit run work in the garden play cards go rollerblading watch TV

go surfing swim go fishing go bungee jumping play basketball play piano

play chess collect stamps make scrapbooks solve crossword puzzles go shopping cook

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What do these people like to do during their leisure time?

Look at the picture and fill in the blank.
Example:

Betty likes to __play bingo__.

Sam likes to ________________. Billy likes to _______________.

Jerry likes to _______________. Lacey likes to _______________.

Geraldine likes to _______________. Frank likes to ________________.

Ben and Mike like to ______________. Henry likes to ________________.




Crossword Puzzle
Look at the picture clue to fill in the crossword puzzle.
Example:

1. g o r o l l e r b l a d i n g

Across:

1

5 3

2

1 6

4

Across:

1 4 5

Down:

2 3 6




Unscramble the words.
Example:
s m w i __swim

1. x s e e i r e c ____________ 2. n k t i ________ 3. l p a y a i o n p ______________

4. o g l o g e b r i n d l r a l _____________

Find the missing letter and write the word.
Example:
c-lle-t st-mp- __collect stamps

1. g- -o t-e m-v-es _______________ 2. p-ay co-p-ter -a-e- _____________ 3. -o f-r a w-lk _______________

4. –ork in t-e ga-d-n _______________ 5. g- su-f-ng ________________ 6. m- - e sc-apb-o-s ____________

Put the activities in alphabetical order.
Example:

go to the movies, play chess, exercise

1. ___exercise___
2. ___go to the movies___
3. ___play chess___

listen to music solve crossword puzzles go to the park cook play chess go shopping

1. _________________________

2. _________________________

3. _________________________

4. _________________________

5. _________________________

6. _________________________



Ask 5 classmates what they like to do. Fill in the chart.
Example:
Student Name Do you like to play Do you like to read Do you like to go Do you like to go Do you like to play
bingo? books? for a walk? surfing? chess?
Alison Yes No Yes Yes No
Bruce No Yes No No Yes
Kevin No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Tammy Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Tim No No Yes Yes No

Student Do you like to Do you like to Do you like to Do you like to Do you like to
Name play play solve watch TV? swim?
computer basketball? crossword
games? puzzles?




Adverbs Of Frequency
Adverbs of frequency tell how often or how frequently somebody does something.
Study this chart.

Amount Of Time Adverb
100% Always
80% Usually
70% Often
50% Sometimes
30% Seldom
10% Rarely
0% Never

Here is another chart that shows adverbs of frequency.

100%

50%

0%
always usually often sometimes seldom rarely never

Practice spelling the adverbs.
Fill in the missing letters for each adverb.
Example: ___ _l_ ___ ___ ___ ___ _a_ _l_ _w_ _a_ _y_ _s_

___ _e_ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ _n_ _s_ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ _s_ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

___ ___ _r_ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ _t_ ___ ___ ___ ___




Adverbs of frequency come between the subject and the verb.

Subject + Adverb Of Frequency + Verb

Oscar usually plays cards on Friday night. (Oscar usually plays cards on Friday night.)

Subject + Adverb Of Frequency + Verb

Blanche always works in the garden on weekends. (Blanche always works in the garden on weekends.)

Add the frequency adverbs to the sentences below.
Example: (always) John always goes bicycle riding on his day off.

(rarely) Henry ___________ plays guitar on Sunday morning.

(never) Benjamin __________ collects stamps.

(usually) Kim __________ knits when she has free time.

(always) Barbara and Roger __________ play bingo on Saturday afternoon.

(often) Patricia __________ makes scrapbooks on weekends.

(sometimes) Barry __________ runs after work.

(seldom) Mary __________ swims at the city pool.

Use the information from the chart to fill in the blank with the correct adverb.
Example: (80%) Melanie _usually_ reads books during her leisure time.
Amount Of Time Adverb
100% Always
(100%) Leonard ___________ plays soccer on Saturday afternoon.
80% Usually
(10%) Theresa __________ plays piano. 70% Often
50% Sometimes
(0%) Harry __________ plays basketball on Monday morning. 30% Seldom
10% Rarely
(30%) Andrea __________ watches TV after work. 0% Never
(50%) Tom __________ goes rollerblading on his day off from work.

(70%) Alice __________ swims in the pool at the gym.

(80%) Sonya __________ listens to music when she has free time.




Read these dialogs. Practice these dialogs with a classmate.

Dialog 1

Mary: Billy, name something that you always do on Friday night.

Billy: I always play cards on Friday night.

Dialog 2

Billy: Mary, name something that you never do on Saturday afternoon.

Mary: I never go rollerblading on Saturday afternoon.

Dialog 3

Mary: Billy, name something that you sometimes do on Sunday morning.

Billy: I sometimes go fishing on Sunday morning.

Dialog 4

Robert: How often do you watch TV when you have free time?

Greg: I usually watch TV when I have free time.

Dialog 5

Leslie: How often do you work in the garden on weekends?

Audrey: I often work in the garden on weekends.

Dialog 6

Joan: How often do you go bungee jumping on you day off from work?

Mark: I never go bungee jumping on my day off from work.

Dialog 7

Ben: How often do you cook?

Harvey: I seldom cook.




True/False Board Game
Instructions:

1. You will need a pair of dice for this game. Place the game board on page 10 in the center of the table. Place the question card
boxes on page 14 next to the game board. Cut out the question cards on pages 11, 12, and 13. Place them in 3 piles, face down, in the
corresponding boxes on page 14. Cut out the “Give A True Answer Card” and the “Give A False Answer Card” which are at the bottom
of this page. Place them in the corresponding boxes on page 14. Cut out the 4 colored counters at the bottom of this page.

2. Nominate someone to be the score keeper. The score cards are on pages 14 and 15.

3. Each player selects a colored counter. All the players put their counters on the Start square.

4. Player A throws the dice. He/She moves the counter along the squares according to the number on the dice.

5. Player A looks at the symbol on the square where the counter has landed. The symbols are a star, a smiley face, and a sun. Player A
picks up a question card from the pile with the same symbol.

6. Player A turns to the player on his/her left. Player A now picks up the “Give A True Answer Card” and the “Give A False Answer
Card”. Player A holds these 2 cards out in a face down position to the player to the left. Player B chooses one of these cards. Now
Player A goes back to the question card. Player A asks Player B the question on the card. Player B must give either a true or false
answer according to the “Give A True Answer Card” or “Give A False Answer Card” that he/she chose.

7. All of the other players, including Player A, guess whether Player B’s answer is true or false. Each player gets 1 point for guessing
correctly. All of the cards are placed at the bottom of the appropriate piles. Player B now throws the dice and the game continues in
this way.

8. If a player lands on a square marked “?”, that player can ask the player on the left any question they like. The player on the left
must still choose a “Give A True Answer Card” or a “Give A False Answer Card” and answer according to the card chosen.

9. The game continues until someone reaches the Finish square. At this time, the game completely stops. Add up the points. The player
with the most points is the winner.

Give A True Give A False
Answer Answer

4 Colored Counters



Leisure Activities And Adverbs Of Frequency

Start

Finish




First Set Of Question Cards

Cut out these cards to use in the board game.
Answer these questions with a short answer.
Example: Player A: Do you like to play bingo?
Player B: Yes, I do. No, I don’t.

Do you like to play Do you like to exercise? Do you like to play soccer? Do you like to go to the Do you like to listen to
bingo? movies? music?

Do you like to go to the Do you like to read books? Do you like to play guitar? Do you like to play Do you like to go dancing?
park? computer games?

Do you like to go bicycle
riding? Do you like to go for a Do you like to knit? Do you like to run? Do you like to work in the
walk? garden?

Do you like to play cards?
Do you like to go Do you like to watch TV? Do you like to go surfing? Do you like to swim?
rollerblading?

Do you like to go fishing? Do you like to go bungee Do you like to play Do you like to play piano? Do you like to play chess?
jumping? basketball?

Do you like to collect Do you like to make Do you like to solve Do you like to go Do you like to cook?
stamps? scrapbooks? crossword puzzles? shopping?




Second Set Of Question Cards
Answer these questions with a complete sentence that contains an adverb of frequency.
Example: Player A: Name something that you always do on Saturday morning.
Player B: I always run on Saturday morning.

Name something that Name something that Name something that Name something that Name something that
you always do on you usually do on you often do on you sometimes do on you seldom do on
Saturday morning. Saturday afternoon. Saturday night. Saturday morning. Saturday afternoon.

you rarely do on you never do on you rarely do on you always do on you seldom do on
Saturday night. Saturday morning. Saturday afternoon. Saturday night. Sunday morning.

you often do on Sunday you sometimes do on you always do on Sunday you usually do on Sunday you rarely do on Sunday
afternoon. Sunday night. morning? afternoon. night.

you never do on Sunday you always do on you usually do on your you often do after you sometimes do after
afternoon. weekends. day off from work. English class. work.

you always do when you you usually do when you you often do when you you sometimes do when you seldom do when you
have free time. have free time. have free time. you have free time. have free time.

you rarely do when you you never do when you you always do on Friday you usually do after you never do after
have free time. have free time. night. work. English class.




Third Set Of Question Cards
Answer these questions with a complete sentence that contains an adverb of frequency.
Example: Player A: How often do you play bingo when you have free time?
Player B: I rarely play bingo during when I have free time.

How often do you play How often do you How often do you go to How often do you listen How often do you go to
bingo when you have exercise on weekends? the movies on your day to music after work? the park after English
free time? off from work ? class ?

How often do you read How often do you play How often do you play How often do you go How often do you go
books when you have guitar on weekends? computer games on your dancing on Saturday bicycle riding when you
free time? day off from work? nights? have free time?

How often do you go How often do you knit How often do you run How often do you work How often do you play
for a walk after work? when you have free time? after work? in the garden on your cards on weekends?
day off from work?

How often do you go How often do you watch How often do you go How often do you swim How often do you go
rollerblading after TV after work? surfing when you have on weekends? fishing on weekends?
English class? free time?

How often do you go How often do you play How often do you play How often do you play How often do you
bungee jumping on your basketball after English piano when you have free chess on your day off collect stamps when you
day off from work? class? time? from work? have free time?

How often do you play How often do you make How often do you solve How often do you go How often do you cook
soccer when you have scrapbooks on crossword puzzles when shopping after English when you have free time?
free time? weekends? you have free time? class?




Use these boxes as a place to put each set of cards. Begin the game with each set of cards place face down in its corresponding box.

Score Cards
Make a check mark in a box each time the player scores a point in each category. Add up the check marks and write the total number
of points in the box to the far right.

Player A

Total

Total

Total

Total



Score Cards

Player B

Total

Total

Total

Total

Player C

Total

Total

Total

Total

Player D

Total

Total

Total

Total


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