Cosas Que Hacer En Mi Ciudad

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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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Leisure Time Activities And Adverbs Of Frequency 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 __ go to the park ___. Billy likes to _ watch TV _____.

Jerry likes to __ read books __. Lacey likes to _ go dancing _.

Geraldine likes to __ knit _________. Frank likes to _ play soccer __.

Ben and Mike like to __go fishing _____. Henry likes to _ play guitar __.

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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

c o l l e c t s t a m p s

l

a

y p

c l

a a

r y

d b

s w i m r

n u

g o b i c y c l e r i d i n g

o

Across:

1 4 5

Down:

2 3 6

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Unscramble the words.

Example:

s m w i __swim

1. x s e e i r e c _exercise___ 2. n k t i __knit____3. l p a y play a i o n p ___piano______

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

Find the missing letter and write the word. Example:

c-lle-t st-mp- __collect stamps

1. g- -o t-e m-v-es go to the movies_ 2. p-ay co-p-ter -a-e- play computer

games 3. -o f-r a w-lk _go for a walk

4. –ork in t-e ga-d-n work in the garden 5. g- su-f-ng _go surfing 6. m- - e sc-apb-o-s make

scrapbooks

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. _______ cook ______

2. _____ go shopping ___

3. _______ go to the park ___

4. ______ listen to music __

5. _______ play chess __

6. ___ solve crossword puzzles __

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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

Andrés Felipe games? puzzles?

Sergio zamora Yes No Yes Yes Yes

Humberto Bandera Yes No No Yes No

Sandra Mora No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yecenia Jaramillo No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Juan Carlos Moreno Yes No No No Yes

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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 rarelynever

Practice spelling the adverbs.

Fill in the missing letters for each adverb.

Example: ___ _l_ ___ ___ ___ ___ _ a_ _l_ _w_ _a_ _y_ _s_

n__ _e_ __v_ __e_ _r_ o__f_ _t__e___n_ _s_ __e_ __l_ __d_ _o_m_ u__s_ _u__ a__l_ _l__ _y_

r_ _a__ _r_ _e_ _l__y s_ _o_m_ _e__ t_ __i_ _m__ _e__ s

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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 ___ rarely ______ plays guitar on Sunday morning.

(never) Benjamin __ never __ collects stamps.

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

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

(often) Patricia __ often _ makes scrapbooks on weekends.

(sometimes) Barry _ sometimes runs after work.

(seldom) Mary __ seldom 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.

(100%) Leonard ___ Always _ plays soccer on Saturday afternoon.

(10%) Theresa _ Rarely __ plays piano.

(0%) Harry __ Never _ plays basketball on Monday morning.

(30%) Andrea __ Seldom _ watches TV after work.

(50%) Tom Sometimes goes rollerblading on his day off from work.

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

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

Amount Of Time Adverb

100% Always

80% Usually

70% Often

50% Sometimes

30% Seldom

10% Rarely

0% Never

How often do you cook? I seldom cook.

How often do you watch TV when you have free time? I usually watch TV when I have free time.

How often do you work in the garden on weekends? I often work in the garden on weekends.

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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: Greg, name usually that you watch TV when you have free time?

Greg: I usually watch TV when I have free time

Dialog 5

Leslie: Audrey, name often that you work in the garden on weekends?

How often do you go bungee jumping on you day off from work? I never go bungee jumping on my day off from work.

Audrey: I often work in the garden on weekends.

Dialog 6

Joan: Mark, name never that 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: Harvey, name seldom that you cook

Harvey: I seldom cook

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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

Answer

Give A False

Answer

4 Colored Counters

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Start

Finish

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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? Yes, I do No, I don’t. Yes, I do movies? Yes, I do music? Yes, I do

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? Yes, I do No, I don’t. Yes, I do computer games?

Yes, I do Yes, I do

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

riding?

No, I don’t. walk? No, I don’t. No, I don’t. No, I don’t. garden? No, I don’t.

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?

Yes, I do rollerblading? No, I don’t. Yes, I do No, I don’t. Yes, I do

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?

No, I don’t. No, I don’t. Yes, I do No, I don’t. No, I don’t.

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? No, I don’t.

Yes, I do No, I don’t. Yes, I do Yes, I do

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Second Set Of Question Cards

Cut out these cards to use in the board game.

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. I always run on Saturday morning Saturday afternoon. I usually walk on Saturday afternoon Saturday night. I often play games on Saturday night Saturday morning. I sometimes play cards on saturday morning Saturday afternoon I seldom work on Saturday afternoon

Name something that Name something that Name something that Name something that Name something that

you rarely do on you never do on you rarely do on you always do on you seldom do on

Saturday night. I rarely knit on Saturday night Saturday morning. I never play piano on Saturday morning Saturday afternoon. I rarely cook on Saturday afternoon Saturday night. I always go dancing on Saturday night Sunday morning. I seldom go fishing on Sunday morning

Name something that Name something that Name something that Name something that Name something that

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. I ofter swim on Saturday afternoon Sunday night. I sometimes collect stamps on Sunday night morning? I always go shopping on Saturday morning afternoon. I usually play bingo on Saturday afternoon night. I rarely exercise on Sunday night

Name something that Name something that Name something that Name something that Name something that

you never do on Sunday you always do on you usually do on your you often do after you sometimes do after

afternoon. I never play guitar on saturady afternoon weekends. I always listen to music on weekends day off from work. I usually go to the park on my day off from work English class. I often play soccer after English class work. I sometimes run after work

Name something that Name something that Name something that Name something that Name something that

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. I always work in the garden when I have free time have free time. I usually cook when Ihave free time have free time. I often knit when I have free time you have free time. I sometimes play piano when I have free time have free time. I seldom swim when I have free time

Name something that Name something that Name something that Name something that Name something that

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. I rarely go to the movies when I have free time have free time. I never make scrapbooks when I have free time night. I always play basketball on Friday night work. I usually do exercise after work English class. I never run after English class

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Third Set Of Question Cards

Cut out these cards to use in the board game.

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? I rarely play bingo during when I have free time I always exercise on weekends off from work ? I usually go to the movie on my day off from work I often listen to music after work class ? I never go to the park after English 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? I seldom read books when I have free time I sometimes play guitar in weekends day off from work? I often play computer games in my day off from work nights? I usually go dancing in saturday have free time? I always go bicycle riding when I 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?

I rarely go for a walk after work I never knit when I have free time I seldom run after work day off from work? I sometimes work in the garden in my day off from work I always play cards in weekends

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? I rarely watch TV after work surfing when you have on weekends? I often swim in weekends fishing on weekends?

English class? I usually go rollerblading after English class free time? I never go surfing when I have free time I sometimes go fishing in weekends

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? I seldom go bungee jumping in my day off from work class? I rarely play basketball after English class time? I always play piano when I have free time from work? I never play chess in my day off from work have free time? I usually collect stamps when I 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? I rarely play soccer when I have free time weekends? I sometimes make scrapbooks in weekends you have free time? I never solve crossword puzles when I have free time class? I seldom go shopping after English class I usually cook when I have free time

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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

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Score Cards

Player B

Total

Total

Total

Total

Player C

Total

Total

Total

Total

Player D

Total

Total

Total

Total

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