Lecture 6

Daily Activities
In this week’s lecture…
• MORE presentations
• REMINDER: student profile and exam review week
• Quick review of lecture four
• Different habits and daily activities
• Grammar: Continuous/Progressive present tense
• Group game: The Mime Race
• Small Talk = Chit Chat
• Partner activity: Spot the Differences
 Reminder…
NO student profile paper = NO midterm exam

NO midterm exam = NO passing grade

You WILL fail the WHOLE COURSE if you do not give me

your student profile paper
BEFORE THE START OF NEXT CLASS!!!

… so, if class starts at 9:20am, you MUST give me your

student profile paper by 9:19am… no excuses!!!
What’s the diff?!
- Things like swimming and jogging are
used to mean activities but are used
like nouns.
eg. I go swimming on Tuesdays.

- Team sports or activities that use

equipment, like balls or bats.

- Other activities.
 GO vs. DO
I go dancing. I go boxing.
BUT… BUT…
I do jazz dance. I do kickboxing.
I do ballet.
I do classical dance. I go + activity (usually involves a little
traveling or forward moving)

I do + TYPE / STYLE of activity.

I go bicycling. I go running.
BUT… BUT…
I do trick biking. I do cross crountry running.
I do track.
Keeping Fit
Jeff: What do you do to keep fit?
Lisa: I go swimming, or I do yoga.
Jeff: How often do you do that?
Lisa: Every morning. I love it!
Jeff: Wow! And how often do you go to the gym?
Lisa: Ugh! I never go to the gym. I hate it. It’s too
crowded.
Jeff: I see.
Lisa: And what about you? What do you do to keep fit?
Jeff: I usually go to the gym after work, and I play tennis
about twice a week.
Keeping Fit
Jeff: What do you do to keep fit?
Lisa: I go swimming, or I do yoga.
Jeff: How often do you do that?
Lisa: Every morning. I love it!
Jeff: Wow! And how often do you go to the gym?
Lisa: Ugh! I never go to the gym. I hate it. It’s too
crowded.
Jeff: I see.
Lisa: And what about you? What do you do to keep fit?
Jeff: I usually go to the gym after work, and I play tennis
about twice a week.
Frequency Adverbs
X________X_________________X_________X
0% 25 50 75 100
never sometimes usually always

Do
you
ever
….?
How to use Frequency adverbs
In affirmative (+) statements
Frequency adverbs are used …

… after the verb be

Valdi is always hungry.
Brittney is usually smiling.
The students are often late for class.
We are always getting homework.

… before other verbs

Jack always eats at school.
Mickey never drinks milk.
I often watch English movies.
In negative (-) statements
We put most frequently adverbs…

… after or before be + not

They usually aren’t home.
They aren’t usually home.

… before do + not
I sometimes don’t do my homework.

… and always comes after be + not or do + not.

I’m not always late.
I don’t always eat rice.
BUT… sometimes and usually can
also be used at the beginning or
the end of a sentence.

Sometimes I go to school early.

Usually I play soccer.

Do you go swimming usually?

In questions
Frequency adverbs are used after the subject.

(Subject = who/what we are talking about)

Is your sister always crying?

Do you sometimes go bowling?
What do you usually do on Fridays?
 Time Expressions
(day/week/month/year) Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. Sun.

once a week 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

twice a week 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

three times a week 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

four times a week 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

five times a week 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

six times a week 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

every day 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

every other day 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

How to use Time Expressions
We usually use time expressions at the
end of a sentence.

I go jogging three times a week.

Joe eats rice every day.
We go shopping every other day.
She watches a movie once a week.
 Do you ever…
How often do you…
Do you ever…?
- Frequency adverb … go swimming?
never sometimes … go clean your bedroom?
usually always
… go to the gym?
… go mountain climbing?
How often…?
- Time expression … go to a club?
(day/week/month/year) … go to the movies?
once a week
twice a week
three times a week
four times a week
five times a week
six times a week
every day
every other day
Interview #1
A: Oh, sir? Sir? Can I ask you just a couple of questions?
B: Why not? Ask me anything.
A: OK. Well… what is your name, and how old are you?
B: I’m Bobby and I’m…. uh, 29. Yeah, that’s it. I’m 29 years old.
A: Really?
B: Well, no, not really. I’m 39.
A: Thirty-nine, wow. And how do you keep fit?
B: Well, I don’t really exercise. I usually watch a ton of movies
but I watch what I eat. I sometimes go golfing, too. Is golfing
exercise?
A: Oh sure. How often do you go golfing?
B: Every Wednesday.
A: Great, thanks.
Interview #2
A: Hey, everyone! We’re downtown today to ask people: How do you
keep fit? OK, here’s someone. Hi! Can I interview you?
B: Hmmm… I’m kind of busy.
A: No worries, this won’t take long.
B: … I guess so, go ahead.
A: Cool. First, what’s your name, and how old are you?
B: My name’s Jeff, and I’m 25. I’m a designer.
A: And what do you do to keep fit?
B: Well, I’m super busy and really don’t have much time but I try
really hard to go jogging every morning.
A: Every morning?!
B: Yes, sir. It’s tough though. I can’t stand mornings but health is
important to me.
A: OK, thanks.
Key Vocabulary/Phrases
keep fit once
cycling twice
crowded
martial arts subject
aerobics verb
watch your weight noun
a ton adverb
tai chi
Ugh!
frequency adverbs
time expressions
Now on to today’s lecture…
Daily Activities
 What are your daily habits?

Habit:
Something you do repeatedly, almost like
you’re not thinking about it but you do it.
It can be good, bad or both.
Smart Choice
Focus: Vocabulary, page 30
Daily Routine Activities
A: I (daily activity #1) (time expression).
How often do you (daily activity #1).

B: I (daily activity #1) (time expression). How often…?

Time expression
I (daily activity #2) (time expression). (day/week/month/year)
How often do you (daily activity #2)? once a week
twice a week
three times a week
four times a week
A: (time expression). five times a week
six times a week
every day
every other day
Smart Choice
Focus: Language Practice, page 32
 Grammar: Different Tenses
X-----------X-----------X
Past Tense Present Tense Future Tense

Simple Present
* the action is general I sing pop songs.
I play the piano.
* the action is not only happening
now but happens all the time
* the statement is always true Continuous/Progressive Present

I am singing pop songs.

The action is happening now I am playing the piano.

or will happen in the future I am singing tonight in a

concert.
 Different Present Tenses
SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS PRESENT

Do you study? Are you studying?

What do you watch on TV? What are you watching on TV?

Try the following…

What kind of food do you eat?
Can you speak English?
Do you watch soccer?
Where do you live?
Do you do homework?
The Mime Race
1. Form partners.
2. One person looks at the list of daily activities and has to mime
them. Their partner has to guess what they are miming.
eg. You are talking on the phone.
You are bowling.
3. When you have completed miming the entire list you’re turn is
finished.
Smart Choice
Focus: Conversation, page 31
Small Talk = Chit Chatting
Anita: Hello?
Jen: Hey, Anita! It’s Jen. What are you doing?
Anita: I’m studying. What are you doing?
Jen: I’m studying, too. What are you studying?
Anita: English. How about you?
Jen: I’m reading a book about China.
Anita: Cool! Actually, I’m not studying.
Jen: Me, neither. I’m watching a DVD.
Anita: Me, too! What are you watching?
Jen: A movie called Hero.
Anita: No way! Me, too!
Punctuation and stress
Different kinds of punctuation
She was so pretty.
She was so pretty!
She was so pretty?
She was so pretty?!

Using stress to change the sentence

She was so pretty.
She was so pretty.
She was so pretty.
Spot the Differences

Picture A
What is Dan doing in your picture?

Picture B
What is Dan eating in your picture?
 Partner Activity:
Spot the Differences
A: What is (name) doing in your picture?
B: She/he is ________ing … What about in your picture?
A: She/he is ________ing …

EXAMPLE:
A: What is Ali doing in your picture?
B: He is reading a fashion magazine. What about in your picture?
A: He is reading a sports magazine.
This Week’s Homework
Smart Choice: page 25 (#2), 27 (#5-6),
28 (#7-8), & 29 (#1-3)
Last Week’s Homework
Smart Choice: page 21 (#1-3), 22 (#4),
23 (#7-8), & 24 (#1-2)
Last Week’s Homework Answers

Page 21 ACTIVITY #3
ACTIVITY #1 2. They always are at home at eight o’clock.
2. usually 3. Gary sometimes plays tennis with Brian.
3. sometimes 4. Nick and I never work at home.
4. never 5. Oliver is always hungry.
6. I usually go jogging once a week.
ACTIVITY #2 7. How often does she go to school?
2. sometimes 8. Does he ever do tai chi?
3. usually
4. Never
5. usually
6. Always
7. never
Last Week’s Answers continued

Page 22 Page 23
ACTIVITY #7
ACTIVITY #4 2. sometimes
2. Jessica goes swimming three times a week. 3. How often
3. Jessica plays basketball twice a week. 4. times
4. Jessica goes bicycling once a week. 5. ever
6. four
5. Jessica does yoga everyday. 7. every
8. Go

ACTIVITY #8
2. play tennis
3. How often
4. No, I never go swimming
5. go jogging
6. keep
7. do martial arts
8. Where
Last Week’s Answers continued

Page 24
ACTIVITY #1
1. every day
2. in the afternoon
3. in the afternoon
4. in the morning

ACTIVITY #2
2. Bill lives in Devon, England.
3. Bill always goes swimming.
4. No, Bill doesn’t have a car.
5. His favourite dish is fish with vegetables.
6. Yes, he does. Bill loves his life.