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How often do you study English?

Writing Practice Write true answers to the following cues.

If you never do something, write I never xxx.

Example take exercise I take exercise about twice a week.

1 eat Chinese food ..................................................................................

2 go out for dinner ..................................................................................
3 go abroad ..................................................................................
4 go to a department store ..................................................................................
5 study English at home ..................................................................................
6 send email ..................................................................................
7 go to your hometown ..................................................................................
8 go to the bank ..................................................................................
9 watch videos ..................................................................................
10 go out for a drink ..................................................................................

Speaking Practice Swap sheets with a partner. Ask How Often questions, using the
cues in exercise 1. Check your partners answers. Then swap.

Question Practice Write your own How Often questions, using your imagination.

1 ...................................................................................................
2 ...................................................................................................
3 ...................................................................................................

Speaking Practice Ask your partner the questions you wrote in exercise 3.

Remember!

I go shopping once a week. OK

I go shopping once in a week. NO!
I go shopping one time a week. NO!

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How often do you study English? Teachers Notes

Target Structure: Present Simple, using How Often

Vocabulary: General
Level: Elementary
Time: 20 minutes +
Preparation: None

Suggested Teaching method

This handout can be used for intensive writing and speaking practice of this important target structure. It can
also be done orally in the classroom, and set as written homework.

Give one copy of the worksheet to each student.

Follow the instruction for exercise one. Encourage true answers. If a student has never done an activity (or
almost never), he/she should write I never xxx. Monitor carefully.

Pair off students as A and B. Students should swap sheets in pairs. Student B should turn over the sheet.
Student A then asks the questions, and checks that Bs answers are the same as the ones written.

Swap roles after asking all ten questions.

Follow the instructions on the worksheet. Monitor carefully.

Students should pair off with a new partner and ask and answer the questions they have written. Encourage
follow-up questions. (Wherewho withetc.)

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Updated 3/6/2004

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