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Frequency adverbs: listening (& foreign) UNIT 5 - part of lesson E
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Before listening to the video, read the comprehension questions below (in the ACTIVITY tag). Watch the video and try to answer the questions. Then, check your answer with the KEY.

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Great. Ok. Now we're gonna do some dialogue based on the house.
- Ok.
- Brian, What do you do in your bedroom?
- I sleep.
- Sleep, that's right.
- What time do you USUALLY go to bed?
- I USUALLY go to bed at 9:30 (nine thirty)
- 9:00? Ok, that's great. And how about the dining-room, what do you USUALLY do in a dining-room?
- I eat dinner.
- Eat dinner, good.
- Do you eat dinner with your whole family?
- SOMETIMES.
- SOMETIMES, ok.
- SOMETIMES somebody's missing from dinner. Who's USUALLY missing?
- SOMETIMES my father is at work.
- At work, Ok, your father works late?
- Yes.
- What time does he USUALLY come home?
- Uhm, he USUALLY comes home around 10 on Tuesdays.
- On Tuesdays. Wow, that's very late. Ok. And, how about in the bathroom? What do you USUALLY do in... what things do you do in the bathroom?
- I brush my teeth.
- That's right, that's one.
- I take a shower.
- Take a shower.
- And I comb my hair.
- Comb your hair. That's right. Ok. HOW OFTEN do you take a shower?
- ONCE or TWICE A WEEK.
- Err, ONCE or TWICE A WEEK.
- TWICE A WEEK, ok. You're a busy boy, are you?
- Yes.
- Ok. Or maybe real lazy. I don't know. Ok. One more thing here. How about in the kitchen? What do you do in the kitchen?
- I watch my mother cook.
- Watch your mother cook. Good. Can you cook anything, Brian?
- Err, yes, I can cook cereal.
- Cereal. Ok, that's... How do you cook cereal?
- It's a... instant oat meal.
- Oh, Ok, I see, I thought... Milk and cereal, ok. Do you eat that everyday for breakfast?
- No, usually my mother cooks.
- Mother cooks, ok, that's it. Ok, that's it!


LISTENING QUESTIONS:

1- What time does Brian usually go to bed?
2- How often does he have dinner with his family?
3- Who is usually missing at dinner?
4- What time does Brian's father usually come home?
5- How often does Brian take a shower?
6- Who does usually cook in the kitchen?

ANSWERS:


1- 9:30
2- Sometimes
3- his father
4- at 10 (on Tuesdays)
5- once or twice a week
6- Brian's mother

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