English class 5a HANDOUT 2 Adverbs of frequency (Averbien der Häufigkeit) KW 18
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GRAMMAR: Adverbs of frequency
1 REGEL: Häufigkeitsadverbien (always, usually, often, sometimes, never) stehen gewöhnlich:
→ direkt vor dem Vollverb → before the main verb
→ direkt hinter am, are is (be) → after a form of be
► Jo often plays basketball. (ENGLISH) ► Jo spielt oft Basketball. (DEUTSCH) (!!!) ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ subject predicate object = SPO Subjekt Prädikat Objekt
↓ ↓ adverb of frequency Adverb der Häufigkeit
• never • nie
• sometimes • manchmal • often • oft
• usually • gewöhnlich
• always • immer
2 BEISPIELSÄTZE:
► I never go to football matches. ► Jack always writes good marks in his tests. Ich gehe nie zu Fußballspielen. Jack schreibt immer gute Noten in seinen Tests.
► Sam is usually nice to Lily. ► I don’t often ride my bike. Sam ist (für) gewöhnlich nett zu Lily. Ich fahre nicht oft Fahrrad.
English class 5a HANDOUT 2 Adverbs of frequency (Averbien der Häufigkeit) KW 18
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TEST YOURSELF:
1 Regel: ► Häufigkeitsadverbien stehen gewöhnlich: _______ / 2 BE
→_________________________________________________
→_________________________________________________
2 Averbs of frequency : Translate them into German . _______ / 2.5 BE
• never _________________________ • usually _________________________
• sometimes _________________________ • always _________________________
• often _________________________
3 Sentence snakes: Adverbs: word order _______ / 2.5 BE
Cross out the wrong word. Colour the correct word. (Streiche das falsche Wort durch. Male das richtige Wort farbig aus.)
English class 5a HANDOUT 2 Adverbs of frequency (Averbien der Häufigkeit) KW 18
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4 Wendy Webb: Adverbs of frequency _______ / 4 BE
A Put in the right words. (1 verb +1 adverb)
1. Wendy Webb ___________________________________ at half past six.
2. She ________________________________________ to school late.
3. She________________________________________ things in the bus.
4. The children _____________________________________________ their things the next day.
B Now write 6 sentences what you always, often, never, sometimes, usually do.
_______ / 3BE
_1___________________________________________________________________________________
_2___________________________________________________________________________________
_3___________________________________________________________________________________
_4___________________________________________________________________________________
_5___________________________________________________________________________________
_6___________________________________________________________________________________
5 Wendy Webb’s cat: Adverbs of frequency word order _______ / 5 BB
Write correct sentences into your folder (→exercise part) or on an extra sheet of paper.
1. Wendy’s cat. / Hello, / I am 6. the Wilson’s dog, / barks at me. / Bonzo, / sometimes
2. wakes me up / always / early. / Wendy 7. always / afraid / Then / I am / and / run away.
3. together. / have breakfast / often / We 8. likes / me. / like / and / Wendy / I / Wendy
4. in the bus. / never / go with her / I 9. Wendy / finds me / But / in her bed. / sometimes
5. at the window / and wash my face. / I / sit / often 10. angry. / is / Then / she
always never sometimes often
get up collect get find
