1a Look at the picture. Make a list of the weekend activities. 1. help with house 4. ___________ 2. ______________ 5.___________ 3._______________

1b Listen and write the letters from the picture above on the lines below. always(100%)________ usually_______ often______ sometimes________ hardly ever______ never(0%)_____ 1c Talk about the people in the picture above. What do they do on weekends? A: What does he do on weekends? B: He usually watches TV. A: Does he go shopping? B: No, he never goes shopping.

2a Listen. Listen. Cheng Tao is talking about how often he does these activities. Number the activities you hear[1-5] .

Activities How often a.___ go to the movies every day b. ____watch TV once a week c. _____shop twice a week d. _____exercise three times a week 9

e. ______read once a month twice a month

2b Listen again. Match the activities in 2a with how often Cheng Tao does them.

2c How often do you do these activities? Fill in the chart and then make conversations. Activities How often watch TV every day A: How often do you watch? B: I watch TV every day. use the Internet A: What’s your favorite program? read English books B: Animal World. go to the movies A: How often do you watch it? exercise B: Twice a week. 2d Role-play the conversation. Jack: Hi, Claire, are you free next week?

Claire: Hmm…next week is quite full for me, Jack. Jack: Really? How come?

Claire: I have dance and piano lessons. Jack: What kind of dance are you learning?

Claire: Oh, swing dance. It’s fun! I have class once a week, every Monday. Jack: How often do you have piano lessons? Claire: Twice a week, on Wednesday and Friday. Jack: Well, how about Tuesday?

Claire: Oh, I have to play tennis with my friends. But do you want to come? Jack: Sure!

Grammar Focus

What do you usually do on weekends? I always exercise. What do they do on weekends? They often help with housework.

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What does she do on weekends? She sometimes goes shopping. How often do you go to the movies? I go to the movies maybe once a month. How often does he watch TV? He hardly ever watches TV. Does he go shopping? No, he never goes shopping. 3a Complete the questions with do or does. Then match the questions and answers. 1. How often _______he play soccer? a. Yes. She usually does. 2. _______you drink milk?

b. Hardly ever. I don’t like them.

3. How often ______they stay up late? c. He plays at least twice a week. 4. ________Sue eat a healthy breakfast? d. No, they don’t. They’re too busy.. 5. How often _______you eat apples? e. Never. They always go to bed early. 6. _________ your parents play sports? f. Yes, I do. Every day.

3b Use words given to write questions. Then ask and answer them with a partner. Questions My partner’s answers 1.___________________________________? __________________________ (how often/help with housework) 2.___________________________________? _________________________ (What /usually/do/weekends ) 3._________________________________? _____________________________ (how often/best friend/exercise) 4.________________________________? _______________________________ (what/usually/do/after school) 3c What can you do to improve your English? Add more things to the chart. Then ask your classmates the questions and find the best English student. How often do you… Names Frequency read English books? Lin Ying twice a week A: How often do you read English books? B: I read English books about twice a week. Section B 1a Match the words with the pictures.

1. b _ junk food 3. fruit 5. sleep 2. milk 4. vegetables 6. coffee 11

1b Ask and answer Use the words from 1a.

Is Bill healthy? Is Tina healthy 1d Listen again. Fill in the blanks in the survey.

Yes. Yes. A: How often do you drink milk, Liu Fang? B: I drink milk every day. A: Do you like it? B: No. But my mother wants me to drink it. She says it’s good for my health. questions.

1c Listen to the interview about eating habits. Circle your answer to each question.

No. No. I don’t know. I don’t know.

Questions Tina Bill 1. How often do you exercise? Every day _ ____ 2. How often do you eat fruit? 3. How many hours do you sleep every night? 4. How often do you drink milk? 5. How often do you eat junk food? 6. How often do you drink coffee? 1e Student A is the reporter. Student B is Bill. Ask and answer questions. Then roles.

2a Rank these activities according to how often you think your classmates do them (I=most often, 6=least often)

watch TV excise r play sports

2b Read the article and complete the pie charts on page 14. What Do No. 5 High School Students Do in Their Free Time? Last month we asked our students about their free time activities. Our questions were about exercise, use of the Internet and watching T. Here are the results. We found that only fifteen percent of our students exercise every day. Forty-five percent exercise three to four times a week. Twenty percent exercise only one to two times a week. And twenty percent do not exercise at all! We all know that man students often g online, but we were surprised that ninety go to the movies use the Internet play computer games go camping in the country A: How often do you exercise? B: I exercise every day. A: And how often do you…? Tina

or change

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