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MEDIA MENGAJAR

FOR SMP/MTs GRADE VII

BRIGHT AN ENGLISH

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I Hardly Ever Watch TV

BAB 5

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A. Days of the Week

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B. Months of the Year

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C. Adverbs of Frequency

%

Adverbs of Frequency

Example

100%

Always

I always study after class.

90%

Usually

I usually walk to work.

80%

Normally/Generally

I normally get good marks.

70%

Often/Frequently

I often read in bed at night.

50%

Sometimes

I sometimes sing in the shower.

30%

Occasionally

I occasionally go to bed late.

10%

Seldom

I seldom put salt on my food.

5%

Hardly Ever/Rarely

I hardly ever get angry.

0%

Never

Vegetarians never eat meat.

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Practice the dialogue

I clean up my room once a week.

I never eat vegetables because I don’t like them.

I don’t. I only clean up my room once every two weeks.

I sometimes eat vegetables because my mother asks me.

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D. TV Programmes

The news

Sport programmes

Talk shows

Game shows

Comedy shows

Documentaries

Cartoons

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E. Information about Time

When talking about daily activities, we usually include information about time. To ask about time, you can say:

  • What time is it?
  • What’s the time, please?
  • Do you have the time?
  • Could you tell me what time it is?
  • What time do you go to school?
  • What time is the English class on Monday?

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E. Information about Time

To tell the time, you can say:

  • It’s nine o’clock.
  • It’s ten past nine.
  • It’s quarter past nine.
  • It’s half past nine.
  • It’s twenty-five to ten.
  • It’s quarter to ten.

In telling the time, sometimes you use a.m. and p.m.

  • a.m. (ante meridiem) refers to 12 midnight – 12 noon.
  • p.m. (post meridiem) refers to 12 noon – 12 midnight.

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Practice the dialogue

What time do you usually get up in the morning?

I usually get up at six o’clock.

At half past five. What time do you get up?

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Summary

1. Adverbs of frequency are words that say how often we do things.

Example:

always usually often sometimes hardly ever never

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2. Adverbs of frequency come after the verb be, but before other verbs.

  • I’m usually tired after school.
  • He’s always happy.
  • They’re often busy.
  • I usually have breakfast at 6 a.m.
  • She sometimes comes on time.
  • We hardly ever go to that cinema.

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3. Other adverbs of frequency are every day/week/month/year/Sunday, once a week, three times a month. They are usually put at the end of sentences.

  • I play tennis twice a week.
  • The students have a flag-raising ceremony every Monday.

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4. When talking about daily activities, we usually include information about time.

To ask about time, you can say:

  • What time is it?
  • What’s the time, please?
  • Do you have the time?
  • Could you tell me what time it is?
  • What time do you go to school?
  • What time is the English class on Monday?

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To tell the time, you can say:

  • It’s nine o’clock.
  • It’s ten past nine.
  • It’s quarter past nine.
  • It’s half past nine.
  • It’s twenty-five to ten.
  • It’s quarter to ten.

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In telling time, sometimes you use a.m. and p.m.

  • a.m. (ante meridiem) refers to 12 midnight – 12 noon.
  • p.m. (post meridiem) refers to 12 noon – 12 midnight.