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👉A CLOSER LOOK 2
Grammar
Adverbs of frequency
1. Complete the sentences with the adverbs of frequency from the box.
| always often sometimes rarely never |
1. My mother _____ shops at thesupermarket. She never shops anywhere else.
2. I _____ buy things online, just once or twice a year. I prefer to shop at the shopping mall.
3. You can _____ bargain at a supermarket because the prices are fixed.
4. How _____ do you return things you buy online?
5. I don't often buy things at the dollar store. My mother only takes me there _____.
Present simple for future events
2. Read the schedule for the grade 8 field trip tomorrow, and underline the verbs in the sentences. Then answer the questions.
| Field trip to the Double Dragon Chocolate Factory 30 February |
| 9:00 | The bus leaves. |
| 10:00 | Students arrive at the factory. |
| 10:10 | Students watch a documentary introducing the factory. |
| 10:30 | The tour of the factory starts. |
| 12:00 | Students return to school to write the trip reports. |
1. What tense are the verbs in the sentences?
2. Are the sentences about habits or future activities?
💡 Remember!
We use the present simple with a future meaning to talk about timetables or schedules.
Example:
I have to go now. My art lesson starts at one o'clock.
The train leaves at 4:30, so we still have a lot of time.
3. Write A next to a sentence if it refers to a timetable, schedule or plan, and B if it is an unplanned future action.
1. We'll go to Costco to return this suitcase. _____
2. Look! We have a whole afternoon for shopping on the second day of our tour. _____
3. The summer sales end next Sunday. _____
4. Listen to the announcement. The train doesn't leave till 12:00. Let's get something to drink. _____
5. I'm too busy today, so we'll go shopping on Tuesday. _____
4. Choose the correct answer to complete each sentence.
1. The supermarket in my neighbourhood opens / will open longer hours than the one in yours.
2. Don't worry. I make / will make a shopping list, and you just give it to the shop owner.
3. We don't buy / won't buy a birthday cake this year. We can bake one at home instead.
4. The bus schedule says that there is / will be a bus to Aeon at 10:05.
5. Look at the advertisement. Does / Will the big sale start next Friday?
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5. In pairs, ask and answer to check planning events for the community fair next month.
| Community Fair 01 April |
| Time | Events |
| 01 March | Preparing for the fair |
| 03 March | Calling for volunteers |
| 01 April | - 8:30: Opening - 11:00: Holding food |
| 02 April | Cleaning up by volunteers |
Example:
A: When do we start preparing for the fair?
B: We start on the first of March.
