PRESENT SIMPLE VOCABULARY Vocabulary is a very important input in successful communication so that the following vocabulary is based on one of the best ways to learn it and it is through collocations and lexical fields. Students must be encouraged to learn them as one phrase. DAILY ROUTINES These are words which you use to talk about things you do on a regular way and in a particular order.
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FREE TIME ACTIVITIES This vocabulary describes free time activities, that is, things you do when you’re not working or studying.
STAY IN
EAT OUT
WATCH TV
GO TO THE CINEMA
GO TO CONCERTS
VISIT FRIENDS/MY FAMILY
HAVE COFFEE WITH FRIENDS
GO SHOPPING
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TIME PHRASES WITH ON, IN, AT ON Sunday Monday Tuesday morning Friday afternoon Saturday evening
IN the morning the afternoon the evening the week
AT six o’clock half past ten midday midnight night the weekend
Tip! They are usually at the end of the sentence. Ex: I get up early at the weekend.
FREQUENCY ADVERBS AND PHRASES WITH EVERY FREQUENCY ADVERBS
Always Usually Often Sometimes Hardly ever Never
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Word order of Frequency Adverbs a) They go after the verb be: Ex: I’m always happy when I get up.
PHRASES WITH EVERY
day week month year morning night Thursday Word order of EVERY
They are usually at the end of the sentence. Ex: I work every Saturday.
b) The go before other verbs: Ex: I sometimes get up before 9. Tip!: We don’t use a plural with every: Ex: every week not every weeks
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