2. Paco is always busy (adverbs of frequency)
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Paco is always busy
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Paco is always busy. Like everybody, he has a routine, which keeps him doing things all day. Let's see what he does:
I always get up at 7.30 (but never at weekends!) and I have breakfast. After that I have a shower and get dressed. Next, I clean my teeth and leave home at about 8.30 . I usually get to university at about 9 and then I have classes until 1 o'clock. Then I usually go home for lunch, although I sometimes meet up with my classmates for a beer with my classmates. In the afternoon I often call my friends or chat with them on internet. I always study for a couple of hours and then I do some housework to help my mum (I tidy my room, hoover and wash the dishes but I never clean the bathroom- I hate that!).
I hardly ever watch TV- I'm too busy. Finally, I go to bed at about 11 o'clock and sometimes read for half an hour- it depends how tired I am.
I don't think my lottery win is going to change my routine very much. I still have to get up and go to class.
Did you understand the text? We're sure you did. Answer the questions below.
1. How long does Paco spend studying (including classes at university)?
2. What housework does Paco never do? Why not?
3. Why doesn't Paco watch TV?
Comprueba lo aprendido
Identify in the text all the adverbs of frequency and write them on the scale.
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Notice the position of the adverbs of frequency in the following examples:
AFTER BE | BEFORE OTHER VERBS |
Paco is sometimes miserable. |
Paco never gets angry. He often goes to hospitals |
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Curiosidad
Do you know the origin of the word robot?
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It comes from the Czech word robota, which means work. In 1920, the Czech playwright Karel Capek used it as part of the title of one of his plays: R.U.R. Rossum's Universal Robots.
This play was performed in English in London in 1923. Since then, the word was introduced into the English language with the meaning we know.