The document discusses various sports and fitness activities and the frequency adverbs used to describe how often someone engages in them. It provides examples of sentences using adverbs of frequency like "always", "sometimes", "never", "usually", and "often" both before and after verbs to discuss sports participation, exercise, and gym attendance. It also gives examples of expressing frequency using time expressions like "everyday", "twice a week", and "four times a year".
18. COLLOCATIONS ¨C VERBS IN SPORTS
?PLAY
GAMES SUCH AS SPORT PLAYED WITH A
BALL
?GO
ACTIVITIES ENDING IN ¡°ING¡± (SPECIALLY
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES) EXCEPT__ WEIGHT
TRAINING
?DO
FITNESS ACTIVITIES AND INDIVIDUAL
SPORTS
20. ¡°A FITNESS FREAK IS A PERSON
THAT ALWAYS EXERCISES¡±
HOW OFTEN DO YOU GO TO THE
GYM?
I GO TO THE GYM EVERYDAY
21. ¡°A COUCH POTATO IS A
PERSON THAT NEVER
HOW OFTEN DO YOU PRACTICE
SPORTS?
I NEVER PRACTICE SPORTS
22. DO YOU EVER GO TO THE
GYM?
?I ALWAYS GO TO THE GYM.
?HE USUALLY GOES TO THE GYM.
?SHE OFTEN TRAVELS TO BRAZIL
?SOMETIMES, I GO TO THE GYM.
?WE GO TO THE GYM SOMETIMES
?SHE SOMETIMES GOES TO THE GYM
?IT NEVER STOPS WORKING.
100%
0%
25. HOW OFTEN DO YOU
EXERCISE?
?I DO AEROBICS EVERY WEEK.
?I GO JOGGING EVERYDAY
?I PLAY SOCCER THREE TIMES A
WEEK.
?I DO YOGA TWICE A MONTH.
?I HARDLY EVER PRACTICE
SPORTS
26. EXPRESSIONS OF TIME
?AFTER THE VERB
EVERYDAY
ONCE A MONTH
TWICE A WEEK
EVERY WEEKEND
FOUR TIMES A YEAR
I PLAY SOCCER