Egypt Primary 6 English (Connect), Week 2: Once a week, twice a month: time expressions

Roof gardens and how often

Week 2 · Unit 1 Green cities (A): a roof community garden, a web text about city forests (reference only), adverbs of frequency, How often …?, time expressions · 3 lessons

Once a week, twice a month: time expressions

Connect Primary 6 Term 1, Unit 1: pp. 4–9

GoalUse time expressions such as once a week and twice a month, and write about how often I do something.

New words

every day · 7 days a weekonce a week · one time in a weektwice a month · two times in a monththree times a year · three times in twelve monthsSham El-Nessim · a spring holiday in Egypt that comes once a year

Explanation

Time expressions tell us how often. Every day means seven days a week. Once means one time and twice means two times. After three, we say three times, four times and so on. We say once a week, twice a month and three times a year. These phrases usually go at the end of the sentence: I visit my grandmother twice a month. Sham El-Nessim comes once a year in spring. Many families have two big Eid holidays each year. To ask, we say: How often do you visit your cousins?

Expression	How many times	Example
every day	7 times a week	I brush my teeth every day.
once a week	1 time a week	We have a swimming lesson once a week.
twice a month	2 times a month	He visits his aunt twice a month.
three times a year	3 times a year	I go to the beach three times a year.

Worked examples

I love sport. I play football with my friends twice a week, on Sundays and Wednesdays. I swim once a month in the club pool. My cousin Seif lives in Luxor, so I visit him only twice a year. I always take a small gift. I would like to see him more often.

Listen and read a model paragraph.

Layla

How often do you go to the beach, Adel?

Adel

Three times a year, in the summer holiday.

Layla

I go only once a year. We all go to Alexandria together.

Adel

That sounds lovely!

Listen. Layla and Adel talk about holidays.

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri
gym	-	gym	-	gym

Look. Say how often: She goes to the gym ___ .

Now you. Tell a grown-up how often you visit a relative or do a sport.

Class activity

Calendar count. Look at a calendar with the child. Choose three things you do, for example swimming, visiting a cousin and going to the shop. Count how many times you do each one in a week or a month and say: We go to the shop twice a week.

Practice

What does twice a month mean?

Habiba swims twice a week. How many times does she swim in two weeks?

Look. How often does she go to the gym in one week?

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri
-	gym	-	gym	gym

Listen. How often does the speaker visit his aunt?

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Writing: write four sentences (about 40 words) about how often you do a sport or visit a relative.