Unit 5
Around Town
Get Ready
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An information desk
A departure board
A track number
A ticket booth
A suitcase
A waiting area
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Listening
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Listen Again
Conversation A
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True
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False
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True
Conversation B
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False
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True
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True
Conversation C
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False
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True
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False
Present or Past Tense
Answer the questions
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What does Jane do after school every day? (go to work)
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What did the teachers do last Friday?
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What did the soccer players do at the last game? ( kick the ball)
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What do the students do every morning?
5.
What did Jose do at the coffee shop?
(have a meeting)
(sign the book)
(buy a muffin)
Present or Past Tense
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What did Jane and I do at the mall
(buy dresses)
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What does the cat do in the morning?
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What do the bus drivers do at night?
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What did Dr. Brown do in the office
(give a shot)
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What did the paper boy do this morning?
(leave the paper)
(drink milk)
(lock the buses)
Review
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Look at p. 58 Where do I go?
I need to ask a question?
an information desk
I need to buy a ticket.
a ticket booth
I need to wait for the train.
a waiting area
I need to know what time the train leaves.
a departure board or information desk
How do you get to class?
How often How long
Grammar Focus
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How often do trains go to
New York?
They go every 30 minutes.
How often do you go to New
York?
I go once a year.
How often does he go to New
York?
He goes twice a month.
How long does it take to go
to New York?
It takes about two hours.
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Time Phrases (How often)
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Every 30 minutes
Every day
Once a week
Twice a month
Three times a year
Time Phrases (How long)
About five minutes
A half hour
One hour
An hour and ten minutes
A long time
How Often? ( number of times)
How Long? (length of time)
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A. How often does Binh go to New York?
B. Twice a month
A. How long does it take to fly to Mexico?
B. A long time
A. How often do you study?
B. Twice a week
A. How long does it take to drive to Toronto?
B. Seven hours
A. How long does it take to walk to school?
B. 20 minutes
How Often? How long?
6. A. How often does Sandra cook dinner?
B. Three times a week
7.A. How often does the bus go to Springfield?
B. Once a day
8. A. How often do they go on vacation?
B. Once a year
9. A. How long does it take to drive to the airport?
B. One hour
10. A. How long does it take to walk to the library?
B. 25 minutes
How often? How long?
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3.
How long does it take you to get to school? ( two hours)
It takes me two hours to get to school.
How often do you visit your aunt? (once a month)
I visit my aunt once a month.
How long does it take to drive to the mountains. ( six hours)
It takes six hours to drive to the mountains.
4.
How often does your teacher give you chocolate? ( once a week)
5.
My teacher gives me chocolate once a week.
How long does it take to get to Florida? (two days)
It takes two days to get to Florida.
How often ( number of times)
How long ( length of time)
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What kind of schedule is this?
bus schedule
Where does the bus go?
New York City
Boston
Capital Airport
Washington, D.C.
Where do the bus trips
begin?
Springfield
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What does departs mean?
leaves
What does arrive mean?
gets to a place
What does duration mean?
length of time
What does h or m mean?
hour and minute
Bus Schedule
How often? How Long?
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Departures
Departs
Arrives
Duration
Boston
11:00 a.m.
Miami
2:30 p.m.
3h 30m
Boston
1:00 p.m
Miami
4:30 p.m
3h 30m
Boston
3:00 p.m
Miami
6:30 p.m.
3h 30m
How do often do planes flay
from Boston to Miami?
Three times a day
2.
How long does it take to get
there?
three and a half hours
Grammar Focus p. 62
Adverbs tell how often something happens.
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Adverbs of Frequency
Always
Usually/often
Sometimes
Rarely
never
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Frequency
100%
75%
50%
25%
0%
Grammar Focus p. 62
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Rule 1: Adverbs come before a main verb.
She often walks to school.
She sometimes walks to school.
She rarely walks to school.
She never walks to school.
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Rule 2:
Adverbs come after am, is, are.
She is always late for class.
She is usually late for class.
She is rarely late for class.
She is never late for class.
Adverbs of Frequency
always, usually, sometimes, rarely, never
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How often does Mr. Brown drive his car during the week?
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How often are the girls late for class in the gym?
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How often does the cat eat all its food?
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How often is Anna on time for the doctor’s appointment?
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How often do the soccer players play on a different field?
Adverbs of Frequency
always, usually, sometimes, rarely, never
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Mrs. Jones rakes her leaves in the fall.
(sometimes)
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My small sister rides her bike to the supermarket? (never)
3.
Anna is afraid of snakes in the woods. (always)
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The tennis players are fast on the court. ( usually)
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The doctor checks my mother’s eyes.
(rarely)
She often walks to school.
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A. Practice
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Teresa drives to work in the morning.
Teresa always drives to work in the morning.
She is late.
She is rarely late.
Her husband walks to work.
Her husband usually walks to work.
He takes a taxi.
He sometimes takes a taxi.
He drives.
He never drives.
Their daughter rides her bike to school.
The daughter always rides her bike to school.
She is tired in the morning.
She is often tired in the morning.
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Reading
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Binh’s mother comes to Philadelphia three times a year.
Binh’s mother comes to Philadelphia once a year.
Binh often sees his mother.
Binh rarely sees his mother.
Binh wants to take his mother to Los Angeles.
Binh wants to take his mother to New York City.
Binh wants to show his mother the White House.
Binh wants to show his mother the Statue of Liberty and Central Park.
It takes two hours to get from Philadelphia to New York by train.
It takes about one and half hours to get from Philadelphia to New
York by train.
Writing
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Where did Alicia go?
Alicia went to California.
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Who did she visit?
She visited her cousin Isaac.
3.
How often does she go there?
She goes there once a year.
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How long does it usually take to get there?
It usually takes about six hours to get there from Boston by plane.
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What did she do there?
She drove to San Francisco, went sightseeing, saw the Golden Gate
Bridge, and Pier 39. She also went shopping and bought souvenirs.
Another View
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How long does it take to go to New York on Train 763?
a. one hour
How often does the express train go to New York before
11:00 a.m.?
b. twice
How long does it take to go to New York on Train 565?
b. one hour and ten minutes
How many trains arrive in New York before 9:00 a.m.?
d. four trains
How Often ?
Always, usually, sometimes, rarely, never
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How often do you take the bus to work?
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How often are you late for work?
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How often do you eat your lunch at work?
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How often are tired after work?
5.
How often do you take a break at work?
Get Ready Workbook
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a suitcase
An information desk
A waiting area
A track number
A ticket booth
A departure board
Exercise 2
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a ticket booth
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a suitcase
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an information desk
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a track number
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a waiting area
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a departure board
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Exercise 3
1. A
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3. D
4. C
5. B
6. E
Exercise 4
1. Suitcase
2. Train station
3. Information desk
4. Ticket booth
5. Departure board
6. Waiting area
7. Track number
How Often? How Long?
Exercise 1
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Exercise 2
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Exercise 3
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How often do you drive to the
beach?
How long does it take to drive
to the beach?
How often do you walk to the
park?
How long does it take to walk
to the park?
How often do you go
downtown by bus?
How long does it take to go
downtown by bus?
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She often walks to school.
Exercise 1
l. Never
2. Rarely
3. Sometimes
4. Often
5. always
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Exercise 2
Often
Rarely
Always
Never
Always
Never
Sometimes
Sometimes
Rarely
Often
Often
rarely
She often walks to school.
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Exercise 3
He always walks to school.
He never drives to school.
He rarely eats lunch at
1:00p.m.
He usually eats dinner at
home.
He usually goes to sleep at
10:00 p. m.
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Exercise 4
1a. Yes
1b. No
2a. No
2b. Yes
3a. No
3b. Yes
4a. Yes
4b. No
Reading
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Exercise 1
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Exercise 2
Mariam
At hotel
Know
Mariam
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Exercise 3
Goes
Stays
Takes
Go
Go
Buy
Take
Write
stays
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Exercise 4
How often do you go on vacation?
I go on vacation once a year.
Where do you usually go?
I usually go to Denver to see my parents.
How long does it take to get there?
It usually takes about three hours by plane.
Do you always go by plane?
Oh, yes! It takes two days by car.
Writing
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Exercise 1
How often do trains go to Miami?
How long does it take to get to San Francisco?
How long does it take to drive to Detroit?
How often does the bus go to Boston?
How often do you visit your relatives in Houston?
Where do you usually stay?
What do you usually do there?
Writing
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Exercise 2
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Exercise 4
Every year
One week
Rarely
Very happy
Writing
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Exercise 5
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One hour and five minutes
One hour and forty-five minutes
Nine minutes
One hour and seven minutes
Half an hour or 30 minutes
One hour and twelve minutes
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Exercise 6
Goes
Takes
Leaves
Gets
Doesn’t like
Are
Uses
Sleeps
Takes
Talks
Likes
Doesn’t like
Another View
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How often does the bus go?
It goes every half hour.
How does She Hui get to school?
Shen Hui gets to school by bicycle.
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How long does it take to get from Shen Hui’s house to school by bicycle?
4.
It takes 20 minutes.
How often does Phillipe arrive on time?
Phillipe always arrives on time.
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How long does it take to get from Sara’s house to school by subway?
6.
It takes 22 minutes.
How does Zoraida get to school?
Zoraida drives to school.
Another View
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Exercise 2
Shen Hui
Zoraida
Phillipe
Mai
Sara
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Exercise 3
Usually
Always
Rarely
Sometimes
Often
never
How often? How long? Extra
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How often does the bus go from York to City Airport?
three times a day
How long does it take to get from York to City Airport?
one hour and 40 minutes
How often does the bus go from City Airport to York?
four times a day
How long does it take to get from City Airport to York?
two hours and 10 minutes
What time does the 4:00 p.m. bus arrive at City Airport?
5:40 p. m.
What time does the 6:00 p.m. bus arrive in York?
8:10 p. m.
She often walks to school.
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Ben never takes the bus to school.
Ben often drives to school.
Lenka rarely rides her bike to school.
Lenka usually takes the bus to school.
Sushila always rides her bike to school.
Sushila never drives to school.
Omar
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Omar always comes to class.
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He is rarely late.
3.
He sometimes comes with his friend Paolo.
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They usually take the bus.
Reading
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Write postcards
Buy souvenirs
Go sightseeing
Stay at a hotel
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They rarely go on trips.
They went shopping yesterday.
They want to go sightseeing tomorrow.
It takes about three hours.
Writing
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She went to Canada.
She visited her brother
and his wife.
She goes there twice a
year.
It takes five hours.
She visited Niagara Falls.
• Dear John,
How are you? I’m fine. I just
got back from a trip to Florida.
I went to visit my brother. He
lives in Miami. I usually visit
my brother three times a year.
It takes about six hours to get
there by car. We went sailing.
Your friend,
Robert
Another View
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18 minutes
Twice a day
13 minutes
Three times
two