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Unit 4: The daily grind
Adverbs of frequency
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- 1Nice to meet you!
- 2What to wear
- 3Like this, like that
- 4The daily grind
- 5Christmas every day
- 6Great achievers
- 7The Titanic
- 8Travel
- 9The big wedding
- 10Sunny's job hunt
- 11The bucket list
- 12Moving and migration
- 13Welcome to BBC Broadcasting House
- 14New Year, New Project
- 15From Handel to Hendrix
- 16What's the weather like?
- 17The Digital Revolution
- 18A detective story
- 19A place to live
- 20The Cult of Celebrity
- 21Welcome to your new job
- 22Beyond the planets
- 23Great expectations!
- 24Eco-tourism
- 25Moving house
- 26It must be love
- 27Job hunting success... and failure
- 28Speeding into the future
- 29Lost arts
- 30Tales of survival
Session 5
Find out how Phil’s journey is going as he continues his round-the-world trip, and test what you’ve learned in this unit in our weekly quiz
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The weekly quiz
How much can you remember from Unit 4?
So, can you remember your commuter vocabulary? Where do you put an auxiliary verb in a sentence with an adverb?
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15 questions about Unit 4
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15 questions about Unit 4
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Have a look at the video in session 1 again.Question 1 of 15
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How often does Rob go to work by bike?
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bNearly alwaysQ29ycmVjdCDigJMgd2VsbCBkb25lISA=
cNeverU29ycnkg4oCTIFJvYiBhbHdheXMgZ29lcyB0byB3b3JrIG9uIGhpcyBiaWtlLCBleGNlcHQgd2hlbiB0aGUgd2VhdGhlcuKAmXMgYmFkLCBhbmQgdGhlbiBoZSBnZXRzIHRoZSBidXMu
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Have a look at session 1, activity 2 again.Question 2 of 15
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Which word means ‘travelling from home to work and back again’?
aCommatingU29ycnkg4oCTIG9uZSBvZiB0aGUgdm93ZWxzIGlzIHdyb25nLg==
bCommuningU29ycnkg4oCTIHlvdSBuZWVkIGEgd29yZCB3aXRoIGEg4oCYdOKAmS4=
cCommutingQ29ycmVjdCDigJMgd2VsbCBkb25lIQ==
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Which sentence is correct?
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bHelen never can remember anythingU29ycnkg4oCTIHRoZSBhdXhpbGlhcnkgdmVyYiBzaG91bGQgYmUgYmVmb3JlIHRoZSBhZHZlcmIu
cHelen can remember never anythingU29ycnkg4oCTIHRoZSBhZHZlcmIgc2hvdWxkIGJlIGJlZm9yZSB0aGUgdmVyYi4=
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Question 4 of 15
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What is the correct word for a bicycle that folds up so it can be carried easily?
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bA folding bikeQ29ycmVjdCDigJMgd2VsbCBkb25lISAnRm9sZGluZycgbWFrZXMgdGhlIGJpa2Ugc21hbGxlciBhbmQgZWFzaWVyIHRvIGNhcnJ5Lg==
cA commuter bikeU29ycnkg4oCTIHlvdSBuZWVkIGEgcGhyYXNlIHRoYXQgZGVzY3JpYmVzIGhvdyB5b3UgbWFrZSB0aGUgYmlrZSBzbWFsbGVyLg==
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It's named after a type of shellfish.Question 5 of 15
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What is the name of the electronic ticket that you can use on any train or bus in London in a particular area at a particular time?
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bUnderground cardU29ycnkg4oCTIHRoZSBVbmRlcmdyb3VuZCBpcyB0aGUgd29yZCBmb3IgTG9uZG9u4oCZcyB1bmRlcmdyb3VuZCB0cmFpbiBzeXN0ZW0g4oCTIGJ1dCBpdOKAmXMgbm90IHRoZSBuYW1lIG9mIHRoZSBlbGVjdHJvbmljIGNhcmQu
cOyster cardQ29ycmVjdCDigJMgd2VsbCBkb25lIQ==
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How long does it take Emma to go to work by bus?
a40 minutesQ29ycmVjdCDigJMgd2VsbCBkb25lIQ==
b50 minutesU29ycnkg4oCTIEVtbWEgc2FpZCDigJhJdCB1c3VhbGx5IHRha2VzIGFib3V0IDQwIG1pbnV0ZXMgdG8gZ2V0IHRvIHRoZSBCQkMgYnVpbGRpbmfigJku
cAn hourU29ycnkg4oCTIEVtbWEgc2FpZCDigJhJdCB1c3VhbGx5IHRha2VzIGFib3V0IDQwIG1pbnV0ZXMgdG8gZ2V0IHRvIHRoZSBCQkMgYnVpbGRpbmfigJku
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Look at the vocabulary in session 1 again.Question 7 of 15
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What food is usually part of a full English breakfast?
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bRoast beefU29ycnkg4oCTIHRoaXMgaXMgYSB0cmFkaXRpb25hbCBFbmdsaXNoIFN1bmRheSBsdW5jaCBmb29kLg==
cBacon and eggsQ29ycmVjdCDigJMgd2VsbCBkb25lIQ==
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Helen nearly always has breakfast at 7 o'clock: how often does Helen eat breakfast at this time?
aVery often - about 80-90% of the timeQ29ycmVjdCAtIHdlbGwgZG9uZSE=
bQuite often - about 60-70% of the timeU29ycnkg4oCTIGlmIHNvbWV0aGluZyBoYXBwZW5zICduZWFybHkgYWx3YXlzJywgaXQgaGFwcGVucyBtb3JlIG9mdGVuIHRoYW4gdGhpcy4=
cNot very often - about 10-20% of the timeU29ycnkgLSBpZiBzb21ldGhpbmcgaGFwcGVucyAnbmVhcmx5IGFsd2F5cycsIGl0IGhhcHBlbnMgbW9yZSBvZnRlbiB0aGFuIHRoaXMu
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Look at the pronunciation section in session 2 again.Question 9 of 15
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Which pronunciation of ‘often’ is not correct?
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bwithout a silent 't'U29ycnkg4oCTIHRoaXMgcHJvbnVuY2lhdGlvbiBpcyBjb3JyZWN0LiBZb3UgY2FuIHNheSAnb2Z0ZW4nIHdpdGggdGhlIC90LyBzb3VuZCBvciB3aXRoIGEgc2lsZW50ICd0Jy4=
cwith silent 't' and /v/ instead of /f/Q29ycmVjdCDigJMgd2VsbCBkb25lISBJbiAnb2Z0ZW4nLCB0aGUgJ2YnIGlzIHByb25vdW5jZWQgL2YvLg==
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Look again at Rob's blog in Session 4.Question 10 of 15
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Where does the word ‘commuter’ come from?
aCheap ticket prices for people who live outside citiesQ29ycmVjdCDigJMgd2VsbCBkb25lIQ==
bA special type of trainU29ycnkg4oCTIHRoZSB3b3JkIOKAmGNvbW11dGluZ+KAmSBpcyBhIHZlcmIgaGVyZS4gV2Ugd291bGQgY2FsbCB0aGUgdHJhaW4gYSAnY29tbXV0ZXIgdHJhaW4nLg==
cPeople who work from homeU29ycnkg4oCTIHRoZSB3b3JkIOKAmGNvbW11dGluZ+KAmSBpcyBhIHZlcmIgaGVyZS4=
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Listen to the vox pop in session 3 again.Question 11 of 15
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In the vox pops we heard in session 3, what did Caroline always do?
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bGet the bus to workQ29ycmVjdCDigJMgd2VsbCBkb25lIQ==
cGone on the bus to workU29ycnkg4oCTIHRoaXMgaXMgbm90IHRoZSByaWdodCB2ZXJiIGFuZCBub3QgdGhlIHJpZ2h0IGZvcm0u
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Listen to episode 4 again in session 5.Question 12 of 15
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In our drama, The Race, what item on the yacht breaks?
aSatellite navigation systemQ29ycmVjdCAtIHdlbGwgZG9uZSE=
bThe kettleU29ycnkg4oCTIGl0IHdhcyBzb21ldGhpbmcgdGhhdCBoZWxwcyB0aGVtIHBsYW4gdGhlaXIgcm91dGUu
cThe mast U29ycnkg4oCTIGl0IHdhcyBzb21ldGhpbmcgdGhhdCBoZWxwcyB0aGVtIHBsYW4gdGhlaXIgcm91dGUu
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What frequency word means something 'happens all the time'?
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balwaysQ29ycmVjdCAtIHdlbGwgZG9uZSE=
coccasionallyU29ycnkgLSB0aGlzIG1lYW5zIGl0ICdoYXBwZW5zIG9uIGEgZmV3IG9jY2FzaW9ucycu
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Have a look at the vocabulary from the drama in session 5.Question 14 of 15
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Which word used in the drama means ' find a route across an area of land or water, often using a map'
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bsteerU29ycnkgLSB0aGlzIGlzIHRoZSB2ZXJiIGZvciBjaGFuZ2luZyB0aGUgZGlyZWN0aW9uIG9mIHRoZSBib2F0IHVzaW5nIHRoZSB3aGVlbC4gWW91IG5lZWQgYSBkaWZmZXJlbnQgdmVyYi4=
cnavigateQ29ycmVjdCAtIHdlbGwgZG9uZSE=
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Have a look at Emma's video in session 3 again.Question 15 of 15
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According the video with Emma in session 3, when does she go to the river?
aoftenQ29ycmVjdCDigJMgd2VsbCBkb25lIQ==
bevery dayU29ycnkg4oCTIHRoYXQncyBub3QgY29ycmVjdC4gRW1tYSBzYWlkICcgSSBsb3ZlIGl0IGJ5IHRoZSByaXZlci4gSSBvZnRlbiBjb21lIGhlcmUuJyA=
csometimesU29ycnkg4oCTIHRoYXQncyBub3QgY29ycmVjdC4gRW1tYSBzYWlkICcgSSBsb3ZlIGl0IGJ5IHRoZSByaXZlci4gSSBvZnRlbiBjb21lIGhlcmUuJw==
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How often does Rob go to work by bike?
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Which word means ‘travelling from home to work and back again’?
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Which sentence is correct?
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What is the correct word for a bicycle that folds up so it can be carried easily?
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What is the name of the electronic ticket that you can use on any train or bus in London in a particular area at a particular time?
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6
How long does it take Emma to go to work by bus?
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What food is usually part of a full English breakfast?
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Helen nearly always has breakfast at 7 o'clock: how often does Helen eat breakfast at this time?
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Which pronunciation of ‘often’ is not correct?
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Where does the word ‘commuter’ come from?
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In the vox pops we heard in session 3, what did Caroline always do?
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In our drama, The Race, what item on the yacht breaks?
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What frequency word means something 'happens all the time'?
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Which word used in the drama means ' find a route across an area of land or water, often using a map'
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According the video with Emma in session 3, when does she go to the river?
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End of Unit 4
Congratulations – you’ve reached the end of Unit 4. Join us in Unit 5 where Finn meets a very unusual person and we learn how to talk about rules and obligations with the words have to and must. See you then!
