1. Unit1: sports and spare time
Objective: elaborate sentences that express frequency using frequency adverb and connectors
Technique 7: sentence combining
Skill: writing
Combine each sentence into one using frequency adverb and connectors
1 Marcelo Rios has liked playing tennis.
Marcelo Rios doesn`t like playing football.
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2 Marcelo Rios trains from Monday until friday
Marcelo Rios trains in the moring
Marcelo Rios trains in the afternoom
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3 He works as a sportcast
he doesn´t play football in winter.
It rains so much.
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4 Marcelo Rios has not liked playing in grass field
I haven`t done surfing
I do scuba diving when I go to Australia
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5 A professional sportsman train in the morning
A professional sportsman train in the evening
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6. My sister doesn`t like doing exercise
My sister goes out jogging along the coast.
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2. Keywords.
1. Marcelo Rios has always liked playing tennis and he seldom plays football.
2. Marcelo Rios trains every day. He trains twice a day.
3. I always go out biking at sunset in summer, but I seldom do it in winter because it
rains a lot.
4. I have never done skydiving and surfing but I usually do scuba diving when I go to
Australia
5. A professional sportsman trains twice a day, in the morning and evening.
6. My sister doesn`t like doing exercise, but she once in a while goes out jogging.

3. Objective: Use connectors although, despite and even though to relate ideas in
sentences.
Technique 1: Linguistic problem-solving
Join each pair of sentences. Be careful where you put the words in brackets
1. Dave smokes. He seems to be in good health (although)
Although Dave smokes, he seems to be in good health.
2. I could not make a score. I trained all day. (despite)
I could not make a score despite I trained all day.
3. Max didn’t notice the ball. It was right in front of him (even though)
Max did not notice the ball even though it was right in front of him.
4. Kate has never learnt to play the piano. Her father is an excellent pianist. (although)
Kate has never learnt to play the piano although her father is an excellent pianist.
5. Joe is a singer .He hates singing at home. (despite)
Despite Joe is a singer, he hates singing at home.

4. ACTIVITY 2
Objective: Recognize and apply the correct form of present continuous according
the messages.
Technique 4: Close procedure.

5. Read Anita’s phone messages above and complete these
sentences.
1 Yoko is skiing at Lake Tahoe.
2 It’s Snowing at Lake Taohe
3 Marcos and Gill are at the beach, but they are not swimming.
4 . Katie is playing tennis with Rob, and Nathan is watching.
5. Anita’s in San Francisco. It is raining there.