[IELTS E1] Lesson 10

Contents:
Vocabulary: Celebrate, Decorate, Dress up, Have a day off, Hold, Invite, Take part in, Take place, Anniversary, Costumes, Gift, Firework
Grammar: Adverbs

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1. VOCABULARY:
Bé hãy bấm vào tranh để nghe âm thanh của từ nhé!

Excersive: Answer the questions:

2. GRAMMAR:

ADVERBS
1. Adverbs of manner

Adverbs of manner are used to tell us the way or how something is done.
An adverb can be added to a verb to modify its meaning.
Eg: She plays piano. – An adverb of manner can be added to the verb (play) to modify its meaning and give us more information on how she plays piano.

• She plays piano beautifully.
• She plays piano softly.
• She plays piano terribly.
• The rain fell…
• When my teacher speaks, we listen …
• Make sure you write …
• She … passed the test.
• The rain fell heavily.
• When my teacher speaks, we listen carefully.
• Make sure you write neatly.
• She easily passed the test.

2. Adverbs and adverbial phrases of frequency

Which word CANNOT go in the space?
We went shopping and ____ we went to a café and had a cup of coffee.
a, afterwards
b, after
c, then

An adverbial phrase is a group of words which always go together. They describe where, when or how often something happens.

Adverbial phrases of frequency describe how often something happens.

• every morning, every afternoon
• every day – daily
• every week – weekly
• every month – monthly
• every year – annually
• every Sunday – on Sundays – on Sunday afternoons
• once a day
• twice a day
• three / four / five times a day
• all the time

Form:

• Adverbs of frequency often go in present simple sentences.
  I have toast for breakfast every day.
  We visit our grandparents twice a month.
• Note that ‘on Saturday’ refers to one day. ‘On Saturdays’ means ‘every Saturday’.

Common mistakes

• Some students write adverbs of frequency in the wrong place.
  We every day go the park. => We go to the park every day.
• Some students use the plural form with every.
  John goes swimming every days. => John goes swimming every day.

3. Adverbial phrases of place and time

Use:
Use adverbs and adverbial phrases of time to talk about when you do something.
Adverbs of time include:

• today, tomorrow, tonight, yesterday, tomorrow, nowadays
• now, first of all, beforehand
• soon, afterwards, later, next, then

Form:

• Adverbs of time usually go at the beginning or the end of a sentence or clause.
  Tomorrow, I’m going to the beach.
  I’m going to the beach tomorrow.
  First of all, we had a drink at a café.
  We had a drink at a café first of all.
• It is more common to use then at the beginning of a sentence or clause.
  Then we arrived at the castle.
  I’m going to finish my work and then I’m going to have a drink.
  It is more common to use soon and now at the end of a sentence.
  We’re going on holiday soon.
  I’m going home now.

Common mistakes

• Don’t use an adverb of time between the subject and the object of a sentence.
  I went yesterday to the zoo. => I went to the zoo yesterday. / Yesterday I went to the zoo.
  I’m going now to the bank. => I’m going to the bank now. 
• You must use a noun after After and Before. Otherwise, use afterwards or beforehand.
  I’ll be late to class tomorrow. I’m going to the doctors before. => I’ll be late to class tomorrow. I’m going to the doctors beforehand.
  I’m going to my English class and I’m going to the bar after. => I’m going to my English class and I’m going to the bar afterwards.

Use:
Use adverbs and adverbial phrases of place to talk about where something happens.
Adverbs of place include:

• outside, inside, indoors, upstairs, downstairs
• (over) here, (over) there
• abroad, overseas

Form:

• Adverbs of place usually go after a verb.
  She lives abroad.
  Let’s go indoors.
• Adverbs of place can also go after the object of the sentence.
  Rachel works in the office upstairs.
  Your bag is on the table over there.