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Adverbs of frequency are words like “always”, “sometimes”, and “never.” They are usually placed between the subject and verb. For example: He often practices piano in the afternoon.

1. He never had problems with math.

2. We always ate dinner around 8 o’clock.

3. Mary always arrived early for meetings.

4. I sometimes forget to eat lunch.

5. My parents often speak French at home.

6. My brother often gets up early to exercise.

7. We usually visit our parents on Saturdays.

8. I rarely eat Indian food although I like it.

9. She can easily run ten kilometers.

10. I usually drink a cup of coffee with breakfast.

11. I have never visited China.

12. He constantly checks his phone for new messages.

13. They frequently eat dinner at a restaurant.

14. We hardly ever sleep past six o’clock.

15. My parents rarely argue with each other.

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In this podcast we’ll practice with “few” and “a few”.

When should you use this word? Here are a few examples (2 or 3 examples equals ‘a few’).

For example, if I have 40 friends and three of them speak Russian, it is correct to say “A few of my friends speak Russian.”

Another example: I want to buy lunch but I only have three dollars. So I might say, “I only have a few dollars. Can I pay with a credit card?”

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1. A few of my friends speak French.

2. She has a few dollars.

3. Few people in Paris speak Basque.

4. Can you lend me a few Euros?

5. Every year, fewer students study English literature.

6. I read the book Krakatoa by Simon Winchester a few months ago.

7. She got a new job a few weeks ago.

8. Doing the dishes will only take a few minutes.

9. I have many questions but few answers.

10. The missing child was found a few kilometers from her home. Fortunately she was okay.

11. Our team scored fewer goals than our opponents.

12. He took a few steps and then started to run.

13. There were few survivors of the sinking of the Titanic.

14. I can help you for a few minutes. Then I have to leave for work.

15. She owns a few pairs of shoes but none of them are yellow.

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In this podcast you’ll practice the verb “close” as in “Close your eyes.” English also has an adjective, “close”, as in “You’re standing too close to me.” This “close”means “near.”

1. Close the door, please.

2. Please close the window.

3. She closed the gate on her way out.

4. He carefully closed the car door.

5. The supermarket closes at 10 pm.

6. Many restaurants closed during 2020 because of Covid. (= went out of business.)

7. When we moved, I closed our old bank accounts.

8. The city closed the beach because of bacterial contamination.

9. Many American car factories have closed down. (= stop operating.)

10. It took the doctor ten stitches to close the wound in John’s forehead.

11. I didn’t want to watch the rest of the movie so I closed my eyes and went to sleep.

12. Always save your computer files before you close them.

13. “There is nothing more to discuss,” said the CEO. “That question is closed.”

14. I can’t tell what he is thinking. His face is a closed book.

Be careful of the verb “to close” (“Z” sound, above) and the adjective “close”, pronounced with an “S” sound. Here are a few examples using close:

15. We are close friends.

16. January 8th is close to my birthday. I was born on January 10th.

17. The final score of the basketball game was very close: 102 to 101.

18. The guards kept a close watch on the prisoner.

19. A car almost hit me this morning. It was a really close call. (A near miss.)

This podcast is now finished. You can also say that it has drawn to a close. Thanks for listening.

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