Adverbs of Time ESL Lesson Plan

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A5.1 - Adverbs Lesson 1/2

• Alternative Tags adverbials, adverbs in ly,
  adverbs in ily, fast, last, hard, well,
  irregular adverbs

He ran quickly.
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What is happening in these pictures?
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What is happening in these pictures?
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Match the pictures to the sentences
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George does his homework carefully.
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Tina is waiting patiently for the bus.
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B
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You must talk quietly in a hospital.
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Adverbs
An adverb modifies a verb
The children were speaking loudly in the
classroom.
verb
adverb
The teacher spoke seriously to his students.
During the storm, the wind was blowing wildly.
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Adverbs are not adjectives
An adverb modifies a verb
An adjective modifies a noun
The boy spoke rudely to his parents.
The rude boy spoke to his parents.
verb
adverb
noun
adjective
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An adverb tells us the answer to How?
The baby cried.
How did the baby cry?

The baby cried softly.
The man walked quickly / slowly / swiftly /
carefully across the street.
The man walked across the street.
How did the man walk?

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Can you complete the sentences?

• 1. Oscar! Please you must listen _________ or
  you wont understand.
• I learned Italian in high school but I speak it
  _________.

slowly
quickly
badly
carefully
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Can you complete the sentences?

• 3. I dont understand English well so can you
  speak _________?
• 4. We must walk _________ or we will arrive late.

slowly
quickly
badly
carefully
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What about these sentences?

• Did you know that Christopher speaks Japanese
  __________?
• It is raining _________ today so you cannot go
  outside.

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What about these sentences?

• 7. It was a long drive home but we arrived
  __________.
• 8. In a library, you must talk _________.

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How to make adverbs
Many adverbs are formed like this Many adverbs are formed like this
adjective -ly adverb bad gt badly quick gt quickly serious gt seriously sudden gt suddenly
If the adjective has two syllables and ends in -y If the adjective has two syllables and ends in -y
adjective - y -ily adverb heavy gt heavily sleepy gt sleepily angry gt angrily happy gt happily
If the adjective ends in a consonant -e If the adjective ends in a consonant -e
adjective - e -y adverb terrible gt terribly incredible gt incredibly comfortable gt comfortably
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Make adverbs from these adjectives
adjective -ly adverb
adjective y -ily adverb
adjective e y adverb
hungry
lucky
healthy
certain
gentle
correct
miserable
horrible
responsible
easy
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Remember!
Adjectives tell us about a noun
Adverbs tell us about a verb
He paints beautifully.
That is a beautiful painting.
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
Look carefully
adverb
He speaks English and Spanish perfectly.
verb
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Adjectives or adverb?

• The angry woman shouted loudly at the young girl.
• It is cold today and it is snowing heavily.
• You need to read and write carefully.
• Landon laughed loudly at his friends silly joke.

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Can you find the adverbs and adjectives?

• Lenny woke up at 7am and ate a big breakfast
  quickly. He felt tired. He ran rapidly to the bus
  stop. It was raining heavily. When the bus
  arrived, Lenny was cold and wet. Lenny works in a
  modern building. He is a famous architect. He
  works seriously and carefully.

there are 5 adverbs and 6 adjectives
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Use a verb and an adverb. Be careful with the
verb tense!
adverb
verb

• 13. Did you see Henrys pictures? He really can
  _____ _____.
• 14. You cannot be tired and drive a car! You must
  _____ _____!
• 15. I didnt understand you. Can you please _____
  it _____?
• 16. Please stop talking. You need to _____ your
  book _____.

drive
simply
draw
beautifully
explain
responsibly
quietly
finish
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Which is correct?

1. I think Tobin is a bad/badly guy. He always
   speaks bad/badly about other people.
2. Rebecca likes to wear colorful/colorfully clothes
   to work.

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Which is correct?

• 19. That is a beautiful/beautifully suit.
• 20. Well done. You answered all the questions
  correct/correctly.
• 21. Please walk careful/carefully because the
  pavement is icy.

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What about these sentences?

• 22. The rain started to fall sudden/suddenly.
• Natalie opened the door slow/slowly.
• You dont need to shout I understand you
  perfect/perfectly.
• 25. He worked so hard that he slept heavy/heavily
  for ten hours.

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How to make adverbs
Many adverbs are formed like this Many adverbs are formed like this
adjective -ly adverb bad gt badly quick gt quickly serious gt seriously sudden gt suddenly
If the adjective has two syllables and ends in -y If the adjective has two syllables and ends in -y
adjective - y -ily adverb heavy gt heavily sleepy gt sleepily angry gt angrily happy gt happily
If the adjective ends in a consonant -e If the adjective ends in a consonant -e
adjective - e -y adverb terrible gt terribly incredible gt incredibly comfortable gt comfortably
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verb adverb
In many sentences, adverbs come after verbs
The children were speaking loudly in the
classroom.
Usually, adjectives come before nouns
But remember! Adjectives can also come after some
verbs
I bought a new white shirt.
The children were quiet. He looks tired and
unhappy.
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Do you need an adverb or an adjective?

• 26. That chocolate cake smells delicious/delicious
  ly.
• Children should cross the street
  careful/carefully.
• Robert looks happy/happily today.
• We feel excited/excitedly about the summer
  holidays!
• Jemima thinks that broccoli smells
  disgusting/disgustingly.

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Complete the sentences
Here are the adjectives. But you may need to use
an adverb
nervous
safe
heavy
fluent

• I am sure that one day I will speak English
  __________.
• Dylan sat _________, thinking about the exam.

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Complete the sentences
Here are the adjectives. But you may need to use
an adverb
nervous
safe
heavy
fluent

• 33. The old man was breathing ______ because he
  smoked cigarettes.
• 34. The bank is usually a ______ place to keep
  your money.

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Adjective or adverb?
lazy
perfect
happy
quick

• The cat sat _______ on the armchair and slept all
  day.
• Wow your hair looks _______!
• Alison and Christian smiled _______ as their
  father took their photo.
• The mouse scuttled _______ across the floor when
  it saw the cat!

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What can you do?
Think about what you can do quietly, and tell
your teacher.
I can read quietly, I can watch TV quietly, I can
study quietly
Look at each of the adverbs and think of
sentences for each one
angrily
clearly
quickly
nervously
badly
dangerously
slowly
carefully
noisily
happily