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Exercise 1

1. Vocabulary gap-fill

Complete each sentence with ONE phrase from the box.

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  1. I have five meetings  drop  tomorrow. No time for lunch.
  2. Please  drop  with the supplier if they don't answer by Wednesday.
  3. Our shop's  drop  are between 6 and 8 pm.
  4. The IT team is  drop  this weekend in case the site goes down.
  5. Friday is my  drop  — please write to me on Monday.
  6. Part of my job is to  drop  when a client is unhappy.
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Exercise 2

2. Adverbs of frequency — correct position

Rewrite each sentence with the adverb in the CORRECT place.

  1. I check my emails at 9. (always)
  2. She is late on Mondays. (usually)
  3. We can work from home. (sometimes)
  4. He answers the phone quickly. (rarely)
  5. They take a lunch break together. (often)
  6. I check my personal messages during work. (never)
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Exercise 3

3. How often? — write true sentences

Answer with a TRUE sentence for you. Use one adverb of frequency in each.

  1. How often do you check your emails first thing?
  2. How often do you take a real lunch break?
  3. How often do you work at the weekend?
  4. How often do you have back-to-back meetings?
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Exercise 4

4. Find and fix the mistake

Each sentence has ONE mistake with adverb position or time expression.

  1. I check always my emails before 9.
  2. She usually is in the office by 8:30.
  3. We have every Monday a stand-up meeting.
  4. He sometimes can not answer the phone.
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Exercise 5

5. Listening — three people describe their busiest day

Three colleagues describe the busiest day they had this month. Notice how they use adverbs and time expressions.

  1. Which speaker had the day that felt LONGEST? Why?
  2. Which speaker skipped lunch?
  3. Which speaker used the future 'going to' at the end?
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Emma:Six meetings, no break between them. I ate a sandwich standing up in the kitchen at 3 pm.

Nuno:My colleague was sick, so I opened the shop alone. Forty customers before eleven. I usually have that many by three.

Fatima:The report took twice as long as I thought. Tomorrow I'm going to block the morning for the report. No meetings, no messages.

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Exercise 6

6. Writing — describe a busy day at work

Write 70–90 words about a busy day. Use at least: 2 adverbs of frequency (to compare with your normal day), 2 time expressions, and 2 phrases from the vocabulary list.

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