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Unit 4: The daily grind.

Session 1. The daily grind.

Love it or hate it, most of us have to get to work, school or university every day. In this session, Emma and Rob tell us about their journeys to work. You'll learn some travel vocabulary and take a look at some useful language for talking about how often things happen.

   Activity 1. Emma's commute.
   Activity 1. Emma's commute.
1. Activity 1. Emma's commute.
   Activity 2. Vocabulary test.
   Activity 2. Vocabulary test.
2. Activity 2. Vocabulary test.
   Activity 3. Listen and match.
   Activity 3. Listen and match.
3. Activity 3. Listen and match.
   Activity 4. Vocabulary practice.
   Activity 4. Vocabulary practice.
4. Activity 4. Vocabulary practice.
   Activity 5. 6 Minute Vocabulary.
   Activity 5. 6 Minute Vocabulary.
5. Activity 5. 6 Minute Vocabulary.

Session 2. Grammar: Adverbs of frequency.

Adverbs of frequency are words like always, never and sometimes.
People use them to talk about how frequently things happen.
In this session, we’ll find out what they mean and you'll learn some simple rules to help you use them properly.

   Activity 1. Learn the language: Adverbs of frequency.
   Activity 1. Learn the language: Adverbs of frequency.
1. Activity 1. Learn the language: Adverbs of frequency.
   Activity 2. Adverbs of frequency: Grammar rules.
   Activity 2. Adverbs of frequency: Grammar rules.
2. Activity 2. Adverbs of frequency: Grammar rules.
   Activity 3. Do you often practise language you've learnt?
   Activity 3. Do you often practise language you've learnt?
3. Activity 3. Do you often practise language you've learnt?
   Activity 4. 6 Minute Grammar: Adverbs of frequency.
   Activity 4. 6 Minute Grammar: Adverbs of frequency.
4. Activity 4. 6 Minute Grammar: Adverbs of frequency.

Session 3. Language in action.

Finn goes out and about to find out how some Londoners get to work. Listen to their stories and hear adverbs of frequency in action. Also, pick up a very useful pronunciation tip!

   Activity 1. The daily commute.
   Activity 1. The daily commute.
1. Activity 1. The daily commute.
   Activity 2. Saying 'often'.
   Activity 2. Saying 'often'.
2. Activity 2. Saying 'often'.

Session 4. Rob’s commute.

Rob is a producer here at BBC Learning English. He likes his job, but he spends a lot of his day travelling. Read his blog to find out why he does it.

   Activity 1. Rob's commute.
   Activity 1. Rob's commute.
1. Activity 1. Rob's commute.
   Activity 2. News Report.
   Activity 2. News Report.
2. Activity 2. News Report.

Session 5. Drama and the weekly quiz.

Find out how Phil’s journey is going as he continues his round-the-world trip, and test what you’ve learned in this unit in our weekly quiz.

   Activity 1. The Race: Episode 4 - Phil's audio diary.
   Activity 1. The Race: Episode 4 - Phil's audio diary.
1. Activity 1. The Race: Episode 4 - Phil's audio diary.
   Activity 2. The Race: Episode 4.
   Activity 2. The Race: Episode 4.
2. Activity 2. The Race: Episode 4.
   Activity 3. The Race: Sophia's video diary.
   Activity 3. The Race: Sophia's video diary.
3. Activity 3. The Race: Sophia's video diary.
   Activity 4. The weekly quiz.
   Activity 4. The weekly quiz.
4. Activity 4. The weekly quiz.

Appendix.

   Vocabulary Reference.
   Vocabulary Reference.
1. Vocabulary Reference.
   Grammar Reference.
   Grammar Reference.
2. Grammar Reference.