General English Level 1 V 3

UNIT 05 Keeping well TOPIC 04 Seeing the doctor

	LANGUAGE FOCUS 09 Time phrases - frequency

Dr Smith, Roberta and Ellen say:
Dr Smith:	….And you have to take these tablets.
Roberta:	How many should she take? And how often?
Dr Smith:	She should take one tablet three times a day.
Roberta:	About every five hours ?
Dr Smith:	That's right…

Three times a day and every five hours tell us how often Ellen should take the tablets.

Take them		three times a day .
		every five hours .

One time = once
Two times = twice

How often should Chiara rub on the ointment?	Every 4 hours .
How often should John put the drops in?	Four times a day .
Joanne must take her medicine three times a day . Ellen should take the tablets every five hours . My mother rings me twice a week . I go to the cinema about once a month .

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