Mia's English · Lesson 20

My week

Talk about your habits — always, usually, sometimes, never.

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Warm-up 🔁

Before the new story, let's bring back your words from the lessons before. The ones ready to review are waiting here — a little today, a little in a few days.

Mia's week 📖

Read it slowly. Say the words out loud.

Early morning: Mia jogging past the bakery as the town wakes up behind her, soft dawn light.

Mia knows her week now. Every day has its own little shape. 📅

She gets up early. She always goes for a run before work — past the bakery, over the bridge, and home.

From Tuesday to Saturday, she works at the café. She usually makes the first coffee of the day.

"You always smile in the morning," says Rosa. "And you never come late!"

On Thursday evenings there is a quiz at the café. Mia sometimes wins — and Tom always knows the history questions. 🏆

Lazy Sunday: Mia reading a book in bed, the ginger cat curled at her feet, morning light through the window.

And Sunday? Mia never works on Sunday. It is her lazy day.

She stays in bed with a book. The ginger cat sleeps at her feet. He never gets up early. 🐈

"A run, a coffee, a quiz, a lazy Sunday," says Mia. "I love my week." 🌤️

Notice: always, usually, sometimes and never tell us how often. Mia always runs, she sometimes wins, she never works on Sunday. Learn them next.

Your new words 🗂️

Tap a card to see its meaning. These eight join your review deck — next to the words from the lessons before.

The pattern: always … never 🧩

These little words say how often. Think of a ladder — from every time to no time.

always 💯 → usually → sometimes → never ⛔

I always run in the morning.
She usually makes the first coffee.
Mia sometimes wins the quiz.
The cat never gets up early.
The word goes before the verb:
I always run.  ·  She never works on Sunday.
But after am / is / are:
Sunday is always lazy.  ·  I am never late.
Picture it: always = every time 💯 · usually = most times 🔁 · sometimes = some times 🎲 · never = no times ⛔. With never, the verb stays happy and positive: I never eat fish (not "I never don't eat").
🕖 More practice: My daily routineOpen → 📚 The full grammar course (how often words and beyond)Open →

Now you 🗣️

Think about your own week. How often do you do these things? Fill the gaps, then say each one out loud.

I get up early.

I drink coffee in the morning.

Practise today's words

Tap to check yourself, then rate how well you knew each one.

Before you go

See you tomorrow. Today's words join the earlier lessons in your Warm-up. Little by little, they become yours forever.

Act it out 🎭

Now YOU are in the story — early morning, first coffee of the day.

🎬 The scene: Seven o'clock at the café. You are there first, as always. Rosa wants to know about your week.

Round 1 — you are Mia

Your teacher is Rosa. Speak your lines — don't write them.

Rosa: "Mia! Seven o'clock and here you are! When do you get up?"

You: (say when you get up — and what you do every morning before work, on your legs)

Rosa: "A run! Every morning? In the rain too?"

You: (say how often — every time? most times? You choose the word)

Rosa: "And Sunday? The café is closed. Do you work at home?"

You: (say how often you work on Sunday — no times! — and say what your Sunday is like)

Rosa: "Ha! Like your cat! And the quiz on Thursday — do you win?"

You: (say how often you win — and how often Tom knows the history questions)

Round 2 — swap!

Now YOU are Rosa, and your teacher is Mia. But this time Mia asks about YOUR week — the café, the cakes, your mornings and your Sundays.

Stuck? Look at your Words again, then come back and try once more.