Language Activator – Sometimes

اغلب دیکشنری ها لغاتی را مترادف یک لغت معرفی میکنند. اما آیا تمامی مترادفهای یک لغت صد در صد معنای همان لغت را القا میکنند؟ مسلماً خیر. در این بخش از آفرینش اکتیوتر لغات هم معنی و یا نزدیک به لغت sometimes را بررسی خواهیم کرد. ابتدا جملات را خوانده و خودرا محک بزنید سپس برای دیدن نتایج و توضیح اینکه هر لغت در چه موقعیتی استفاده میشود به لینک زیر بروید

Off and on/ often/ sometimes/once in a while/ time to time/ times

Sometimes

(adverb)

: on some occasions, but not always

.Sometimes I drive to work and sometimes I walk

.Traffic noise is sometimes a problem

.The journey takes about an hour, sometimes even longer

Occasionally

(adverb)

use this to talk about something that only happens a few times, and does not happen often

.Occasionally we go out to restaurants, but mostly we eat at home

Very occasionally not at all often

.He lives in Australia now, so we only see him very occasionally

Every so often

(adverb)

: at fairly regular periods but not often

.Every so often, Frank looked up at me and smiled

Once in a while

(adverb)

: sometimes but not at all often

.It would be nice if we could see each other once in a while

Every once in a while fairly rarely

.Every once in a while he disappears for days on end

At times

(adverb)

if something happens at times, it happens on particular occasions but it is not normal or typical of what usually happens

.In a job like this, you’re bound to feel a little stressed at times

Now and again/now and then

(adverb)

use this to talk about something that sometimes happens that is different from what happens most of the time

.I wear hats now and again, but they don’t really suit me

.Now and then she would check on the baby sleeping in the next room

Every now and again/every now and then

Every now and again a passenger would pass through the carriage on the way to the bathroom

From time to time

(adverb)

: sometimes, but not at all regularly and not very often

.From time to time a helicopter flew by, but mostly the sky remained clear

Off and on/on and off

(adverb)

especially spoken for short periods, but not continuously or regularly, over a long period of time

.I worked in bars on and off for two years before I decided to go back to college

:Practice

: Fill in the blanks with appropriate words

sometimes(2)/ off and on/ time to time/ in a while/ often/ times

 ……………., N1. We’ve been going out together for five years
……………. N2. This is the kind of problem that we all have from
.N3. At ……………. even the most talented athletes lose their motivation
N4. Teaching art can be fairly dull, but once ……………. I come across a talent that really excites me
.N5. The silence was broken every so ……………. by the sound of guns in the distance
.N6. Kay’s moods ……………. made life difficult, and occasionally impossible
.N7. Injuries of this type ……………. take a long time to heal

:Answers

N1. off and on
N2. time to time
N3. times
N4. in a while
N5. often
N6. sometimes
N7. sometimes