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Practice saying these important dates in the Russian calendar.

a) 07/01 b) 23/02 c) 08/03 d) 01/05 e) 09/05 f) 12/06 g) 04/11

 

Prepositions of Time
At In on no preposition
1. + time of the day at 2 o’clock at midnight at noon (= 12 o’clock in the daytime) at lunchtime 2. + weekends at the weekend at weekends 3. + public holiday at Christmas; at Easter 1. + a part of the day in the morning in the afternoon in the evening BUT: at night 2. + longer periods (months, seasons, years, etc.) in July; in (the) summer; in 1998; in the sixties; in the 20th century 1. + a day on Monday on Wednesday on Saturday on Christmas day 2. + a day + a part of the day on Monday morning on Saturday night on Wednesday evening 1. before next, last, this next week last night this year 2. before today, tomorrow, yesterday, tonight

15. Put in the correct preposition at / on / in or —.

 

1. ___ 8 July 2. ___ Wednesday 3. ___ 4 pm 4. ___ spring 5. ___ the morning 6. ___ Friday evening 7. ___ Christmas 8. ___ night 9. ___ the weekend 10. ___ tomorrow evening

16. Complete the following sentences with the correct preposition of time.

  1. My birthday is ___ January. In fact it’s ___ January 15th.
  2. I work best ___ night.
  3. I start work every morning ___ 9.00 am.
  4. My English class is ___ Friday afternoon.
  5. My mother was born ___ the fifties.
  6. Usually I’ve got lots of presents ___ New Year’s Day.
  7. Our town is quiet ___ weekends.
  8. The football match is ___ Sunday.
  9. ___ autumn it’s always rainy.

Work with your partner. Take it in turns to ask and answer the questions.

  1. When is your birthday?
  2. Was your mother born in the eighties?
  3. What time of day do you work best?
  4. What time do you start / finish work?
  5. Do you ever get a sleep in the afternoon?
  6. What time do you go to bed?

Adverbs of frequency

always usually often sometimes never ●●●●●●● ●●●●● ●●● ●   I always usually often sometimes never get to work late.

A: How often do you arrive at work on time?

B: I usually arrive at work on time.

Rewrite each sentence with the adverb of frequency (in brackets) in its correct position.

Example: I play tennis on Sundays. (often)

Answer: I often play tennis on Sundays.

 

  1. Peter doesn’t get up before seven. (usually)
  2. Peggy and Frank are late. (often)
  3. They watch TV in the afternoon. (never)
  4. My grandmother goes for a walk in the evening. (always)
  5. I take sugar in my coffee. (sometimes)
  6. Our friends must write tests. (often)
  7. Pete gets angry. (never)
  8. Tom is very friendly. (usually)
  9. Ramon and Frank are hungry. (often)
  10. Walter helps his father in the kitchen. (usually)
  11. Christine smokes. (never)

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