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.
- My birthday is ___ January. In fact it’s ___ January 15th.
- I work best ___ night.
- I start work every morning ___ 9.00 am.
- My English class is ___ Friday afternoon.
- My mother was born ___ the fifties.
- Usually I’ve got lots of presents ___ New Year’s Day.
- Our town is quiet ___ weekends.
- The football match is ___ Sunday.
- ___ autumn it’s always rainy.
Work with your partner. Take it in turns to ask and answer the questions.
- When is your birthday?
- Was your mother born in the eighties?
- What time of day do you work best?
- What time do you start / finish work?
- Do you ever get a sleep in the afternoon?
- What time do you go to bed?
Adverbs of frequency
| always
usually
often
sometimes
never
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| | I
| always
usually
often
sometimes
never
| get to work late.
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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.
- Peter doesn’t get up before seven. (usually)
- Peggy and Frank are late. (often)
- They watch TV in the afternoon. (never)
- My grandmother goes for a walk in the evening. (always)
- I take sugar in my coffee. (sometimes)
- Our friends must write tests. (often)
- Pete gets angry. (never)
- Tom is very friendly. (usually)
- Ramon and Frank are hungry. (often)
- Walter helps his father in the kitchen. (usually)
- Christine smokes. (never)
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