13. Match the times that are the same.
Example: 03.00 — 3 a.m. — three o’clock in the morning
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1. |
03.00 |
2 p.m. |
three o’clock in the afternoon |
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2. |
15.00 |
8 p.m. |
two o’clock in the afternoon |
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3. |
20.00 |
3 a.m. |
eight o’clock in the morning |
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4. |
08.00 |
8 a.m. |
three o’clock in the morning |
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5. |
14.00 |
3 p.m. |
eight o’clock in the evening |
GRAMMAR
Days and Dates
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What day is it today? |
— (It’s) Monday. |
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What date is it today? |
— (It’s) September 25th. |
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When is your birthday? |
— (It’s) in March. |
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25/09 ... — the twenty-fifth of September or September the twenty-fifth | |
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1919 — nineteen nineteen | |
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1800 — eighteen hundred | |
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1805 — eighteen-oh-five | |
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Days |
Months |
Seasons | |||
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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday |
Friday Saturday Sunday |
January February March April |
May June July August |
September October November December |
winter spring summer autumn |
14. 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
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Prepositions of Time | |||
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At |
In |
on |
no preposition |
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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 —.
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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.
17. 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
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always usually often sometimes never |
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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.