Saying what time it is

04:00 - four in the morning

4 a.m. (ante meridiem = before midday)

16:00 - four in the afternoon

4 p.m. (post meridiem = after midday)

21:00 - nine in the evening

nine at night

9 p.m.

12:00 - twelve in the morning

12 a.m.

Midday

00:00 - twelve at night

12 p.m.

Midnight

12:15 (a) quarter past twelve

00:15 twelve fifteen

02:25 twenty five past two

14:25 twenty five minutes past two

two twenty five

11:30 - half past eleven

23:30 eleven thirty

12:45 - (a) quarter to one

00:45 twelve forty five

19:50 - ten to eight

07:50 ten minutes to eight

seven fifty

Task 4. Say what time it is.

05:15; 08:55; 07:00; 24:00; 10:30; 06:25; 23:15; 09:35; 11:45; 12:00; 19:55; 03:20; 04:40; 20:05.

Task 5. Study the information.

Prepositions of time

Prepositions	Meaning. Usage	Examples
at	в (точка во времени) время (по часам) ночь праздники выходные	at lunchtime at 7 o’clock at night at Christmas at Easter at the weekend
on	в: даты дни недели особые дни	on the 20th of May on Saturday on Tuesday afternoon on New Year’s Day on my birthday on the following day
by	к (определенному времени)	by 5 o’clock by the end of the week
from…till/to	с (от) … до	to be at work from nine till five
after	после (чего-либо)	after work
in	в: месяцы годы десятилетия века время суток времена года	in February in 1995 in the 1920s in the 20th century in the morning in (the) summer
in	через (какое-то время)	in two days in 5 years
for	в течение (при указании как долго)	for three weeks
for	на (для указания срока или момента)	for a few days
during	во время чего-либо	during the lesson
before	до, перед чем-то	before classes before dinner
till	до, вплоть до	till Friday
until	пока не	until he comes

*** Запомните: словосочетания с this, next, last, every употребляются без предлога: this Thursday; next Saturday; last Friday; every Sunday.

Task 6. Answer the questions using the prepositions given in brackets.

1. When is your birthday? (on)

2. What year were you born in? (in)

3. What month were you born in? (in)

4. What year did you begin school? (in)

5. When is your first meal of the day? (at)

6. When do you have dinner? (at)

7. How long do you sleep at night? (for)

8. When do you go to bed (at)

9. When do you get up? (at)

10. What days of the week do you have classes? (on)

11. What days of the week are your English classes? (on)

12. What time do your classes begin? (at)

13. What time are your classes over? (at)

14. How long do your classes last? (for)

Task 7. Fill the gaps with prepositions where necessary.

1. The party finished … night.

2. … 2 o’clock in the morning he was still awake.

3. The office hours are … 9 a.m. … 6 p.m.

4. I will see you … next Monday.

5. What do you usually do … the weekend?

6. We are going to Italy … two weeks … July.

7. My husband often works late … night.

8. I am not free … this Thursday.

9. I usually finish work … 4 o’clock … the afternoon.

10. Would you like to come to my party … Friday?

11. Mrs. Green will be away … 3 weeks.

12. I first visited London … 1988.

13. She promised to phone … Saturday morning.

14. English children have 6 - 7 weeks holidays … summer.

15. I’ll wait …you are ready, so we can go together.

Task 8. Put the time expression from the box with the correct prepositions: “at”, “in”, “on”.

the weekend midday 21 June Easter my birthday Sunday morning the end of May the seventeenth century autumn the 1990s the age of 18 the morning 1962 ten to one

1. at: ____________________________________________________

2. in: ____________________________________________________

3. on: ____________________________________________________

Task 9. Fill the gaps with “at”, “on”, “in”; translate the text into Russian.

There is one bus from London which gets here … ten o’clock … the morning and then another which gets in … three o’clock … the afternoon. That’s … weekdays, but … the weekend the timetable is a bit different. … Saturday there are still two buses, but the second one arrives … five thirty; … Sunday there is just the one bus … two o’clock. And … the winter, the service doesn’t run at all … Sundays.

Task 10. Study the information.