Предлоги времени
in: - через (используется с обозначением промежутка времени): in a week, in 2
hours, in 5 years, in a quarter of an hour, in half an hour
в (используется с названиями месяцев): in May, in December
в (используется перед числом года): in 1964, in 2015
(не переводится, используется с названиями сезонов): in spring
(не переводится, используется с обозначением времени суток): in the morning(s), in the afternoon, in the evening(s)
вовремя - in time
at: - в (может не переводиться; используется с обозначением времени): at 5
o'clock, at 10 to 12, at 6:30
в (может не переводиться; используется с обозначением времени суток): at night, at midnight, at noon
on: - в (используется с названиями дней недели): on Monday
(не переводится; используется с обозначением даты): on the 1st of June
during – во время – during the lesson
from … till … - с … до … - from spring till winter
Read, translate and remember:
in 2 hours, in 4 hours and a half, in an hour and a quarter, in 3 weeks, in 5 months, in 6 hours, in 11 years, at 3 o’clock sharp, at 12:10, at 9:45, at 6:30, at 15:50, on Sunday, on Wednesday, during the test, during the weekend, during the holiday, in autumn, in winter, from January till April, from 7 till 11, from morning till night, in August, in February, on the 2nd of March, on the 30th of November, in 1970, in 2005
Insert the correct preposition:
1. … Friday 2. … 20 years 3. … the 1st of July 4. … the morning 5. … September 6. … 10 o’clock 7. … night 8. … 1996 9. … Monday … Friday 10. … the evening 11. … an hour 12. … the 29th of October 13. … summer 14. … 1701 15. … 13:15
Translate into English:
в понедельник, через 2 года, в июле, летом, в декабре, во вторник, в августе, через 3 дня, в 2 часа, через 1,5 часа, в половине третьего, в ноябре, в среду, через 6 лет, через полчаса, в январе, через 7 месяцев, в феврале, в четверг, во время обеда, в 1812 году, 18-го апреля, в 3:45, через месяц, с 3 до 4.
Dimensions
I. Read out these numbers and remember:
a) 0 =
nought [nɔ:t], oh; 653 = six hundred and fifty-three; 1,002 = one
thousand and two; 379,508 = three hundred and seventy-nine thousand
five hundred and eight; 28.5 = twenty-eight point five; 32.07 =
thirty-two point oh seven; 0.69 = nought point six nine, oh point
six nine, point six nine; 40.801 = forty point eight oh one; 12.005
= twelve point oh oh five; 1/2 = one half, a half; 2/3 = two thirds;
1 
= one and a half; 15
= fifteen and a/one third; ¼ = a/one quarter, a/one forth;
b) 3 14
40 93 102 231 995 4,053 2,279 10,874 12,000 100,302
1,000,000 82,985 5,492 215,070 153.87 73.1 90.005 19.31
80.75 44.829 8,593 8.593 85.93 913.0013 
7 
11 
2
3 
II. Write down the names of these units and remember them:
mm, cm, m, km, ft, g, kg, m/s, km/s, kph, mph, rpm, W, kW, A, V, L, 0C
III. Read and remember:
150 – fifteen degrees, 13 A – thirteen amps, 890 C – eighty-nine degrees Celsius, 40 W – forty watts, 1.2 ft – one point two feet, 13.8 m – thirteen point eight metres, 190 kph – one hundred and ninety kilometres per hour, 150,000 L – one hundred and fifty thousand litres, 12,500 rpm – twelve thousand five hundred revolutions per minute (1 revolution = 1 rotation of 3600), 230 V – two hundred and thirty volts, 5 m/s = five metres per second, 160 kg – one hundred and sixty kilograms, 3.5 cm = three and a half centimeters, 12 mm = twelve millimeters, 230 kW = two hundred and thirty kilowatts.
IV. Read:
20 mm, 3.2 cm, 538 km, 28.3 cm, 0.035 cm, 65 W, 2.8 L, 720 km, 74.6 m, 170C, 15 A, 220 V, 29 m/s, 15.4 kW, 37.80C, 345 g, 120 mL, 71 km/s, 88.4 kg, 2,461 km, 709 kg, 3.5 ft, 38,501 km, 90 kph.
V. Write the speeds:
18 kph, 83 mph, 86 kph, 201 kph, 248 kph, 300 m/s, 574 kph, 1,979 mph, 19,000 rpm
Sound travels at …
The engine of a Formula car turns at about …
The moon truck Apollo 16 Rover travels at …
A solar-powered car can travel at …
A person on skis can go downhill at …
A person on a snowboard can go downhill at …
The maximum speed of a train in France is …
The fastest sailing ship sails at …
A Blackbird jet flies at …