| What day is it today?
| — (It’s) Monday.
|
| What date is it today?
| — (It’s) September 25th.
|
| When is your birthday?
| — (It’s) in March.
|
| 25/09... — the twenty-fifth of September or September the twenty-fifth
|
| 1919 — nineteen nineteen
|
| 1800 — eighteen hundred
|
| 1805 — eighteen-oh-five
|
| Days
| Months
| Seasons
|
| Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
| Friday
Saturday
Sunday
| January
February
March
April
| May
June
July
August
| September October November
December
| winter
spring
summer
autumn
|
| | | | | | |
13. Dictate the ordinal numbers in any order to your partner. Check what they have written.
14. Practice saying these important dates in the Russian calendar.
a) 07/01 b) 23/02 c) 08/03 d) 01/05 e) 12/06 f) 22/08 g) 04/10
| 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 p.m.
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 a.m.
- 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 fifties?
- What do you do on New Year’s Eve?
- Do you have a big family meal on New Year’s Eve?
- What time of day do you work best?
- What time do you start work?
- Do you ever have a nap in the afternoon?
- What time do you go to bed?
18. Complete the following tag questions.
Example:
You learn English, don’t you?
Your sister doesn’t go to university, does she?
You are 20 years old, aren’t you?
She isn’t a journalist, is she?
- You are a first year student,...?
- You aren’t married,...?
- You read a lot,...?
- He is interested in music,...?
- They do sports,...?
- Your brother studies medicine,...?
- She doesn’t speak French,...?
- He is going to apply to university,...?
- Your sister is a college graduate,...?
- Her parents come from Scotland,...?
- You are going to be an architect,...?
- You look like your father,...?
