Vocabulary: prepositions and phrasal verbs ....

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91 on Monday, in the morning, at one o'clock

We went to London on Monday. We went shopping in the morning. We had lunch at
one o'clock.

• We use on with days and dates: on Monday(s) on Friday on 3'd july

• We use in with parts of the day and longer periods of time: months, seasons, years
and centuries:
in the morning in june in the winter in 2007 in the 19th century
• We use at with clock times: at two o'clock at midday at dinnertime
We also say: at night, at the weekend, at Christmas, at Easter, at the moment
• We do not use at, in or on when we use next, last, every, this, yesterday or
tomorrow: next weekend last Monday this winter tomorrow morning

~ on Friday in the evening on Friday evening

PRACTICE
91a Write the words and phrases in the box in the correct group.

-1999 14th April August Easter half past three my birthday noon
Saturday the evening the moment the summer Thursday morning

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91b Circle the correct answer.

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(0) rQii)l In Saturday, I went to help at a nature reserve. I got up

(1) in I at half past seven and after breakfast I cycled to the reserve.
I was wearing lots of warm clothes- it's cold here (2) in I at the
spring. At the reserve, the organiser gave me and the other helpers
our tasks for the day. (3) On I In the morning, I helped to repair
a path and (4) on I in the afternoon, I worked on a picnic area for
visitors. (5) In I At lunchtime, we sat and talked. It was nice to meet
the other helpers. I'm going back there (6) on I in 1 S1h june- and
next year I'm going to go to a reserve in Scotland.

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91c Complete the sentences. Use at, in or on. If a sentence does not need a
preposition, write- on the line.
o Jack had a great party ....... ::: ....... last weekend.
1 He had a good one ................. June, too.
2 He has a party ............ ..... every year.
3 I might have one ................. Christmas.
4 Are you going to college ..... ............ tomorrow?
5 We've got tests every day ................. this week.
6 And I've got an exam .... ..... ........ Thursday.

91d Complete the sentences. Use at, in or on. Then look at Mark's notes and say if
the sentences are right or wrong. If a sentence is right, put a tick (wt") in the box.
If it is wrong, put a cross 00 in the box.

Saturday and_S_unday:_w_a~i,VI-0J.J&J:>~ s11ap- -

Mo.nday_: c(yi,vi,""g~test ~ 1.:2.30 _ _ _ _ _ __

Iu.e_silay: 11'1-eet_t,.,._~J;cl:::l----------
Wednesday: talu M~.-<.m's car to garage- ~.30 am
Thursday-: crai,g here- L~.-<.11\,CYttkme; coLLect car- a:fter""oo_l'\-_

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Frida~: gig WktY! Ri.cY!arcl; meet at statko""-_3.00 ~m

He's working in the DVD shop ........~:!.~ ...... the weekend.

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He's taking his driving test ................. half past ten ................. Monday.
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2 He's meeting Lucy ................. Friday. D
3 He's taking his mum's car to the garage ................. Tuesday morning. D
4 His friend Craig is coming to his house ................. lunchtime on Thursday. 0
Then, ................. the afternoon, he has to collect his mum's car from the
garage.
5 ................. Friday evening, he's going to a gig with his friend Richard. He's D
meeting him at the station ................. 9 .00 pm.

91e Write answers that are true for you. Use at, in or on if you need them.
o When were you born? .!!!.~~~9.: ...........................................
1 When's your birthday? ........................................................ .
2 What time do you usually get up?
3 When do you usually phone your friends?
4 When do you usually visit your relatives?
5 When are you going to have a holiday?