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7E Time flies when you’re having fun!

A Read sentences 1−8 and match the words in italics with their meanings a−l.

1 On New Year’s Eve at midnight, the clock strikes twelve and


everyone cheers and kisses each other. a a hundred years
2 It’s the 18th today and I’m going away for a fortnight, so I’ll see b the season when the weather is
you in November! coldest
c the last day of the year
3 Jamie’s birthday is on 29th February, so he really only has a
birthday in a leap year. d 12 o’clock in the middle of the day
e two weeks
4 Did you know that the tradition of Guy Fawkes’ night began in the
17th century? It was in 1605 that he tried to blow up the Houses of f happening every month
Parliament. g 12 o’clock at night

5 At the moment, the contest is an annual event, but it’s so popular h early enough for
that they’re thinking of making it a monthly competition. i happening every year

6 A decade ago it was never this warm in winter. That’s global j ten years
warming for you! k a book with dates, in which
you write down your future
7 I’ve had a look in my diary and I’m free on Monday afternoon. Do arrangements
you fancy meeting then?
l a year that happens every four
8 I was born at midday. My mum always tells people I arrived just years and has an extra day
in time for lunch.

B Look at the sentences in A and decide which preposition in, on, at, or for we use before the
following expressions.
1 a period of time  2  a time of the day  3  a date  4  a season  5  a special day 
6 a month  7  a century  8  a day of the week  9  a year

C Complete the questions with the correct preposition in, on, at, or for.
1 Do you feel happier summer or winter?
2 How do you think life will be different 2050?
3 When was the last time you went away a fortnight?
4 What do you think it was like to live the 19th century?
5 What did you do New Year’s Eve last year?
6 How do you usually feel Monday morning?
7 How often do you go to bed midnight?
8 Are there any birthdays in your family May?
9 Do you ever play jokes on people 1st April?

D Ask your partner the questions from C. Give as much detail as possible
and make a note of his / her answers to remind you what they say!

Solutions 2nd edition  Pre-Intermediate © OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS • PHOTOCOPIABLE


7E Time flies … !
Aims  To review and extend the time vocabulary from
Lesson E. To practise prepositions of time.
Time  20 minutes
Materials  1 handout for each student
• Give each student a copy of the handout and focus on the
title, eliciting the meaning. Get students to do task A by
matching the words in italics with the correct definitions.
ANSWER KEY
1 c and g 5 i and f
2 e 6 j and b
3 l 7 k
4 a 8 d and h
• In task B, students refer back to A, to determine which
prepositions are used in each case. When checking
answers, ask students to give the examples from task A.
ANSWER KEY (EXAMPLES FROM TASK A)
1 for (a fortnight) 6 in (November)
2 at (midnight) 7 in (the 17th century)
3 on (29th February) 8 on (Monday)
4 in (winter) 9 in (1605)
5 on (New Year’s Eve)
• Get students to do task C. Check answers, getting
students to explain why they have chosen each
preposition.
ANSWER KEY
1  in, in   2  in  3  for  4  in  5  on  6  on  7  at  
8  in  9  on
• In task D, working in pairs, students ask and answer the
questions.

Solutions 2nd edition  Pre-Intermediate © OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

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