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6 SPEAK. Work with a partner. Make negative statements with the words below.

I… work
My mother … study
My father … exercise
My … drive to class/work

Student A: I don’t drive to class. Student B: My mother doesn’t study.

3.5 Prepositions of Time (Part 2)


Preposition Noun
1. Many time expressions are prepositional
phrases. A prepositional phrase is a at three-thirty
preposition + a noun. in the afternoon
at night
on Sunday

2. remember: Use at with specific times The bank opens at nine o’clock.
and in the phrase at night. We relax at night.

Use in with morning, afternoon, and We go to work in the morning.


evening. We eat dinner in the evening.

Use on with days of the week and I don’t work on Saturday.


specific dates. The meeting is on Monday afternoon.
His birthday is on November 25th.

3. To show when an activity begins and She works from nine to five-thirty.
ends, use from . . . to.

4. Use until to talk about an activity that The bank is open until four o’clock.
continues up to a specific time.

5. A sentence can have more than one He wakes up at five-thirty in the morning.
prepositional phrase.

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For Prepositions of Time (Part 1), see Unit 2, Lesson 3.
To be less specific, we use around and about.

We usually eat dinner at about 8:00. (We


7 Underline the prepositional phrases in don’t eat exactly at 8:00 every night.)
these sentences. I usually leave work at around 6:00. (I don’t
leave work at exactly 6:00 every night.)
1. We have class from 9:40 to 10:50.

2. On Wednesday, I have class until 3:30.

3. The party is on Saturday night.

4. The meeting doesn’t end until 3:00.

5. My workweek is from Monday to Friday.

6. I work from 9:00 to 7:00 on Tuesday and Wednesday.

7. I don’t work on weekends.

8. She doesn’t get home until 4:00 in the afternoon.

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6 WRITE & SPEAK. Complete each sentence with an object. Then share your statements with
a partner.

1. I speak . 4. I listen to .

2. I talk to every day. 5. I like .

3. I watch on TV. 6. I love .

Student A: I watch movies on TV. Student B: I love my children.

3.8 Object Pronouns


Subject Object Example
Example Sentences
Pronouns Pronouns Sentences
I i like Tina. me Tina likes me.
he He likes Tina. him She likes him.
she She is nice. her I like her.
it it is fun. it We like it.
we We know Al and Eva. us They know us.
you You are friends with Al and Eva. you They like you.
they they are your friends. them You like them.

1. Object pronouns replace He rides the bus. He rides it every day.


object nouns. I talk to my parents a lot. I talk to them a lot.

2. Pronouns refer back to an


earlier person or thing. George loves pizza. He eats it every night.

My sister’s son and daughter are cute. I love them.

7 Complete the exercises.

A Circle the object pronoun in each pair of sentences.

1. Angel has a new job. He likes it a lot.

2. I’m Cory’s boss. He works for me.

3. Sally is Joe’s employee. She works for him.

4. My sister lives in Australia. I miss her a lot.

5. It’s an excellent newspaper. I read it every day.

6. You are in my class. I sit behind you.

7. We go to the park on weekends. Henri sometimes comes with us.

8. Paulina has two dogs. She walks them in the park every morning.

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B Work with a partner. Look at each sentence in exercise A again. What word or phrase does
the object pronoun refer back to? Draw an arrow back to it.

1. Angel has a new job. He likes it a lot.

8 Complete each sentence with the correct object pronoun.

1. Nico’s sister is in town this week. I want to meet her .

2. It’s my father’s birthday today. I need to call .

3. She lives near her grandparents. She visits on weekends.

4. Alexa has a difficult job, but she likes .

5. Are those students in our class? I don’t know .

6. The teacher wants to meet with . She has a question about your homework.

7. Nadia and Jen want to attend the meeting. Please invite .

8. Fumiko is my best friend. She calls every day.

9. Ron and Ella are our neighbors. They live near .

10. Spinach is my brother’s favorite vegetable. He loves !

PR ACTICE
9 Complete the exercises.

A Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

1. thinks / about / He / Linda / every day He thinks about Linda every day.

2. sometimes / Mr. and Mrs. Lee / visit / We

3. my parents / don’t call / I / every day

4. her sister / Kate / loves

5. Fiona and Ken / He / sees / at work

6. music / doesn’t / listen to / He / every night

7. my bike / I / ride / weekends / on

8. like / doesn’t / his job / He

B Look at the sentences in exercise A. Replace each object with an object pronoun.
her
He thinks about Linda every day.

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Write about a Job

2 BEFORE YOU WRITE. Complete the chart with information about your job as a student.
What do you do in class? At home? What advice do you have for new students? Use the
chart from exercise 1C as a model.

My Job as a Student

in Class At Home

Advice:

3 WRITE a paragraph about your job as a student. Give advice for new students. Use the
information from your chart in exercise 2 and the paragraph in exercise 1A to help you.

WritinG FOCUS indenting paragraphs

Good writers indent the first line of a paragraph. To indent, begin the first
line of a paragraph five spaces to the right.

I am a teacher. I work from 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. I teach four English
classes. In class, I write on the board. I ask a lot of questions.

4 SELF ASSESS. Read your paragraph. Underline the verbs in the simple present. Then use the
checklist to assess your work.

I did not put be in front of other verbs in the simple present. [3.1, 3.3]

The verbs in the simple present are spelled correctly. [3.3]

I used the base form of the verb for imperatives. [3.9, 3.10]

The first line of my paragraph is indented. [WRITING FOCUS]

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