Fill in the correct word from the list below. Some words may be used more than once

thought, habit, schedule, feel, boring, bored, please, displeased, enough

1. She was ___ at my tactlessness.
2. He often acts without ___.
3. It was ___ to sit there without anything to do.
4. I was so___ – I almost fell asleep.
5. She has a ___ of leaving the front door open when she goes out.
6. She is very hard to___.
7. He was deep in___.
8. Children get bored if they don’t have ___ to do.
9. I usually ___ too tired to cook after a day at the office.
10. At first you think “I’ll just have one cigarette,” but then it becomes a ___ and you’re smoking 60 a day.
11. I’m afraid she has a very busy ___ at the moment and she doesn’t have time for interviews.

Match the sentence beginnings (a-g) with their endings (1-7).

I was going to watch the late-night movie ...	a) and now he’s very successful.
I want to see you ...	b) playing video games.
They were short of time, ...	c) and now she never sees her old friends.
If they hurry ...	d) to travel all over the world.
Bobby spends all his free time ...	e) but I was just too tired.
Success enabled her ...	f) they can catch the 8:30 bus.
7. Five years ago he started his own business ...	g) so they agreed to put off the meeting.
8. Three years ago she married a successful businessman, ...	h) before I leave.

SOCIAL ENGLISH

Time Expressions

— Excuse me, what time is it? — What’s the time? — Can you tell me the time?	— Yes, sure. It’s ... o’clock. — I’m sorry. My watch is wrong / slow / fast.
— Thanks. / Thank you.	— You are welcome. / Any time.

Telling the time

Match the time.

It’s three o’clock.	a) 10.35
It’s a quarter past eight.	b) 8.05
It’s ten thirty.	c) 11.25
It’s five to five.	d) 1.58
It’s nine twenty five.	e) 8.15
It’s twenty-five to eleven.	f) 4.55
It’s two to two.	g) 20.35
It’s eleven twenty-five.	h) 9.25
It’s five past eight.	i) 10.30
It’s twenty thirty-five.	j) 3.00

12. What is the difference between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.? Look at the chart and check your answer.

a.m.	morning	00.00–11.59
p.m.	afternoon evening	12.00–17.59 18.00–23.59

note:

00.00 = midnight

12.00 = midday (noon)

in the morning / in the afternoon / in the evening / in the daytime

BUT: at night / at midnight / at noon

Match the times that are the same.

Example: 03.00 — 3 a.m. — three o’clock in the morning

1.	03.00	2 p.m.	three o’clock in the afternoon
2.	15.00	8 p.m.	two o’clock in the afternoon
3.	20.00	3 a.m.	eight o’clock in the morning
4.	08.00	8 a.m.	three o’clock in the morning
5.	14.00	3 p.m.	eight o’clock in the evening

GRAMMAR

Days and Dates

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

Practice saying these important dates in the Russian calendar.

a) 07/01 b) 23/02 c) 08/03 d) 01/05 e) 09/05 f) 12/06 g) 04/11

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 pm 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.

1. My birthday is ___ January. In fact it’s ___ January 15^th.
2. I work best ___ night.
3. I start work every morning ___ 9.00 am.
4. My English class is ___ Friday afternoon.
5. My mother was born ___ the fifties.
6. Usually I’ve got lots of presents ___ New Year’s Day.
7. Our town is quiet ___ weekends.
8. The football match is ___ Sunday.
9. ___ autumn it’s always rainy.

Work with your partner. Take it in turns to ask and answer the questions.

1. When is your birthday?
2. Was your mother born in the eighties?
3. What time of day do you work best?
4. What time do you start / finish work?
5. Do you ever get a sleep in the afternoon?
6. What time do you go to bed?

Adverbs of frequency

always usually often sometimes never

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I

always usually often sometimes never

get to work late.

A: How often do you arrive at work on time?

B: I usually arrive at work on time.