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| Preposition of time: a conversation (British Council) |
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UNIT 5 - part of lesson D |
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In this model conversation you can see the use of prepositions of time: at, on, in, for and during.
These are the rules:
AT + precise time
ON + a day/date
IN + period (or future)
FOR--> duration (I study for two hours every day)
DURING--> inside a period (he died during the night)
- some exceptions -
at the weekend
on + part of the day + day (on Saturday night)
at Christmas/Easter
- Hi, Mum, How's it going?
- Fine thanks, honey. How was school?
- Good. I've got a note for you from Mr Oliveira.
- Who's Mr Oliveira? Your Portuguese teacher?
- I don't study Portuguese, Mum. You know that.
- True. But you could. It's a very useful language. They speak it in Brazil ...
- Mum, he's the new headmaster at college. And he isn't Portuguese or Brazilian. He's
British. But I think he said his parents are from Goa.
- Goa? Wow. The headmaster ... Ah yes, I remember him. I met him at Christmas when I went to your school for that concert. In December, anyway. A very nice man, yes.
- Mum ...
- It would be good to speak to him about his parents' country. I could interview him, then visit Goa in summer ... no, too hot maybe ... in autumn ...
- Well, he'd like to see you again too.
- Really?
- He wants you to go into school on Monday or Tuesday next week.
- Oh? Have you done something wrong?
- No, of course not! You know me. He wants to ask if you can give a talk about your work and your blog, your travels, that sort of thing. One day in April, during Careers Week.
- So on Monday or Tuesday? What time?
- In the afternoon or in the early evening. At 5 o'clock, if you can.
- Hmm. I can go at half past four / on Tuesday, if that's OK.
- I'll ask.
- Let me see. I'm away in Moscow for three days / in April ... but during your school holidays, I think. I'm going to Russia to write about traditions at Easter. Oh, and then I'm away again at the end of the month. But I'm at home for two or three weeks. I can't go on Monday evening, because I have a tai chi class, and then I have to work at night. I have a video call at midnight... Yes, definitely. I'll go in on Tuesday afternoon.
- Can you write a note or send him an email, please?
- I'll phone him during the day tomorrow. I'm free for a few hours in the morning.
- OK, I'll tell him. Where are you?
- Here in town. I'm at the travel agent's. I'm chatting to your friend Jenna. I hadn't seen her for months! I didn't know she was working here; she's organising my flights to Russia. Do you want to speak to her?
- No, it's OK, I'll see her at the weekend. We're going to a party on Saturday night.
- OK, well I'll be home in about an hour– at about 7 o'clock probably. Pizza and a DVD tonight?
- Cool, yes. Let’s get a horror movie. I’ll call Oliver. He finishes class in a few minutes. See you later!
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