Презентация на тему предлоги места a, in,on

Prepositions of Time

at, in, on

At

1. At a specific time:

• … at five o’clock
• … at half past three

2. At a period of time:

• … at noon
• … at night
• … at midnight
• … at the weekend

3. At a festival:

• … at Christmas / Mid-Autumn Festival / Easter

In

1. In a specific month:

• … in January
• … in March

2. In a season:

• … in spring
• … in summer

3. In a period of time:

• … in the morning
• … in the afternoon
• … in the evening

On

1. On a specific day

• … on Sunday
• … on Sunday morning
• … on Christmas Eve
• … on New Year’s Day

2. On a date:

• … on 2 nd May
• … on the twentieth of June

Tips:

• To refer to a date , use the preposition “on” before a day.

• Eg. My birthday is on 1 st January .

• To refer to a month , use the preposition “in” before a month.

• Eg. Mary’s birthday is in December .

Exercise 1

Sam went to China ______ November

and came back _______ Christmas. He arrived

in China ______ the thirtieth of November

______ the afternoon. He stayed with Uncle

Joe ______ the twenty-third of December _____ night.

Exercise 1 : Answers

Sam went to China _ _ in _ _ November

and came back ___ at ____ Christmas. He arrived in China __ on ____ the thirtieth of November __ in ____ the afternoon. He stayed with Uncle Joe __ on ____ the twenty-third of December __ at ___ night.

Exercise 2

Cindy usually swims with her family ___

Sundays. They go swimming ____ eight o’clock

______ the morning. Every year she has a long

holiday ______ summer. She likes swimming

with her brother _____ the afternoon in the

summer holiday. It is fun.

Exercise 2: Answers

Cindy usually swims with her family _ on __

Sundays. They go swimming _ at _ eight o’clock

__ in ___ the morning. Every year she has a long

holiday ___ in ___ summer. She likes swimming

with her brother __ in ___ the afternoon in the

summer holiday. It is fun.