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~~ - Answer the questions | Are you tired in the mornings? 2 Are you hungry in the mornings? 3 Are you thirsty in the mornings? 4 Are you angry in the mornings? 5 What time do you usually wake up? Telling the time It’s ... o'clock It's five to é Is five past ... I's ten to... H's ten past... W's (a) quarter to x= }-=—It's (a) quarter past ... It's twenty to ... : +> — it's twenty past ... It's twenty-five to ...: eis It’s twenty-five past ... I's half past -2:00- It's two o'clock. 2:30 - It's half past two. (2:05 - It's five past two. 2:35 - It's twenty-five to three. 2:10 - It's ten past two. 2:40 - It's twenty to three. 2:15 - It's quarter past two. 2:45 - It's quarter to three. 2:20 - It’s twenty past two. 2:50 - It's ten to three. (2:25 - It's twenty-five past two. 2:55 - It's five to three. ‘We use AT + TIME when giving the time of a specific event. ~The: cass starts at nine. ‘o'clock. ~The flight leaves at ten to three. What's the time? -It's twenty to five. What's the time? 7:00 Iv’s seven o'clock. 9:30 Is half past nine. 1:45 It’s quarter to two. 1:25 It’s twenty-five past one. 3:40 It’s twenty to four. tento ten past guarter quarter fo past twenty twenty to past twenty-five twenty-five half past to past five past ten past, quarter past twenty past twenty-five past half past twenty-five to twenty to quarter to 10 tento 11 five to 12 o'clock weer aneane + Use It’s + time to say what time it is. + You can ask What's the time? or What time is it? + Use at + time to say when you do something. DAVE What time do you get up? JANE [get up at half past seven. e like thi fou can also say the 1.25 = It’s one twenty-five. Teo x We getup ine oelock, 45.50-—Hes hall past seven. ” We get up RSPR. “19.50 10s SSE x What's the time? Match the times with the clocks. It's twenty past one It's five past two _ It's quarter past four It’s twenty-five to five It's seven o'clock It's ten to three It's half past eight Look at the pictures of the clock. What time is it? aay aly *p z vee ane Listen to Vicky's morning. Write the seven times you hear. > PI ~~ 0000/0158 1 (|Z :/00 1 Is your morning similar to Vicky's? N What time do you wake up? w Do you always get up when you wake up? B Do you get dressed quickly? a Do you have breakfast in the morning? 6 Do you get to work by car? 7 Is it difficult for you to start work? Tick the sentences that are true for you. Add two other things that make you stressed lam stressed if | get up early; | don't have time for breakfast; | work 6 or 7 days a week; | start work/classes early; | don't go to bed early; | finish work/classes late; I don't have free time; | have a lot of homework/work to do; Make a list of six things you do to reduce stress Tell the story You can say -- Look at the story. Tell the story using the times. Every day I get up at seven o'clock. | have a shower and | get dressed. | have breakfast at quarter past seven. | usually have a big breakfast: cereal, toast, fruit, and coffee, | get to work at . |work at a sports centre, | answer the phone at reception and give people the keys to the changing rooms. | start work | have lunch with my colleagues in the cafeteria. | usually finish work at CW) . Sometimes | stay late at the centre to do some exercise. | get home at Sa Ihave dinner at Then | watch TV. 1 go to bed at Write the times Read the rules and the examples articles: a/an, the, no article Use a/an with singular countable nouns ~ the first time you mention a thing/person. when you say what something is. - when you say what somebody does. in exclamations with What ..! in expressions like .. Isaw an old man with a dog. Is anice house. She's a lawyer. What an awful day! three times a week Use the - when we talk about something ‘we've already mentioned. when there's only one of somethi when it’s clear what you're referring to. - with places in a town, e.g. cinema and theatre. -with superlatives. Tsaw an old man with a dog, and the dog was barking. ‘The moon goes round the Earth. He opened the door. {I'm going to the cinema. I's the best restaurant in town. Don’t use the Love is more important than money. from work at 5.30. TTL x Envgoong tocineme: v Im going to TRENT. - when you are speaking in general (with plural and uncountable nouns). Women talk more than men. ‘with some nouns (e.g. home, work, school, church) after at/to/from. She's not at home today. | get back before meals, days, and months. I never have breakfast on Sunday. before next/last + days, week, etc. See you next Friday. cow woman with et ” Tsaw El woman with & cat. Complete with a/an, the, or — (no article) Y Canyou give me (a/an/the —) lift to (a/an/the/—) station? | want to catch (a/an/the/—) 6.00 train. | We went to (BI cinema (Bj last night. We saw great film. 2 — Do you like (5) sports? — It depends. | hate (B| football. | think (B) footballers earn too much money. expensive clothes and drives ) He always wears expensive cars. 1 Jake's (5) musician and (5) artist. They've changed (8) date of meeting. It's (B) next Tuesday now. We walked to city centre but we got (B | taxi back to hotel. > PL 0000/0085 the shop 2 the address 3. the owner the sun 5 the engineer 5 the world The + consonant sound theshop [8a] The + vowel sound the address [di] Complete the texts with a, an, the, or — (no article) Some words ending with -ing are Verbal Nouns. Brown's deft painting of his daughter is wonderful. Flat to rent VY Located close to Gaudi's masterpiece, (a/an/the/—) Sagrada Familia, this apartment was built in 1993 and is ideal for three people. There are two bedrooms, one with (Bi double bed and one with [B| single bed. (B| windows of (Bjlarge bedroom look onto (BJ small terrace. (B| living room also has (Bjterrace, with (5) table and (5) chairs so that you can have {B) breakfast in |B) apartment has B air conditioning and central heating. Check yourself before starting the new topic. Choose a/an, the, or "—" 1 Vike y blue T-shirt over there better than y red one. 2 Their car does 150 miles v hour. 3 Where's ¥ USB drive I lent you last week? 4 Do you still live in v Bristol? 5 Is your mother working in v (5) old office building that has recently been rebuilt? Carol's father works as v electrician. a The tomatoes are 99 pence v kilo. “I What do you usually have for v breakfast? oo © Ben has v [Biterrible headache. re After this tour is over, you will have v whole afternoon free to explore the city. Complete the sayings with a, an, the, or nothing (—) Y think (—) girls are better at learning (—) languages than (—) boys. | Did you lock &) door when you left &) house this morning? 2 My sister is married to E) German. He's E engineer. 3 Usually | don't like 5) fish, but ) salmon we had last night was delicious. 4 We goto Ei cinema once & week. 5 Don't worry! It's not E| end of E| world. 6 Do you think E| women are more sensitive than & men? 7 What &) beautiful day! Let's have Bj lunch in the garden arnt Correct any mistakes in the phrases from the boxes Y She's the best (Bi) (best) boss we've ever had in this office. He always comes home from the work {B| at about six o'clock. That's beautiful jacket {B) —I like its colour. finished the school (E when | was 16. My sister's doing a course to become a electrician 5 Have you read a book | gave you {2 What cold day B)! It feels like winter. They usually go to the cinema twice the month Did you see the press conference with a UN president We're hoping to visit the Science Museum the next Friday Choose the correct pronunciation The office gave me all the information | needed. * [6a] | The local council has solved the traffic problem in the city centre. [60] [di] 2 The green top is very pretty but | prefer the blue one. [69] (6i:] 3 He didn't agree with the answer given by the agent. [de] [di] 4 The university decided to invite all old students to the reunion. [6a] (6i:] 5 The conversation was about the new neighbours. [de] [di]

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