Compare at, on and in: They arrived at 5 o'clock. They arrived on Friday, They arrivedin October. /They arrived in 1998 We use: at for the tme of day atfiveoclock at 11.45 at midnight at lunchtime at sunset _ et fon for days and dates fon Friday /on Fridays on 16 May 2008 onChristmasDay _onmy birthday Jn for longer periods (for eyample: months!years/seasons) in October in 1998 Inthe 18th century Inthe past in (the) winter inthe 1990¢ inthe Middle Ages in (the) future We use at in these expressions: at night | don't like working at night. at the weekend /at weekends Will you be here at the weekend? at Christinas Do you give vac other presents at Christmas? at the moment / at present ‘The manager sn'there atthe moment / at present. at the same time Kote and |arrived at the same time, We say: the morring(s) con Friday morning(s) the afternoon(s) con Sunday afternoon's) inthe evening(s) fon Monday evening(s) etc Fl see you in the morning Ilse you on Friday morning Do you work in the evenings? Doyou work on Saturday evenings? We do net use at/onlin before last/next/this/every: Fsee you next Friday. (not on nest Friday) They got married tast March, In spoken English we often leave out on before days [Sunday/Monday etc). Soyou can say Fsee you on Friday. or Il see you Friday. | don't workon Monday mornings. or | don't work Monday momings. Ina few minutes /in sixmonths et The train willbe leavingin afew minutes. (= 2 few minutes from now) Andy has gone away. He'll be back inaweek. (=2week from now) '@ moment fram novi) ‘You can also sayin sic months time, in 2 week’ They're getting mertied in sk months! time. or. Inshx months. Wie also use in. to say how Long it takes todo something Hesint te drive in Four weeks, (-it took me four weeks toleam) ‘Gnlintime, atin the end Unit 122__In/atlon [postion] Units 123-125 Invatfon (other uses} Unit 127 Americar English =» AppendixExercises GED rrinatonecin 1. Mozartwas born in Salzburg in. 1756. 2 Ive been invited to @ wedding 14 February. 3 Electricity prices are going up October 4 weekends, we often go for long walks in the country 5 I haven't seen Kate fora few days. | last saw her Tuesday. 6 Jonathan is 63. He'll be retiring from his job ‘wo years time 7 I'm busy right now, but ll be with you amoment, 8 My brothers an engineer, but he doesn't have a job thermoment. © There are ucually a lat of partios Now Year‘ Eve 10 don't ike driving right. 11 Mycaris being repared at the garage. It will be ready two hours, 2 B My phone 2nd the doorbell rang the same time Mary and David always go out for dinner 4 6 16 Vv 18 Saturday night | went to bed We travelled overnight and arrived The course begins I might not be at home Itwas a shert book and easy to read. |read it S o'clock 7 January and ends sometime Tuesday morning, but I be there their wedeing anniversary aday. midnight the morning. Apa the afternoon ED complete the sentences Use at, on orin + the following the evening ‘the moment Saturdays 21 July 1969, the Middle Ages about 20 minutes 1492 the 19205 ‘Miseconds night 1 Columbus made his rst voyage from Europe to America bn 1492 2 If the sky is clear, you can see the stars 3 After working hard during the day, | like to relax 4 Nell Armstrong was the first man to walk on the meon 5 Ie’sdifficult to listen if everyone is speaking 6 Jazz became popular in the United States 7 I'm just going out tothe shop. I'llbe back @ ‘Cent | speak to Den?” © Many of Europe's great cathedrals were built 10 Ben isa very fast rumer. He can run 100 metres 11 Lieworks from Monday to Friday. Sometimes she also works "Vm afraid he's busy GD wien s correcta, bor both of theme 1 a Ill see you on Friday. > I'l see youFridsy. both 2 a Ill see you on next Friday. D see younex: Friday. > 3 a Paulgot married in April Paul got married April 4 @ They never go out on Sunday > They never go out Sunday evenings evenings 5 @ Weoften havea shortholidayon We often havea short holiday at Christmas Christmas 6 @ What are youdoing the weekend? Whatare you éoing at the weekend? 7 @ Willyoube here on Teaeday? > Will you be here Tussday? 8 a Wewerell at thesarre time. We were il in the same time © a Suegot married at 18May 2008. Sue got married on 18 May 2008, 10 8 He left schoo! Last June. He left school in last June + Additional exercise 33 (page 321) 243