Spoken English Level – A2

Spoken English
Level-A2
Day - 34

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Day 34

Grammar 8: Prepositions

Lead–in Activity: Prepositions of Place

Directions: Do as your teacher instructs.

Look at the picture below and write sentences using prepositions to describe
the cat’s position.

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You can see a woman in the kitchen in the picture below. Complete the
sentences given using prepositions.

1. ___________the picture, I can see a woman ___________a kitchen.

2. There is a bowl full of vegetables ___________the worktop.
3. The woman is standing ___________the worktop.
4. She is holding a blender / whisk ___________her hand.
5. There are beautiful cupboards ___________the wall.
6. The cupboards are ___________the woman.
7. The eggs are ___________the knife stand.
8. The chopping board is ___________the bowl and the knife stand.

Prepositions of Time

Underline the prepositions of time in the paragraphs

below.

Today is my birthday! I was born in 2010, on the 7th of July, at 2

o’clock in the morning! On my birthday I open my presents at
breakfast time. In July we always visit my grandparents and on
the last day at midnight my dad lights some fireworks outside –
very carefully of course!

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We use different prepositions for different time words. We use

⮚ '____________' for months and years

⮚ '____________' for days and dates

⮚ '____________' for specific times

Exercise

Choose the right preposition of time.

Arun: What are you doing on / in Saturday?

Omkar: I am going to the countryside on / at the weekend.

Arun: I haven't been to the countryside since December. What time are you
leaving?

Omkar: I am leaving in / at the afternoon. On/ At three o'clock. I am coming

back on / in Sunday evening. I'll catch the half past seven train in /on
Sunday. I'll be here at / in nine o'clock.

Arun: Oh! That’s the whole weekend. I'll miss you!

Over to you!

Activity 1: Questionnaire

Directions: Ask any five questions to your partner. Your partner has to answer the
questions in complete sentences using a time, day, month or year with
the correct prepositions.

1. What time do you get up?

2. When do you leave for college / work?
3. When do you finish college / work?
4. When do you have your holidays?
5. When did you last bunk your lecture?
6. When do you watch TV?
7. What time do you have your lunch / dinner?
8. What time do you go to bed?
9. What time do your classes start?
10.When did you start going to college / working?
11.When is the busiest time of the year for you?
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12.When do you visit your hometown?

13.When was the last time you watched a movie?
14.When do you generally like to go on holiday?

Activity 2: Timetable

Directions: Prepare a short conversation based on the cricket match schedule given
below and present it in front of the class. Use appropriate prepositions
of time and place.

S
Match Date Time Venue
r.
SRH vs. 8.00
1 5th April Rajiv Gandhi Intl. Cricket Stadium
RCB pm
8.00 Maharashtra Cricket Association's
2 RPS vs. MI 6th April
pm International Stadium
8.00
3 GL vs. KKR 7th April Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium
pm
KXIP vs. 4.00
4 8th April Holkar Cricket Stadium
RPS pm
8.00
5 RCB vs. DD 8th April M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
pm

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