CURSO DE INGLÉS

NIVEL A2
Schedules
The Simple Present Tense
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Let`s talk about you.

• What is your busiest month?

• Which month do you prefer to go
on vacation?
• Which is your favorite season in
the year? Spring, summer, fall, or
winter? Why?
DAILY ROUTINES

Where and When?

How do you organize your
day/ week/ month?

• Do you have a schedule app.?

• Do you set alarm reminders?

 Prepositions of Place

1) Timetable
2) Tasks
What is a schedule? 3) Take
Fill in the blanks with a suitable word. 4) Order
5) place
• A schedule or a ___ (1), as a
basic time-management tool,
consists of a list of times at which
possible ___ (2), events, or
actions are intended to ___ (3)
place, or of a sequence of events
in the chronological ___ (4) in
order – timetable - take – tasks – place - which such things are intended to
take ___ (5).
Prepositions of Place

Schedules and Timetables

• They also show all the times train, bus, or

airline companies offer their services.
These times are fixed and (are not
supposed) to change.
• When we talk about a timetable or
scheduled events and itineraries, we use
the Simple Present Tense. It is clear from
the context that we are talking about a
future event that is planned or scheduled.
Schedules
The Present Simple Tense in Schedules
Add + s / es / ies to the verb,
when the subject is a single
event, or a third person
singular.
Examples:
The meeting starts at 7 p.m.
The meeting finishes at 8 p.m.
Jennifer’s train arrives at 9:14 p.m.
The semester ends on May 20th this
year.
(The date has been officially decided
and announced.)
The concert begins at 8 p.m., so we will
have time for dinner first.
(The concert is scheduled to begin at 8
p.m.)
The ship leaves port this Tuesday at
5am.
(The ship's scheduled route is set to
begin at 5 a.m.)
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Verbs on transport & events schedules: Match and repeat .

A B C D

1 2 3 4
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Shops and events timetables: Match and repeat.

A B C D

OPEN FINISH CLOSE START

1 2 3 4
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Complete the text with these words.

Ends
1. According to this leaflet, the conference_____ at 6 p.m.
2. Leaves
The ship transporting grain ___________port this Thursday at 10
a.m.
3. Closes
The bank _________ on Saturday.
4. Starts
Don´t be late! The meeting ____________ at 7:30 a.m.
5. Arrives
Francis’ flight _______on Monday 16th at 4:30 a.m.
6. Begins
Hurry up! The film _________in 5 minutes .
7. Opens at 8 a.m.
The post office _________
8. Finishes_.
We can have dinner when the concert __________
• opens- finishes – starts– closes– begins– leaves –
ends- arrives
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Telling the Time

It’s nine eleven

It’s two thity four
 What’s the time?
What’s the time in letter __ number ___?
A)
1) Seven o’clock
2) It’s a quarter past seven
3) It’s a half past seveb
4) It‘s a quarter to eight
5) It‘s a five past seven
6) It’s a ten past seven
7) It’s a twenty past seven
8) It’s a twenty five past seven
9) it‘s a twenty five to eight
10) It‘s a twenty to eigth
11) it‘s a ten to eight
12) It‘s a five to eigth
B)
1) it‘s seven
2) It‘s seven fiveteen
3) It’s seven thirty
4) It‘s seven fourty-five
5) It’s seven five
6) It’s seven ten
7) It’s seven twenty
8) It’s seven twenty-five
9) it‘s seven thirty-five
10)It’s seven fourty
11)It’s seven fifty
12)It’s seven fifty-five
Read the article: Shops & Offices Opening
Timetables
• You will have to answer the
following questions:
• Which stores have similar
timetables?
• Which day of the week has more
restricted hours?
• What is the best time for you to
go to: the supermarket / the
bank / boutiques and small
shops / premium outlets?
• 1) The store that have similar timetables are the boutiques and
small shops, the bank and the post office.
• 2) the day of the week that has more restricted hours is Sunday
and important holiday such as Christmas eve, New Year’s eve,
New Year’s day and Independence Day.
• 3) the best time to go is from 9 a.m at 1 p.m
Shops & Offices Opening Timetables
Most shops in the USA open from Monday to
Saturday from 9 - 10 a.m. to 8 - 10 p.m.
Supermarkets usually open at earlier hours, between 6
or 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. (7:00 - 22:00) every day.
Boutiques and smaller shops often close early at 5 or
6 p.m. (17:00 or 18:00), and usually close once or
twice a week, most often on Sunday.
Nearly all stores in the United States have restricted
hours on Sundays (most often from 11 am or noon to
5 - 7 pm), and stores close early on important
holidays, such as Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve,
New Year's Day, and Independence Day. Banks, post
offices, and other government offices start operating
at 8 a.m. on weekdays, but they either close on
weekends, or early on Saturdays. Many other non-
retail establishments remain closed on weekends.
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What about shops in your country?

1.What time do they open?

Shops in my country … Open at 9 a.m

2.What are the opening/closing hours?

They open…
They opening/closing are from 9 a.m
to 1 p.m
3.What time do they close?
They close… At 1 p.m
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Prepositions Used for Schedules

We use prepositions to talk about the
exact time for event schedules,
transport timetables, and opening
hours of shops and offices.
On time means that it arrives when it
is supposed to.(exact or some minutes
late)
In time means some time before.
At is used for time and midday or
midnight.
From.. To… Indicate period of time.
• Banks and offices open early on weekdays.
• The train to Cardiff leaves at 5 p.m on
platform 2
• Stores in the United States open from 11 a.m.
to 7 p.m. on Sundays.
• Nearly all retail stores close for religious
holidays.
• The flight is on time.
• We´ll arrive in time for the show.
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Complete the text with these

prepositions:
at-from-in-for-on-to-in-on-for

John: Are you free next month? The golf tournament

in
starts ___ (1) January
Susan: Oh, I´m giving in a presentation in New York next
for
month. I´ll arrive ___ (2) time ___ (3) Christmas holidays
and stay there for a month.
John: When do you leave? on at
Susan: My flight leaves ___ (4) the 22nd ____ (5) 9
a.m.
John: Who drives you to the airport?
on
Susan: I´m going from
to take the train. to
They usually run ___
(6) schedule. ___ (7) Monday ___ (8) Friday.
John: Don´t forget the 22nd is a Sunday.
for
Susan: You´re right! I better check the weekend
schedule ___ (9) to be sure.
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Today we learned…

To talk about schedules and timetables.

To use the present simple to say when something
happens.
To tell the time
To use prepositions connected to timetables.
To talk about scheduled plans and to say dates and
times in English.

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Do for homework: slides 12-13-18-19-
20-21-22
Homework
Choose the correct word.
DAILY ROUTINES
1. Flights arrive / arrives on time.
2. The train leave / leaves on platform 9
3. Shops don’t open on / at Sunday.
4. The concert starts / start at 9 p.m.
5. These shops closes / close for Christmas.
6. Banks open to / from Monday from/to Friday.
7. We arrive in / on time to have lunch before the
meeting.
8. The new season begin /begins in 5 hours!
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Now is your turn!
Complete the dialogue with the
missing sentence.
At 5 p.m. if it’s on schedule.
On the 19th
I’m going by bus. They run every
30 minutes from Monday to
Friday.
No, I´m afraid. I´m visiting
relatives in Canada.
Peter: Are you free this weekend?
You: No, i’m afraid. I’m visiting relatives in Canada
________________
Peter: When are you leaving?
You: On
________________
the 19th
Peter: How are you going to the airport?
I’m going by bus. They run every 30 minutes
You: from
________________
Monday to Friday
Peter: What time does your flight leave?
You: At 5 p.m. if it’s on schedule
________________
Peter: Have a good trip!
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What about your plans?

• Talk/write about your plans for your next

vacation / weekend.
• You can start by saying…
• I´m going to…/visiting…

• My train/bus / flight leaves… ( date /

time)
• I´m going to the station /the airport by…
(means of transport)
• It runs / they run…transport schedule)
• I’m going to Buenos Aires. My flight leaves on
August 25th at 8.30 a.m. I‘m going to the
airport by bus. It runs at 7 a.m.
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Match a word from A to a word from B to form

word pairs related to schedules.
A B
1. tight ___
b a. vacation
2. annual ___ a b. period
3. public ___f c. off
4. quiet ___
e d. schedule
5. busy ___
d e. holiday
6. time ___
C f. deadline
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Complete the questions with expressions from the

previous slide.
1. Do you have a busy ___d and a ___1 period during the day?

2. Do you have any time ___c this month? When is your annual ___? a

3. Many carreers have ___3 deadlines for assingments around November.

Is this true for you?

4. What happens if a ___4 holiday is at the weekend?