Sounds like

youre just
eating all day!

lesson description
You will be able to discuss your plans,
correctly employ in, on, and at, and
use the present progressive form of the
verbs arrive, plan, and leave.

objectives
Make plans for future times, days,
and seasons
Employ prepositions of time
Practice the present progressive
verb tense

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vocabulary
time

am/pm
1
3Su

month
year

calendar

Mo

3
4

March
Tu

We

week
day

8 a.m.

sunrise 7 a.m.

2 2007
Th

Fr

12 p.m.

Sa

morning

WEEK

hour

minute second

Mo Tu We

Th

Fr Sa

Su

yesterday

54

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

8 a.m.

12 p.m.

noon

TOMORROW

12 p.m.

seasons

afternoon
7 p.m.

spring
day

meeting

5 a.m.

7 p.m.

summer

5 p.m.
7 p.m.

appointment

sunset
10 p.m.

fall/autumn

evening 5 p.m.
breakfast

lunch

12 a.m.

night
winter

7 a.m.

6 p.m.
PM

12 a.m.
am

dinner
midnight

verbs
q Infinitive
q Present Tense
q Simple Past Tense
q Future Tense
q Present Progressive

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to arrive
you arrive
you arrived
you will arrive
you are arriving

to leave
we leave
we left
we will leave
we are leaving

to plan
I plan
I planned
I will plan
I am planning
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conversation
Read the following conversation
out loud five times.
Mack: Already planning for your upcoming
annual save the planet fundraiser?
Alexis: Its semi-annual.
Mack: Ah. No wonder it always seems like
you guys are doing it twice a year.
Cindy: If we eat breakfast after meeting
with the president of the committee,
then we can sleep in later.
Alexis: Cindy, the planet is counting on us,
and youre worried about sleep?
Mack: This sounds fun already.
Cindy: If we have dinner at sunset, that
Bonus Feature: Watch the English Highway video to follow along! (Lesson ID: #0340)
would be nice.
Alexis: We could have dessert after
midnight!
Mack: When do you actually save the
Cindy: Well be saving the planet at 3 P.M.
planet? Sounds like youre just
in the afternoon.
eating it all!

key phrases

your turn

There are four seasons in one year.

Winter is a very cold season.
Summer is a very hot season.
What did you do yesterday?
I signed my application at 2 P.M.
What did you eat for breakfast?
We can eat dinner at sunset.
Its so early in the morning.

Fill in each blank with the correct present progressive form

of the verb in parentheses.
For example:
He is leaving on the 6:00 P.M. flight. (leave)
1. I _________ at the bank in 20 minutes. (arrive)
2. The businessman _________ his computer at the office today. (leave)
3. We _________ a party for Peter. (plan)
4. The guests _________ soon. (arrive)
5. _________ you _________ soon to attend the meeting? (leave)
6. They will tell you when they _________. (arrive)
7. The girls _________ a road trip. (plan)
8. I _________ to be at work at 9 A.M. tomorrow morning. (plan)
9. Saul _________ in Buenos Aires later this afternoon. (arrive)
10. Our neighbors _________ on July 15. (leave)

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prepositions of time

your turn

Prepositions of time indicate when an event happened

or will happen.

Fill in the blank with the correct time preposition.

before
before

previous to; earlier or

sooner than

The meeting is
before noon.

after

later in time; takes place

when something else ends

We will have dinner

after sunset.

during

at the same time as

Anna arrived during

the meeting.

by

not later than; at or before

Remember to
cancel the meeting
by 5:00 P.M.

for

a span of time

John played soccer

for three hours
yesterday.

At, In, On, From

Other prepositions, like at, in, on and from can also act as time
prepositions. They answer questions such as When? and
How long?
At is most specific:
at 2:00 P.M.
at dinnertime
On is less specific:
on Wednesday
on May 18
In is most general:
in the afternoon
in May
in 2008
In also has the idea after:
in three days
in a few minutes
For and from show how long:
from 2:00 to 3:00 P.M.
from Monday through Sunday
for an hour
for a week

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during

after

by

for

For example:
Winter comes after fall.
1. You should eat breakfast ________ lunch.
2. The boy rode his bike home ________ school.
3. Spring comes ________ summer.
4. We have school ________ eight hours.
5. Dont come over ________ 5 P.M. Ill be busy.
6. The students were playing ________ recess.
7. Dont forget to brush your teeth ________ bed.
8. You should not snack ________ dinner.
9. The meeting should last ________ six hours.
10. Please remember to return the video _________ midnight.

your turn
Fill in the blank with the best answer.
1. She left _________ the summer to go on vacation.
a. during
b. at
c. now
2. Jane drove home _________ the meeting.
a. at
b. for
c. after
3. There are 12 _________ in one year.
a. months
b. day

c. weeks

4. You eat lunch in the _________.

a. night
b. morning

c. afternoon

5. There are 52 __________ in one year.

a. weeks
b. months

c. days

6. There are four ________ every year.

a. time
b. seasons

c. semi-annual

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putting it all together

Using ON, IN, or AT for location.
On, in, and at are the three most commonly misused prepositions.
Draw pictures to show the difference in location for each of the following sentences.
Mark with an X the pictures that show unusual situations. Use XX to show impossible situations.
For example:

I am on the bed.

I am in the bed.

I am at the bed.

I am at the pool.

I am on the pool.

I am in the pool.

I am at the refrigerator.

I am on the refrigerator.

I am in the refrigerator.

I am at my friends house.

I am on my friends house.

I am in my friends house.

I am at the car.

I am on the car.

I am in the car.

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answer key

your turn - exercise 1

your turn - exercise 2

1. am arriving
2. is leaving
3. are planning
4. are arriving
5. Are, leaving
6. are arriving
7. are planning
8. am planning
9. is arriving
10. are leaving

1. before
2. after
3. before
4. for
5. before/after
6. during
7. before
8. before
9. for
10. by/before

your turn - exercise 3

putting it all together - exercise 4

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Students should draw pictures to illustrate the prepositions.

a
c
a
c
a
b

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X
X
X
XX
XX

I am on the refrigerator.
I am on my friends house.
I am on the car.
I am in the refrigerator.
I am on the pool.

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