Prepositions of Time - at, in, on

1. at, in, on
a. you must use these when scheduling
b. at- used for precise times
c. in- general times
d.on- days

At	In	On
Precise time	Months, Years, Centuries (long periods)	Days and Dates
At 3:00	In may	On Sunday
At 5:30	In summer (In the summer)	On Tuesdays
At bedtime	In 2013	On the August 5th
At lunchtime	In the past	On Halloween

 2. Practice

a. I have several book exercises that I will have the students do. Check your book to see if there is a unit availble.

I will be using New English File-Elementary Unit 3D, exercises 3 a and b

or English Grammar in Use Unit 121 Exercises 121.1, 121.2, (121.3)

I have them do the first 5 of each exercise in class, the rest are homework.

3.  Schedule Bingo (most likely will not be used next class, but the class after)

Write 30+ times and dates on the board, have students fill in a 5x5 bingo card randomly with the times and dates they choose.

Read a schedule aloud, as the student hears a time and date have them cross it out. 

The first students to get five in a row is the winner.

Printable Bingo Card

Words and Phrases to use:

2:00	12:00 (Midnight)	January 1st	July 4th	5:05
3:30	1:00	February 14th	August 23rd	August 10th
5:45	1:55	March 17th	September 30th	6:30
1:15	1:02	April 1st	October 31st	September 16th
5:35	4:12	May 5th	November 26th	11:50
12:00 (noon)	6:15	June 30th	December 25th	February 29th

1.       It is scary on the 31^st of October at Midnight, because it is Halloween.

2.       I heard Santa come at 2:00 in the morning on December 25^th

3.       It is always hot at noon.

4.       In America, I always eat dinner at half past six (6:30)

5.       Our first class was on September 16^th

6.       I go to bed every night at 11:50

7.       New Year’s is on January 1^st

8.       The meeting at 3:30 has been canceled

9.       Valentine’s Day is on February 14^th

10.   It is too late to take a siesta at 5:45

11.   Let’s have a party at 5:05 on the 5^th of May

12.   I always have a BBQ at 6:15 on the 4^th of July.

13.   The meeting on June 30^th  ended at 1:02

14.   I was pranked on April 1^st (April fool’s day) at 4:12 in the morning

15.   Today is the 30^th of September

16.   The 29^th of February only happens every four years

17.   It was hot at 1:15 on August 10^th

18.   I was on the metro at 5:35, and I got home at 5:45.

19.   I love the parties on St. Patrick’s day, on March 17^th.

20.   The meeting starts at 1:00 and Ends at 1:55 on August 23^rd.

21.   My birthday is November 26^th