Unit 8 Life in the future

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UNIT 8

LIFE IN THE FUTURE
E. LANGUAGE FOCUS

I. Grammar


I. Grammar Prepositions and articles
1. Prepositions.
a. Prepositions of time: at, on, in
Look at the following sentences and tell me
the usages of the prepositions


1. I have a meeting at 9am.
2. The shop closes at midnight.
3. Jane went home at lunchtime.
4. In England, it often snows in December.
5. Do you think we will go to Jupiter in the future?
6. There should be a lot of progress in the next
century.
7. Do you work on Mondays?
8. Her birthday is on 20 November.
9. Where will you be on New Year's Day?

We use:

- at for a PRECISE TIME
- in for MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and
LONG PERIODS
- on for DAYS and DATES


at

in

on

PRECISE TIME

MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and
LONG PERIODS

DAYS and DATES

at 3 o'clock

in May

on Sunday

at 10.30am

in summer

on Tuesdays

at noon

in the summer

on 6 March

at dinnertime

in 1990

on 25 Dec. 2010

at bedtime

in the 1990s

on Christmas Day

at sunrise

in the next century

on Independence
Day

at sunset

in the Ice Age

on my birthday

at the moment in the past/future

on New Year's Eve


Notice the use of the preposition of time at in the
following standard expressions:
Expression
Example
at night
The stars shine at night.
at the weekend*
I don't usually work at the
weekend.
at Christmas*/Easter I stay with my family at
Christmas.
at the same time

We finished the test at the same
time.

at present

He's not home at present. Try
later.

Notice the use of the prepositions of
time in and on in these common expressions:
in
in the morning
in the mornings
in the afternoon(s)
in the evening(s)

on
on Tuesday morning
on Saturday mornings
on Sunday afternoons
on Monday evening


I. Grammar
Prepositions and articles
1. Prepositions.
a. Prepositions of time: at, on, in
Look at the following sentences and tell me
the usages of the prepositions
b. Prepositions of place: at, on, in


Look at these examples:
•Jane is waiting for you at the bus stop.
•The shop is at the end of the street.
•My plane stopped at Dubai and Hanoi and
arrived in Bangkok two hours late.

•When will you arrive at the office?
•Do you work in an office?
•I have a meeting in New York.
•Do you live in Japan?
•Jupiter is in the Solar System.
•The author's name is on the cover of the book.
•There are no prices on this menu.
•You are standing on my foot.
•There was a "no smoking" sign on the wall.
•I live on the 7th floor at 21 Oxford Street in London.


In general, we use: •at for a POINT

•in for an ENCLOSED SPACE
•on for a SURFACE

at

in

on

POINT

ENCLOSED SPACE SURFACE

at the corner

in the garden

on the wall

at the bus stop

in London

on the ceiling

at the door

in France

on the door

at the top of the page

in a box

on the cover

at the end of the road

in my pocket

on the floor

at the entrance

in my wallet

on the carpet

at the crossroads

in a building

on the menu

at the front desk

in a car

on a page


Notice the use of the prepositions of place at, in and on in
these standard expressions:
at

in

on

at home

in a car

on a bus

at work

in a taxi

on a train

at school

in a helicopter

on a plane

at university

in a boat

on a ship

at college

in a lift (elevator) on a bicycle, on a motorbike

at the top

in the newspaper

on a horse, on an elephant

at the bottom

in the sky

on the radio, on television

at the side

in a row

on the left, on the right

at reception

in Oxford Street

on the way


I. Grammar
Prepositions and articles
1. Prepositions.
a. Prepositions of time: at, on, in
b. Prepositions of place: at, on, in
c. Prepositions used in some expressions
1. On time: go to class on time
go to work on time
In time for sth/to do sth: come home in time to
have dinner/to watch a TV program


2. To die of a disease/hunger/thirst

To die for the country/ the children
To die in: die in a car crash, die in an accident
3. To be on business/ to go on business
in business = a businessman
4. To believe in sth/sb
5. To warn sb about/against sth
To warn sb of sth
6. To be famous for sth
7. To get married to sb:
8. In the end = finally
At the end of sth: At the end of the lesson/ the meeting


Exersice1: Choosing the appropriate
prepositions.
1. Luckily, you are ….. time for the meeting.
A. in b. on
c. at
2. Many people are dying …..various types of
cancer.
A. of b. by
c. on
3. I will not be here next week. I am going to
be …..business in Mexico.
A. on b. in c. of
4. ….


4. ….the end of the book, they get married and
live happily ever after.

B.
C. On
A.In
At
5. Thank you for everything you’ve done. You are
a true friend ….me.
B. to
A. of
C. in
6. I can’t believe… you. You always let me down.
B. to C. at
A. In
7. I have warned you …. the difficulties you have
to face when applying for the job.
A. on
C. to
B. about


8. Britney Spears is famous… her beautiful face
and sweet voice.
A. by
C. of
B. for
9. The bookshop is…. The chemist’s and the
butcher’s and ……the library.
A. among/opposite
B.between/opposite
C. between/ across
10. Next year, I’m going to get married…. John

and we are going to move to Bristol.
A. to

B. with

C. for


2. The articles.
Indefinite articles and definite articles.
Look at the following sentence and compare the
use of a, an and the:
An old man and a young girl are sitting
opposite me. The old man is French and the
young girl is English.
Yesterday I bought an English book and a
literature book. The English book is
interesting but the literature one is boring


The Article
1. The indefinite article:
USAGE:
• A: used before words that begin with a consonant.
An: used before words begin with a vowel.
•used with professions;
a teacher
an architect
• with some expressions of quantity:
Eg: a pair of (shoes)

a hundred, a thousand, a little, a few
• in exclamations with What + a countable noun
Eg: What a lovely day!
What a pity!