Controlled Practice

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 550.

DAYS

Presentation

During the telephone call, some of the following time expressions were used:

TIME RELATING TO NOW

2 days ago — yesterday- today -tomorrow - next Monday - a week from next Monday

WEEKS/MONTHS |

2weeks ago — last week-- this week-next week- in 2 weeks' time (the week afternext)

note: With this ..., next ..., last ..., NO preposition isused.

DAYS/DATES/MONTHS, etc.

on Monday (days of the week)

1st August (dates)

at 12 o'clock (times)

the beginning of ...

the end of ...

the weekend (note_: American English: on the weekend)

night

in July (months)

the middle of ...

1987 (years)

the morning/afternoon/evening

autumn/winter/spring/summer

by Monday (= at the latest)

A. Use the planner to complete these sentences:

1. Installation work finished__________week.

2. Testing will begin__________Monday__________week.

3. Testing will finish________________________________time.

4. The first operators training course began__________Wednesday__________

week.

5. It'll finish__________week.

6. The first maintenance course begins a week__________

7. The supervisors' course finishes___________________________________________

July.

8. The plant will start up__________25th August.

9. We plan to reach full capacity__________September 8th (at the latest).

10. The plantwill beofficially opened__________September 15th.

В. Write out the following telex in full:

ATTN- Chris Kerridge, Project Leader

I cnfm F. Hyman arrives Riyadh Sat. 1200. He expects start training 17 June. Pis meet

him airport. 20 Operators manuals sent ysdy. Should arr. beg. nxt week.

Rgds

Jim Coleman

Attention: Chris Kerridge, Project Leader

I confirm____________________________________________________________

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