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Prepositions of time_The big story
Should you start school at eleven o’clock?
Do you like mornings? Many teenagers don’t! This is why…
BEFORE YOU READ:
What time do you get up?
What time does your school start?
BEEP! BEEP!
It is 7.30 am. Chris, 13, looks at the alarm clock. He goes back to sleep.
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
It’s 8.00 am. Chris wakes up and goes back to sleep. “Chris!” It’s his mum. “It’s 8.30!” Chris
gets up. “I hate mornings!” he says.
Many teenagers don’t like mornings! Scientists at Oxford University, England, have some
new information. “Teenagers aren’t lazy” says Professor Russell Foster. “They have a
different body clock.” Teenagers are two hours behind adults. So, when it is nine o’clock, a
teenager’s body thinks it is seven o’clock!
One head teacher in Newcastle, England, has an idea. He thinks pupils learn better in the
afternoon. He wants his school to start at eleven o’clock in the morning, not at nine o’clock.
So, pupils at school can have a lie-in!
DISCUSS IT!
Would you like to start school at 11 o’clock?
Time check
Which of these prepositions in, on or at do you use?
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days of the week (Monday, Tuesday,…)
times of the day (the morning, the afternoon, the evening)
time (6 o’clock, half past four pm,…)
the weekend, the night
months, seasons, years (January, February…..,summer, winter,…. 1966, 2005,…)
Now finish the sentences with in, at or on:
1. I get up………..seven o’clock.
2. My grandma was born ……….1958.
3. I don’t like studying ……..the morning.
4. ……..Saturdays I go to bed ………ten o’clock.
5. The Velvet revolution was …..November 1989.
6. We play tennis………Tuesdays.
7. My sister is going to the cinema…….the evening.
8. I like skiing ……..the winter.
9. …….the weekend I get up…..nine o’clock.
10. Girls are going shopping…….the afternoon.
Animals and Sleep
How much sleep do they need each night? Put the right letter to the number.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
A cat
A giraffe
A 12-year-old-kid
A python
A tiger
An African elephant
A 1.9 hours
B 12.1 hours
C 15.8 hours
D 18hours
E 3.3 hours
F 9.3 hours
Personality Quiz - Are you a lark or an owl?
Are you a morning person? Or do you like night? Choose one answer:
1. What time do you go to bed?
A before 10pm
B between 10pm and midnight
C after midnight
2. What time do you get up?
A before 7am
B between 7am and 9am
C after 9am
3. Do you use an alarm clock?
A No, I don’t need you.
B Yes, I sometimes use an alarm clock.
C Yes, I have many alarm clocks.
4. What is your favourite meal?
A breakfast
B lunch
C dinner
5. In the morning, do you drink tea or coffee?
A No, never.
B Yes, sometimes.
C Yes, always.
KEYS:
1. At
2. In
3. In
4. On, at
5. In
6. On
7. In
8. In
9. At, at
10. In
Animals and sleep:
1b
2a
3f
4d
5c
6e
Personality quiz:
Mostly As - you are a lark! This means you like to study and play in the mornings, but often
feel tired and angry in the afternoon and evenings.
Mostly Bs – You are a human! Well done!You are active during the daytime, but can study
and play in the evenings too.
Mostly Cs – You are an owl, you like the evenings. You like to study and play in the evenings
and at night. You are often tired and angry in the mornings.
Zdroj: magazine Crown September/October 2009, p.6-7, www.maryglasgowmagazines.com