Week of October 14th - 19th

A. Time Prepositions: At, In, On

Put in the correct preposition (choose in / on / at or no preposition)

1) There was a loud noise which woke us up midnight.. 2) Do you usually eat chocolate eggs Easter?. 3) What are you doing the weekend?. 4) last week I worked until 9pm every night... 5) My father always reads the paper breakfast time.. 6) She plays tennis Fridays.. 7) The trees here are really beautiful the spring.. 8) I'll see you Tuesday afternoon then.. 9) Shakespeare died 1616.. 10) She studies every day.. 11) John is going to buy the presents today.. 12) In my hometown, the shops open early the morning.. 13) She met her husband 1998.. 14) The party is next Saturday.. 15) We are meeting Friday morning.. 16) I often get sleepy the afternoon.. 17) His daughter was born the 24th of August.. 18) Mobile phones became popular the nineties.. 19) Luckily the weather was perfect her wedding day. B. Time Prepositions: For, During and While HOW TO USE DURING during is a preposition which is used before a noun (during + noun) to say when something happens. It does not tell us how long it happened. For example: "Nobody spoke during the presentation." "We get plenty of snow here during the winter." HOW TO USE WHILE When is used to talk about two things that are happening at the same time. The length of time is not important. Remember that while is used with a subject and a verb (while + subject + verb). For example: "The phone rang while I was watching TV." "I met him while we were studying in the library." HOW TO USE FOR For is a preposition which is used with a period to say how long something goes on: "Simon has been sleeping for 8 hours." "We waited for 30 minutes outside your house." 1. I worked duringwhilefor the holidays.  2. We'll walk whileduringfor an hour. then we'll have a rest.  3. She is gardening whileduringfor her husband is painting the chairs.  4. Bob called me whileduringfor the meeting  5. We met forduringwhile the barbecue party.  6. I've been waiting for them whileduringfor two hours.  7. Samantha visited the Eiffel Tower whileforduring her stay in Paris  8. whileduringfor I think of it, don't forget to call Mr Blair.  9. Don't speak duringforwhile I am doing this exercise !  10. Two years ago she stayed in Paris duringforwhile three months. C. Instant Presentation Article: "The Truth about Dog People and Cat People" (http://www.mnn.com/family/pets/stories/the-truth-about-cat-people-and-dog-people) Read the story and prepare a 5 minute presentation about this article and your personal opinion about the studies and the results quoted in this article.  It SHOULD NOT be solely a summary of the article but instead a paragraph containing your reaction and thoughts about this subject. D. Writing Assignment - Traveling to Chicago Synopsis: You are curious about what to do, who to meet and where you'll be in Chicago next month.  Thus, in an attempt to find out more about your stay in Chicago, you decide to talk to one of your colleagues there, Michael, who is an R&D manager. You know him from a previous trip and you hope to leverage your relationship with him to gain some information about your meetings in Chicago next month.  Assignment: using the SKYPE app in your iPad, write a quick note to Michael telling him about your trip and ask him for additional information and advice based on his experience. Some sample questions are: Have you ever had these type of meetings before? Are they stressful? How would you recommend that I prepare for these series of meetings? What is there to do in Chicago? Where do people stay when they come to the Chicago office? Maybe even propose a quick lunch with him to solidify your relationship.  THE TONE SHOULD BE INFORMAL BUT PROFESSIONAL. To login to Skype use the following account: username: london.mili password: 5rueducannau Michael's username in skype is newyork.mili