In, on, at for time

What's in the lesson

1. 1Warm-up
2. 2In this lesson
3. 3Reading: finding a timeReading comprehension
4. 4What does it mean?Grammar exercise
5. 5Find the timesGrammar exercise
6. 6in, on, at for timeGrammar rule
7. 7At, on, in or no word?Grammar exercise
8. 8Choose the wordGrammar exercise
9. 9A message from the dentistGrammar exercise
10. 10Questions for your teacherGrammar exercise
11. 11Say it naturallySpeaking practice
12. 12Find a timeSpeaking practice
13. 13About youGrammar exercise
14. 14Wrap-up

Homework

1. 1Homework: a library noticeGrammar exercise
2. 2Homework: questions and answersGrammar exercise
3. 3Homework: make sentencesGrammar exercise
4. 4Homework: when are you free?Discussion

Two slides from the lesson

Warm-up

A few questions about you before we start.

1. Is your calendar full this week?
2. What is a good time for coffee with a friend?
3. When is the weather nice in your country?

Grammar rule

in, on, at for time

	Use it with…	Examples
at	a time on the clock; noon, midnight, night	at 7:45 · at noon · at night
on	a day, a date, the weekend	on Tuesday · on Thursdays · on Friday morning · on April 9 · on Christmas Day · on the weekend
in	a part of the day, a month, a season, a year	in the afternoon · in May · in the spring · in 2028
no word	this, next, every, today, tomorrow, tonight	this week · next month · every evening · tomorrow

Be careful

• Night is different: at night, but in the morning, in the evening.
• A day + a part of the day takes on: on Saturday night. (not in Saturday night)
• on Mondays (with -s) = every Monday.
• Dates: we write on April 9 (or April 9th) and say "on April ninth". In the US, the month comes first.

Watch out

• A day is never in or at: on Friday. (not in Friday, at Friday)
• No word before this, next, every: See you next week. (not on next week)
• American English says on the weekend (British English: at the weekend).

In everyday speech, Americans often drop on before a day: See you Monday! But keep at and in: at 3:00, in the morning.