A. Underline the expressions of time and place in these short news stories and mark them either t (time) or p (place).
1 Police are looking for three men who stole money from a restaurant in Market Place (p). The robbery happened at Tony’s Diner at 8 pm (t) on Monday.
2 There are plans for new buildings at the Barton Hospital. Work will start on the old people’s buildings in the summer.
3 Rory Wright could play for Barton Football Club again. The club hopes the 23-year-old player will return next month.
4 The headteacher of Stoke Fields Primary School has retired at the age of 65. Ian Fletcher has worked at the city centre school for 18 years. Mr Fletcher owns a house in Florida. He plans to move there.
Answers
1 at Tony’s Diner p
on Monday t
2 at the Barton hospital p
in the summer t
3 again t
next month t
4 at the age of 65 t
for 18 years t
at the city centre school p
in Florida p
there p
B. Complete the dialogues by putting the words in the correct order. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.
1 A: What time do we leave in the morning?
B: ……We need to leave early. …… (we / early / leave / to / need)
2 A: Have you been to the holiday apartment recently?
B: Yes, ……………………………… (last / week / there / was / I)
3 A: Do you know this town?
B: Oh yes, ……………………………… (years / lived / have / for / here / I)
4 A: When do you go to the gym?
B: ……………………………… (Tuesdays / I / on / go / there)
5 A: Do you know where the town hall is?
B: ……………………………… (now / am / I / there / going)
6 A: Have you read the information?
B: No, but ……………………………… (I / it / at / look / tonight / carefully / will)
7 A: Have you seen my bag?
B: ……………………………… (was / upstairs / it / morning / this)
8 A: Where are we meeting?
B: ……………………………… (are / outside / at / we / school / the / meeting / 9.15)
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2 I was there last week.
3 I have lived here for years.
4 I go there on Tuesdays.
5 I am going there now.
6 I will look at it carefully tonight.
7 It was upstairs this morning.
8 We are meeting outside the school at 9.15.
C. Add more information to the news stories by putting the expressions in the right places.
1 last week on Sunday evening outside the port
Three young men were rescued from a boat near Fogmouth port. The boat hit large rocks. No one was hurt.
2 at home from St Francis Zoo recently yesterday
A bear escaped. Police told people to stay. A number of animals have escaped from the zoo, including a rare white tiger.
Answers
1 Three young men were rescued from a boat near Fogmouth port last week. The boat hit large rocks outside the port on Sunday evening. No one was hurt.
2 A bear escaped from St Francis Zoo yesterday. Police told people to stay at home. A number of animals have escaped from the zoo recently, including a rare white tiger.
D. Copy and complete the sentences in your notebook using appropriate expressions of time and / or place.
1 The baby was born ……at the hospital last night…… .
2 Buses go ……………………… .
3 I was ……………………… .
4 Shall we have the party ………………………?
5 I’m going to meet her ……………………… .
6 Could you give him the present ………………………?
7 I love going ……………………… .
Answers
Possible answers
2 daily / every morning / on Wednesdays / from the bus station
3 at home / at work/in bed / here/there
4 here / at my house / on Saturday
5 on Friday / next week / at lunchtime / here / there / outside the bank
6 tomorrow / at breakfast
7 to the beach in the summer
E. Circle the correct option.
1 Police stopped a woman driving …………. .
a dangerously in the city last night
b in the city dangerously last night
c in the city last night dangerously
2 …………. the new airport.
a Tomorrow the president is going to open
b The president tomorrow is going to open
c The president is going to tomorrow open
3 Most teenagers don’t do …………. .
a outside enough sport these days
b these days enough sport outside
c enough sport outside these days
4 Lynn Green played …………. .
a chess well last Tuesday
b chess last Tuesday well
c well chess last Tuesday
5 13-year-old Harry White has made over £1 million buying and selling on the Internet. ‘I spend ………….,’ he said.
a at the moment all my free time there
b all my free time there at the moment
c there all my free time at the moment
Answers
1 a 2 a 3 c 4 a 5 b
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