Listen and answer

• Why wasn’t John able to meet on Wednesday?
• Why did I prefer not to meet with him on Friday?
• Do you ever need to work on the weekends? If so, how do you feel about it?

Prepositions of time

• Do you think we could meet after lunch?
• I’ll only be in the office until noon.
• How about in the morning?
• Before it starts, I need to check some figures with my assistant.
• What do you think about trying to meet during during the weekend?

Practice task

Write at least five sentences about the schedule provided below using prepositions and phrases of time. For example, “On Monday I have a team meeting before lunch”.

Schedule

Sentences

1. On Monday, I have a meeting with my boss one hour after lunch.
2. I will be talking with the client until 10:30am on Tuesday.
3. See you on Wednesday in the morning to have the interview.
4. Before lunch, I have to prepare the annual training presentation on Thursday.
5. I need your help during the annual training presentation on Friday.

Dictionary

Hasty: Hasty actions are done in a hurry, sometimes without the necessary care or thought.