Events and times

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In this topic you will learn how to give, accept, and refuse an invitation. This topic will contribute to your learning of A1-level contents, based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The activities were designed to be developed in a communicative basis. You will practice reading and listening comprehension, as well as writing and speaking, so that you can effectively communicate in the English language.



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By the end of this section, you will:
Express both orally and in written English to ask and give information about events and times. Also, you will understand oral and written texts of simple structure to obtain information to solve your needs of immediate communication.

Events and times


You won a trip around the world. The countries you are visiting are:

USA/ Brazil/France/Italy/Russia/Mexico/England/Cuba/Austria/Spain

Let's take a look of different events in each country. Try to remember these words.





Now that you know about different events around the world, it’s time to study some prepositions to talk about time. Check the following:

after: from minute 1 to 29
to: from minute 31 to 59 to count down for next hour
past: half past = 30 minutes
at: to say what time an event or activity takes place
o’clock or sharp: when the minute hand points at number 12



Now look at the following examples.

To

Before

Examples:
It's half past four.
It's a quarter to six.
It's eight o’clock. / It's eight sharp.

Examples:

It's half past four.

It's quarter to six.

It's eight o’clock. / It's eight sharp.

Past

After

Examples:
It's four thirty.
It's five forty five.
It's eight o’clock. / It's eight sharp.

Examples:

It's half past four.

It's quarter to six.

It's eight o’clock. / It's eight sharp.

Reading
Activity 1

What time is it?

Telling the time is an important English skill for everyday conversations. You will practice this in the following activity.


Listening
Activity 2

Events on a daily agenda

In this activity, you will listen to a student describing his routine. Your job is to identify the time he does each activity.


Writing
Activity 3

Weekend events

Let’s review the vocabulary for events we often go to with family and friends. It’s important to know this vocabulary to invite others to an event.


Speaking
Activity 4

Inviting someone to an event

In this activity, you will record an audio of a conversation inviting a friend to an event. Ask one of your friends to help you with this activity. After you finish your audio, you can evaluate it with the next checklist.


Step 1


Based on the following example, create your own conversation and practice with a partner. Make a 20 - 30 second recordings.

Step 2

Example:

A: Hi Michael
B: Hello Anna
A: There is a party on Saturday.
B: Really? What time?
A: It is at 9 o'clock. Let's go together.
B: OK. Sounds great!
A: See you.
B: Bye

Step 3

Practice: Invite someone to...

1) a movie
2) a concert
3) a game
4) an exhibition
5) a festival

Self-assessment

It’s time to practice all the content you have studied so far in a quiz of this unit. Your job is to identify the missing words and phrases in some sentences.

References

Basic

Latham-Koening, C., & Oxenden, C. (2013). American English File 1 Student Book. Oxford: OUP.

Saslow, J. and Ascher, A. (2015). Top Notch Fundamentals. Student’s Book. Third edition. NY: Pearson.

Swan, M., & Walter, C. (2011) Oxford English Grammar Course Basic. Oxford: OUP.

Complementary


Lingolia English. (2021). Simple present. Retrieved April 11, 2021, from https://english.lingolia.com/es/gramatica/tiempos-verbales/simple-present


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