1. Getting Started
I made an appointment to see Mr. Bean at 3 o’clock on
Tuesday 11 February to discuss my application for a job.
th
Unfortunately, he was involved in a car accident in the
morning and rang to cancel the appointment. I made another
appointment to see him at 10 o’clock on Friday 21 February.
st
However, when I got to his office, his secretary told me that
his wife had died at 2 o’clock in the night and that he was not
coming into the office that day. She suggested I reschedule
for some time in March. So I made a third appointment to see
Mr. Bean at 1 o’clock on Monday 10
th
March. This time I
actually got to see him. However, he informed me that they
had now filled all the vacancies and suggested I contact him
again in 1998. I assured him that he would not be seeing me
in either this or the next century.
Activity 1: Reading the passage in Getting Started again.
Highlight the expressions.
Activity 2: Write the time expressions into the following table
In On At
the night Tuesday 11
th
February
3 o’clock
March Friday 21
st
February
10 o’clock
1998 Monday 10
th
March 2 o’clock
next century 1 o’clock

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1. Getting Started
I made an appointment to see Mr. Bean at 3 o’clock on
Tuesday 11th February to discuss my application for a job.
Unfortunately, he was involved in a car accident in the
morning and rang to cancel the appointment. I made another
appointment to see him at 10 o’clock on Friday 21st February.
However, when I got to his office, his secretary told me that
his wife had died at 2 o’clock in the night and that he was not
coming into the office that day. She suggested I reschedule
for some time in March. So I made a third appointment to see
Mr. Bean at 1 o’clock on Monday 10th March. This time I
actually got to see him. However, he informed me that they
had now filled all the vacancies and suggested I contact him
again in 1998. I assured him that he would not be seeing me
in either this or the next century.
Activity 1: Reading the passage in Getting Started again. Highlight the expressions.
Activity 2: Write the time expressions into the following table In On At the night Tuesday 11th 3 o’clock February March Friday 21st 10 o’clock February 1998 Monday 10th March 2 o’clock next century 1 o’clock