6 Minute Vocabulary - Time expressions

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Fantastic meal and art and on are two of the words we're discussing in today's program . Yes . Because we're talking about time expressions within on and at . We'll explain why we say at one o'clock , but on Saturday . Yes . And we'll give you lots of examples . Let's start by listening to Mike and Rob . They're trying to find a time to meet up . Think about this question while you listen . What time can Rob meet Mike ? How about lunch on Monday , Rob ? Well , I've got a meeting at 11 thirty , OK ? Are you free ? On Tuesday , the engineers coming at lunchtime , the washing machines flooded again . It happened at Easter , too . Well , what are you doing in the afternoon ? Sorry , I'm playing football , OK . Perhaps we could meet in the pub on Saturday evening . We've got guests at the weekend . How about this afternoon at two thirty . So we asked you what time can Rob meet Mike ? And the answer is at 230 . When we say a particular time on the clock , we use at . So we say at two thirty at three o'clock . We also use at and other time expressions . Listen out for them in this clip . How about lunch on Monday , Rob ? Well , I've got a meeting at eleven thirty , OK . Are you free on Tuesday , the engineers coming at lunchtime , the washing machines flooded again . It happened to Easter to . So Rob had a meeting at 11 , 30 , it's art because it's a time . That's right . We also heard at lunchtime we use at with particular points during the day like meal times . So it's at breakfast , at lunch , at dinner . And also we say at noon , at midnight . Now , Rob said his washing machine flooded at Easter . We use that to talk about a special day or group of days . So it's at Easter , at new year , at Christmas . So that's at . Now , let's look at on we use on with days of the week . So on Monday , on Tuesday , we also use on with specific dates on the 3rd of May , on June the 20th . And we use on with specific days on Christmas Day . On Easter Sunday . On my birthday . That's right . But remember , it's at Easter . At Christmas when we are referring to the general time period . Good . Now , let's listen to another clip with more time expressions . This time , listen out for the time expression with in what are you doing in the afternoon ? Sorry , I'm playing football . OK , perhaps we could meet in the pub on Saturday evening . We've got guests at the weekend . How about this afternoon at two thirty . So we had in the afternoon we use in with parts of the day , so it's in the morning , in the afternoon , in the evening , but did you notice that it's on Saturday evening ? If we use a day of the week , plus morning , afternoon or evening , we use on and we also use in with seasons . So it's in spring . In the winter , we use in with months and years . So it's in June , in 1996 . Notice also that Rob said at the weekend Rob speaks British English . So he used at the weekend . Some of the speakers will say on the weekend , it's perfectly fine . Six minutes . From the BBC , and we're talking about time expressions with in , on and at we are . So to recap , we use on with days of the week dates and special days we use with times and particular points in the day . British people say at the weekend . And we also use with festivals we use in four seasons , months and years . And now for a quiz . Fill the gaps with in on or out . Ready ? Number one , what do you usually do the weekend ? And the answer is at good number two , don't be late . The film starts at nine and the answer is at the last one . There are usually fireworks in London . New Year's Eve , and the answer is on . Well done if you got them . All right . Well done indeed . And now for today's Top Tips for learning vocabulary . Instead of learning individual new words , one by one , try learning small chunks of language like time phrases . They will be easier to learn and they make your English sound a lot more natural . There's more about this at BBC Learning English dot com . Join us again for more six minute vocabulary by six minutes from the BBC .