Lesson III: Vocabulary in Context

7. THIS & TO Situation: It’s 11:30 p.m. … … Time Phrase Mary: When did Julia arrive? Sue: She arrived THIS MORNING. Mary: What did she do TODAY? Sue: She was studying vocabulary THIS NOON, attended class THIS AFTERNOON, and visited friends THIS EVENING. Mary: Was she tired TONIGHT? Sue: Yes, she was very tired. Exercise: 7.1. Practice Time Phrases Answer the questions. For example: When was Marie tired ? morning SHE WAS TIRED THIS MORNING. night SHE WAS TIRED TONIGHT. day SHE WAS TIRED TODAY. 1. afternoon 3. night 5. evening 7. night 2. evening 4. morning 6. day 8. afternoon 8. LAST & THIS LAST indicates the preceding week, month, etc. THIS indicates the present week, month, etc. Situation: It’s Saturday morning. … … Time Expression … Bill: Don’t you like cold weather? Mary: No, I don’t. I like hot weather. Bill: It was hot LAST MONTH. Mary: Yes, but it was cold THIS MONTH. Bill: LAST WEEK was warm. Mary: Yes, but it was very cool THIS WEEK.