Language point: time expressions 1 Choose the correct words.
Swimmer Michael Phelps was born *in*/on 1985
1 TV chef Jamie Oliver worked at his parents' restaurant during / for eight years before he went to catering college.
2 Lady Gaga's first album came out in / on August 19th 2008
3 Actress Emma Watson was famous by/for the age of eleven
4 Mozart started composing music at five years old. A year late/later, he played concerts around Europe.
5 Cristiano Ronaldo is now / for the highest-paid footballer in the world.
6 Bill Gates started programming computers in / by High School
Объяснение:
Swimmer Michael Phelps was born on 1985
1 TV chef Jamie Oliver worked at his parents' restaurant during for eight years before he went to catering college.
2 Lady Gaga's first album came out on August 19th 2008
3 Actress Emma Watson was famous by the age of eleven
4 Mozart started composing music at five years old. A year later, he played concerts around Europe.
5 Cristiano Ronaldo is now for the highest-paid footballer in the world.
6 Bill Gates started programming computers by High School
Explanation: We use the preposition "in" when talking about the year someone was born.
2. TV chef Jamie Oliver worked at his parents' restaurant *for* eight years before he went to catering college.
Explanation: We use the preposition "for" to indicate the duration of time.
3. Lady Gaga's first album came out *on* August 19th, 2008.
Explanation: We use the preposition "on" when referring to specific dates.
4. Actress Emma Watson was famous *by* the age of eleven.
Explanation: We use the preposition "by" to show that something happened before a particular time.
5. Mozart started composing music at five years old. A year *later*, he played concerts around Europe.
Explanation: We use the adverb "later" to indicate the passage of time from a specific point in the past.
6. Cristiano Ronaldo is *now* the highest-paid footballer in the world.
Explanation: We use the adverb "now" to indicate the present time.
7. Bill Gates started programming computers *in* High School.
Explanation: We use the preposition "in" to indicate the stage or time during which an activity started or took place.