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		<title>English part I</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dosen : Mutaqim Rija 04/09/08 17:30 Wib 1. Introducing Memperkenalan diri masing2 2. How important english Disini dijelaskan pentingnya bahasa inggris di dunia kerja maupun dikehidupan sehari-hari, inggris adalah bahasa tertua dengan kosa kata yang lebih banyak dibanding dengan bahasa lain walaupun banyak bahasa dunia yang banyak muncul seperti German, Rusia, Jepang dll, bahasa Inggris [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dosen : Mutaqim Rija<br />
04/09/08 17:30 Wib</p>
<p>1. Introducing</p>
<p>Memperkenalan diri masing2</p>
<p>2. How important english</p>
<p>Disini dijelaskan pentingnya bahasa inggris di dunia kerja maupun dikehidupan sehari-hari, inggris adalah bahasa tertua dengan kosa kata yang lebih banyak dibanding dengan bahasa lain walaupun banyak bahasa dunia yang banyak muncul seperti German, Rusia, Jepang dll, bahasa Inggris akan tetap menjadi bahasa penting yg digunakan sebagai bahasa internasional.<span id="more-234"></span><!--more--></p>
<p>Contoh :</p>
<p>Dalam bahasa Indonesia hidung dan lubang hidung itu terdapat kata yang sama yaitu hidung, sedangkan dalam bahasa inggris hidung dan lubang hidung memiliki kata masing-masing tanpa harus mengulang kata hidung.</p>
<p>3. Methode of teaching</p>
<p>Metode cara mengajarnya yaitu seperti seorang murid yang ingin bisa mengendarai mobil dengan baik.</p>
<p>M : murid<br />
D : dosen</p>
<p>M : &#8220;Pak saya ingin belajar mengendarai mobil yang baik&#8221;<br />
D : &#8220;Ayo bapak akan mengajari mengendarai mobil yang baik, saya akan memberi contoh bagaimana mengendarai mobil dengan baik, tolong perhatikan :</p>
<ol>
<li>Saya ingin menjelaskan ini adalah mobil (bentuk mobil)</li>
<li>sebelum mengendarai mobil buka dulu pintu mobilnya, karena tidakmungkin kita mengendarai mobil tanpa membuka pintunya terlebih dahulu, apabila disaat membuka mobil alarm berbunyi berarti sebelum kita membuka pintu di unlock-an dulu alarm nya, baru kita bisa masuk kedalam mobil, mari kita masuk dalam mobil.</li>
</ol>
<p>D : &#8220;Saya akan memberi contoh bagaimana mengendarai atau menjadi supir yang baik, kamu duduk disamping saya biar saya yang menyetir mobil, tolong perhatikan.&#8221;<br />
M : &#8220;Siap pak.&#8221;<br />
D: &#8220;Mari kita lanjutkan</p>
<ol>
<li>Masukkan kunci kedalam lubang kunci terlebih dahulu, sebelum dinyalakan posisikan gigi berada di posisi netral, kemudian mulai menyalakan.</li>
<li>Setelah itu tekan kopling dan tangan kiri mulai menggerakan tuas ke gigi pertama, jangan lupa gas dibuka pelan2 jangan sampai terlalu dalam, ingat untuk pertama kali selalu bermain di gigi rendah supaya kecepatan bisa dikendalikan.</li>
<li>Lihat kanan, kiri &amp; depan, belakang</li>
<li>Posisi Gas jangan terlalu dalam karena bisa tidak terkendali, nanti ada nenek-nenek lewat bisa tertabrak.</li>
<li>Jangan terlalu kiri nanti bisa nabrak tukang baso yang lagi jualan dipinggir jalan</li>
<li>Jangan terlalu kanan nanti bisa nabrak kendaraan didepan kita.</li>
<li>Perhatikan rambu-ramu lalu lintas&#8221;</li>
</ol>
<p>D : &#8220;Apakah kamu mengerti ?&#8221;<br />
M : &#8220;Ya mengerti pak&#8221;<br />
D : &#8220;Ok sekarang giliran kamu&#8221;<br />
M : &#8220;Ok pak!&#8221;<br />
SImurid pun belajar tahap demi tahap sampai akhirnya mulai terbiasa.<br />
D : S&#8221;epertinya sudah mulai lancar, yuk kita ke jalan raya sambil mengetes filling dan Instuisi kamu&#8221;</p>
<p>Note :</p>
<p>Feeling adalah perasaan yang akan muncul secara tiba-tiba disaat kita harus memilih diantara dua pilihan, contoh, disaat kita mengendarai mobil dan ada dua belokkan kiri dan kanan, tetapi feeling kita akan menunjukan &#8220;sepetinya belok kanan nih&#8221;<br />
Instuisi adalah perasaan yang akan muncul disaat kita pasti akan tahu bahwa sesuatu pasti akan terjadi.</p>
<p>D : &#8220;berapa kecepatanmu sekarang ?&#8221;<br />
M : &#8220;200 km/jam pak&#8221;<br />
D : &#8220;Ow, ok sekarang kita coba di jalan tol sepetinya akan lebih cepat dan lancar&#8221;<br />
M : &#8220;Ok Pak&#8221;<br />
D : &#8220;Berapa kecepatanmu nak ?&#8221;<br />
M : &#8220;300 km/jam pak&#8221;<br />
D : &#8220;OW keren ayo teruskan!&#8221;</p>
<p>Kesimulan yang bisa diambil dari cerita diatas adalah kita harus belajar step demi step jangan sampai melompati step yang seharusnya kita lalui terlebih dahulu, apabila ini terjadi maka akan terjadi benturan kesana kemari yang ujungnya malah berdampak buruk dan apabila sudah lancar silahkan berlari secepat mungkin.</p>
<p>Dalam bahasa Inggris pun begitu apabila tidak melalui step demi step biasanya akan berbenturan dalam 3 hal yaitu:</p>
<ul>
<li>Pronunciation (pengucapan) yang akhirnya akan nabrak nenek2 lewat<br />
Disini dijelasakan perbedaan pengucapan antara (bird, beer, bear, beard)</li>
<li>Intonation (Intonasi) dan akhirnya akan nabrak tukang bakso</li>
<li>Grammar (rambu-rambu lalu lintas/traffic regulation)</li>
</ul>
<p>Kemudian dosen mengingatkan, apabila diantara para mahasiswa ada yang memiliki keahlian lebih, cukup diam karena dengan diam mahasiswa tersebut akan mendapatkan ilmu baru, dan apabila dia berontak karena mempelajari yang sudah dia ketahui maka hati-hati hatinya akan tertutup dan tidak akan mendapatkan hal yang baru.</p>
<p>3. Evaluation Component (Sistem penilaian)</p>
<p>80-100 : A<br />
68-79   : B<br />
56-67   : C<br />
45-55   : D<br />
0-44     : E</p>
<p>Attendance : 10%<br />
Tugas         : 20%<br />
UTS            : 30%<br />
UAS            : 40%</p>
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		<title>Simple Present Tense</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2007 07:52:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How do we make the Simple Present Tense? subject + auxiliary verb + main verb do base There are three important exceptions: For positive sentences, we do not normally use the auxiliary. For the 3rd person singular (he, she, it), we add s to the main verb or es to the auxiliary. For the verb [...]]]></description>
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<h2>How do we make the Simple Present Tense?</h2>
<table border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><span style="font-size: x-small;">subject</span></td>
<td><span style="font-size: x-small;">+</span></td>
<td><span style="font-size: x-small;">auxiliary verb</span></td>
<td><span style="font-size: x-small;">+</span></td>
<td><span style="font-size: x-small;">main verb</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center">do</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center">base</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>There are three important <strong><span style="color: #993300;">exceptions</span></strong>:</p>
<ol>
<li>For positive sentences, <strong>we do not normally use the 																auxiliary</strong>.</li>
<li>For the 3rd person singular (he, she, it), we add <strong>s</strong> to 																the main verb or <strong>es</strong> to the auxiliary.</li>
<li>For the verb <strong>to be</strong>, we do not use an auxiliary, even 																for questions and negatives.</li>
</ol>
<p>Look at these examples with the main verb <em>like</em>:</p>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="7">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td><strong>subject</strong></td>
<td><strong>auxiliary verb</strong></td>
<td></td>
<td><strong>main verb</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="2" align="center"><span style="font-size: x-small;">+</span></td>
<td>I, you, we, they</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>like</td>
<td>coffee.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>He, she, it</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>like<strong>s</strong></td>
<td>coffee.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="2" align="center"><span style="font-size: x-small;">-</span></td>
<td>I, you, we, they</td>
<td>do</td>
<td>not</td>
<td>like</td>
<td>coffee.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>He, she, it</td>
<td>do<strong>es</strong></td>
<td>not</td>
<td>like</td>
<td>coffee.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="2" align="center"><span style="font-size: x-small;">?</span></td>
<td>Do</td>
<td>I, you, we, they</td>
<td></td>
<td>like</td>
<td>coffee?</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Do<strong>es</strong></td>
<td>he, she, it</td>
<td></td>
<td>like</td>
<td>coffee?</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>Look at these examples with the main verb <em>be</em>. Notice that 														there is no auxiliary:</p>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="7">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td><strong>subject</strong></td>
<td><strong>main verb</strong></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="3" align="center"><span style="font-size: x-small;">+</span></td>
<td>I</td>
<td>am</td>
<td></td>
<td>French.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>You, we, they</td>
<td>are</td>
<td></td>
<td>French.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>He, she, it</td>
<td>is</td>
<td></td>
<td>French.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="3" align="center"><span style="font-size: x-small;">-</span></td>
<td>I</td>
<td>am</td>
<td>not</td>
<td>old.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>You, we, they</td>
<td>are</td>
<td>not</td>
<td>old.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>He, she, it</td>
<td>is</td>
<td>not</td>
<td>old.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td rowspan="3" align="center"><span style="font-size: x-small;">?</span></td>
<td>Am</td>
<td>I</td>
<td></td>
<td>late?</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Are</td>
<td>you, we, they</td>
<td></td>
<td>late?</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Is</td>
<td>he, she, it</td>
<td></td>
<td>late?</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2>How do we use the Simple Present Tense?</h2>
<p>We use the simple present tense when:</p>
<ul>
<li>the action is general</li>
<li>the action happens all the time, or habitually, in the past, 																present and future</li>
<li>the action is not only happening now</li>
<li>the statement is always true</li>
</ul>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="7">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td colspan="3" align="center"><span style="font-size: x-small;">John drives a 																		taxi.</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="33%" align="center"><strong>past</strong></td>
<td align="center"><strong>present</strong></td>
<td width="33%" align="center"><strong>future</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3">
<hr size="7" noshade="NOSHADE" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3" align="center">It is John&#8217;s job to drive a 																		taxi. He does it every day. Past, present and future.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>Look at these examples:</p>
<ul>
<li>I live in New York.</li>
<li>The Moon goes round the Earth.</li>
<li>John drives a taxi.</li>
<li>He does not drive a bus.</li>
<li>We do not work at night.</li>
<li>Do you play football?</li>
</ul>
<p>Note that with the verb <strong>to be</strong>, we can also use the simple 														present tense for situations that are not general. We can use the simple 														present tense to talk about <strong>now</strong>. Look at these examples of the verb &#8220;to 														be&#8221; in the simple present tense—some of them are <strong>general</strong>, some of 														them are <strong>now</strong>:</p>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="7">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td colspan="3" align="center"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Am I 																		right?<br />
Tara is not at home.<br />
You are happy.</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="33%" align="center"><strong>past</strong></td>
<td align="center"><strong>present</strong></td>
<td width="33%" align="center"><strong>future</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3">
<hr size="7" noshade="NOSHADE" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3" align="center">The situation is now.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="7">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td colspan="3" align="center"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I am not 																		fat.<br />
Why are you so beautiful?<br />
Ram is tall.</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="33%" align="center"><strong>past</strong></td>
<td align="center"><strong>present</strong></td>
<td width="33%" align="center"><strong>future</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3">
<hr size="7" noshade="NOSHADE" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3" align="center">The situation is general. Past, 																		present and future.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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		<title>Prepositions of Place: at, in, on</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; In general, we use: at for a POINT in for an ENCLOSED SPACE on for a SURFACE at in on POINT ENCLOSED SPACE SURFACE at the corner in the garden on the wall at the bus stop in London on the ceiling at the door in France on the door at the top of [...]]]></description>
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<p>In general, we use:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>at</strong> for a POINT</li>
<li><strong>in</strong> for an ENCLOSED SPACE</li>
<li><strong>on</strong> for a SURFACE</li>
</ul>
<table border="1" cellpadding="7" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong>at</strong></td>
<td><strong>in</strong></td>
<td><strong>on</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>POINT</strong></td>
<td><strong>ENCLOSED SPACE</strong></td>
<td><strong>SURFACE</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>at the corner</td>
<td>in the garden</td>
<td>on the wall</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>at the bus stop</td>
<td>in London</td>
<td>on the ceiling</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>at the door</td>
<td>in France</td>
<td>on the door</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>at the top of the page</td>
<td>in a box</td>
<td>on the cover</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>at the end of the road</td>
<td>in my pocket</td>
<td>on the floor</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>at the entrance</td>
<td>in my wallet</td>
<td>on the carpet</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>at the crossroads</td>
<td>in a building</td>
<td>on the menu</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>at the entrance</td>
<td>in a car</td>
<td>on a page</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p>Look at these examples:</p>
<ul>
<li>Jane is waiting for you <strong>at</strong> the bus stop.</li>
<li>The shop is <strong>at</strong> the end of the street.</li>
<li>My plane stopped <strong>at</strong> Dubai and Hanoi and arrived 																<strong>in</strong> Bangkok two hours late.</li>
<li>When will you arrive <strong>at</strong> the office?</li>
<li>Do you work <strong>in</strong> an office?</li>
<li>I have a meeting <strong>in</strong> New York.</li>
<li>Do you live <strong>in</strong> Japan?</li>
<li>Jupiter is <strong>in</strong> the Solar System.</li>
<li>The author&#8217;s name is <strong>on</strong> the cover of the book.</li>
<li>There are no prices <strong>on</strong> this menu.</li>
<li>You are standing <strong>on</strong> my foot.</li>
<li>There was a &#8220;no smoking&#8221; sign <strong>on</strong> the wall.</li>
<li>I live <strong>on</strong> the 7th floor <strong>at</strong> 21 Oxford Street 																<strong>in</strong> London.</li>
</ul>
<p>Notice the use of the prepositions of place <strong>at</strong>, <strong>in</strong> 														and <strong>on</strong> in these standard expressions:</p>
<table border="1" cellpadding="7" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong>at</strong></td>
<td><strong>in</strong></td>
<td><strong>on</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>at home</td>
<td>in a car</td>
<td>on a bus</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>at work</td>
<td>in a taxi</td>
<td>on a train</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>at school</td>
<td>in a helicopter</td>
<td>on a plane</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>at university</td>
<td>in a boat</td>
<td>on a ship</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>at college</td>
<td>in a lift (elevator)</td>
<td>on a bicycle, on a motorbike</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>at the top</td>
<td>in the newspaper</td>
<td>on a horse, on an elephant</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>at the bottom</td>
<td>in the sky</td>
<td>on the radio, on television</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>at the side</td>
<td>in a row</td>
<td>on the left, on the right</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>at reception</td>
<td>in Oxford Street</td>
<td>on the way</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p><a href="http://widianto.org/?cat=6">See also Prepositions 														of Time: at, in, on</a></p>
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		<title>English Preposition Rule</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is one very simple rule about prepositions. And, unlike most rules, this rule has no exceptions.Rule A preposition is followed by a &#8220;noun&#8221;. It is never followed by a verb. By &#8220;noun&#8221; we include: noun (dog, money, love) proper noun (name) (Bangkok, Mary) pronoun (you, him, us) noun group (my first job) gerund (swimming) [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There is one very simple rule about prepositions. And, unlike 														most rules, this rule has no exceptions.<strong>Rule</strong><br />
A preposition is followed by a &#8220;noun&#8221;. It is 														never followed by a verb.</p>
<p>By &#8220;noun&#8221; we include:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>noun</strong> (dog, money, love)</li>
<li><strong>proper noun (name)</strong> (Bangkok, Mary)</li>
<li><strong>pronoun</strong> (you, him, us)</li>
<li><strong>noun group</strong> (my first job)</li>
<li><strong>gerund</strong> (swimming)</li>
</ul>
<p>A preposition cannot be followed by a verb. If we want to follow 														a preposition by a verb, we must use the &#8220;-ing&#8221; form which is really a gerund 														or verb in noun form.</p>
<p><strong>Quick Quiz:</strong> In the following sentences, why is &#8220;to&#8221; 														followed by a verb? That should be impossible, according to the above rule:</p>
<ul>
<li>I would like to go now.</li>
<li>She used to smoke.</li>
</ul>
<p>Here are some examples:</p>
<table border="1" cellpadding="7" cellspacing="0">
<tr valign="top">
<td valign="top"><strong>Subject + verb</strong></td>
<td valign="top"><strong>preposition</strong></td>
<td valign="top"><strong>&#8220;noun&#8221;</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>The food is</td>
<td>on</td>
<td>the table.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>She lives</td>
<td>in</td>
<td>Japan.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tara is looking</td>
<td>for</td>
<td>you.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>The letter is</td>
<td>under</td>
<td>your blue book.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Pascal is used</td>
<td>to</td>
<td>English people.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>She isn&#8217;t used</td>
<td>to</td>
<td>working.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>I ate</td>
<td>before</td>
<td>coming.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p><strong>Answer to Quick Quiz:</strong> In these sentences, &#8220;to&#8221; is 														<strong>not</strong> a preposition. It is part of the <strong>infinitive</strong> (&#8220;to go&#8221;, &#8220;to 														smoke&#8221;).</p>
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		<title>Prepositions of Time : at, in, on</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2007 06:11:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We use: at for a PRECISE TIME in for MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS on for DAYS and DATES at in on PRECISE TIME MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS DAYS and DATES at 3 o&#8217;clock in May on Sunday at 10.30am in summer on Tuesdays at noon in the summer on 6 March [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We use:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>at</strong> for a PRECISE TIME</li>
<li><strong>in</strong> for MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS</li>
<li><strong>on</strong> for DAYS and DATES</li>
</ul>
<table border="1" cellpadding="7" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong>at</strong></td>
<td><strong>in</strong></td>
<td><strong>on</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>PRECISE TIME</strong></td>
<td><strong>MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS</strong></td>
<td><strong>DAYS and DATES</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>at 3 o&#8217;clock</td>
<td>in May</td>
<td>on Sunday</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>at 10.30am</td>
<td>in summer</td>
<td>on Tuesdays</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>at noon</td>
<td>in the summer</td>
<td>on 6 March</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>at dinnertime</td>
<td>in 1990</td>
<td>on 25 Dec. 2010</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>at bedtime</td>
<td>in the 1990s</td>
<td>on Christmas Day</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>at sunrise</td>
<td>in the next century</td>
<td>on Independence Day</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>at sunset</td>
<td>in the Ice Age</td>
<td>on my birthday</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>at the moment</td>
<td>in the past/future</td>
<td>on New Year&#8217;s Eve</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p>Look at these examples:</p>
<ul>
<li>I have a meeting <strong>at</strong> 9am.</li>
<li>The shop closes <strong>at</strong> midnight.</li>
<li>Jane went home <strong>at</strong> lunchtime.</li>
<li>In England, it often snows <strong>in</strong> December.</li>
<li>Do you think we will go to Jupiter <strong>in</strong> the future?</li>
<li>There should be a lot of progress <strong>in</strong> the next 																century.</li>
<li>Do you work <strong>on</strong> Mondays?</li>
<li>Her birthday is <strong>on</strong> 20 November.</li>
<li>Where will you be <strong>on</strong> New Year&#8217;s Day?</li>
</ul>
<p>Notice the use of the preposition of time <strong>at</strong> in the 														following standard expressions:</p>
<table border="1" cellpadding="7" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong>Expression</strong></td>
<th>Example</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>at night</td>
<td>The stars shine <strong>at night</strong>.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>at the weekend</td>
<td>I don&#8217;t usually work <strong>at the weekend</strong>.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>at Christmas/Easter</td>
<td>I stay with my family <strong>at Christmas</strong>.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>at the same time</td>
<td>We finished the test <strong>at the same time</strong>.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>at present</td>
<td>He&#8217;s not home <strong>at present</strong>. Try later.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p>Notice the use of the prepositions of time <strong>in</strong> and 														<strong>on</strong> in these common expressions:</p>
<table border="1" cellpadding="7" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong>in</strong></td>
<td><strong>on</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>in the morning</td>
<td>on Tuesday morning</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>in the mornings</td>
<td>on Saturday mornings</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>in the afternoon(s)</td>
<td>on Sunday afternoons</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>in the evening(s)</td>
<td>on Monday evening</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p>When we say <strong>last, next, every, this</strong> we do not also use 														<strong>at, in, on</strong>.</p>
<ul>
<li>I went to London <strong>last</strong> June. (<strong><em>not</em></strong> <u>in 																last</u> June)</li>
<li>He&#8217;s coming back <strong>next</strong> Tuesday. (<strong><em>not</em></strong> 																<u>on next</u> Tuesday)</li>
<li>I go home <strong>every</strong> Easter. (<strong><em>not</em></strong> <u>at 																every</u> Easter)</li>
<li>We&#8217;ll call you <strong>this</strong> evening. (<strong><em>not</em></strong> <u>in 																this</u> evening)</li>
</ul>
<p>Sumber : <a href="http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/prepositions-at-in-on-time.htm" title="English-Club" target="_blank">English-club</a></p>
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