This week, the Thinking in English Community is talking about time in our conversation clubs, with a special focus on prepositions of time: in, on, and at.
Talking about daily routines, special dates, plans, and life changes gives us a natural way to practise using prepositions of time correctly. These small words are very common in English, but they can be tricky, so using them in real conversation is one of the best ways to build confidence and accuracy.
This conversation club is inspired by recent Thinking in English grammar episodes, including Does History Repeat Itself? and Should We Work Until We’re 75?, as well as the Grammar Study Pack on Prepositions of Time and Place.
Here are 10 conversation questions to get you talking about time, routines, plans, and life changes in English!
The Thinking in English Conversation Club takes place every TUESDAY and THURSDAY at 12pm, 6pm, and 23pm UK time!
You can find more details on how to participate here!
Conversation Questions:
- What do you usually do in the morning?
- On which days of the week are you the busiest?
- What do you usually do on your birthday?
- What are you planning to do on your next day off?
- Is there a day in the year that is very important to you? Why?
- Are you usually more productive in the morning or at night?
- What do you hope will change in your life in the next few years?
- Is it better to plan things carefully in advance or decide at the last minute?
- At what age do you think people change the most?
- Make your own question!
Grammar: Prepositions of Time (in, on, at)
- IN: long periods
- months, years, seasons, parts of the day
- in July, in 2026, in winter, in the morning
- ON: specific days & dates
- on Monday, on 1st January, on my birthday
- AT: exact times & moments
- at 7 o’clock, at noon, at night
Resources
Conversation Club Times
12pm Conversation Club Around The World
- London, United Kingdom Tue/Thur at 12:00 GMT
- Mexico City, Mexico Tue/Thur at 06:00 CST
- Bogota, Colombia Tue/Thur at 07:00 COT
- Santiago, Chile Tue/Thur at 09:00 CLST
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Tue/Thur at 09:00 BRT
- Rome, Italy Tue/Thur at 13:00 CET
- Warsaw, Poland Tue/Thur at 13:00 CET
- Istanbul, Turkey Tue/Thur at 15:00 EEST
- Taipei, Taiwan Tue/Thur at 20:00 CST
- Tokyo, Japan Tue/Thur at 21:00 JST
18pm Conversation Club Around The World
- London, United Kingdom Tue/Thur at 18:00 GMT
- Mexico City, Mexico Tue/Thur at 12:00 CST
- Bogota, Colombia Tue/Thur at 13:00 COT
- Santiago, Chile Tue/Thur at 15:00 CLST
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Tue/Thur at 15:00 BRT
- Rome, Italy Tue/Thur at 19:00 CET
- Warsaw, Poland Tue/Thur at 19:00 CET
- Istanbul, Turkey Tue/Thur at 21:00 EEST
- Taipei, Taiwan Wed/Fri at 02:00 CST
- Tokyo, Japan Wed/Fri at 03:00 JST
23:00pm Conversation Club Around The World
- London, United Kingdom Wed/Fri at 23:00 GMT
- Mexico City, Mexico Tue/Thur at 17:00 CST
- Bogota, Colombia Tue/Thur at 18:00 COT
- Santiago, Chile Tue/Thur at 20:00 CLST
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Tue/Thur at 20:00 BRT
- Rome, Italy Wed/Fri at 00:00 CET
- Warsaw, Poland Wed, Wed/Fri at 00:00 CET
- Istanbul, Turkey Wed/Fri at 02:00 EEST
- Taipei, Taiwan Wed/Fri at 07:00 CST
- Tokyo, Japan Wed/Fri at 08:00 JST
Model Answers & Vocabulary
To help you prepare for the Thinking in English conversation club this week, I have created vocabulary lists and some model answers.
The model answers are split into intermediate, upper-intermediate, and advanced level responses. Hopefully this will give you an idea on the differences in quality between intermediate and advanced responses, and perhaps inspire your own answers to these questions!
B1 (Intermediate)
Model Answers
Vocabulary
B2 (Upper Intermediate)
Model Answers
Vocabulary
C1 (Advanced Level)
Model Answers
Vocabulary
See you all at this week’s conversation club!
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