D Practice. 1. Complete the spaces in the following with an appropriate preposition.

1. Complete the spaces in the following with an appropriate preposition.

The night shift comes on __ 10 p.m. and works __ eight hours, so the morning shift starts __ 8 a.m. Staff work continuously, with no official breaks __ the eight hours, but in practice there are opportunities for short breaks __ the shift.

__ the night most of the work is routine maintenance and only 20 or so workers are on duty. __ the morning when the day shift starts we work at 80 per cent of full production capacity. Well, at least we do __ the summer and autumn months, up __ about the end of November when production is reduced to about 60 per cent.

We don't work __ Sundays of course ‒ the factory closes, except in an emergency.

2. Complete the spaces in the following with an appropriate preposition. If no preposition is needed, leave the space blank.

1 The meeting will be held ___ 5th July 1994.

2 The project began ___ June.

3 We'll have a 20-minute break ___ 4 o'clock.

4 The report won't be ready ___ we've collected all the field survey data.

5 The work, which has already started, will be finished ___ the end of the week at the latest.

6 Make sure you've read the survey before our meeting ___next week.

7 We'll work all day and relax ___ the evening.

Writing Activity

Describe a typical working day in your company and also any seasonal variation in your company's activities during the year.

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