70   I can express place and time

FIND THE HIDDEN MAP

Walk towards the main road, until you get to the edge of the village. Then go over the bridge, and turn left. There’s a lane that takes you through a farm, and just beyond the farmhouse there’s cottage. Go round to the rear of the cottage, and you’ll be facing a small stream. Go across - it’s only about 10 centimetres deep - and onto the bank on the other side. You’ll see some bushes beside the stream. There’s a statue among the tall grasses, and underneath the statue there’s a map. It’s hidden beneath a pile of leaves. 

 

Glossary

towards  in the direction of (also toward).

edge  the place where sth, e.g. a table, a cliff, or a town, ends.

beyond  past a place and further away.

rear  the back of sth, especially a car or a building. OPP front.

face sth  look towards sth. OPP have your back to sth.

onto  moving to or on a particular place or position.

beside  next to. SYN by.

among  surrounded by things (also amongst).

underneath  under (when sth is hidden or covered).

beneath  FML under.

 

spotlight  over

Over has different meanings:

1    up and across to the other side of something.

Go over the bridge.

2    used to express location at a distance from the speaker.

Sit over there.

3    all over: in all or most parts of sth.

His clothes were all over the floor. 

B    Time 

We’d already played 85 minutes and we were losing. Bob suddenly shouted, ‘Come on, there are still five minutes to go– it’s not over yet.’

The children were woken during the night by a loud bang. It was followed by heavy rain which lasted throughout the night.

Guy said he’d be back at three this afternoon. In the meantime, I took Martha shopping. She spent all morning looking for a black dress and eventually found something she liked.

I used to play a bit; but these days I just watch football on TV. I go to a game now and again with my son. Recently we saw Arsenal play Spurs.

Glossary

already  before now or before a particular point in time.

to go  If there are five minutes to go, then five minutes remain before sth will happen.

over  finished.

not...yet…  used for talking about sth that has not happened, but will probably happen in the future.

during  at some point in the period of time mentioned.

last  continue for a period of time.

throughout  from the beginning to the end of sth.

in the meantime  during the time between two events. SYN meanwhile.

eventually  after a long period of time (often after some difficulty).

these days  in the present time. SYN nowadays.

now and again  SYNS occasionally, from time to time.

recently  not long ago. recent ADJ.