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

1. Swimmer Michael Phelps was born *in* 1985.
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.