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By, from... until |13 O 26.3 Complete the biography with the ÿ
prepositions in the box. Listen and check,
We use by to mean 'not later than'
after by during in for on until

6 a.m. 7 a.m. 8 a.m. 9 a.m.

You must arrive by eight o,clock. (= some time before
8 o'clock)
Can you phone me by four o'clock?

We use until to say when a continuing action finishes.
We can also say till.

started at 10 a.m. finished at 6 p.m.

Pelé was born on the 23'Ü of October
1940 in Brazil. He is often called the greatest
9 a.m. 10 a.m. 11a.m. 12 p.m. 1p.m. 2 p.m. 3 p.m. 4 p.m. 5 p.m. 6 p.m. 7p.m. footballer of all time.'_1956, at the age
of only fifteen, he joined the Santos Football
I studied from ten in the morning until six in the evening.
Club and stayed with the team2_1974.
We stayed at Tim's house till eight o'clock.
Can you work until four o'clock? 3 _the time Pelé was sixteen, he had also

started playing for the Brazilian national team
and 4_1958 he won the World Cup for the
m Circle the correct option. first time. In total, he played for Brazilf_

ÿ You should arrive until ten o clock. O fourteen years and ®_that time, Brazil
i
1 The shops are open from 10 a.m. by / until 7 p.m. won the World Cup three times.
2 Please can you post this letter by / until Monday? 7 _eighteen years at Santos, Pelé left Brazil
3 You must get home by / until nine o'clock. and ended his career in America. He played his
4 We lived in London by / until 2010. last match ever8_the 1&i of October 1977.
5 Max has to decide about the job by / until Friday. * _his whole career, The King of Football'
6 They stayed by/until midnight! amazingly scored 697 goals in 753 matches.
7 It rained by / until midday and then it was sunny.
8 You'll have to get up by / until seven o'clock to
catch the train. 14 ÿ Now write a biography of someone
'
ir / famous. Include information about dates
1 2 Complete the sentences using by or until. and times.

ÿ They will arrive at seven.The house must be tidy.
You must tidy the house bij seven Self-GValuation Rate your progress.
ÿ They arrived at six and stayed for three hours.
They stayed until nine

1 The museum opens at nine and closes at five.
It is open from nine_
2 You must pack your bags. We're leaving at six.
You must pack your bags_
3 Can you wait? I'll be back at three.
Can you wait_?
4 We start maths at two. It lasts an hour.
We do maths_
5 It's Monday today. We need your reply in
three days.
We need your reply_
6 Ryan has some French homework. The teacher
wants it on Monday.
Ryan has to finish his homework-

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