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It's 2009 and we're in the German mountains.
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A man straps himself into a car on the world's most dangerous racetrack.
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He whispers to himself.
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It's time to put my balls on the dashboard.
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As he starts the engine.
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In 15 minutes, he's in an ambulance on conscious.
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In 15 years, he's a billionaire.
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This is Total Wolf, Formula One's most powerful team boss
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and the breakout star of Drive to Survive.
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This week on Good Bad Billionaire,
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how Total Wolf made his billions.
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6 Minutes Road Cagulary
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From BBCLearningEnglish.com
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Hello and welcome to 6 Minute Vocabulary, I'm Neil.
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A very smart Neil and I'm Catherine.
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Why are you wearing a suit Neil?
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Are you looking very smart for words?
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Well, yes, you're right.
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I am wearing a suit because I'm going to a wedding at one o'clock.
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Very good. I love weddings.
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I love weddings too.
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I'm going to another one on Saturday.
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Fantastic Neil and at and on are two of the words we're discussing in today's programme.
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Yes, because we're talking about time expressions
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We'll explain why we say at one o'clock, but on Saturday.
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Yes, and we'll give you lots of examples.
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Let's start by listening to Mike and Rob.
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They're trying to find a time to meet up.
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Think about this question while you listen.
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What time can Rob meet Mike?
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How about lunch on Monday, Rob?
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Well, I've got a meeting at 11.30.
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Okay, are you free on Tuesday?
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The engineer is coming at lunchtime.
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The washing machines flooded again.
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It happened at Easter too.
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Well, what are you doing in the afternoon?
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Sorry, I'm playing football.
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Okay, perhaps we could meet in the pub on Saturday evening?
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We've got guests at the weekend.
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How about this afternoon at 2.30?
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So, we asked you what time can Rob meet Mike?
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And the answer is at 2.30.
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When we say a particular time on the clock, we use at.
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So, we say at 2.30 at 3 o'clock.
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We also use at in other time expressions.
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Listen out for them in this clip.
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How about lunch on Monday, Rob?
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Well, I've got a meeting at 11.30.
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Okay, are you free on Tuesday?
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The engineer is coming at lunchtime.
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The washing machines flooded again.
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It happened at Easter too.
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So, Rob had a meeting at 11.30.
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It's at because it's a time.
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We also heard at lunchtime.
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We use at with particular points during the day, like meal times.
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So, it's at breakfast, at lunch, at dinner.
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And also we say at noon, at midnight.
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Now, Rob said his washing machine flooded at Easter.
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We use at to talk about a special day or group of days.
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So, it's at Easter, at New Year.
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Now, let's look at on.
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We use on with days of the week.
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So, on Monday, on Tuesday.
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We also use on with specific dates, on the 3rd of May, on June the 20th.
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And we use on with specific days, on Christmas day, on Easter Sunday, on my birthday.
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But remember, it's at Easter, at Christmas,
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when we are referring to the general time period.
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Now, let's listen to another clip with more time expressions.
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This time, listen out for the time expression with in.
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What are you doing in the afternoon?
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Sorry, I'm playing football.
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Perhaps we could meet in the pub on Saturday evening.
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We've got guests at the weekend.
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How about this afternoon, at 2.30?
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So, we had in the afternoon.
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We use in with parts of the day.
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So, it's in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening.
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But, did you notice that it's on Saturday evening?
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If we use a day of the week plus morning afternoon or evening, we use on.
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And we also use in with seasons.
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So, it's in spring, in the winter.
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We use in with months and years.
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So, it's in June in 1996.
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Notice also that Rob said at the weekend.
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Rob speaks British English, so he used at the weekend.
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Some other speakers will say on the weekend.
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It's perfectly fine.
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And we're talking about time expressions within on and at.
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We are. So, to recap, we use on with days of the week.
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Dates and special days.
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We use at with times and particular points in the day.
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British people say at the weekend.
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And we also use at with festivals.
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We use in for seasons, months and years.
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Fill the gaps with in on or at.
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What do you usually do the weekend?
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And the answer is at.
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Don't be late. The film starts.
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And the answer is at.
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There are usually fireworks in London.
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And the answer is on.
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Well done if you got them all right.
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And now for today's top tip for learning vocabulary.
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Instead of learning individual new words one by one,
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try learning small chunks of language like time phrases.
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They will be easier to learn and they make your English sound a lot more natural.
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There's more about this at BBCLearningEnglish.com.
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Join us again for more six-minute vocabulary.
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Six minutes vocabulary from the BBC.
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It's 2009 and we're in the German mountains.
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A man straps himself into a car on the world's most dangerous racetrack.
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He whispers to himself.
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It's time to put my balls on the dashboard.
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If he starts the engine.
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In 15 minutes he's in an ambulance on conscious in 15 years.
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This is Total Wolf, Formula One's most powerful team boss
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and the breakout star of Drive to Survive.
7:25
This week on Good Bad Billionaire,
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how Total Wolf made his billions.
7:29
Listen wherever you get your BBC podcast.