1. CCC Kei Wa Primary School (Kowloon Tong) Unit 3 Learning sheet 3.12
Name: _______________________( ) Class: P.6 ( )
During or within?
What’s the difference?

2. During… This is a preposition that means all through a period of time
I was in Hong Kong during 2004.
Jan 2004
Dec 2004
Did I leave in July?
Yes or No?
I was in Hong Kong all the time for 12 months.

3. During… I woke up at three different times between 11:30pm and 7:30am
During also shows some time between the start and the end of a period of time…
Did I wake up at 6:00 am?
I woke up three times during the night.
Did I wake up at 3:15 am?
11:30 pm
7:30 am
1:30 am
3:15 am
5:30 am
Did I wake up at 1:30 am?
Yes or No?
I woke up at three different times between 11:30pm and 7:30am

4. Within…
This preposition means inside and not beyond (more than) an area or a period of time…
NB: within can talk about inside and not beyond an area (place) but during cannot…
I’m within the circle

5. Please give me your homework within this school week.
Within a period of time…
Monday
Sunday
Can I hand in my homework next Monday?
Can I hand in my homework on Friday?
Can I hand in my homework on Wednesday?
Please give me your homework within this school week.
Yes or No?
Because it is more than five days, beyond the school week.

6. Within an area…
“For posting letters within Hong Kong, please use a $1.4 stamp.”
Can I use a $1.4 stamp for a letter to China?
Can I use a $1.4 stamp for a letter to North Point?
Yes or No?
Yes or No?

7. Let’s practise our prepositions…
Hint: not just within and during. at
The children went to the library ______ 3 o’clock in the afternoon.
My father will go to Shatin _______ an hour.
Sam and his friends go swimming everyday _________ the summer holidays.
My brother goes to the beach early _______ the morning. in
during in

8. during
John didn’t play in the park _________ the exam week.
“It’s already late! The parcel must arrive _________ this week!” said Peter angrily.
Gordon will fly to Paris ________ the end of this week.
Bob handed his homework in late ______ Monday morning.
You must ride your bike ________ the yellow lines, do not go over the lines!
within at on
within