Country Song Sitting on the Back of My Truck
Предлоги места: in/at/on
Я постарался по возможности четко изложить информацию по предлогам места. Сам я уже в течение нескольких лет с большим успехом применяю этот материал на своих уроках. Его использование позволяет избежать работы одновременно с несколькими грамматическими пособиями. Материал легко воспринимается учениками, доступен для самостоятельного изучения, так как включает в себя, с моей точки зрения, простые и логичные объяснения.
Pereslavl-Zalesski, Yaroslavl Reg.
Базовые случаи (1)
* Оn a river/on a road/on the way/on the coast (подразумевается береговая линия)
** At a party/at a concert/at a conference/at the meeting/at a football match/at the lesson, at the exhibition)
Exercise 1. Complete the sentences with in, at or on. (1)
1. Rio de Janeiro is ______ the south-east coast of Brazil.
2. There's no one ____ the garden.
3. Tessa is ____ a conference.
4. Would you like sugar ____ your coffee?
5. Who's moved my briefcase? I left it ______ the table.
6. Go along this road, and then turn left ____ the shop.
7. Nicola was wearing a silver ring ____ her little finger.
8. We stopped at a small village ____ the way to London.
9. He spends most of the day sitting ____ the window and looking out.
10. There's been another big forest fire _____ California.
11. What have you got ____ your hand?
12. Paris is ____ the river Seine.
13. I know that people like to dress up ____ parties, but that is ridiculous.
Exercise 2. Complete the sentences with in, at or on. (1)
1. There is no tea ____ my cup.
2. She owns a house ____ the Swan River.
3. When we were ____ Italy, we spent a few days in Venice.
4. There's a dirty mark ____ your nose.
5. I didn't see you ____ the party on Saturday. Where were you?
6. Is that a spider ____ the ceiling?
7. My brother lives in a small village ____ the south-west of England.
8. San Francisco is ___ the west coast of the United States.
9. Where is the car waiting? ____ the traffic light.
10. What's that ____ the floor?
11. Memphis is ____ the Mississippi River.
12. There's something wrong with the car. We'd better stop ____ the next garage.
Устойчивые выражения (2)
| in | at | on |
| in the mountains/forest/field | at the top/bottom (of the page) | on a page/the notice board |
*** cтанцией может быть и название города
Exercise 3. Complete the sentences using the prepositions at, in or on. (1, 2)
1. I sat ____ the beach.
2. What's Sue doing? She's standing ____ a queue.
3. They are ___ the roof.
4. Where's the woman standing? ___ the top of the stairs.
5. What is the tallest building ____ the world?
6. Turn left ____ the roundabout.
7. I live in a flat ____ the first floor.
8. It's a very small village. You probably won't find it ____ your map.
9. Where's Tom standing? ___ the end of the queue.
10. I love to look up at the stars ___ the sky at night.
11. They lived ___ the same area.
12. Where does Kate work? ___ a farm.
13. Where's the cat? ____ the bottom of the stairs.
Exercise 4. Complete the sentences using the prepositions at, in or on. (1, 2)
1. You'll find details of TV programmes ____ page seven (of the newspaper).
2. Simon is ___ his room.
3. Who is the woman ____ that photograph?
4. Brighton is ____ the south coast of England.
5. Who is that man standing ____ the door?
6. Write your name ____ the top of the page.
7. Have you seen the notice ____ the notice board?
8. The film was shot mainly ____ Tunisia in North Africa.
9. It was a lovely day. There wasn't a cloud ____ the sky.
10. There were very few people ____ Joan's party.
11. Have you ever worked ___ a farm?
12. Turn left ___ the church.
13. I have a friend who lives in a small village ___ the mountains.
14. His name was the fifth ___ the list.
15. My train arrives at 11.30. Can you meet me ___ the station?
Exercise 5. Complete the sentences using the prepositions at, in or on. (1, 2)
1. Have you seen this article ____ the paper?
2. Where's the post office? ___ the left. And the bank? ___ the right.
3. Turn left ____ the traffic lights.
4. My friend works at a chemist's ____ the town center.
5. Angela's house is the white one _____ the end of the street.
6. Our flat is ____ the second floor of the building.
7. Where's the fly? _____ his arm.
8. The information ____ this booklet is out of date.
9. When you leave the hotel, please leave your key ___ reception.
10. Who is that man standing ____ the window?
11. Here's a shopping list. Don't buy anything that's not ____ the list.
12. What have you got ____ your pocket?
13. There's nobody living ___ the island. It's uninhabited.
14. I stopped ____ the shop on the way home.
Exercise 6. Complete the sentences using the prepositions at, in or on. (1, 2)
1. My office is ____ the first floor. It's ____ the left as you come out of the lift.
2. It was a lovely day. There wasn't a cloud ____ the sky.
3. I haven't seen Kate for some time. I last saw her ___ Dave's wedding.
4. Last year we had a wonderful skiing holiday ____ the mountains.
5. In most countries people drive ____ the right.
6. When you leave the hotel, please leave your key ____ reception.
7. ____ the end of the street there is a path leading to the river.
8. I usually buy a newspaper ____ my way to work in the morning.
9. Is Tom ____ this photograph? I can't find him.
10. I wasn't sure whether I had come to the right office. There was no name ____ the door.
11. Bill lived ___ the top end of my street.
12. Write your name ____ the top of the page.
13. Portsmouth is ____ the south coast of England.
14. When we were ____ Italy, we spent a few days ____ Venice.
Exercise 7. Complete the sentences using the prepositions at, in or on. (1, 2)
1. The man the police are looking for has a scar ____ his right cheek.
2. There are three men ____ the boat.
3. Write your name ___ the bottom of the page.
4. Where are the children playing? ____ the beach.
5. We last met ___ the conference in Italy.
6. Sue lives in this building. Where's her flat exactly? ___ the second floor.
7. There's no one ___ the room.
8. Tom is ill. He wasn't ___ work today. He was ____ home ____ bed.
9. Where are the shelves? ____ the wall.
10. We were waiting ____ the far end of the room.
11. I sat ____ the floor.
12. I didn't feel very well when I woke up, so I stayed ___ bed.
13. London is ____ the river Thames.
14. It will be the biggest event of its kind ever held ___ this country.
15. In Britain we drive ____ the left.
Дополнительные случаи (3)
| in |
| at |
| Иногда название подразумевает что-то, относящееся к нему.
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Exercise 8. Complete the sentences with at, in or on. (1, 2, 3)
1. I live ____ 42 East Street.
2. I live _____ East Street.
3. I live ____ King Street.
4. She's just moved from her flat ____ 38 Azalea Drive.
5. It can be dangerous when children play ___ the street.
6. Talks are to be held ____ Downing Street, chaired by the Prime Minister.
7. We broke down ____ the Princes Highway between Melbourne and Adelaide.
8. The headquarters of the company are ____ Milan.
9. It was a very slow train. It stopped ____ every station.
10. I have a friend who lives ____ a small village ___ the mountains.
11. Who is that man standing ____ the bus stop?
12. Does your train stop ___ Lyon?
13. Sarah lives ___ Queen Street.
14. He's ____ Manchester studying Linguistics.
15. He lives ____ Perth.
16. My brother lives ____ a small village in the south-west of England.
17. Shall we meet ____ the coach station?
18. I first saw the ring in an antique shop ____ Kensington Road.
19. We spent a few days ___ New York.
20. There has been a serious accident ___ the motorway near Swindon.
21. She won a gold medal ____ Barcelona in 1992.
22. I lived ___ Stockholm for three years during the 1970s.
23. Peter's doing a Master's degree ____ Birmingham.
24. The town is ____ the Pacific Highway.
At sea/in the sea (4)
At sea – в путешествии
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I love swimming in the sea.
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It was a long voyage. We were at sea for 30 days.
Exercise 9. Complete the sentences using the prepositions at, in or on. (1, 2, 3, 4)
1. Where's the man standing? ____ the gate.
2. Where's the bird? ____ the gate.
3. There is some water ___ the bottle.
4. There is a label ____ the bottle.
5. There is somebody _____ the door. Shall I go and see who it is?
6. There is a notice ___ the door. It says "Do not disturb".
7. Where's the key? ____ the door.
8. Turin is ___ the North of Italy, ___ the river Po.
9. Look at those people swimming ___ the river.
10. It's winter. There is thick ice ___ the river.
11. He managed to find it ___ the thick snow.
12. I saw something black ___ the snow.
13. Do you like swimming ___ the sea?
14. Bill works on ships. He is away ___ sea most of the time.
In the corner of a room/at/on the corner of a street (5)
| in the corner of a room | at/on the corner of a street |
 in the corner |  at/on the corner |
Exercise 10. Complete the sentences with in, at or on. (1, 2, 5)
1. The television is ____ the corner of the room.
2. There is a public telephone _____ the corner of the street.
3. I saw many people ___ the platform waiting for the train.
4. Where's the Eiffel Tower? ___ Paris.
5. If you walk to the end of the street, you'll see a small shop _____ the corner.
6. (in a restaurant) "Where shall we sit?" "Over there, ____ the corner."
7. I like that picture hanging ____ the wall ____ the kitchen.
8. They're staying at the Metropole Hotel, while they are ____ Brighton.
9. He's got a flat ___ Milan.
10. My uncle owns a hardware shop ____ the corner of High Street and Redland Road.
11. Where's the label? ____ the bottle.
12. There's some tea ____ the shelf ____ the cupboard.
13. I'll meet you _____ the corner of the street.
14. The lamp was ____ the corner of the room.
In/On/At the Front/Back (6)
| in | on | at |
| in the front/back of a car | on the front/on the back of a letter/piece of paper | at the front/back of the house/building/ cinema/group of people |
| I was sitting in the back | Write your name on the back | The garden is at the back of the house. |
Exercise 11. Complete the sentences with in, at or on. (1, 6)
1. Tom is at the cinema. Where is he sitting? ____ the back row.
2. I couldn't hear the teacher very well. She spoke quietly and I was sitting ___ the back of the class.
3. When you send a letter, it is a good idea to write your name and address ___ the back of the envelope.
4. When I'm a passenger in a car, I prefer to sit ___ the front.
5. You'll find the sports results ____ the back page of the newspaper.
6. We normally use the front entrance but there's another entrance ____ the back.
7. Where's the dog? ____ the back of the car.
8. We went to the theatre last night. We had seats ____ the front row.
9. Ann is in this group of people. Where is she? ___ the front.
10. "Is there anything interesting ___ the paper today?"
"Well, there's an unusual photograph __ the back page."
11. Let's sit ____ the front (of the cinema).
12. When I go to the cinema, I prefer to sit __ the front row.
13. I didn't see her among the girls ____ the party.
Предлоги at/in c учреждениями и организациями (7)
1. С учреждениями и организациями используется предлог at, кроме in hospital/in prison
2. Запомните выражение: at somebody's house
3. Однако в 1 и 2 случаях может использоваться предлог in, если речь идет о самом здании.
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We saw a play at the National Theatre.
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There are fifty bedrooms in the Queens Hotel.
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There are three bedrooms in Julia's house.
Exercise 12. Complete these sentences with in, at or on. (1, 2, 7)
1. "What does your sister do? Has she got a job?" "No, she's still ____ school."
2. Martin is ____ hospital.
3. My brother is ____ university.
4. Although he has been singing for ages, it will be the first time he appeared ____ the Opera House.
5. Some people are ____ prison for crimes that they did not commit.
6. There were a lot of people ____ the shop. It was very crowded.
7. "Where were you last night?" "I was ___ the cinema."
8. We went to wave him off ____ the station.
9. It was raining, so he decided to shelter _____ the station before he walked home.
10. There were fifty rooms _____ the hotel.
11. A friend of mine was injured in an accident a few days ago. She's still ____ hospital.
12. Paul lives ____ London. He's a student ____ London University.
13. I wasn't in when you phoned. I was ____ my sister's house.
14. I was _____ the bank when in came Sue.
15. The three bears lived _____ a house ____ a wood.
16. It's always too hot ____ my sister's house. The heating is always on too high.
17. Judy is _____ the hairdresser's.
18. I think I'd like to see a film. What's on ____ the cinema this week?
19. At the end of your flight the plane landed _____ the airport and stopped.
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Country Song Sitting on the Back of My Truck
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