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Unit 106 · Prepositions

in at on (places 1)

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A

in

in a room in a garden
in a shop in a town
in a car in the city centre
in the water in Brazil
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'Where's David?' 'In the kitchen. / In the garden. / In London.'

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What's in that box / in that bag / in that cupboard?

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Rachel works in a shop / in a bank / in a factory.

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I went for a swim in the river / in the pool / in the sea.

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Milan is in the north of Italy. Naples is in the south.

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I live in a big city, but I'd like to live in the country.

B

at

at the bus stop at the door
at the traffic lights at her desk
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There's somebody at the bus stop / at the door.

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The car is waiting at the traffic lights.

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Vicky is working at her desk.

at the top / at the bottom / at the end (of ...):

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Write your name at the top of the page.

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My house is at the end of the street.

C

on

on a shelf on a wall
on a plate on a door
on a balcony on the ceiling
on the floor etc.
etc.
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There are some books on the shelf and some pictures on the wall.

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There are a lot of apples on those trees.

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Don't sit on the grass. It's wet.

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There is a stamp on the envelope.

on a horse / on a bicycle / on a motorbike:

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Who is that man on the motorbike?

Exercises (2)

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106.1

Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Use in/at/on.

  1. 1A man standing in a kitchen
    Where is he? the kitchen.example
  2. 2Shoes inside a box
    Where are the shoes? the box.
  3. 3A pen on top of a box
    Where is the pen? the box.
  4. 4A clock on the wall
    Where is the clock? the wall.
  5. 5A bus at a bus stop
    Where is the bus? the bus stop.
  6. 6Horses in a field
    Where are the horses? the field.
  7. 7People standing on a balcony
    Where are they standing? the balcony.
  8. 8A woman swimming in a pool
    Where is she swimming? the pool.
  9. 9A man standing at a window
    Where is he standing? the window.
  10. 10A spider on the ceiling
    Where is the spider? the ceiling.
  11. 11A man sitting on top of a table
    Where is he sitting? the table.
  12. 12A woman sitting at a table
    Where is she sitting? the table.
106.2

Write in/at/on.

  1. 1
    Don't sit the grass. It's wet.example
  2. 2
    What do you have your bag?
  3. 3
    Look! There's a man the roof. What's he doing?
  4. 4
    There are a lot of fish this river.
  5. 5
    Our house is number 45 — the number is the door.
  6. 6
    'Is the hospital near here?' 'Yes, turn left the traffic lights.'
  7. 7
    It's difficult to park the centre of town. It's better to take the bus.
  8. 8
    My sister lives Brussels.
  9. 9
    There's a small park the top of the hill.
  10. 10
    I think I heard the doorbell. There's somebody the door.
  11. 11
    Munich is a large city the south of Germany.
  12. 12
    There are a few shops the end of the street.
  13. 13
    It's difficult to carry a lot of things a bike.
  14. 14
    I looked at the list of names. My name was the bottom.
  15. 15
    There is a mirror the wall the living room.