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Unit 111 · Prepositions

on at by with about

Study

A

on

on holiday on television on the radio on the phone on fire on time (= not late)

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Jane isn't at work this week. She's on holiday.

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We watched the news on TV.

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We listened to the news on the radio.

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I spoke to Rachel on the phone last night.

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The house is on fire! Call the fire brigade.

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'Was the train late?' 'No, it was on time.'

B

at

at (the age of) 21 / at 50 kilometres an hour / at 100 degrees etc.:

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Lisa got married at 21. (or ... at the age of 21.)

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A car uses more petrol at 120 kilometres an hour than at 90.

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Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.

C

by

by car / by bus / by plane / by bike etc.:

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Do you like travelling by train?

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Jane usually goes to work by bike.

but on foot:

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You can't get there by car. You have to go on foot. (= you have to walk)

a book by ... / a painting by ... / a piece of music by ... etc.:

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Have you read any books by Charles Dickens?

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Who is that painting by? Picasso?

by after the passive (➜ Unit 21):

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I was bitten by a dog.

D

with/without

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Did you stay at a hotel or with friends?

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Wait for me. Please don't go without me.

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Do you like your coffee with or without milk?

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I cut the paper with a pair of scissors.

a man with a beard / a woman with glasses etc.:

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Do you know that man with the beard?

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I'd like to have a house with a big garden.

E

about

talk/speak/think/hear/know about ... :

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Some people talk about their work all the time.

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I don't know much about cars.

a book / a question / a programme / information (etc.) about ... :

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There was a programme about volcanoes on TV last night. Did you see it?

Exercises (3)

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111.1

Complete the sentences. Use on + these words:

holidaythe phonethe radioTVtime
  1. 1
    We heard the news on the radio. example
  2. 2
    Please don't be late. Try to be here .
  3. 3
    I won't be here next week. I'm going .
  4. 4
    'Did you see Linda?' 'No, but I talked to her .'
  5. 5
    'What's this evening?' 'Nothing that I want to watch.'
111.2

Look at the pictures. Complete the sentences with at/by/with etc.

  1. 1Cutting paper with scissors
    I cut the paper with a pair of scissors. example
  2. 2A woman going to work by car
    She usually goes to work car.
  3. 3A woman with short hair
    Who is the woman short hair?
  4. 4Two people talking about the weather
    They are talking the weather.
  5. 5A car on fire
    The car is fire.
  6. 6Woman listening to classical music by Mozart
    She's listening to some music Mozart.
  7. 7Passenger jet flying fast through the sky
    The plane is flying 600 miles an hour.
  8. 8Couple relaxing on a beach holiday
    They're holiday.
  9. 9Man wearing sunglasses
    Do you know the man sunglasses?
  10. 10Man reading a grammar book by Vera P. Bull
    He's reading a book grammar Vera P. Bull.
111.3

Complete the sentences. Use at/by/with etc.

  1. 1
    In tennis, you hit the ball a racket.
  2. 2
    It's cold today. Don't go out a coat.
  3. 3
    Hamlet, Othello and Macbeth are plays William Shakespeare.
  4. 4
    Do you know anything computers?
  5. 5
    My grandmother died the age of 98.
  6. 6
    How long does it take from New York to Los Angeles plane?
  7. 7
    I didn't go to the football match, but I watched it TV.
  8. 8
    My house is the one the red door on the right.
  9. 9
    These trains are very fast. They can travel very high speeds.
  10. 10
    I don't use my car very often. I prefer to go bike.
  11. 11
    Can you give me some information hotels in this town?
  12. 12
    I was arrested two policemen and taken to the police station.
  13. 13
    The buses here are very good. They're nearly always time.
  14. 14
    What would you like to drink your meal?
  15. 15
    We travelled from Paris to Moscow train.
  16. 16
    The museum has some paintings Rembrandt.