In/at/on (place) (1) In Study these examples: ina room in a garden ral] in a building in a town/city ina box jn a country ‘¢ There's no one in the 100m / in the building / in the garden, ‘@ What have you got in your hand / in your mouth? S When we were in Haly, we spent a few days jn Venice. (not ‘at Venice’) © Thave a friend who lives in @ smal] village in the mountains. F Leskc at those people swimming in the pool / in the sea Tin the river. at the top (of the page) Ss at the end) of the street ‘At Study these examples: at the bus stop ox atthe door at the window x ‘at the bottom (of the page) «Who is that man standing atthe bus stop /at the door / at the window? Sane dtitar abc eaficights/ at the church /at the roundabout 3 write your name at the top / at the bottom of the page. & Angele’s house is the white one at the end of the street 5 wittn you leave the hotel, please leave your key at reception: On Study these examples: son the ceiling, pon her nose eS eer Q ‘on the door. he table ‘on the floor ona page +s {cat onthe floor/on the ground / on the grass / on a chair / on the beach, © There'sa dirty mark on the wall /on the ceiling / on your nose / on your shirt © Have you seen the notice on the notice board / on the door? $ You'll find details of TV programmes on page seven (of the newspaper) Compare in and at: e There were a lot of people in the shop. It was very crowded, but” Go along this'road, then turn left at the shop. (somebody giving directions) Compare in and on: e There is some water in the bottle. but There is a label on the bottle. Compare at and on: 'e There is somebody at the door. Shall } go and see who it is? but There is a notice om the door. It says ‘Do not disturb’. iat con the bottle a Invavon (place) (2) end (9) > (UTEERETEZIIn/at/on (place) (2) Ja We say that somebody/something is: i Tin a row /ia a queue /in a street s a fhocogcaph fin a picture / (look at yourself) ina mictor inthe sky /in the world ina book /in a newspaper ~ When I go to the cinema, I prefer to sit in the front row. 3 Live in King Street. Sarah lives in Queen Street. : & Who is the woman in that photograph? (not ‘on that photograph’) ‘Have you seen this article in the paper (= newspaper)? @ Ieavas a lovely day. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky. ina row Jin a magazine / ina letter (but ‘on a page’) On We say that somebody/something ‘on the left/on the right ‘on the ground floor / on the first floor / on the second floor etc. on a map// on the menu (in a restaurant) / on a list ona farm - ‘© In Britain we drive on the left. (or ...om the left-hand side.) © Our flatis on the second floor of the building. © Here’s a shopping list. Don’t buy anything that’s not on the list. © Have you ever worked on a farm? ‘We say that a place is om a river/ om a road / on the coast: © London is on the river Thames, © Portsmouth is on the south coast of England. We say that a place is om the way to another place: ‘© We stopped at a small village on the way to London. The corner We say ‘in the comer of a room’, but ‘at the corer (or om the corner) of a street’: © The television is in the corner of the room. © There is a public telephone at/on the corner of the street. inthe comer _at/on the corner The front and the back We say in the front / in the back of a car: | was sitting in the back (of the car) when we crashed. but at the front/at the back of a building / cinema / group of people etc.: at the back © The garden is at the back of the house. 5 Oo 5 @ Let's sit at the front (of the cinema). (but ‘in the », front row’ - see Section A) @ Iwas standing at the back, so I couldn't see very well. Also on the front / on the back of a letter / piece of paper etc.. @ Write your name on the back of this envelope. at the front Invavon (1) and (3)- [XEN] = American English > [OEDIn/at/on (place) (3) In bed / at home cte- We say that somebody isin bed /in hospital /in prison: @ Mark isn’t up yer He’s still in bed. @ Kay’s mother is in hospital. t pock /at school / at university /# co1l#8S ‘We say that somebody is at home / a 2 Vil be at work uncl 5.30 but Pll be at home all evening: © Julia is studying chemistry ‘Also at sea (= on’a voyage). Compat ‘It wasva long voyage. We'were at s¢ @ [love swimming in the sea. at university. ire at sea and in the sea: .a for 30 days- ‘Ata party / at a concert etc. We say that somebody is at an event (at a Pay ya a conference etc.) Soares fuer pronle At the Bact Geeks ‘mecting? 5 Toew Jack at a football match / at a concert last Saturday. Inand at for buildings can eat ina restaurant or 3¢ ‘a concert, @ ‘You ean often use in or at with buildings: For example, you restaurant. We usually say at when We S27 rotrare an event takes Place (for example, went): ‘amecting, a spor : the Royal Festival Hall. 1 Stace atthe company’s headauar eer o see is showing at the Odeon (cinema). film, a party, The meeting too! © The film I want t We say at the station / at the airpor® pie coineermicac taeeaton Loan Be: oo body's house: house last night. 07 he hairdresser's et. gg about the building itself: nall. (not ‘at Judy's house’) ‘n the cinema. (ot ‘at the cinema’) We say at some [was at Judy's Iwas at Judy’s last night. Also: at the doctor's, at tl We use in when we are thinkin se "The rooms in Judy's house ace Very 6 S Tesjayed the film buc it was very cold it In and at for towns etc. We normally use in wit © Tom's parents live in Nottingham amous art museum in Ps © The Louvre is a fa But you can use at or in when you think of the place as 4 p ham? (= at Nottingham station) © Do you know if tis train stops at (or i8) Nottingh © We stopped at (or in) a small village on the way (0 London. villages: (not ‘at Nottingham’) avis. (not ‘at Paris’) point or station on a journey’ h cities, towns and On a bus / ina car etc. We usually say on a bus / on a train but inacar/i i ut in acar/ina taxi: © The bus was very full. There w hope © George arrived ima taxi. We say on a bicycle /on a motorcycle © Marg passed me on her bicycle. For by bus / by car / by bicycle etc., sce Unit 127. ination (place) (1) and (2) > (IENEZERFEY To/invat + mE n/ona plane/on a ship people on it. ere too mar / ona hor: Atechoo!/ in hospital et. +