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in at on (places 1)
107 In

in a store in a garden
in a room in a tow n
in a car in a park
in the w ater in Brazil

“W here’s David?” “In the kitchen. / In the garden. / In S eou l.”

W hat’s in that b ox / in that bag / in that closet?
Rachel works in a store / in a bank / in a factory.
I w ent for a swim in the river / in the p o o l / in the ocean.
M ilan is in the n orth o f Italy. Naples is in the south.
I live in a b ig city, but I’d like to live in the country.

At

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at the bus stop at the door at the traffic light at her desk

■ T here’s somebody at the bus stop / at th e door. at the top (of the page)
■ The car is waiting at th e traffic light.
■ Jane is working at her desk.
at the top / at the b o tto m / at the end (of. . .):
■ W rite your nam e at the top o f the page.
■ My house is at the end o f the street. at the bottom (of the page

On
: on a shelf on a wall
on a plate on the ceiling
on a balcony on a door,
on the floor, etc.
etc.

Thereare some books on the s h e lf and some pictures on the wall.

Thereare a lot of apples on th ose trees.
D on’t
sit on the grass. It’s wet. .
Thereis a stamp on the en velope. / S M a p h S tr e e t
O n a horse / on a b icycle / on a m otorcycle: Aforthport, NY
11768
■ W ho is that m an on the m otorcycle? envelore

214 the top / the bottom, etc. —►Unit 71 at/on/in (time) —►Unit 104 in/at/on (places 2) —►Unit 108
xercises U N I T | Q 7

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

5. (the bus stop) 6. (the field) 7. (the balcony) 8. (the pool)

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10. (the ceiling) 11. (the table) 12. (the table)

1. W here is he? In th e kitchen.______ 7. W here are they standing? on the balcony

2. W here In the box
are the shoes?______________ 8. W here is she swimming? in the pool
3. W here on the box
is the p e n ? _________________ 9. W here is he standing?__at the window
4. W here on the wall
is the clock?________________ 10. W here in the ceiling
is the spider?____
5. W here at the bus stop
is the b u s? __________________ 11. W here on the table
is he sitting?____
6. W here in the field
are the h orses?______________ 12. W here at the table
is she sitting?___

7 2 Write in/at/on.
1. D o n ’t sit on the grass. It’s wet.
2. in your bag?
W hat do you h a v e _____
3. Look! T here’s a m a n ___ in the roof. W hat’s he doing?
4. There are a lot o f fis h in this river.
5. O u r house is num ber 45 - the num ber i s on the door.
6. “Is the post office near here?” “Yes, turn l e f t at the traffic light.”
7. on
I have a small vegetable g a rd e n ______ the backyard.
8. in
My sister liv es_______Prague.
9. on
T here’s a small p a r k _______ the top of the hill.
10. I think I heard the doorbell. T here’s som ebod y______ at the door.
11. in
M unich is a large c ity _______the south o f Germany.
12. T here’s a gas statio n at
______ the end o f the block.
13. It’s difficult to carry a lot onin g s_a bicycle.
of th
14. I looked at the list of names. My nam e w a s ______ in the bottom .
15. There is a m irro r on the w a ll in the living room.

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in at on (places 2)
1
In
in bed “W h ere’s Kate?” “She’s in b ed.”
in the hospital David’s father is sick. H e’s in the hospital.
in the sky I like to look at the stars in the sky at night.
in the world W hat’s the largest city in th e world?
in a newspaper / in a book I read about the accident in the new spaper.
in a photograph / in a picture You look sad in this p hotograph.
in a car / in a taxi Did you come here in your car?
in the middle ( o f . . .) T here’s a big tree in the m id d le of the yard.

At
at w ork / at school “W here’s Kate?” “She’s at w ork.”
at the station / at the airport Do you w ant me to m eet you at the station'
at the post office / at the superm arket I saw your brother at the p ost o ffic e todav
at Jan e’s (house) / at my sister’s (house) / A: W here were you yesterday?
at the doctor’s / at the hairdresser’s, etc. B: At m y sister’s.
I saw Tom at the d o cto r’s.
at a concert / at a party / at a football T here w eren’t many people at the party.
game, etc.

You can say b e/sta y h o m e or b e/sta y at h o m e (with or w ithout at).

■ Is Tom at hom e? or Is Tom hom e?
O ften it is possible to use at or in for buildings (hotels, restaurants, etc.):
■ We stayed at a nice hotel, or W e stayed in a nice hotel.

You can say at sch ool or in school, but there is a difference.

She’s at school = she’s there now
■ “W here’s your sister? Is she hom e?” “No, she’s at sch ool.”
She’s in school = she’s a student (in high school / college / medical school, etc.)
■ “Does your sister have a job?” “N o, she’s still in sch ool.”

On

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on the second floor

on a bus / on a train / on a plane / on a ship Did you come here on the bus?
on the first floor (or ground floor), on the The office is on the second floor.
second floor, etc. (not in the second floor)
on the way (to . . .) / on the way hom e I m et Ann on the w ay to w ork /
on the way home.
on a street My brother lives on a nice street.

6 in/at/on (places 1) —►Unit 107 to/in/at—►Unit 109 on the left/right —►Unit 110
 U N I T
E ercises
f!«: 1 Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Use in/at/on.

1. (the hospital) 2. (the airport) 3. (bed) 4. (a ship)

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5. (the sky) 6. (a party) 7. (the doctor’s) 8. (the second floor)

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9. (work) 10. (a plane) | 11. (a taxi) 12. (a wedding)

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1. W here is she? In th e hospital._______ 7. W here at the doctor

is Steve?__________________
at the airpot
2. W here are th e y ?_____________________ 8. W here on the second floor
is the restaurant?___________
in bed
3. W here is h e ? ________________________ 9. W here at the work
is sh e? ____________________
4. W here are th e yon a ship
? ________________ 10. W here on a plane
are_th e y ? __________________
5. W here in the sky
are the stars?____________ 11. W here on a taxi
are_th e y ? __________________
6. W here are th e yin a party
? ________________ 12. W here in a wedding
are_th e y ? __________________

5.2 Write in/at/on.

1. “W h ere’s your sister? Is she hom e?” “N o, she’s a t school.”
2. There was a big ta b le in the m iddle o f the room.
3. in the world?
W hat is the longest riv e r______
4. at
W ere there many p e o p le ______ the concert last night?
5. in
W ill you b e _______hom e tom orrow afternoon?
6. in this picture? Do you know him?
W ho is the m a n ______
7. in
“Is your son going to get m arried soon?” “No, h e’s s till_______college.”
8. at
Gary is coming by bus. I’m going to m eet h im ______ the station.
9. at
Charlie i s _____ the hospital. H e had an operation yesterday.
10. H ow many pages are th e rin e ____ this book?
11. on
“Are you hungry after your trip?” “Yes, there was nothing to e a t _______the plane.”
12. I’m sorry I’m late. My car broke d o w n on the way here.
13. at
“Is Tom here?” “N o, h e’s _______ his brother’s.”
14. in
D o n ’t believe everything you re a d _______the newspaper!
15. on
I walked to work, but I came h o m e _____ the bus.
16. A: (on the phone) Can I speak to Anne, please?
B: No, sorry. She’ll b e at the university until 5:00 today.
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to in at (places ) 3
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To In /a t (-* Units 106-107)
g o /c o m e /r e tu r n /w a lk (etc.) to be / stay / do so m eth in g (etc.) in
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■to New York City

W e’re g o in g to N ew York on Sunday. ■ The Statue o f Liberty is in N ew York.

I w ant to go to M exico next year. ■ My brother lives in M exico.
W e w alk ed from my house to the m all. ■ The best stores are in the m all.
W hat tim e do you go to bed? ■ I like to read in bed.

be / stay / do so m eth in g (etc.) a t . . .

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T he bus is g o in g to th e airport. The bus is at the airport.

Karen didn’t go to w ork yesterday. Sarah w asn ’t at w ork yesterday.
I w en t to a party last night. I m et a lo t o f p eo p le at the party.
W e’d like you to co m e to our house. H elen stayed at her b roth er’s house.

H om e

g o /c o m e /w a lk (etc.) h o m e (without to) b e/sta y (at) h o m e (with or w ithout at)

■ I’m tired. I’m g o in g h om e. ■ I’m staying h o m e tonight.
(not to home) (or I’m staying at hom e.)
■ Did you w alk hom e? But: do som ething (work, w atch TV, etc.)
at h o m e
■ Dan doesn’t go to an office. He w orks
at h om e.

A rrive and get

jj| arrive in a country or tow n (arrive in M exico / arrive in Tokyo, etc.):

■ They arrived in B razil last week, (not arrived to Brazil)
arrive at other places (arrive at the station / arrive at w ork, etc.):
■ W hat time did you arrive at the hotel? (not arrive to the hotel)
get to (a place):
■ W hat time did you get to the hotel?
■ W hat time did you get to Tokyo?
get h o m e / arrive h o m e (no preposition):
I I was tired w hen I g o t h om e, or I was tired w hen I arrived hom e.

been to —►Unit 16 get (to Unit 57 in/at —►Units 107-108

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ercises
: 1 Write to or in.
1. I like reading in bed. 5. in
I was tired, so I stayed_______bed.
to
2. W e’re g o in g ______Italy next m onth. 6. to
W hat tim e do you usually g o ______ bed?
in Mexico
3. Sue is on v acatio n______ 7. Does this bus g o to the airport?
right now. 8. in
W ould you like to liv e _______another country?
to
4. I have to g o ______ the bank today.

5 2 Write to or at if necessary. Sometimes no preposition is necessary.

1. Paula didn’t go to w ork yesterday.
2. I’m tired. I’m going to- hom e, (already complete)
3. at
Tina is sick. She w e n t_______ the doctor.
4. to
W ould you like to c o m e _______ a party on Saturday?
5. at
“Is L iz __________hom to
e?” “No, she w e n t________ w ork.”
6. There were 20,000 p e o p le at the football game.
7. W hy did you g o at hom e early last night?
8. to
A boy ju m p ed into the river and sw am _______ the other side.
9. at
There were a lot of people w a itin g _______ the bus stop.
10. at
We had d in n e r_______ to
a restaurant, and then we w ent b a c k ________ the hotel.

: 3 Write to, at, or in if necessary. Sometimes no preposition is necessary.

1. Joe is coming tom orrow. I’m m eeting him a t the airport.
2. to a concert tom orrow night.
W e’re g o in g _______
3. to
I w e n t_______ Chile last year.
4. How long did you stay ________in Chile?
5. N ext year we hope to g o _______to Japan to visit some friends.
6. to
Do you w ant to g o ________ the movies tonight?
7. at
Did you park your c a r _______the station?
8. to
After the accident,three people were ta k e n ________ the hospital.
9. to
H ow often do you g o _______ the dentist?
10. “Is Sarah here?” “N o, she’s ________at H elen’s.”
11. at
My house i s _______ the end of the block on the left.
12. to
I w e n t_______ at
M aria’s house, but she wasn’t ________ home.
13. There were no taxis, so we had to w a lk _______ to home.
14. “W ho did you m e e t in to
the party?” “I didn’t g o ________ the party.”

r 4 Write to, at, or in if necessary. Sometimes the sentence is already complete, and no
word is necessary.
1. W hat time do you usually get in
4. W hen did you a rriv e________ Dallas?
at
________ work? to
5. W hat time does the plane g e t _______
2. W hat time do you usually get Paris?
at
________ home? at
6. We arriv ed ________ hom e very late.
to
3. W hat tim e did you a rriv e_______
the party?

r,5 Complete these sentences about yourself. Use to/in/at.

1. At 3:00 this m orning I was in b e d
2. Yesterday I w e n t. to university
3. At 11:00 yesterday m orning I w a s . in class
4. to Japan
O ne day I’d like to g o __________
5. I don’t like going . to places with a lot of people
6. At 9:00 last night I was playing videogames with my friends online