Unit

106 in at on (places 1)
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

'Where's David?' In the kitchen. / In the garden. / In London.'

What's in that box / in that bag / in that cupboard?
Rachel works in a shop / in a bank / in a factory.
I went for a swim in the river / in the pool / in the sea.
Milan is in the north of Italy. Naples is in the south.
I live in a big city, but I'd like to live in the country.

at

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

O There's somebody at the bus stop / at the door. at the top (of the page)
O The car is waiting at the traffic lights. n *=
0 Vicky is working at her desk.

at the top / at the bottom / at the end ( o f ...):

O W rite your name at the top of the page.
O My house is at the end of the street. at the bottom (of the page)

on

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

O There are some books on the shelf and some pictures on the wall
O There are a lot of apples on those trees.
O Don't sit on the grass. It's wet. - stamp
O There is a stamp on the envelope.

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

O W ho is that man on the motorbike? envelope

222 ( the top / the bottom Unit 70 at/on/in (time) Unit 103 in/at/on (places) Unit 107
Exercises
01m Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Use in/at/on.

CD (the kitchen) (D (the box) (D (the box) © (the wall)

(the bus stop) © (the field) (Z) (the balcony) GD (the pool)

© (the window) © (the table) 02) (the table)

Where is he? I.H Tho kjTchan................................... 7 Where are they standing?

Where are the shoes? ..................................................... 8 Where is she swimming?
Where is the pen? ............................................................ 9 Where is he standing? ......
Where is the clock? ......................................................... 10 Where is the spider? ..........
Where is the bus? ............................................................. 11 Where is he sitting? ...........
Where are the horses? ................................................... 12 Where is she sitting? .........

Write in/at/on.
Don't s it on the grass. It's wet.
W hat do you have your bag?
Look! There's a m a n the roof. What's he doing?
There are a lot of fish .................this river.
O ur house is number 45 - the number is the door.
'Is the hospital near here?' 'Yes, turn le ft the traffic lights.'
It's difficult to p ark................. the centre of town. It's better to take the bus.
M y sister lives.................Brussels.
There's a small p ark the top of the hill.
I think I heard the doorbell. There's som ebody the door.
M unich is a large c ity .................the south of Germany.
There are a few sho ps.................the end of the street.
It's difficult to carry a lot of things a bike.
I looked at the list of names. My name w a s .................the bottom.
Unit
107 on (places 2)
in
inbed O 'Where's Kate?' inbed.'
'She's
inhospital O David's father is ill. He's inhospital.
inthe sky O I like to look at the stars inthe sky at night.
inthe world O What's the largest city inthe world?
ina newspaper / ina book O I read about the accident inthe newspaper.
ina photo(graph) / ina picture O You look sad inthis picture.
ina car / ina taxi O Did you come here inyour car?
inthe middle (o f ...) O There's a big tree inthe middle of the garden.

at
at home O at home this evening?
Will you be
at work / at school O 'Where's Kate?' 'She's at work.'
at university / at college O Helen is studying law at university.
at the station / at the airport O I'll meet you at the station, OK?
at Lisa's (house) / at my sister's (house) / O a : Where were you yesterday?
at the doctor's / at the hairdresser's b: At my sister's.
etc.
O I saw Tom at the doctor's.
at a concert / at a party / at a football O There weren't many people at the party.
match etc.

Often it is possible to use inor at for buildings (hotels, restaurants etc.):

O We stayed at a nice hotel, or We stayed ina nice hotel.

on

ona bus on the first floor

on a bus / on a train / ona plane / O Did you come here onthe bus?
on a ship
on the ground floor / on the first floor O The office is on the first floor.
etc.
on the way (to ...) / on the way home O I met Anna onthe way to work / onthe way home.

224 ( in/at/on (places) 4 Unit 106 to/in/at Unit 108 on the left/right Unit 109
Exercises
Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Use in/at/on.

CD (hospital) CD (th e airp o rt) (D (bed) © (a ship)

GD (the sky) © (a party) © (th e doctor's) GD (th e second floor)

@5 (a taxi) (a w edding)

1 Where is she? ....I.H.hospital................... ................. 7 Where is Steve? ................................................................

2 Where are they? ................................................................ 8 Where is the restaurant? .............................................
3 Where is he? ........................................................................ 9 Where is she? .....................................................................
4 Where are they? ....................................... .............. 10 Where are they? ...............................................................
5 Where are the stars? ............................... .............. 11 Where are they? ....................................................
6 Where are they? ............................................... ................. 12 Where are they? ...............................................................

W rite in/at/on.
1 Helen is studying la w at university.
2 There was a big tab le the middle of the room.
3 W hat is the longest river................the world?
4 Were there many people...............the concert last night?
5 Will you b e .................home tom orrow afternoon?
6 W ho is the m a n this photo? Do you know him?
7 Where are your children? Are th e y school?
8 Gary is coming by train. I'm going to meet h im the station.
9 Charlie is .................hospital. He had an operation yesterday.
10 How many pages are there this book?
11 Are you hungry after your journey?' 'No, I had something to e a t the train.'
12 I'm sorry I'm late. My car broke d o w n the way here.
13 'Is Tom here?' 'No, he's his friend's house.'
14 Don't believe everything you se e the newspaper!
15 I walked to work, but I came h o m e the bus.

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Unit
108 to in at (places 3)
to in/at (-» Units 106-107)

go/come/return/walk (etc) to be/stay/do something (e tc) in

IN
TO LONDON f LONDON
LONDON

We're going to London on Sunday. Piccadilly Circus is in London.

I want to go to Italy next year. My brother lives in Italy.
We walked from my house to the The main shops are in the centre of
centre of town. town.
O W hat time do you go to bed? O I like reading in bed.

be/stay/do something (etc.) a t ...

I
A IR P O R T !
4 km
AKPOItr

O The bus is going to the airport. O The bus is at the airport.

O Karen didn't go to work yesterday. O Sarah wasn't at work yesterday.
O I went to a party last night. O I met a lot of people at the party.
O You must come to our house. O Helen stayed at her brother's house

home

go/come/walk (e tc) home (w ithout to): be/stay/do something (etc.) at home:

O I'm tired. I'm going home. I'm staying at home tonight.
(not to home) Dan doesn't work in an office.
O Did you walk home? He works at home.

arrive and get

arrive in a country or town (arrive in Italy / arrive in Paris etc.):

They arrived in this country last week. (not arrived to this country)

arrive at other places (arrive at the station / arrive at work 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?
O W hat time did you get to Paris?

get home / arrive home (no preposition).

I was tired when I got home, or I was tired when I arrived home.

226 ( been to -» Unit 17 get (to ...) ^ Unit 56 in/at -» Units 106-107
Exercises
W rite to or in.
1 I like reading in bed.
2 We're going............... Italy next month.
3 Sue is on holiday Italy at the moment.
4 I have to g o ................the hospital tomorrow.
5 I was tired so I stayed bed late.
6 W hat time do you usually g o bed?
7 Does this bus g o ................... the centre?
8 W ould you like to liv e another country?

W rite to or at if necessary. One sentence is already com plete, and no word is necessary.
1 Paula didn't g o t o ........work yesterday.
2 I'm tired. I'm going r. home, (already complete)
3 Tina is not very well. She has g o n e ............. the doctor.
4 W ould you like to c o m e ................. a party on Saturday?
5 'Is Lisa home?' 'No, she's gone work.'
6 There were 20,000 people the football match.
7 W hy did you g o ............. home early last night?
8 A boy jumped into the river and sw a m the other side.
9 There were a lot of people w aiting............... the bus stop.
10 We had a good m eal........a restaurant,and then we went b ack.................................. the hotel.

W rite to, at or in if necessary. One sentence is already com plete,and no word is necessary.
1 I'm not going out this afternoon. I'm staying at home.
2 We're going.................a concert tomorrow evening.
3 I w e n t...............New York last year.
4 How long did you stay New York?
5 Next year we hope to g o Canada to visit some friends.
6 Do you want to g o ............... the cinema this evening?
7 Did you park your c a r............... the station?
8 After the accident three people were taken hospital.
9 How often do you g o the dentist?
10 'Is Sarah here?' 'No, she's Helen's.'
11 M y house is the end of the street on the left.
12 I w e n t............... Maria's house, but she w asn't...................home.
13 There were no taxis, so we had to w a lk home.
14 'W ho did you m e e t...............the party?' 'I didn't g o the party.'

W rite to, at or in if necessary. Sometimes the sentence is already com plete, and no word is
necessary.
1 W hat time do you usually g e t work? 4 W hen did you arrive London?
2 W hat time do you usually g e t home? 5 W hat time does the train g e t Paris?
3 W hat time did you arrive the party? 6 We arrived home very late.

Com plete these sentences about yourself. Use to /in /at.

1 A t 3 o'clock this morning I w a s i.Qbed...........................................................................................................................
2 Yesterday I w e n t..........................................................................................................................................................................
3 A t 11 o'clock yesterday morning I w a s ......................................................................................................................
4 One day I'd like to g o ......................................................................................................................................................
5 I don't like going..............................................................................................................................................................
6 A t 9 o'clock yesterday evening I w a s..............................................................................................................