Writing. 1) The helicopter is ___ the city
1. Fill in the blanks:
1) The helicopter is ___ the city. 2) The sun is ___ the sky. 3) The sky __ us is blue. 4) The river flows __ the bridge. 5) The temperature today is five degrees ___ zero. 6) There was a small street ___the two buildings. 7) The bench was in the back of the garden, ___the trees. 8) John was ___the street waiting for the bus. 9) They decided to have a rest ___ a big tree ___ side of the road. 10) He thought that it was a good idea to place a table ___ the two windows.
2. Test your knowledge of the prepositions in / at / to / – - showing place and movement.
He lives_____ Karaganda. She went____ home. Madi works______ Halykbank. He went_____ his friend's house. She arrived______ Manchester for the celebrations. I'm going to stay_____ home this weekend. Joanna works_____ the hospital. Why don't we go_____ the movies tonight? I'm going to see Mariya_____ France this summer. I arrived_____ work early this morning. She came home_______ early. We stayed______ the Ankara Hotel. They visited______ England last summer. She's going to travel_______ Finland this summer. I'll be______ school later today.
3. Test you knowledge of the prepositions for / while / during:
He's been working_________ three weeks. I fell asleep_______ the film. Did you see Dana_______ your holiday? We talked ______ an hour. He watched TV______ I cooked. ______ our stay in London, we visited a lot of museums. What did you do________ you were in London? I think I need to study German_______ a few months before I go there. I came up with a great idea_______ I was thinking about my class. They drove through the countryside_______ they were staying in France. He was out of work_________ six months before he found a new job. I broke my finger_________ I was playing squash. Please, don't interrupt the teacher_________ he is speaking. Maira broke into tears_______ the film. Could you hold on_______ a few moments?
4. Test you knowledge of the prepositions in / at / on showing time and date. Choose either in, at or on: Let's meet at seven o'clock.
He was born _______ July. I went there _______ 1998. She'll be at work ________ Thursday. We met _____Christmas day. They drove to Astana _______ September 15th. We arrived in this country _______September. I love to go shopping ________ Christmas time. We get up early ____ the morning. Do you dream _____ night? What do you like doing _____ weekends? He's working on his homework ______ the moment. I lived in Holland ______ the 1990s. I'll see you _______ a few weeks. We like going to the cinema _____ Fridays.
5. Put proper prepositions:
1 - She wasn't short, she wasn't tall; she was ___ average height. 2 - What are you going to buy Aliya ___ her birthday? 3 - The police are looking ____ a tall, black man who was seen standing outside the bank just before the robbery took place. 4 - The teacher asked the class to do the exercise _____ the bottom of page 12. 5 - As a child I was always ashamed _______ my parents because they were uneducated. 6 - I was always very good _____ Geography when I was at school. 7 - My uncle specializes in____. 8 - We arrived ____ Taraz at 3.30 in the morning. 9 - I didn't see you _____ the party on Saturday. 10 - There was a lot of coughing _____the performance of Moniusko's 'Fairy Tale' symphony. 11 - He saw her as the most attractive woman ____ the world. 12 - Simon is completely useless ____sports.
6. Put the correct preposition into each space:
1) Sonia gets a bus _____ the morning to go to school. 2) Many tourists shop ____ Government Street ____ the summer. 3) Sue will be ____ the classroom ____ 8:30. 4) Ann went home ____ this morning. 5) Alphonse went ____ skiing ____ 1997. 6) Jennifer watches a movie ____ television ____every Tuesday. 7) I met Donna ____a party Friday night. 8) When the children are ____ bed, let's listen ___ music ___ the radio. 9) I will go ____ Nova Scotia ___ March ___2005. 10) She will call you____ two weeks. 11) The cat stayed ___ the house last night. 12) I went out ____ dinner the weekend.
7. Choose the right preposition:
1) He made his escape by jumping ______ a window and jumping ______ a waiting car. over / into between / into out of / between out of / into up to / out of
2) To get to the Marketing department, you have to go ______ those stairs and then ______ the corridor to the end. over / into between / into out of / between out of / into up / along
3) I saw something about it ______ television. in on at through with
4) I couldn't get in ______ the door so I had to climb ______ a window. through / in between / into out of / between out of / into up / along
5) She took the key ______ her pocket and put it ________ the lock. over / into between / into out of / in by / on up to / out of
6) He drove ______ me without stopping and drove off ______ the centre of town. from / into towards / over along / up past / towards in / next to
7) I took the old card ______ the computer and put ______ the new one. through / in out of / in out of / between out of / into up / along
8) I went ______ him and asked him the best way to get ______ town. from / into towards / over along / up by / on up to / out of
9) It's unlucky to walk ______ a ladder in my culture. I always walk ______ them. through / in out of / in under / around out of / into up / along
10) The restaurant is ______ the High Street, ______ the cinema. through / in out of / in under / around in / next to up / along 11) Sally left school ______ the age of 16 and went to work ______ a bank. through / in out of / in under / around in / next to at / in
12) He jumped ______ the wall and ______ the garden. over / into towards / over along / up by / on up to / out of
13) He was driving ______ 180 miles per hour when he crashed ______ the central barrier. at / into out of / in under / around in / next to at / in
14) She ran ______ the corridor and ______ the stairs to the second floor. from / into towards / over along / up by / on in / next to
15) John is the person standing ______ the window, ______ the woman with the long blonde hair. at / into beside / next to under / around in / next to at / in
16) When the bull ran ______ me, I jumped ______ the fence. from / into towards / over beside / next to by / on in / next to
17) Look, that car's ______ fire. through with in into on
18) He saw a parking space ______ two cars and drove ______ it. over / into between / into along / up by / on up to / out of
19) Harry comes to work ______ car but I prefer to come ______ foot. at / into beside / next to by / on in / next to at / in
20) He took the book ______ the shelf and put it ______ his bag. from / into at / into beside / next to by / on in / next to
8. Prepositions of place, direction and time:
I'm Peter and I live ___ Germany. ____ summer I like to travel Italy, because the weather and the people there. Last summer I took a plane ___Munich to Rome. ____ the airport we went to our hotel bus. We stopped ___ a small restaurant for a quick meal. The driver parked the bus ___ the restaurant. Nobody could find the bus and the driver, so we waited ____ the restaurant____ one hour. The driver was walking ____ the small park___ the restaurant which we did not know. So we were very angry ____ him. But my holidays were great. We sat ____ campfires and went dancing ____ the early mornings. Unit 8
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