Предлоги места: in/at/on

Я постарался по возможности четко изложить информацию по предлогам места. Сам я уже в течение нескольких лет с большим успехом применяю этот материал на своих уроках. Его использование позволяет избежать работы одновременно с несколькими грамматическими пособиями. Материал легко воспринимается учениками, доступен для самостоятельного изучения, так как включает в себя, с моей точки зрения, простые и логичные объяснения.

Pereslavl-Zalesski, Yaroslavl Reg.

Базовые случаи (1)

* Оn a river/on a road/on the way/on the coast (подразумевается береговая линия)
** At a party/at a concert/at a conference/at the meeting/at a football match/at the lesson, at the exhibition)

Exercise 1. Complete the sentences with in, at or on. (1)

1. Rio de Janeiro is ______ the south-east coast of Brazil.

2. There’s no one ____ the garden.

3. Tessa is ____ a conference.

4. Would you like sugar ____ your coffee?

5. Who’s moved my briefcase? I left it ______ the table.

6. Go along this road, and then turn left ____ the shop.

7. Nicola was wearing a silver ring ____ her little finger.

8. We stopped at a small village ____ the way to London.

9. He spends most of the day sitting ____ the window and looking out.

10. There’s been another big forest fire _____ California.

11. What have you got ____ your hand?

12. Paris is ____ the river Seine.

13. I know that people like to dress up ____ parties, but that is ridiculous.

Exercise 2. Complete the sentences with in, at or on. (1)

1. There is no tea ____ my cup.

2. She owns a house ____ the Swan River.

3. When we were ____ Italy, we spent a few days in Venice.

4. There’s a dirty mark ____ your nose.

5. I didn’t see you ____ the party on Saturday. Where were you?

6. Is that a spider ____ the ceiling?

7. My brother lives in a small village ____ the south-west of England.

8. San Francisco is ___ the west coast of the United States.

9. Where is the car waiting? ____ the traffic light.

10. What’s that ____ the floor?

11. Memphis is ____ the Mississippi River.

12. There’s something wrong with the car. We’d better stop ____ the next garage.

Устойчивые выражения (2)

in the mountains/forest/field
in a line/in a row/in a queue
in a photograph/picture/mirror
in the sky/the world
in a book/newspaper/magazine/letter
in bed
in one’s hand
in a village/town/city
in the middle/centre

at the top/bottom (of the page)
at the end of the street
at the roundabout
at home/at work
at reception
at the crossroads
at the bus stop/at the station/
at the airport***

on a page/the notice board
on an island
on the beach
on the left/right (hand side)
on the ground/first floor
on a map/on a list/on the menu (in a restaurant)
on a farm
on the coast/border/edge
on a river/street

*** cтанцией может быть и название города

Exercise 3. Complete the sentences using the prepositions at, in or on. (1, 2)

2. What’s Sue doing? She’s standing ____ a queue.

3. They are ___ the roof.

4. Where’s the woman standing? ___ the top of the stairs.

5. What is the tallest building ____ the world?

6. Turn left ____ the roundabout.

7. I live in a flat ____ the first floor.

8. It’s a very small village. You probably won’t find it ____ your map.

9. Where’s Tom standing? ___ the end of the queue.

10. I love to look up at the stars ___ the sky at night.

11. They lived ___ the same area.

12. Where does Kate work? ___ a farm.

13. Where’s the cat? ____ the bottom of the stairs.

Exercise 4. Complete the sentences using the prepositions at, in or on. (1, 2)

1. You’ll find details of TV programmes ____ page seven (of the newspaper).

2. Simon is ___ his room.

3. Who is the woman ____ that photograph?

4. Brighton is ____ the south coast of England.

5. Who is that man standing ____ the door?

6. Write your name ____ the top of the page.

7. Have you seen the notice ____ the notice board?

8. The film was shot mainly ____ Tunisia in North Africa.

9. It was a lovely day. There wasn’t a cloud ____ the sky.

10. There were very few people ____ Joan’s party.

11. Have you ever worked ___ a farm?

12. Turn left ___ the church.

13. I have a friend who lives in a small village ___ the mountains.

14. His name was the fifth ___ the list.

15. My train arrives at 11.30. Can you meet me ___ the station?

Exercise 5. Complete the sentences using the prepositions at, in or on. (1, 2)

1. Have you seen this article ____ the paper?

2. Where’s the post office? ___ the left. And the bank? ___ the right.

3. Turn left ____ the traffic lights.

4. My friend works at a chemist’s ____ the town center.

5. Angela’s house is the white one _____ the end of the street.

6. Our flat is ____ the second floor of the building.

7. Where’s the fly? _____ his arm.

8. The information ____ this booklet is out of date.

9. When you leave the hotel, please leave your key ___ reception.

10. Who is that man standing ____ the window?

11. Here’s a shopping list. Don’t buy anything that’s not ____ the list.

12. What have you got ____ your pocket?

13. There’s nobody living ___ the island. It’s uninhabited.

14. I stopped ____ the shop on the way home.

Exercise 6. Complete the sentences using the prepositions at, in or on. (1, 2)

1. My office is ____ the first floor. It’s ____ the left as you come out of the lift.

2. It was a lovely day. There wasn’t a cloud ____ the sky.

3. I haven’t seen Kate for some time. I last saw her ___ Dave’s wedding.

4. Last year we had a wonderful skiing holiday ____ the mountains.

5. In most countries people drive ____ the right.

6. When you leave the hotel, please leave your key ____ reception.

7. ____ the end of the street there is a path leading to the river.

8. I usually buy a newspaper ____ my way to work in the morning.

9. Is Tom ____ this photograph? I can’t find him.

10. I wasn’t sure whether I had come to the right office. There was no name ____ the door.

11. Bill lived ___ the top end of my street.

12. Write your name ____ the top of the page.

13. Portsmouth is ____ the south coast of England.

14. When we were ____ Italy, we spent a few days ____ Venice.

Exercise 7. Complete the sentences using the prepositions at, in or on. (1, 2)

1. The man the police are looking for has a scar ____ his right cheek.

2. There are three men ____ the boat.

3. Write your name ___ the bottom of the page.

4. Where are the children playing? ____ the beach.

5. We last met ___ the conference in Italy.

6. Sue lives in this building. Where’s her flat exactly? ___ the second floor.

7. There’s no one ___ the room.

8. Tom is ill. He wasn’t ___ work today. He was ____ home ____ bed.

9. Where are the shelves? ____ the wall.

10. We were waiting ____ the far end of the room.

11. I sat ____ the floor.

12. I didn’t feel very well when I woke up, so I stayed ___ bed.

13. London is ____ the river Thames.

14. It will be the biggest event of its kind ever held ___ this country.

15. In Britain we drive ____ the left.

Дополнительные случаи (3)

in
На улице
The church is in Park Road.

at
На улице с указанием номера дома
They’ve opened an office at 28 Lees Road.

Иногда название подразумевает что-то, относящееся к нему.

There was an important meeting of ministers at Downing Street today. (в действительности подразумевается Кабинет министров, находящийся на этой улице)

They were a great success in/at Edinburgh. (Кроме самого города здесь может подразумеваться как какое-нибудь учреждение в Эдинбурге, так и, скажем, Эдинбургский фестиваль.)

Exercise 8. Complete the sentences with at, in or on. (1, 2, 3)

1. I live ____ 42 East Street.

2. I live _____ East Street.

3. I live ____ King Street.

4. She’s just moved from her flat ____ 38 Azalea Drive.

5. It can be dangerous when children play ___ the street.

6. Talks are to be held ____ Downing Street, chaired by the Prime Minister.

7. We broke down ____ the Princes Highway between Melbourne and Adelaide.

8. The headquarters of the company are ____ Milan.

9. It was a very slow train. It stopped ____ every station.

10. I have a friend who lives ____ a small village ___ the mountains.

11. Who is that man standing ____ the bus stop?

12. Does your train stop ___ Lyon?

13. Sarah lives ___ Queen Street.

14. He’s ____ Manchester studying Linguistics.

15. He lives ____ Perth.

16. My brother lives ____ a small village in the south-west of England.

17. Shall we meet ____ the coach station?

18. I first saw the ring in an antique shop ____ Kensington Road.

19. We spent a few days ___ New York.

20. There has been a serious accident ___ the motorway near Swindon.

21. She won a gold medal ____ Barcelona in 1992.

22. I lived ___ Stockholm for three years during the 1970s.

23. Peter’s doing a Master’s degree ____ Birmingham.

24. The town is ____ the Pacific Highway.

At sea/in the sea (4)

At sea – в путешествии

I love swimming in the sea.

It was a long voyage. We were at sea for 30 days.

Exercise 9. Complete the sentences using the prepositions at, in or on. (1, 2, 3, 4)

1. Where’s the man standing? ____ the gate.

2. Where’s the bird? ____ the gate.

3. There is some water ___ the bottle.

4. There is a label ____ the bottle.

5. There is somebody _____ the door. Shall I go and see who it is?

6. There is a notice ___ the door. It says “Do not disturb”.

7. Where’s the key? ____ the door.

8. Turin is ___ the North of Italy, ___ the river Po.

9. Look at those people swimming ___ the river.

10. It’s winter. There is thick ice ___ the river.

11. He managed to find it ___ the thick snow.

12. I saw something black ___ the snow.

13. Do you like swimming ___ the sea?

14. Bill works on ships. He is away ___ sea most of the time.

In the corner of a room/at/on the corner of a street (5)

in the corner of a room

at/on the corner of a street

in the corner

at/on the corner

Exercise 10. Complete the sentences with in, at or on. (1, 2, 5)

1. The television is ____ the corner of the room.

2. There is a public telephone _____ the corner of the street.

3. I saw many people ___ the platform waiting for the train.

4. Where’s the Eiffel Tower? ___ Paris.

5. If you walk to the end of the street, you’ll see a small shop _____ the corner.

6. (in a restaurant) “Where shall we sit?” “Over there, ____ the corner.”

7. I like that picture hanging ____ the wall ____ the kitchen.

8. They’re staying at the Metropole Hotel, while they are ____ Brighton.

9. He’s got a flat ___ Milan.

10. My uncle owns a hardware shop ____ the corner of High Street and Redland Road.

11. Where’s the label? ____ the bottle.

12. There’s some tea ____ the shelf ____ the cupboard.

13. I’ll meet you _____ the corner of the street.

14. The lamp was ____ the corner of the room.

In/On/At the Front/Back (6)

in the front/back of a car

on the front/on the back of a letter/piece of paper

at the front/back of the house/building/ cinema/group of people

I was sitting in the back
(of the car) when we crashed.

Write your name on the back
of this envelope.

The garden is at the back of the house.
I was standing at the back, so I couldn’t see very well.

Exercise 11. Complete the sentences with in, at or on. (1, 6)

1. Tom is at the cinema. Where is he sitting? ____ the back row.

2. I couldn’t hear the teacher very well. She spoke quietly and I was sitting ___ the back of the class.

3. When you send a letter, it is a good idea to write your name and address ___ the back of the envelope.

4. When I’m a passenger in a car, I prefer to sit ___ the front.

5. You’ll find the sports results ____ the back page of the newspaper.

6. We normally use the front entrance but there’s another entrance ____ the back.

7. Where’s the dog? ____ the back of the car.

8. We went to the theatre last night. We had seats ____ the front row.

9. Ann is in this group of people. Where is she? ___ the front.

10. “Is there anything interesting ___ the paper today?”

“Well, there’s an unusual photograph __ the back page.”

11. Let’s sit ____ the front (of the cinema).

12. When I go to the cinema, I prefer to sit __ the front row.

13. I didn’t see her among the girls ____ the party.

Предлоги at/in c учреждениями и организациями (7)

1. С учреждениями и организациями используется предлог at, кроме in hospital/in prison

2. Запомните выражение: at somebody’s house

3. Однако в 1 и 2 случаях может использоваться предлог in, если речь идет о самом здании.

We saw a play at the National Theatre.

There are fifty bedrooms in the Queens Hotel.

There are three bedrooms in Julia’s house.

Exercise 12. Complete these sentences with in, at or on. (1, 2, 7)

1. “What does your sister do? Has she got a job?” “No, she’s still ____ school.”

2. Martin is ____ hospital.

3. My brother is ____ university.

4. Although he has been singing for ages, it will be the first time he appeared ____ the Opera House.

5. Some people are ____ prison for crimes that they did not commit.

6. There were a lot of people ____ the shop. It was very crowded.

7. “Where were you last night?” “I was ___ the cinema.”

8. We went to wave him off ____ the station.

9. It was raining, so he decided to shelter _____ the station before he walked home.

10. There were fifty rooms _____ the hotel.

11. A friend of mine was injured in an accident a few days ago. She’s still ____ hospital.

12. Paul lives ____ London. He’s a student ____ London University.

13. I wasn’t in when you phoned. I was ____ my sister’s house.

14. I was _____ the bank when in came Sue.

15. The three bears lived _____ a house ____ a wood.

16. It’s always too hot ____ my sister’s house. The heating is always on too high.

17. Judy is _____ the hairdresser’s.

18. I think I’d like to see a film. What’s on ____ the cinema this week?

19. At the end of your flight the plane landed _____ the airport and stopped.

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