WORDS AND PREPOSITIONS (57) ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR ELEMENTARY

ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR ELEMENTARY

WORDS AND PREPOSITIONS (57)

A	PHRASAL AND PREPOSITIONAL VERBS Some verbs are used with different particles and prepositions. ·         I listen to the radio in bed in the morning. ·         I waited for the bus for half an hour yesterday. ·         I asked for a black coffee, not a white one. ·         Where do I pay for our meal? ·         I hope you can come to my party. ·         This book belongs to Sarah Smith. ·         What are you thinking about? ·         Lauren thanked her mother for the present. ·         Damian apologised for being late.
B	PHRASAL VERBS Some verbs have different meanings when they are used with different prepositions, for example, look. ·         I love looking at old photographs. ·         If you want to find your key, you must look for it. ·         Parents look after their children. [they take care of them]You look forward to something nice in the future, for example friend’s visit, or a holiday.
C	ADJECTIVES Some adjectives are also followed by prepositions. ·         I’m good at geography but bad at maths. ·         I’m interested in (hearing) all your news. ·         He is afraid of mice. ·         Lucy is proud of winning a medal and her mother is proud of her. Note: ·         You are used to what you know well: I’m used to getting up early, I always do. ·         You have to get used to something new, for example a new school or driving on the other side of the road common mistakes She’s a lovely person and I’m really happy about her success [NOT happy for her success].
D	GRAMMAR Prepositions are followed by a noun: ·         Artur is good at tennis or by the -ing form of the verb: ·         Artur is good at playing the piano. TIP Look carefully at prepositions when you read in English. Make a note of any phrases which use prepositions in a new way.

Exercises

57.1	Match the words on the left with the words on the right. 1 John is waiting a for his mistake. 2 This bicycle belongs b about the holidays. 3 The children thanked their aunt c for a train to London. 4 Molly is listening d to the hotel. 5 He apologised e for our tickets. 6 Let me pay f to the football match. 7 Javier is thinking g to music on her phone. 8 Over 100 people came h for the money.
57.2	Complete these sentences using the appropriate preposition(s) and a word or phrase from the box. books       the children      me       people      my party        it       a new one      them 1 Isabel’s granddaughter can’t read yet but she likes looking ____________at books_________________ 2 A nurse looks ______________ 3 I can’t find my glasses? Could you help me look______________? 4 It’s my birthday soon. I’m really looking ______________ 5 Why are you looking ______________ in that way? Is my face dirty? 6 I don’t like my job very much. I’m looking ______________ 7 Alex is going to France in July. He is looking ______________ 8 I often look ______________when their parents go out.
57.3	Write prepositions. Josephine has got used 1 ______to______her new school and is doing well there. She is very good 2 __________ English and maths. She always listens 3 __________ her teachers. She is very interested 4 __________ sport and she belongs 5 __________ a tennis club and a swimming club. Her parents were very proud 6 __________ her when she won a medal for swimming last month. Josephine was very happy 7 __________ her medal too, of course. She showed it to me when she came 8 __________ my house last Saturday.
57.4	Hiroshi is a visitor from Japan. Make sentences about what he found strange (✗) in Britain and what he didn’t find strange (✓). 1 speaking English every day ✗ He wasn’t used to speaking English every day. 2 driving on the left ✓ Hiroshi was used to driving on the left. 3 eating British food ✗ _______________________________________ 4 traffic jams ✓ _______________________________________ 5 expensive shops ✓ _______________________________________ 6 British money ✗ _______________________________________
57.5	Answer the questions about yourself. 1 What are / were you good at at school? What are / were you bad at? 2 What do you usually ask for when you go to a café? 3 What are you proud of? 4 What are you afraid of? 5 What kind of music do you like listening to? 6 What are you looking forward to? 7 Do you belong to any clubs? 8 Are you used to eating different kinds of food?

ANSWER KEY

57.1	2	d This bicycle belongs to the hotel.
	3	h The children thanked their aunt for the money.
	4	g Molly is listening to music on her phone.
	5	a He apologised for his mistake.
	6	e Let me pay for our tickets.
	7	b Javier is thinking about the holidays.
	8	f Over 100 people came to the football match.

57.2	2	after people
	3	for them
	4	forward to my party
	5	at me
	6	for a new one
	7	forward to it
	8	after the children

57.3	2	at
	3	to
	4	in
	5	to
	6	of
	7	about
	8	to

57.4	3	Hiroshi wasn’t used to eating British food.
	4	He was used to traffic jams.
	5	He was used to expensive shops.
	6	He wasn’t used to British money.

57.5	Possible answers
	1	I was good at languages and bad at PE.
	2	I usually ask for a black coffee.
	3	I am proud of my family.
	4	I am afraid of going to the dentist.
	5	I like listening to folk music.
	6	I am looking forward to my holiday.
	7	I belong to a tennis club.
	8	I am used to eating lots of different kinds of food.