UNIT 123. In/ at/ on (position) 1 ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE FOR INTERMEDIATE

ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE FOR INTERMEDIATE

UNIT 123. In/ at/ on (position) 1

A	In √ There's no-one in the room / in the building / in the garden. What have you got in your hand / in your mouth? When we were in Italy, we spent a few days in Venice. I have a friend who lives in a small village in the mountains. There were some people swimming in the pool / in the sea /in the river. √ √ √ √
B	At √ Who is that man standing at the bus stop / at the door / at the window? Turn left at the traffic lights /at the church /at the roundabout /at the junction. We have to get off the bus at the next stop. When you leave the hotel, please leave your key at reception. (=at the reception desk) √ √ √
C	On √ I sat on the floor /on the ground /on the grass /on the beach /on a chair. There's a dirty mark on the wall /on the ceiling /on your nose /on your shirt. Have you seen the notice on the notice board /on the door? You'll find details of TV programmes on page seven (of the newspaper). The hotel is on a small island in the middle of a lake. √ √ √ √
D	Compare in and at: √ There were a lot of people in the shop. It was very crowded. Go along this road, then turn left at the shop. √ I'll meet you in the hotel lobby. I'll meet you at the entrance to the hotel. Compare in and on: √ There is some water in the bottle. There is a label on the bottle Compare at and on: √ There is somebody at the door. Shall I go and see who it is? There is a notice on the door. It says 'Do not disturb' .

EXERCISES

123.1	Answer the questions about the pictures. Use in, at or on with the words below the pictures. 1 Where's the label? ______ On the bottle. _________ 2 Where's the fly? _______________________________. Where is the car waiting? _______________________________. a. Where's the notice? _______________________________. b. Where's the key _______________________________. 3 4 5 Where are the shelves? _______________________________. Where's the Eiffel Tower? _______________________________. 6 7 a. Where's the man standing? _______________________________. b. Where's the bird? _______________________________. 8 Where are the children playing? _______________________________.
123.2	Complete the sentences. Use in, at or on+ the following: the window my guitar your coffee the river the mountains the island that tree the next petrol station 1 Look at those people swimming _____________ in the river. _________________ 2 One of the strings ______________________ is broken. There's something wrong with the car. We'd better stop ______________________. Would you like sugar ______________________? The leaves ______________________are a beautiful colour. 3 4 5 6 Last year we had a wonderful skiing holiday ______________________. There's nobody living ______________________. It's uninhabited. He spends most of the day sitting ______________________and looking outside. 7 8
123.3	Complete the sentences with in, at or on. 1 There was a long queue of people ____at _____ the bus stop. 2 Nicola was wearing a silver ring ____________ her little finger. There was an accident ____________ the crossroads this morning. I wasn't sure whether I had come to the right office. There was no name ____________ the door. There are some beautiful trees ____________ the park. You'll find the sports results ____________ the back page of the newspaper. I wouldn't like an office job. I couldn't spend the whole day sitting ____________ a computer. 3 4 5 6 7 8 My brother lives ____________ a small village ____________ the south-west of England. The man the police are looking for has a scar ____________ his right cheek. The headquarters of the company are ____________ Milan. I like that picture hanging ____________ the wall ____________ the kitchen. If you come here by bus, get off ____________ the stop after the traffic lights. 9 10 11 12

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