UNIT 5

SECTION 1- GRAMMAR: PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE

We use prepositions of place to say where people, animals or things are.

In general, we use:
 at for a POINT
 in for an ENCLOSED SPACE
 on for a SURFACE
Look at these examples:
 Jane is waiting for you at the bus stop.
 The shop is at the end of the street.
 My plane stopped at Dubai and Hanoi and arrived in Bangkok two hours late.
 When will you arrive at the office?
 You are standing on my foot.

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  There was a "no smoking" sign on the wall.
 I live on the 7th floor at 21 Oxford Street in London.

Study these prepositional phrases

by car (but: in my car) by air go to work (but: go on holiday)
by helicopter (but: in a by ship in Athens (but: at Athens airport)
helicopter) by boat on a chair (but: in an armchair)
by train (but: on a train) by sea at the bus stop
by plane (but: on a plane) on foot
by taxi (but: in a taxi) in danger
by bus (but: on/in a bus)
PRACTICE
A. Look at the picture and fill in the gaps with the correct preposition.
There is a bed (1) in the bedroom. There is a
small table (2) _in___the bed. There is a desk
(3) __in__ the bedroom. There are some
books (4) __on__ the desk and there is a bag
(5) __on__the desk. There is a chair (6)in
____ the bedroom. The lamp is (7) __on__ the
desk and there is a picture (8) ____ the wall.
There is a cat (9) ____ the mat. There are two
shoes (10) ____ the bed.

B. Read and circle the correct preposition.

1. There is a fridge in/ on the kitchen.

2. There is a black cat on/ under the table.
3. There is a bowl of apples in/ on the table.
4. There is a sandwich between/ next to the apples.
5. There is a banana in front of/ on the apples.
6. The table is between/ behind two chairs.
7. There is a boy in/ at the door.
8. The white cat is behind/ in front of the boy.
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C. Put in in/at/on.
1. Don’t sit ________ the grass. It’s wet.
2. What have you got _______ your bag?
3. Look! There’s a man ________ the roof. What’s he doing?
4. There are a lot of fish __________ this river.
5. Our house is number 45- the number is ________ the door.
6. “Is the cinema near here?” “Yes, turn left _______ the traffic lights.”
7. I usually do my shopping ________ the city centre.
8. My sister lives _________ Brussels.
9. There’s a stamp ________ the envelope.
10. I think I heard the doorbell. There’s somebody _________ the door.
11. Munich is a large city________ the south of Germany.
12. There are a few shops __________ the end of the street.
13. It’s difficult to carry a lot of things _________ a bicycle.
14. I looked at the list of names. My name was __________ the bottom of the list.
15. There is a mirror __________ the wall _________ the living room.
16. There was a big table _______ the middle of the room.
17. Were there many people ________ the concert last night?
18. How many pages are there _______ this book?
19. Don’t believe everything you see ________ the newspaper.
20. I walked to work but I came home _______ the bus.

D. Write to, at or in if necessary. Sometimes there is no preposition.

1. I’m not going out this afternoon. I’m staying ________ home.
2. We’re going _________ a concert tomorrow evening.
3. I went _______ New York last year.
4. How long did you stay _______ New York?
5. Next year we hope to go ________ Canada to visit some friends.
6. Shall we go ________ the cinema this evening?
7. Is there a restaurant _________ the station?
8. After the accident three people were taken _____ hospital.
9. How often do you go _______ the dentist?
10. “Is Diane here?” “No, she’s ________ Ann’s.”
11. My house is ________ the end of the street on the left.
12. I went _______ Mary’s house but she wasn’t ______ home.
13. There were no taxis, so we had to walk ______ home.
14. “What did you study _______ university?” “ I didn’t go ________ university.”

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SECTION 2 – READING
Part 1: Grammar and Vocabulary
Choose A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.
1. Ernesto is a ________ dancer. He doesn't know how to dance.
A. terrible B. terribly C. well D. good
2. _________you, Carla? Do you want to go out to eat?
A. Who B. Where C. What about D. How
3. Do you like _______ food?
A. Mexican B. England C. Japan D. Britain
4. Let's ________ at my apartment, around 8.30
A. go B. meet C. have D. see
5. A: Let's ________ a movie. - B: It's great.
A. go B. meet C. have D. see
6. _______ do you want to do tonight?
A. What B. When C. Where D. How
7. James has three tickets for the _______game.
A. goodly B. big C. well D. nicely
8. You can buy tickets from the movie theatre _______: wwwww.movieland.com.
A. advertisement B. shop C. website D. phone number
9. I am going dancing _________ my friend, James.
A. to B. with C. for D. of
10. The doctor __________ in a new hospital.
A. does B. lives C. works D. goes
11. She is a __________ in an office in the center of town.
A. waiter B. nurse C. teacher D. secretary
12. It is __________ film.
A. an extremely B. an boring
C. a interesting D. an extremely interesting
13. Can you play any _________ instruments?
A. music B. musician C. musical D. musicale
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14. You can try this soup. It is _________.
A. bad B. delicious C. terrible D. difficult
15. You can see these movies _________ May.
A. in B. at C. on D. X
Part 2: Choose A, B or C to complete the following conversations.
1. Why don’t you ask Sandra? A. I hope so.

B. Never mind.

C. That’s a good idea.

2. Congratulations! A. I’m sorry.

B. Thank you.

C. What a pity.

3. How is your son? A. Fine, thanks.

B. Four months old.

C. With his father.

4. Can I help you? A. At two o’clock.

B. I can help you.

C. Yes, please.

5. I’d like to try those shoes on, please? A. What size are you?

B. Are they black?

C. Do you like it?

6. Excuse me, when does the next train A. From Platform 4.

leave?
B. Yesterday.

C. In ten minutes.

7. When can we go to the cinema? A. I’m free on Saturday.

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C. I like it well done.

8. Have a good holiday. A. You have.

B. You will.

C. You too.

9. How do you like your meat done? A. I don’t like it.

B. I like it very much.

C. I like it well done.

10. How do you do? A. Very well.

B. I’m a doctor.

C. How do you do?

UNIT 6
SECTION 1 – GRAMMAR: PREPOSITIONS OF TIME
We use prepositions of time to say when something happens.

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PRACTICE
A. Choose the correct item.
1. in/on Saturday 9. in/on September 18th
2. in/at July 10. in/at 1991
3. in/ on 1984 11. in/on August 4th
4. at/on March 25th 12. at/on Thursday afternoon
5. in/on Friday 13. in/ on the evening
6. in/at summer 14. on/in autumn
7. in/on the morning 15. at/ in the weekend
8. in/at 9 o’clock 16. in/at midnight
B. Write the correct preposition of time.
1. _____ December 7. _____ 1998
2. _____ midnight 8. _____ spring
3. _____ April 9. _____ night
4. _____ April 2 nd
10. _____ February 8th
5. _____ a quarter past six 11. _____ Saturday night
6. _____ noon 12. _____ Monday
C. Read and circle.
1. We start school in/ at 9 o’clock.
2. My birthday is at/ on June 25th.
3. Ben’s on holiday in Spain in/ at the moment.
4. I go to the beach in/ on the summer.
5. They always eat lunch in/ at noon.
6. She usually watches TV in/ on the evening.
7. Is your birthday in/at February?
8. My friends go to the park in/ on Saturday afternoon.
9. Let’s meet at/on Tuesday.
10. He always gets up in/ at 7 o’clock.
D. Write in/ at/ on.
1. She goes shopping _________Saturday mornings.
2. They start work _______8.30 ______ the morning.
3. Her birthday is ______ July 19th.
4. The children are doing their homework _____ the moment.
5. It’s hot _____ the summer.
6. He usually stays at home _____ the evening.
7. John usually does his homework ______ the afternoon.
8. Mum and Dad go to the cinema ______ Sundays.
9. Dad usually works in the garden _____ Saturday afternoons.
10. Mum’s birthday is ______ March 10th.
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E. Complete the text with at, in, on.
Dear Sally,
It’s my birthday (1) on April 21st. I hope you can come to
my party! The party is (2) ____ Saturday. It starts (3) ____
5 o’clock. We can play outside (4) ______the afternoon
and we can dance in the living room (5)______the
evening. The party finishes (6) _____9 o’clock. See you
on Saturday afternoon!
Love,
Emma
F. Fill in the gap with the given prepositions: “in, on, or at”.
(1) At Christmas, our family has a good time. We always have a party (2)______ the 24th of
December. (3)______ the afternoon we make pies and (4) _____night the party starts. People
start to arrive (5) _____ 9 o’clock. (6) _____ midnight, we all sing “We Wish You a Merry
Christmas”. Christmas Day is (7)____the 25th of December. (8) ____the morning we open our
presents and (9)____ 2 o’clock we have “Christmas dinner”. My favorite Christmas was (10)
____1990. We visited our uncle in Australia. Christmas is (11) ____ summer there. We had our
Christmas dinner on the beach (12) ____the afternoon.
G. Complete the text with a preposition.
Food at festival
Antonio lives (1)_____ the city of Valencia (2)_____ Spain. Every year he goes to La
Tomatina festival in Bunol, a town near Valencia. The festival is (3)______ the last
Wednesday(4)_____ August, when everyone comes into the main square to throw tomatoes at
each other.
Before the fun begins, people cover the shop windows with plastic. Antonio always wears his
oldest clothes so he doesn’t get his best clothes dirty. He also always puts his camera (5)
______ a plastic bag to keep it clean.
(6)_____ the morning, trucks arrive (7)_____the main square, the Plaza del Pueblo, bringing
more than 100,000 kilos of tomatoes. The fight begins (8)______11 o’clock and always lasts
for two hours. At exactly 1 o’clock everyone stops. They never throw tomatoes after 1 o’clock.
They then usually spend the rest (9)_____ the day cleaning themselves and the town!
(10)______ the evening, Antonio usually watches the fireworks, eats the local food and
sometimes joins in the dancing.
H. Choose A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.
1. A(n) __________ is a person who performs in a play, movie, or on television.
A. announcer B. waiter C. actor D. reporter
2. The party is _________ next Saturday.
A. 0 B. on C. at D. in
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3. Tom only listens to __________.
A. theater B. dancing C. classical music D. cinema
4. They are performing at a __________ hall.
A. concert B. newspaper C. radio D. television
5. He will be 21 years old _________ September 4, 2021.
A. at B. in C. on D. for
6. She works for a local __________ station.
A. restaurant B. concert C. radio D. theater
7. I don’t like horror _________.
A. rock music B. radio C. television D. movies
8. I read about him in the __________.
A. menu B. movie C. newspaper D. travel agent
9. My son likes __________ such as chips, sweets and fizzy drinks.
A. junk food B. healthy food C. Mexican food D. Italian food

10. My father always reads the paper _____ breakfast time.

A. in B. at C. on D. for
11. You can buy tickets from the movie ___________website.
A. hotel B. restaurant C. theater D. room
12. The train leaves ________ tomorrow morning _______ 8 a.m.
A. in/at B. 0/at C. 0/on D. at/at
13. He’s a rock and roll _________.
A. sales assistant B. star C. secretary D. director
14. Is there anything good on _________tonight?
A. cinema B. theater C. television D. concert
15. Do you usually eat chocolate eggs _________ Easter?
A. at B. in C. on D. with

SECTION 2 - LISTENING
A. Marco, Susan and Elaine are having a meeting. They need to decide who will lead the
South China sales team: Cindy Lee, Tony Wong or Agnes Goh. Listen to the
conversation and choose the best word or phrase A, B or C to complete the sentences. You
will hear the conversation twice.
1. What do Marco, Susan and Elaine talk about?
A. The new leader for the South China team.
B. The choices for Hong Kong office.
C. The team in Hong Kong office.
2. What does Marco say about Cindy, Tony and Agnes?
A. They need to choose a team leader.
B. They speak Chinese.
C. They work in the Hong Kong office.
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3. What does Marco do at the start of the meeting?
A. Gives his decision
B. Asks Susan for her opinion
C. Gives his opinion
4. Susan says she prefers Cindy Lee. After that, what does Elaine say?
A. She thinks Susan is too ambitious.
B. She asks for Marco’s opinion.
C. She doesn’t agree with Susan.
5. At the end, what does Marco suggest?
A. That they talk to the team
B. That they chose Agnes Goh
C. That they decide the next day

B. Listen again. Match the descriptions with a person. Put a tick () in the correct
column.
Cindy Lee Tony Wong Agnes Goh
6 reliable
7 hard-working
8 ambitious
9 creative and sociable
10 too relaxed
11 practical
12 not motivating

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