Элементарно об английских предлогах и фразовых глаголах = English Prepositions and Phrasal Verbs Elementary. Пособие

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Dear Alison,

I’ve found a bed-sitter at last! Come and see it soon. This is what it’s like: it’s a big room with a little kitchen area on the right of the door as you walk in. On the left of the door there is a washbasin. Next to the washbasin there is a small window, and by it some shelves. There’s a sofa-bed along one wall and a bedside table next to it. In the middle of the room is a big table with four chairs around it. There’s a fridge against the kitchen wall, and a cupboard next to that. In the kitchen there’s a sink and a work surface and on the right of that the cooker. My room is very near the bathroom, which is at the end of the corridor. Do come and see me soon.

Love,

Jenny

7.Many families in London live in flats but some people live in their own houses in the suburbs. The Browns, too, have a house in a London suburb. There are two floors in it: the ground floor and the first floor.

On the ground floor there’s a sitting room, a kitchen and a hall. Upstairs there are two bedrooms and a bathroom. In front of the house the Browns have a small garden where they grow flowers. At the back of the house there’s a large garden with some fruit trees in it. At the side of the house there is a garage.

Let’s have a look at Mr Brown’s sitting room. There is a piano with a low (music) stool in front of it. Next to the piano there’s a bookcase. On the left there is a large window. Under the window there’s a cosy sofa. The fireplace is at the other end of the room. On each side of the fireplace there’s an armchair.

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Opposite the fireplace you can see a small table with some newspapers on it. By the table there’s a small chair. On the right there’s a radio-set. There’s a nice thick carpet on the floor. During the day the sitting room is full of light. The Browns are glad to have a sitting room like this.

•Now write about a room that you know; for example, your bedroom, a classroom, or the office of a member of your family. Describe its location and some of the things in it.

8.Portsmouth is a town in England. It is in the south of England, and it is on the coast. Off the coast, near Portsmouth, there is an island called the Isle of Wight. This island is south of Portsmouth. It is famous for watersports. Tina and Paul are staying in St Helen’s, which is in the east of the island. St Helen’s is about ten kilometres from Portsmouth.

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• True or false?

Write after the true statements, and x after the false statements. Correct the false statements.

1.Portsmouth is in the north of St Helen’s.

2.Newport is west of St Helen’s.

3.Cowes is in the north of the Isle of Wight.

4.Portsmouth is off the coast of England.

5.Cowes is south of Newport.

•Complete the description.

Majorca is an island ... the coast of Spain. It is ... of Valencia, which is a large town ... Spain. Palma is ... the coast of Majorca. Many tourists come and stay ... Palma. Soller is ... of Palma. It is about sixteen kilometres ... Palma. Soller is ... of Majorca.

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9.Sue, Paul and Ted are talking about the sorts of places that they like for their holidays.

• Write in or on in column 2.

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• Complete the sentences.

Tina, Paul, Ted and Sue stayed in hostels in many different places. Paul liked hostel C, because it was ... a river, and hostel D because it was ... a lake. Sue liked hostel A because it was ... a mountain, and she liked hostel B even better, because it was right ... a mountain. Ted liked hostel F, because it was ... the road, hostel E because it was ... a wood, and of course he liked hostels A and B too, because they were ... the road.

Where would you go for your next holiday?

Describe the location of this place.

the top; Y and X are at the bottom. A is in the top left-hand corner. R is in the top right-hand corner. The letter in the bottom left-hand corner is Y. The letter in the bottom right-hand corner is X.

Prepositions of movement

Study and practise.

1.

a)Tina and Paul are in Brighton, in the Tourist Information Centre. An assistant is telling them the way from the Centre to the Dome Concert Hall.

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‘When you leave this building, turn right into Barton Street. Turn right again into East Street. Go along East Street as far as North Street. Cross North Street, and go past the Royal Pavilion, continuing towards Victoria Gardens. Turn left into Church Street and there’s the Dome.’

b)Paul and Tina walked to the Prince Regent Swimming Pool from the Dome. They crossed Church Street and went along Marlborough Place, towards Gloucester Place. They walked

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past Victoria Gardens and continued as far as North Road. Then they turned left into North Road, and found the swimming pool on their left.

2.Paul was staying in an old hotel and couldn’t find his room. The lift stopped at the third floor. Paul got out of the lift and went up some stairs. Then he went down some stairs. He walked along a passage/corridor, through a door and into a cupboard!

3.The dotted line (...) shows a path in the country. Describe where it goes.

The path goes past a church, through a wood, along part of a river, over a bridge, round a hill, across a railway line, and under a road.

But Tina and Paul went a different way. The broken line (-----) shows where they went. Describe their walk.

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They went past the church, round the wood, over the bridge, along a stream, through a tunnel, across a road, and under a railway line.

•Give directions to a stranger how to get to a place you know well.

•Have you ever lost your way? How did it happen?

4.Paul was at an adventure camp. This is where he went.

Paul fell off a bridge into a river. He swam across the river, then climbed out of it, and climbed over some rocks. He ran across a field and jumped over a gate. There were some bulls in that field, so he climbed on to (= onto) a pile of stones, and then jumped off the stones, on to the ground.

• Write about your adventures – real or imaginary.

5.Last year I went to about twenty different countries. I went to Japan for the first time. I came to England for the first time in 1985. We had rather a difficult journey this time. Our plane arrived at Manchester at 2.00 p.m., but our luggage only got to Manchester three hours later. The car from the airport broke down, so we arrived in Manchester itself several hours late. The next day we left for London, and arrived at Heathrow Airport without any problems, luckily.

•Describe an interesting journey – real or imaginary – in your country or abroad.

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Prepositions of place and movement mixed

1.Fill in: under, next to, in, on, onto, beside, in front of, over, near or behind.

Grandma is sitting ... the sunshade. Dad is sleeping ... the sunbed. Tim is making sandcastles ... Grandma. Ann is sitting ... Tim. The dog is lying ... Dad. Mum is waiting ... the ice cream stall. Jenny is hiding ... the ice-cream stall. Peter is climbing... a stool. Sue and Bob are swimming... the sea. Some seagulls are flying ... the sea.

2. Fill in: by, from ... to, at, past, inside, out of, towards, across, against, under or through.

This is Newton High Street. An old lady is walking ... the post office. Her dog is looking at a cat which is hiding ... a car. ... the car there is a man. A woman is getting ... the car. A policeman is walking ... the street... the bank. A boy’s bicycle is leaning ... the lamp post. The boy is walking ... the door of the sweet shop which is ... the bank. There’s a bus ... the bus stop. It’s going ... Newton

... Busworth.

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3. Fill in: off, round, onto, out of, in, above, across or by.

A boy has just fallen ... his bicycle ... the busy street. A young woman is running ... the street to help him. The boy’s books have fallen

... his bag ... the street and are lying all ... him. His jacket is still ...

the bicycle basket. Two girls are standing ... the post box watching the scene. ... them there’s an open window. An old woman is looking out to see what is happening.

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