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at for the time of day:

at 5 o’clock

at 11.45

at midnight

at lunchtime

at sunset etc.

on for days and dates:

on Friday / on Fridays

on 12 March 1991

on Christmas Day

on my birthday

in for longer periods (for example, months/years/seasons):

in October

in 1968

in the 18th century

in the past

in (the) winter

in the 1970s

in the Middle Ages

in (the) future

We say:

in the morning(s)

in the afternoon(s)

in the evening(s)

• I’ll see you in the morning.

•

Do you work in the evenings?

but'.

on Friday morning(s)

on Sunday afternoon(s)

on Monday evening(s) etc.

• I’ll be at home on Friday morning.

•

Do you usually go out on Saturday evenings?

•

They’re getting married in six months’ time, (or ...in six months.)

•

I learnt to drive in four weeks. (= it took me four weeks to learn)

American English

APPENDIX 7

UNIT

1 2 1 On time / in time

A t the end / in the end

B

At the end and in the end

At the end (of something) = at the time when something ends. For example:

at the end of the month

at the end of January

at the end of the match

at the end of the film

at the end of the courseat the end of the concert

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At/on/in (time) ►U N I T 1 2 0

M .5 Put in at or in.

1

I’m going away ...at...

the end of the month.

2

It took me a long time to find a job......................

the end I got a job in a hotel.

3

Are you going aw ay..................

the beginning of August o r ..................

the end?

4

I couldn’t decide what to buy Mary for her birthday. I didn’t buy her anything..................

the

end.

5

We waited ages for a taxi. We gave u p .................

the end and walked home.

6

I’ll be moving to a new address.................

the end of September.

7

At first Helen didn’t want to go to the theatre but she came with u s ..................

the end.

8

I’m going aw ay..................

the end of this week.

9

‘I didn’t know what to do.’ ‘Yes, you were in a difficult position. What did you do

................the end?’

A

In Study these examples:

B

At Study these examples:

at the bus stop

• X at the door

at the end

at the window

of the street

at the bottom (of the page)

C

On Study these examples:

on the ceiling

/ on her nose

on the wall

•■on the door

' x on the table

on an island

on a page

2 4 4

In/at/on (place) (2) and (3) ->■ U N I T S 1 2 3 - 1 2 4

EXERCISES

UNIT

1 2 2

(bottle)

(traffic lights)

(arm)

(door)

(Paris)

7

10

(wall)

(gate)

(end/queue)

1

Where’s the label? ...Qnthe t>pttle.__

7

a

Where’s the woman standing?

2

Where is the car waiting?...............

b

And the c a t?

Where’s the fly?

a

Where’s the man standing?

a

Where’s the notice?................................

b

Where’s the bird?

b

Where’s the key?

9

Where’s Tom standing?

Where’s the Eiffel ..........................Tower?

........................................

6

Where are the shelves?...............................

10

Where are the children playing?.

my guitar

the island

the next garage

1

Look at those people swimming

...

in the river,...

2

One of the strings..............................................

is broken.

3

There’s something wrong with the car. We’d better stop .........................

........

4

Would you like sugar.............................................

?

5

The leaves

are a beautiful colour..

6 Last year we had a wonderful skiing holiday..............................................

7

There’s nobody living...............................................

It’s uninhabited.

8

He spends ..most of the day sitting

..........................and looking outside.

2

Ilike that picture hanging...............

the w all

the kitchen.

3

There was an accident

.............. the crossroads this morning.

4

................the door.

5................

the end of the street there

is a path leading to the river.

6

You’ll find the sports results................

the back page of the newspaper.

7

a desk.

8

My brother lives................

a small village................

the south-west of England.

9

The man the police are looking for has a scar...............

his right cheek.

10

The headquarters of the company are ................

Milan.

1 1

Nicola was wearing a silver ring

her little finger.

U N IT

1 2 3

In/at/on (place) (2)

In

We say that somebody/something is:

in a line / in a row / in a queue / in a street

in a photograph / in a picture / (look at yourself) in a mirror

in the sky / in the world

in a row

in a book / in a newspaper / in a magazine / in a letter (but ‘on a page’)

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

1live in King Street. Sarah lives in Queen Street.

Who is the woman in that photograph? (not ‘on that photograph’)

Have you seen this article in the paper (= newspaper)?

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

B

On

We say that somebody/something is:

on the left / on the right

on the ground floor / on the first floor / on the second floor etc.

on a map / on the menu (in a restaurant) / on a list

on a farm

• In Britain we drive on the left, (or ...on the left-hand side.)

• Our flat is on the second floor of the building.

• Here’s a shopping list. Don’t buy anything that’s not on the list.

• Have you ever worked on a farm?

We say that a place is on a river / on a road / on the coast:

• London is on the river Thames.

• Portsmouth is on the south coast of England.

We say that a place is on the way to another place:

• We stopped at a small village on the way to London.

LO N D O N

of the street.

in the corner

at/on the corner

The front and the back

We say in the front / in the back of a car:

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

but

at the back

at the front / at the back of a building / cinema / group of people etc.:

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in/at/on (1) and (3)

UNITS 122,124

American English

appendix 7

EXERCISES

UNIT

1 2 3

1

What’s Sue doing?

6

What’s the man doing?

She’s standing ...in. a.queue...

He’s looking....................................................

2

Sue lives in this building. Where’s her

7

Ann is in this group of people. Where is

3

flat exactly?................................................

she?...................................................................

Where is the woman standing?

8

Tom is at the cinema. Where is he sitting?

4

Where is the man standing?

9

a Where’s the post office?............................

5

Where’s the dog?

b And the bank?.............................................

1 0

Where does Kate work?.................................

the back of the envelope

the back of the class

my way to work

1

It was a lovely day. There wasn’t a cloud

...Inthe sky. .

2

In most countries people drive....................................................................

3

What is the tallest building

?

4

I usually buy a newspaper...................................................................

in the morning.

5

San Francisco i s ....................................................................

of the United States.

2

If you walk to the end of the street, you’ll

see a

small shop the corner.

3

Is T om ............

this photograph? I can’t find him.

4

My office i s ...............

the first floor..It’s ................

the left as you come out of the lift.

5

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

the back.

6

A: Is there anything interesting

............. the paper today?

B: Well, there’s an unusual photograph............

the

back page.

7

I love to look up at the stars...............

the sky at night.

8

(in a restaurant)

‘Where shall we sit?’‘Over there,......... the corner.’

9

When I’m a passenger in a car, I prefer to sit

.. the front.

10

It’s a very small

village. You probablywon’t find it

....... your map.

11

Paris i s ............

the river Seine.

UNIT

1 2 4

In/at/on (place) (3)

A In bed / at home etc.

We say that somebody is in bed / in hospital / in prison:

• Mark isn’t up yet. He’s still in bed.

• Kay’s mother is in hospital.

•

The rooms in Judy’s house are very small, (not ‘at Judy’s house’)

•

I enjoyed the film but it was very cold in the cinema, (not ‘at the cinema’)

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At school / in hospital etc. ->-

In/at/on (place) (1) and (2) ->-

To/in/at >H H 2 3