Prepositions of movement

Fill the gaps with a preposition from the list below. There may be several possibilities.

above	behind	across	off	by	into
against	up	round	out of	on	over
below	through	onto	past	down	to
along	towards	beside	at	in

Mary’s day out

The sun rose (a) _____ Mary’s house. It was a beautiful day. Mary came (b)_____ her front door and went (c)_____ the path. (d)_____ the gate and (e)_____ the street. She crossed (f)_____ the road and walked (g)_____ the bus stop. The bus arrived and she got (h)_____ the bus. It went (i)_____ the corner, (j)_____ the High Street, (k)_____ all the shops and (l)_____ the countryside. It topped (m)_____ the duck pond (n)_____ the next village, and Mary got (o)_____. She climbed (p)_____ a stile and started walking (q)_____ a big flied. Suddenly, she saw a huge bull running (r)_____ her! She raced (s)_____ the far side of the field and squeezed (t)_____ the hedge. Out of breath, she sat down (u)_____ the grass (v)_____ the river. She leant back (w)_____ a rock. The sun was warm. Mary closed her eyes and listened to the water flowing (x)_____. Soon she was fast asleep. When she awoke the sun had disappeared (y)_____ the horizon.

Part III public transportation

 Reading

Read the following dialogues and make your own dialogue where you will find out how to get to a place in your city by transport. Try to get exact directions to these places.

1.Operator: May I help you?

Alice: Can you tell me which bus to take downtown?

Operator: Where are you calling from?

Alice: I’m at the corner of Linda Vista Road and Ulric Street.

Operator: You can catch the bus right there. Take either number 4 or H bus.

Alice: Do I need to transfer?

Operator: No, either bus goes directly to town. They leave on the hour and the half-hour.

Alice: How much is the fare?

Operator: It’s $1.00, unless you have a monthly pass. You’d better have the exact change or a $1 bill.

Alice: Thank you.

2.Bob: Exuse me, is there a bus stop near University Avenue? I want to get off there.

Driver: There’s a bus stop one block before.

Bob: Would you please tell me when we get there?

Driver: Yes, I’d be glad to.

Bob: Could you tell me where I would get off to transfer to the H bus?

Driver Get off at First Street and cross the street. Keep the transfer to show the driver.

Bob: Thank you.

3.Clerk: May I help you?

Alec: I’d like two tickets on the next bus to Portland, please.

Clerk: One way or round-trip? You save 10% on a round trip ticket.

Alec: Then two round-trip tickets, please. Is this an express bus?

Clerk: Yes it goes straight through to Portland. No stops. Do you have any baggage to check?

Alec: Only one suitcase.

Clerk: Write your name on this tag, please. Don’t you want to check that one too?

Alec: No. I want to hand-carry this one.

Clerk: Put this tag on your bag and keep the claim check. The bus will be loading at the west end of the depot in 15 minutes. Have a good trip.

Alec: Thank you.

Exercise 1

Read the paragraph and say how people in your country pay transport fare.