Prepositions

Remember prepositions.

on - на	under - под	in - в	down – вниз	out of - из
up - вверх	to - к	into – в	for - для	round - вокруг
along - вдоль	across - через	between – между	inside - внутри	outside - снаружи
behind -сзади	in front of – перед

at 5 o’clock at home (go home) at the weekend at the moment at night arrive at (a hotel, a cinema, a station) arrive in (a town, a country) next (next Monday/ next week) last (last August / week) to (go to, come to, run to)

in September in a few days in summer (every summer) in 2004 on Monday on 28th February by car (bus, plane) every (day / week) with (with his friend) for 5 days

Ex.1. Fill in prepositions.

1. The lift is going __________. (наверх)

2. The second lift is coming __________. (вниз)

3. The cat is __________ the chair. (на)

4. The mouse is _________ the chair. (под)

5. The car is coming _________ the road. (по)

6. The dog is running _________ the road. (через)

7. The man is __________ the tree. (перед)

8. The lion is _________ the tree. (за, позади)

9. Gatwick Airport is _________ England and Brighton. (между)

10. The lorry is coming _________ the bend. (из-за)

Ex.2. Fill in prepositions.

1. I usually go to work ______ car.

2. What are you doing ______ the moment?

3. I am going away ______ 10 days.

I will be back ______ Wednesday.

4. The shops close ______ 8 o’clock.

5. I always feel good ______ the morning.

6. The garden is lovely ______ spring.

7. Are you going out ______ this afternoon?

8. Jane left school ______ 1999.

9. Where are you going _______ 10^th August?

10. I like to look ______ the stars ______ night.

Ex.3. Prepositions of place. Put in / on / in / at / no preposition.

1. What are you doing ______ the weekend?

2. I’m seeing Carlo ______ Tuesday.

3. My mother’s telephoning ______ three o’clock.

4. Telephone me _______ tomorrow if you have time.

5. I’m going to Norway _______ August.

6. Bill is going _______ the bank.

7. The children are playing _______ home.

8. The mirror is _______ the wall _______ the living room.

9. Don’t sit _______ the grass.

10. The car is waiting ______ the traffic lights.

Section 2. Reading Text 1 do this! don’t do that!

Ex.1. Read the text and translate.

Charles Orson is a film director. He’s with Steve Newman and Raquel Evans. Steve’s an actor. Raquel’s an actress. They’re film stars.

“Everybody! Be quiet, please! O.K., Steve, now open the door. Come in. Walk to the sofa. Walk! Don’t run! O.K. Sit down, don’t move now, take Raquel’s hand, look into her eyes. Don’t laugh! Smile!

Raquel! Smile at Steve. Look into his eyes. Don’t laugh! Now, close your eyes, Steve! Kiss her! That’s fine! Now, Steve, go to the door. Go out, and close the door. O.K.Turn the lights on, turn the microphones on, start the camera. Action!”

Ex.2. Make sentences in the text opposite.

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Text 2

Read the text and answer the following questions.