127 in/on/at (other uses)

They’re very happy together. They’re in love.

in a (good/bad) mood

You seem to be in a bad mood. What’s the matter?

in the shade

in (my) opinion

In my opinion the movie wasn’t very good.

I’m going on holiday next week.

One day I’d like to go on a world tour.

Emma’s away on business at the moment.

There are no trains today. The drivers are on strike.

I’ve put on weight. I’ll have to go on a diet.

We also say ‘go somewhere for a holiday’:

Steve has gone to France for a holiday.

D

at the age of … etc.

We are now flying at a speed of

at the age of 16 / at 90 miles an hour /

800 kilometres an hour and at an

at 100 degrees etc. :

altitude of 9,000 metres.

Tracy let

school at 16. or

Tracy let

school at the age of 16.

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the mood

cold weather

love

my opinion

French

the rain

kilometres

the shade

1 Don’t go out

in the rain

. Wait until it stops.

2

Matt likes to keep warm, so he doesn’t go out much

3

The movie was

with English subtitles.

4

They fell

almost immediately and were married in a few weeks.

5

I don’t feel like going to a party tonight. I’m not

6

It’s too hot here. I’m going to sit

7

Amanda thought the restaurant was OK, but

8

Fity miles? What’s that

business

a cruise

a diet

fire

holiday

her phone

the radio

purpose

strike

TV

a tour

the whole

1

I heard the weather forecast

on the radio

. It’s going to get warmer.

2

Workers at the company have gone

for better pay and conditions.

3

Don’t go

if you don’t like being at sea.

4

There was panic when people realised that the building was

.

5

Soon ater we arrived, we were taken

of the city.

6

Emma has lots of useful apps

.

7

I feel lazy this evening. Is there anything worth watching

?

8

I’m sorry. It was an accident. I didn’t do it

.

9

If you are

, there are certain things you’re not allowed to eat.

10

We’ll be

from Friday. We’re going to the mountains.

11

Jane’s job involves a lot of travelling. She oten has to go away

.

12

Some of the exam questions were hard, but

it was OK.

127.3

Complete the sentences with in, on or at.

1

Water boils

at 100 degrees Celsius.

2

When I was 14, I went

a trip to France organised by my school.

3

Julia’s grandmother died recently

the age of 90.

4

Can you turn the light on, please? I don’t want to sit

the dark.

5

We didn’t go

holiday last year. We stayed at home.

6

I hate driving

fog. You can’t see anything.

7

Technology has developed

great speed.

8

David got married

19, which is rather young to get married.

9

I listened to an interesting programme

the radio this morning.

10

I wouldn’t like to go

a cruise. I think I’d get bored.

11

The earth travels round the sun

107,000 kilometres an hour.

12

I shouldn’t eat too much. I’m supposed to be

a diet.

13

A lot of houses were damaged

the storm last week.

14

I won’t be here next week. I’ll be

holiday.

15

I wouldn’t like his job. He spends most of his time talking

the phone.

16

‘Did you enjoy your holiday?’

‘Not every minute, but

the whole, yes.’

17

your opinion, what should I do?

18

Ben is a happy sort of person. He always seems to be

a good mood.

19

I don’t think violent films should be shown

TV.

20

The museum guidebook is available

several languages.

by car

by train by plane by boat by ship by bus by bike etc.

Jess usually goes to work by bus / by bike / by car.

We do not use by if we say my car / the train / a taxi etc. We say:

by car

but

in my car (not by my car)

by train

but

on the train

(not by the train)

We use in for cars and taxis:

They didn’t come in their car. They came in a taxi.

We use on for bikes and public transport (buses, trains etc.):

We travelled on the 6.45 train, which arrived at 8.30.

Note that we usually say on foot (not usually by foot):

Did you come here by car or on foot?

We also use by to say how we do other things. For example, you can:

send something by post

pay by card / by cheque

do something by hand

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1

We don’t need cash. We can pay

by credit card .

by mistake

by hand

2

Kate and James keep in touch with one another mainly

.

by credit card

3

I didn’t intend to take your umbrella. I took it

.

by chance

4

I think he arrived late

. He wanted to keep us waiting.

by email

5

Some things are planned. Other things happen

.

on purpose

6

Don’t put my sweater in the washing machine. It has to be washed

.

128.2

Put in by, in or on.

1

Jess usually goes to work

by bus.

2

I saw Jane this morning. She was

the bus.

3

How did you get here? Did you come

train?

4

I couldn’t find a seat

the train. It was full.

5

How much will it cost to the airport

taxi?

6

Did you come here

Sarah’s car or yours?

7

The injured man was taken to hospital

ambulance.

8

How long does it take to cross the Atlantic

ship?

9

He doesn’t drive much. He goes everywhere

bike or

foot.

1

by mosquitoes

2

These pictures were taken

.

by one of our players

3

I hate getting bitten

.

by lightning

4

‘Mona Lisa’ is a famous painting

.

by Beethoven

5

We lost the game because of a mistake

.

by a strange noise

6

The plane was damaged

, but landed safely.

by Leonardo da Vinci

7

This music is

, but I can’t remember what

it’s called.

by a professional

photographer

1

2

We managed to put the fire out

a fire extinguisher.

3

Who’s that man standing

the window?

4

Do you travel much

bus?

5

We travelled

my friend’s car because it is larger and more comfortable than mine.

6

It was only

accident that I discovered the error.

7

These pictures were taken

a very good camera.

8

My friends live in a beautiful house

the sea.

9

There were only a few people

the plane. It was almost empty.

10

two hours (from five hours to three).

11

There was a small table

the bed

a lamp and a clock

it.