50 Points
Points
to Think of
1 Read through the table and add the missing prepositions.
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TIME |
PLACE |
OTHER |
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midnight/night/dawn/sunset the end of (October) the moment Christmas/ Easter the weekend 6 o’clock 5.30 |
work/school/university/home the station/airport/bus stop sea/ the seaside the end of (Oxford Street) 15 Bond Street the traffic lights/crossroads the door my sister’s (house) a hotel/restaurant the doctor(‘s)/hairdresser(’s) a party/conference/concert the top/bottom (of the page) |
the age of 20 40 kilometres an hour 100 degrees the end/ the beginning a loss once the moment |
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6 o’clock night/ day minute … minute |
the window/ door/ table stop … my sister’s house sea/ the sea |
heart chance accident mistake marriage nature profession birth law sight train/bus/car/plane/taxi/sea/air oneself the way |
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April/January 1986/2006 (the) summer/ winter the morning/the afternoon/ the evening/ the daytime (good) time the 21st century future the future |
the north/south the sea/the sky my coffee France/ the north of England London/ Minsk the city centre/ the suburbs Oxford Street town/ the country the world bed/ hospital/ prison a newspaper/ a magazine a photo/ a picture a car/ a taxi the middle of (the room) front of (the building) a house/ a hotel/ a restaurant |
a hurry the end ink/ pencil (good) weather the beginning brief danger fashion a moment person practice/theory private/public sight (of) a way/ the way the air her (twenties) the sun |
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Saturday(s)/ Tuesday(s) Monday morning/ Wednesday afternoon/ Friday evening a (fine) day 25 June/ 1 September New Year’s Day/ Christmas Day time |
the shelf/ wall a table/ plate a bus/ a train/ a plane the ground (first, etc.) floor a tree the beach/the coast a horse/ a bicycle/ a motorbike the left/ the right top of(the building) the outskirts |
foot good/bad terms a list (his) birthday the air board business/holiday a diet impulse page (15) |
Now look through the table a column by column. Whenever you come across a word in bold, find it in other cells (with a different preposition) and explain the difference in meaning.