In / at and to (places and directions)

At / in are used for position.

To is used for movement.

E.g. to be / stay in Paris

To go / come / travel to Paris.

REMEMBER:

At home in bed

At smb’s house in hospital

At work in prison

At school in Moscow

At university

At an event (at a party, at a concert)

Now study these examples:

On (on a surface) On the table On the chair On the first floor On an island	In (inside) In the water In the armchair	At (at some point) At a bus stop At the traffic lights At the crossroads
On a bus (on a plane, on a train) On the river / road On the left / right	In the street In the middle of … In the corner of the room In the picture / photo	At the corner of the street At the top of (the page) At the bottom of (the page) At the front of (the house) At the back of (the house)

We say:

Arrive in a country or town

E.g. to arrive in Bristol.

Arrive at other places

E.g. to arrive at work

(! to arrive home)

We go by car/ plane/ train …

E.g. I went to Paris by train.

We go in a car, taxi.

We get into/ out of a car/ taxi.

We get on/ off a bicycle/ bus/ train.

E.g. Be quick! Get on the train.

Ex. 4. Insert prepositions where necessary.

1. We came … a large, grey stone house.

2. Are you going … the party on Saturday?

3. Why don’t you take Ben … the cinema?

4. When we arrived … home it was very late.

5. When we arrived … work it was 5 o’clock … the afternoon.

6. We usually meet … the café.

7. I didn’t expect to meet John … Tom’s house.

8. “Is the new furniture … your flat yet?”

9. “They are delivering it … my flat on Tuesday.”

10. “Let’s meet … the corner of the street.”-“No, it’s better to meet … the crossroads”.

11. Is there anything … the corner of the room?

12. “How can I get … the station?” – “Get … a bus and you’ll be there … 10 minutes.”

13. He goes … work every day except Sunday. …Sunday he stays … home and works … his garden.

14. “What is there … the left?” – “It’s a post office. It’s right … the end of the street.”

15. I don’t think I left my suitcase … the train, I think I left it … the taxi when I was coming back from London.

16. “Does Paul meet us … the station?” – “No, he’ll be waiting for us … the bus stop.”

17. We arrived … the airport in time. We had enough time to get … the plane.

18. I’m returning … Moscow … the end of this term.

19. “What do you see … the picture?” – “There is a big island with a lot of hills … it.”

20. Shall we work … my room or shall we come … your office?

21. I was very tired, so I decided to go home … taxi.

22. I don’t like to travel … plane, I prefer to do it … train.

23. I had no time to talk to him as he got … the bus and left.

24. When the taxi stopped she got … and walked slowly towards the house.

25. “Get … the bus immediately, or I’ll call the police” – the driver cried to the drunk passenger.

Ex. 5. Translate into English.