dropped the pen under the table.
6.2.2. Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions.
I.We have a nice flat... the centre of Moscow. 2. Shall we meet.... your place? 3. There are a lot of places of interest ... this part of the city. 4.1 found this baby bird ... the foot of a tree. 5.1 usually sit... this armchair. It's very comfortable. 6.1 couldn't see much ... the theatre. There was a fat man sitting ... me. 7. It can be dangerous when children play football ... the street. 8. Coffee will be served ... the dining-room. 9. Scotland lies ... the north of England. 10. What's going on ... the corner of the street? 11.1 won't be ... home tomorrow. I'll be ... Ann's. 12. The Alps are ... the south of Europe. 13. The train was ... the platform. 14. They waited _. the station for a long time. 15. Don't you remember Jane? She's the girl we met... Oxford Street last week. 16. Don't sit... that chair. It's broken. 17. It's dinner time. The family are ... the table. 18. The weather is sunny. There isn't a single cloud ... the sky. 19.1 found a coin ... the floor ... the sofa. 20. My friend works ... a chemist's ... the town centre. 21. My grandparents live ... 42 London Road,... a flat... the top floor. 22. We were driving along Harbour Street when the car ... us stopped suddenly and we crashed into it. 23. Do you know where the cafe is? - It's ... the bank and the school. 24.1 wouldn't like an office job. I couldn't spend the whole day sitting ... the desk.
6.3. PREPOSITIONS OF DIRECTION AND MOVEMENT
6.3.1. Study the following examples.
Drive along the road.
We walked across the bridge to the other side of the river.
The train arrives at the station/in Minsk in an hour.
When is he leaving for Italy?
They are flying from Amsterdam to Paris tomorrow.
He took the keys from the table/ out of the bag.
Come into the house. It's cold outside.
He got into the car and drove away.
He got off the bus at the wrong bus-stop.
He got on his bicycle and rode away.
Turn left when you come out of the wood.
I am going to the seaside for the weekend.
I have never been to Rome but I've been to Paris.
The children ran up and down the stairs.
6.3.2. Complete the sentences.
1. Ships come ... the port of Cardiff ... all parts of the world. 2. May I come ... your lecture? 3. He lost his key and had to climb ... the house through the window. 4. She returned ... Moscow after a month at the Black Sea. 5. My son is going ... school next year. 6. Will they take the child ... hospital? 7. It was almost midnight when we arrived ... the station. 8. They are leaving ... Japan next Tuesday. They will stay for a fortnight in Tokyo. 9. As soon as you arrive ... London give me a call. 10. If the weather stays fine we shall go ... the seaside for the weekend. 11. When we arrived ... the airport we went directly ... our hotel by taxi. 12. I've been ... Canada but I haven't been ... Africa. 13.1 was going ... Berlin on business when, by accident, I got... the wrong train. 14. He got... the car and started the engine. 15. My brother has been ... Paris three times. 16. When I came ... the hotel room I started to take my clothes......my suitcase. 17. Robert came......the telephone box and got... his car. 18. When the letters arrive ... the local post office, the daily deliveries are made. 19. Who was the first person to swim ... the English Channel? 20. We walked ... to the top floor. 21. She'll go ... college if she gets good grades in her exams.
22. Mrs. Wood got... the bus and walked ... the street towards the post office.
6.4. PREPOSITIONS WITH THE MEANING OF POSSESSION, REFERENCE AND IDENTIFICATION
6.4.1. Study the following examples.
I have a personal reason for not going there.
Her nephew was a little boy of five.
His wife is a teacher of biology.
This is a photograph of my parents.
Her daughter was a good-looking woman of about 25.
Have you read any books by Jack London?
They are trying to find a solution to the problem.
I haven't received a reply to my letter/an answer to my question.
Have you got the key to the back door?
Did you get an invitation to the party?
6.4.2. Complete the following sentences.
1. I've never met Carol but I've seen a photograph ... her. 2. The cause ... the fire in the hotel last night is still unknown. 3. Ann showed me the photograph ... the hotel where she stayed during her holiday. 4. He turned out to be a handsome man ... about 30. 5. Have you seen the picture ... the town as it looked 1000 years ago? 6. His name was written on the cover... the book. 7. Nobody knows the cause ... the accident. 8. The job ... a pilot is very demanding. 9. We could hear the noise ... the passing traffic. 10. The legs ... the trousers were too long. 11. Hamlet was written ... Shakespeare. 12.1 can't find any solution ... this problem. 13. This is a picture ... their country house. 14. None of them got the invitation ... the garden party. 15. I'm afraid I've lost the key ... the back door. 16.1 don't like the idea ... staying in town on such a hot day. 17. The tomb ... Tutenkhamun was discovered in Egypt in 1922. 18. A galaxy is a collection ... millions ... stars. 19.1 can't think of an answer ... your question. 20.1 have written several times but I haven't received a reply ... my letters. 21. He says he has never seen any paintings ... Turner. 22. Emily didn't give us a convincing reason ... not coming to the party.
6.5. PREPOSITIONS WITH NOUNS AS ADVERBIAL MODIFIERS
6.5.1. Study the use of prepositions with adverbial modifiers after verbs.
He was very reluctant to do it at first, but in the end he agreed.
The car came round the corner at full speed.
He's a doctor by profession.
He's very shy by nature.
They met by chance.
Sorry, I did it by mistake.
The teacher knew all the pupils by name.
They decided to go to Bristol by sea (by bus, by train, by air).
I go to work by bus/by tram/by taxi/by car.
I'd like to go to France for a holiday/on holiday.
What would you like to have for breakfast (supper,dinner, lunch)?
The rain has stopped. Let's go for a walk.
I went to work in my car.
I like walking in the rain.
He spoke in a loud voice so that everybody could hear him.