at, in and on to express location Flashcards
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> when a place is thought of as a point, not an area (including at home, at school, at work, at university):
I’ll meet you at the airport when you arrive.
> to talk about an event involving a number of people:
Tina met Joe at Charlie’s wedding.
> for addresses:
She lives at number 11, Abbey Road.
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> when a place is thought of as an area or space:
Gary lives in a small flat at the top of a tower block.
> for cars and taxis:
Let’s talk in the car.
> in phrases such as in class, in hospital, in prison, in court:
He studied for a degree while he was in prison.
> for the world:
It’s the tallest building in the world.
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> to talk about a position in contact with a surface:
We’ve hung the picture on the wall above the fireplace.
She lay on the beach, soaking up the sunshine.
> to talk about a position on something thought of as a line, e.g. a coast, a road, the outskirts, the edge:
Keyhaven is a small village on the south coast.
There were huge traffic jams on the motorway.
> with means of transport apart from cars and taxis:
Hi, Karen. I’m on the train now so I’ll be home soon.
> with some forms of technology including television,
telephone, computer, Internet, website:
I’ve seen him on television.
I’m afraid she’s on the phone at the moment.
You can find all the information on our website.
> with left and right:
The post office is on the left just past the supermarket.
> with these words: premises, farm, floor and island:
Our office is on the fifth floor.
I wanted the pleasure of being ………Africa again.
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There I had lived and worked, ……..the heart of the
greenest continent.
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Folks lived their lives …… bush paths……..the end of unpaved roads of red clay, ……villages of grass-roofed huts.
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… women bent double – most with infants slung
their backs.
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If you are thoroughly sick of being kept waiting…….
home or ………..work, travel is perfect.
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People knew when to call me, they knew when I would
be………… my desk.
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Everyone always available at any time……. the totally
accessible world seemed to me pure horror.
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