Egiu - Lessons 126-136 - Prepositions 2/2

Front 1

When are you going back ____ Italy?

Back 1

TO

Front 2

I've been _____ Rome four times.

Back 2

TO

Front 3

What time did you get ____ London?

What time did you arrive ____ London?

What time did you arrive ____ the airport?

Back 3

Get TO London.

Arrive IN London.

Arrive AT the airport.

Front 4

Which is the difference?

a) I went to the room.

b) I went into the room.

Back 4

a) I took the way to the room.

b) I entered the room.

Front 5

She got ____ the bus.

a) IN

b) INTO

c) ON

Back 5

ON

** You GET ON a bus, a train, a plain, etc.

**When you leave it, you GET OFF.

Front 6

We sat ____ the shade.

Back 6

IN the shade.

** In the dark.

Front 7

Don't go out ____ the rain.

Don't go out ___ bad weather.

Back 7

IN the rain.

IN bad weather.

Front 8

When you do the exam, you're not allowed to write ____ pencil nor ____ block capitals.

Back 8

IN pencil.

IN block capitals.

Front 9

Write the story _____ your own words.

Back 9

IN your own words.

Front 10

We are now flying ____ a speed of 800km/h and ____ an altitude of 9000 metres.

Back 10

AT a speed of.

AT an altitude of.

Front 11

I'm going ____ holiday next week.

I'm going ____ a holiday next week.

Back 11

ON holiday.

FOR a holiday.

Front 12

She's away ____ a trip.

Back 12

ON a trip.

** ON a tour, ON a cruise, ON business, ON holiday.

Front 13

I heard the news ____ television.

Back 13

ON television.

** ON radio.

Front 14

I've put on a lot of weight. I'll have to go ____ a diet.

Back 14

ON a diet.

Front 15

Sometimes I have problems _____ work, but _____ the whole I enjoy my job.

Back 15

AT work.
ON the whole.

** on the whole = in general.

Front 16

Can I pay ______ credit card or do I have to pay ____ cash?

Back 16

BY credit card, IN cash.

** We pay BY cheque, BY card... but IN cash.

Front 17

—Did you come here ____ car, ____ train, or ____ foot?

—I come ____ my car, and he come ____ the train.

Back 17

—BY car, BY train, ON foot.

—IN my car, ON the train.

** We use IN for for cars and taxis.

** We use ON for public transport (bus, train...)

Front 18

Have you read anything ____ Tolstoy?

Back 18

BY

Front 19

Carl and Mike had a race _____ 200 metres. Carl won ____ three metres.

Back 19

—a race OVER 200 metres.

—he won BY three metres.

Front 20

The sent me a cheque ____ 150€.

Back 20

a cheque FOR 150€

Front 21

There's a lot of demand ____ this product.

Back 21

demand FOR this product.

Front 22

What's the reason ____ the delay?

Back 22

the reason FOR the delay.

Front 23

The advantage ____ living alone is that...

Back 23

The advantatge OF living alone.

** But "there is an advantage IN doing sth".

Front 24

There has been an increase ____ the number of road accidents recently.

Back 24

an increase IN the number.

** a decrease IN, a rise IN, a fall IN

Front 25

There was a big fall ___ sales.

Back 25

fall IN sales.

** an increase IN, a decrease IN, a rise IN.

Front 26

I had to pay ____ the dammage ____ the other car.

Back 26

I had to pay FOR the dammage TO the other car.

Front 27

He found the solution ____ the problem.

Back 27

solution TO the problem.

Front 28

I can't find the key ____ this door.

Back 28

key TO this door.

Front 29

He's in connection _____ the robbery.

Back 29

in connection WITH

Front 30

I haven't contact ____ him yet.

Back 30

contact WITH

Front 31

"És estúpid per part meva marxar sense jaqueta".

Back 31

"It's stupid OF me to go out without a coat".

—"It's generous of you to come".

—"It's polite of them to answer the letter".

—"It was very kind of you to help me".

Front 32

You've always been very nice ____ me.

Back 32

To be nice TO somebody.

** unfriendly TO

Front 33

It's stupid to get angry ____ things that don't matter.

Back 33

angry ABOUT things.

** But angry WITH somebody FOR doing sth.

Front 34

Are you annoyed ______ me _____ being late?

Back 34

annoyed WITH me FOR being late.

**But annoyed ABOUT something.

Front 35

Are you excited _____ going away next week?

Back 35

excited ABOUT going away.

** worried, upset, nervous, happy... ABOUT a situation.

Front 36

I'm delighted _____ the present you gave me.

Back 36

delighted WITH the present.

** pleased, satisfied, happy, disappointed WITH something, or the result of something.

Front 37

—I'm happy ______ being invited to the party.

—I'm happy ______ your exam result.

Back 37

—I'm happy ABOUT being invited [= a situation].

—I'm happy WITH your exam [= a thing].

Front 38

Everybody was surprised _____ the news.

Back 38

surprised AT / BY the news.

** shocked, amazed, astonished AT / BY

Front 39

I'm very impressed ______ your English.

Back 39

impressed WITH

Front 40

I hope you weren't shocked _____ what I said.

Back 40

shocked BY / AT

** shocked, surprised, amazed, astonished AT / BY

Front 41

I'm bored ____ my job.

Back 41

bored WITH

** fed up WITH

** but "tired OF", "sick OF"

Front 42

Which one is correct?

a) I'm sorry FOR shouting at you.

b) I'm sorry ABOUT shouting at you.

c) I'm sorry I shouted at you.

d) I'm sorry TO shout at you.

Back 42

THE FOUR OF THEM

sorry for doing = I'm apologising for sth I did before.

sorry to do = I'm apologising at the time I speak.

Front 43

Why are you always so jelaous ____ other people?

Back 43

jelaous OF

** fond OF, proud OF, ashamed OF, envious OF

Front 44

I'm suspicious ____ his intentions.

Back 44

suspicious OF

** critical OF, tolerant OF

Front 45

The letter was full ____ mistakes.

Back 45

full OF

** short OF

Front 46

It's typical ____ him to keep everybody waiting.

Back 46

typical OF [also FOR, but not that common].

Front 47

I'm tired ____ waiting.

Back 47

tired OF

** sick OF.

** but "fed up WITH", "bored WITH".

Front 48

I'm sick ____ searching job.

Back 48

sick OF

** tired OF.

** but "fed up WITH", "bored WITH".

Front 49

I'm not sure ____ this.

Back 49

sure OF / ABOUT

** certain OF / ABOUT

Front 50

I'm not very good ____ repairing things.

Back 50

good AT

** bad AT, brilliant AT, better AT, hopeless AT.

Front 51

She's married ____ an American.

Back 51

married TO

Front 52

Your writting is similar ____ mine.

Back 52

similar TO

Front 53

The film was different _____ what I expected.

Back 53

different FROM / TO.

Front 54

Are you interested ____ art?

Back 54

interested IN

**

interested in doing = I would like to do it ("I'm interested in joining the club").

interested to do = I reacted with interest to what I heard, saw, read, learnt, etc ("I was interested to hear you hadn't left your job").

Front 55

We stayed home because he wasn't very keen ____ going out.

Back 55

keen ON

Front 56

I don't want to be dependent ____ anybody.

Back 56

dependent ON / UPON

** but "independent OF".

Front 57

I'm independent ____ my parents.

Back 57

independent OF

** but "dependent ON / UPON"

Front 58

The streets were crowded ____ tourists.

The streets were full _____ tourists.

Back 58

—crowded WITH tourists.

—full OF tourists.

Front 59

Florence is famous _____ its art treasures.

Back 59

famous FOR

Front 60

Who was responsible _______ all that noise last night?

Back 60

responsible FOR

Front 61

Who was that man you were talking ____ ?

Back 61

to talk TO

** to talk WITH is also possible, but less usual.

Front 62

Which one is correct?

a) We spent the evening listening music.

b) We spent the evening listening to music.

Back 62

b) listening TO music.

Front 63

Which one is correct?

a) I wrote the hotel complaining about the service.

b) I wrote TO the hotel complaining about the service.

Back 63

b) I wrote TO the hotel.

Front 64

Which one is correct?

a) Can you explain me this word?

b) Can you explain this word to me?

Back 64

b) Can you EXPLAIN this word TO me?

** Also "to describe TO".

Front 65

Which one is correct?

a) Let me describe you what I saw.

b) Let me describe to you what I saw.

Back 65

b) Let me DESCRIBE TO you what I saw.

** Also "to explain TO".

Front 66

Which one is correct?

a) Did you phone your father?

b) Did you phone to your father?

Back 66

a) Did you phone your father.

** Also "to telephone somebody", "to call somebody", to "ask somebody", to "thank somebody", "to answer sth"

Front 67

Which one is correct?

a) He refused to answer my question.

b) He refused to answer to my question.

Back 67

a) He refused to answer my question.

** Also "to telephone somebody", "to call somebody", to "ask somebody", to "thank somebody", "to answer sth"

Front 68

Which one is correct?

a) He thanked me for helping him.

b) He thanked to me for helping him.

Back 68

a) He thanked me for helping him.

** Also "to telephone somebody", "to call somebody", to "ask somebody", to "thank somebody", "to answer sth"

Front 69

Don't point that knife _____ me.

Back 69

point AT

** Also "to shoot AT", "to fire AT".

Front 70

a) He got very angry and started shouting _____ me.

b) He shouted _____ me from the other side of the street.

Back 70

a) AT

b) TO

** "shout AT" when you're angry, while "shout TO" when you want to be noticed.

Front 71

a) Somebody threw an egg ____ the minister.

b) She shouted "catch!" and throw the keys ____ me from the window.

Back 71

a) AT

b) TO

** to "throw AT" when you want to hit, while "throw to" when you want somebody to catch.

Front 72

a) We have a discussion _______ what we should do.

b) We discussed _______ what we should do.

Back 72

a) ABOUT

b) /nothing/

** to have a discussion ABOUT sth].

** to discuss sth.

Front 73

I don't care _______ what you do.

Back 73

/nothing/

** It's "to care ABOUT sth", but we say "to care WHAT", "to care WHERE", "to care HOW", without "about".

care about = to consider important = "he doesn't care about her problems".

to care Ø what / where / how = "I don't care what you do".

to care for = to like, to fancy = "would you care for a cup a coffee?".

to take care of = to look after = "Have a nice holiday and take care of yourself!".

Front 74

Would you care ____ a cup of coffee?

Back 74

FOR

** "would you CARE FOR sth" = "would you like sth?"

** "would you care ABOUT a cup of coffee" would mean "do you think that a cup of coffee is important to you?".

care about = to consider important = "he doesn't care about her problems".

to care Ø what / where / how = "I don't care what you do".

to care for = to like, to fancy = "would you care for a cup a coffee?".

to take care of = to look after = "Have a nice holiday and take care of yourself!".

Front 75

Have a nice holiday. Take care ____ yourself!

Back 75

OF

** "take care of" [but "care for"] = to look after.

Front 76

Which is the difference between TO ASK and TO ASK FOR?

Back 76

a) TO ASK FOR = to ask somebody to GIVE something.

b) TO ASK = to ask somebody to TELL sth.

—"I asked him the way to the museum".

—"I asked for another cup of coffee".

Front 77

Why don't you apply _____ the manager ____ the job?

Back 77

Why don't you apply TO the manager FOR the job?

Front 78

"He buscat les claus per tota la casa". [using "TO SEARCH"]

Back 78

"I've searched the whole house FOR my keys".

Front 79

[You're at home, and she had been before she left]

I haven't seen her since she left _____ the office this morning.

Back 79

... she left FOR the office.

Front 80

Do you dream _______ being rich?

Back 80

dream ABOUT / OF

Front 81

—Don't tell anyone what I said.

—No, I wouldn't dream ____ it!

Back 81

I wouldn't dream OF it.

** "wouldn't dream OF sth" = "wouldn't conceive" = "wouldn't dare"

Front 82

a) I have no idea. I've never heard ____ him!
b) Have you heard ____ your sister recently?
c) Did you hear_____ what happened at the club?

Back 82

a) I've never heard OF that Tom.
b) Have you heard FROM your sister?
c) Did you hear ABOUT what happened?

**

hear about = sentir a parlar = "did you hear about what happened?".

hear from = tenir notícies sobre = "Have you heard from your sister?"

hear of = sentir a parlar sobre, saber sobre = "I've never heard of that Tom".

Front 83

Which is the difference between to THINK ABOUT and to THINK OF?

Back 83

a) THINK ABOUT = consider.

b) THINK OF = 1. opinion; 2. come to mind.

—"I'm thinking about your offer" [= "I'm considering your offer"].

—"I'm thinking of you"[= "Your image comes to my mind"].

—"What do you think of the film?" [= "What's your opinion about the film?"]

** But the difference is sometimes very small and you can use OF or ABOUT.

Front 84

a) Look at this photograph of John. Who does he remind you _____?

b) I'm glad you reminded me _______ the meeting!

Back 84

a) remind OF

b) remind ABOUT

** to remind sb OF = to cause sb to remember.

** to remind sb ABOUT = to tell sb not to forget.

Front 85

a) We complained ____ the manager ____ the foot.

b) John was complaining _____ a pain in his stomach.

Back 85

a) We complained TO the manager ABOUT the food.

b) John was complaining OF a pain.

** to complain ABOUT = to say that you are not satisfied.
**to complain OF = to say that you have a pain.

Front 86

Which is the difference between...?

a) to WARN ABOUT

b) to WARN OF.

Back 86

It's very little.

a) to WARN ABOUT = for a person or thing which is bad, dangerous, unusual, etc.

b) to WARN OF [and also warn ABOUT] = for a danger or sth bad which might happen later.

—"I knew he was a strange person. I had been warned ABOUT him".

—"Scientists have warned us OF the effects of global warming".

Front 87

Some students were suspected ____ cheating in the exam.

Back 87

suspected OF cheating

Front 88

His parents don't approve ____ what he does.

Back 88

approve OF

** "approve OF" = consider good or acceptable.

** and "disapprove OF".

Front 89

What did he die _____ ?

Back 89

die OF / FROM

** "die OF" is much more frequent.

Front 90

The meal consisted _____ seven courses.

Back 90

consisted OF

Front 91

I payed ____ the meal.

I payed ____ a bill.

I payed ____ a fine.

I payed ____ a tax.

I payed ____ a rent.

I payed ____ a sum of money.

Back 91

I payed FOR the meal, but /nothing/ in the others.

** to PAY (somebody) FOR sth, except:

—to pay a bill.

—to pay a fine.

—to pay a tax.

—to pay a rent.

—to pay a sum of money.

Front 92

I apologised ____ my mistake.

Back 92

apologise FOR

Front 93

a) Everybody blamed me _______ the accident.

b) Everybody blamed the accident ____ me.

Back 93

a) Everybody blamed me FOR the accident.

b) Everybody blamed the accident ON me.

Front 94

The number of people suffering ____ heart disease has increased.

Back 94

suffer FROM an illness

Front 95

Sun block protects the skin ____ the sun.

Back 95

protect FROM or AGAINST

Front 96

He always keeps his promises. You can rely ____ him.

Back 96

rely ON

Front 97

Which one is correct?

a) It depends how much it costs.

b) It depends on how much it costs.

c) It depends in how much it costs.

Back 97

a) i b) "It depends how much it costs" & "It depends ON how much it costs".

Front 98

I congratulated her ____ her success in the exam.

Back 98

congratulate ON.

Front 99

I was quite disappointed ______ the last place I went to on holiday.

Back 99

disappointed IN

[but also "disappointed WITH" or "disappointed BY"]

Front 100

"I was affraid ___________".

a) OF being bitten.

b) TO be bitten.

Back 100

a) I was affraid of being bitten.

**

affraid of doing = it is possible that something bad will happen ("I was affraid of being bitten").

affraid to do = for things we do intencionally; we can choose to do them or not ("I was afraid to go near the dog").

Front 101

"I was affraid ___________ near the dog".

a) OF going.

b) TO go

Back 101

b) I was affraid to go near the dog.

**

affraid of doing = it is possible that something bad will happen ("I was affraid of being bitten").

affraid to do = for things we do intencionally; we can choose to do them or not ("I was afraid to go near the dog").

Front 102

"I was amazed _______ her beauty".

Back 102

amazed AT / BY

** shocked, surprised, amazed, astonished AT / BY

Front 103

"He's annoyed _________ the weather".

Back 103

annoyed ABOUT the weather

**

BUT >> "he's annoyed WITH sb ABOUT sth".

Front 104

"He was arrested ________ two counts of arson".

Back 104

arrested ON

Front 105

"Are you ashamed _______ your family?"

Back 105

ashamed OF

** fond OF, proud OF, ashamed OF, envious OF

Front 106

"I'm astonished _______ your results"

Back 106

astonished AT / BY your results

** shocked, surprised, amazed, astonished AT / BY

Front 107

"I'm bad ______ maths".

Back 107

bad AT maths.

** bad AT, brilliant AT, better AT, hopeless AT.

Front 108

"You're brilliant _______ cooking!"

Back 108

brilliant AT cooking

** bad AT, brilliant AT, better AT, hopeless AT.

Front 109

"She doesn't care _______ this problems"

Back 109

care ABOUT

**

care about = to consider important = "he doesn't care about her problems".

to care Ø what / where / how = "I don't care what you do".

to care for = to like, to fancy = "would you care for a cup a coffee?".

to take care of = to look after = "Have a nice holiday and take care of yourself!".

Front 110

"Are you certain ________ this?"

Back 110

certain OF / ABOUT

** sure OF / ABOUT

Front 111

"He conceived _______an even better idea"

Back 111

conceive OF sth

Front 112

"I want to make a contribution _______ this cause"

Back 112

a contribution TO

Front 113

"She's very critical _______ my poems"

Back 113

critical OF

**suspicious OF, tolerant OF

Front 114

"I'm disillusioned ________ the party".

Back 114

disillusioned WITH

Front 115

"Are you envious _________ your sister?"

Back 115

envious OF

** fond OF, proud OF, ashamed OF, jelaous OF

Front 116

"I'm hopeless ______ cooking".

Back 116

hopeless AT

** bad AT, brilliant AT, better AT, good AT.

Front 117

"He insists _______ seeing you".

Back 117

insist ON

**

BUT >> persist IN

Front 118

"He persists __________ making the same mistakes".

Back 118

persist IN

**

BUT >> insist ON

Front 119

"I was interested ________ you hadn't left your job".

a) in hearing.

b) to hear.

Back 119

b) I was interested to hear you hadn't left your job.

**

interested in doing = I would like to do it ("I'm interested in joining the club").

interested to do = I reacted with interest to what I heard, saw, read, learnt, etc ("I was interested to hear you hadn't left your job").

Front 120

"He's known _______ all the neighbours".

Back 120

He's known TO all the neighbours.

Front 121

"I'm nervous _________ the interview".

Back 121

nervous ABOUT

** excited, worried, upset, nervous, happy... ABOUT a situation.

Front 122

"Why are you so unfriendly _____ Lucy?"

Back 122

unfriendly TO

** nice TO

Front 123

"I'm pleased _________ your help".

Back 123

pleased WITH

** BUT "he takes pleasure IN this".

** pleased, delighted, satisfied, happy, disappointed WITH something, or the result of something.

Front 124

"He takes pleasure _______ eating sugar".

Back 124

pleasure IN eating sugar

** BUT pleased, delighted, satisfied, happy, disappointed WITH something, or the result of something.

Front 125

"The Sagrada Família is popular _______ tourists".

Back 125

popular WITH

Front 126

"I'm very proud ________ you!"

Back 126

proud OF

**jelaous OF, fond OF, proud OF, ashamed OF, envious OF.

Front 127

"this award is a recognition __________ your hard work"

Back 127

a recognition FOR (also TO) sth

**

BUT >> in recognition OF : he was awarded a medal in recognition of his work.

Front 128

"I'm not satisfied __________ with my job".

Back 128

satisfied WITH

** pleased, delighted, satisfied, happy, disappointed WITH something, or the result of something.

Front 129

"He succeeded ________ the race".

a) to finish.

b) to finishing.

c) in finishing.

d) at finishing.

Back 129

c) He succeeded IN finishing the race.

**

But >> "He was SUCCESSFUL AT finishing the race".

Front 130

"He was successful ________ the race".

a) to finish.

b) to finishing.

c) in finishing.

d) at finishing.

Back 130

d) He was successful AT finishing the race.

**

But >> "He succeeded IN finishing the race".

Front 131

"He's very tolerant _______ dirty dress"

Back 131

tolerant OF

** critical OF, suspicious OF, tolerant OF.

Front 132

"I'm upset _________ your behaviour"

Back 132

upset ABOUT

** excited, worried, upset, nervous, happy... ABOUT a situation.

Front 133

"He's worried _________ the exam"

Back 133

worried ABOUT

** worried, upset, nervous, happy... ABOUT a situation.