Egiu - Lessons 113-125 - Prepositions 1/2

Front 1

Which one is correct?

a) IN SPITE OF the rain, he enjoyed himself.

b) DESPITE OF the rain, he enjoyed himself.

c) DESPITE the rain, he enjoyed himself.

d) ALTHOUGH the rain, he enjoyed himself.

Back 1

a) i c) IN SPITE OF the rain / DESPITE the rain.

** DESPITE OF is incorrect, and ALTHOUGH is used with a "subject + verb", not with a noun: "Although it was raining, he enjoyed himself".

Front 2

"No vaig obtenir la feina malgrat tenir les qualificacions necessàries".

Back 2

1. I didn't get the job in spite of having the necessary qualifications.

2. I didn't get the job in spite of the fact [that] I had the necessary qualifications.

3. I didn't get the job despite the fact [that] I had the necessary qualifications.

Front 3

"Deixaré el mòbil encès per si truqués en John".

Back 3

I'll leave my mobile phone switched on in case John calls.

** in case + present [excepte en una oració en passat, evidentment: "I left my phone switched on in case John called"].

Front 4

Which one is correct?

a) I'll see you tomorrow UNLESS you have to work late.

b) I'll see you tomorrow EXCEPT IF you have to work late.

c) I'll see you tomorrow IF you DON'T have to work late.

Back 4

ALL OF THEM

(unless = except if = if... not).

Front 5

Which one is correct?

a) AS LONG AS the room is clean, I don't mind.

b) SO LONG AS the room is clean, I don't mind.

c) PROVIDED THAT the room is clean, I don't mind.

d) PROVIDING THAT the room is clean, I don't mind.

Back 5

ALL OF THEM

(as long as = so long as = provided that = providing that)

Front 6

Which one is correct?

a) We're going to have a picnic next week, providing the weather IS good.

b) We're going to have a picnic next week, providing the weather WILL BE good.

Back 6

a) ... providing the weather IS good.

** We use a present tense after PROVIDING, PROVIDED, UNLESS, AS LONG AS, SO LONG AS, even when we're talking about the future.

Front 7

"Vaig començar a gaudir més de la feina a mesura que m'hi vaig anar acostumant".

Back 7

"I began to enjoy the job more as I got used to it".

Front 8

Which is the difference?

a) AS we left the museum, we talked about you.

b) WHEN we left the museum, we talked about you.

Back 8

a) We were talking about you while we were leaving the museum [AS = two things happening at the same time].

b) We left the museum, and then we started talking about you [WHEN = one thing happening after another].

Front 9

Which one is correct?

a) She's a teacher, like me.

b) She's a teacher, as me.

Back 9

a) She's a teacher, like me.

** When preceding a NOUN, and meaning "similar to" or "the same as" we can only use LIKE, never AS.

Front 10

Which one is correct?

a) I left everything AS it was.

b) I left everything LIKE it was.

Back 10

a) AS it was.

** When preceding a "SUBJECT + VERB", we usually use AS, but LIKE is also possible in informal English.

Front 11

Which is the difference between AS and LIKE when they're prepositions?

a) AS the manager, she made the decision.

b) LIKE the manager, she made the decision.

Back 11

a) AS the manager = in her position as manager, because she is the actual manager.

b) LIKE the manager = similar to the manager, because she is not the actual manager.

Front 12

"La notícia de la tragèdia va venir com un gran cop".

Back 12

"The news of the tragedy came as a great shock".

** AS and not LIKE, because it means "in the form of", "in the position of".

Front 13

Which one is correct?

a) It rained FOR three days without stopping.

b) It rained DURING three days without stopping.

Back 13

a) It rained FOR three days.

** We use DURING to say WHEN something happens, not HOW LONG.

Front 14

They arrived _______ five o'clock.

Back 14

AT

** We use AT for the time of day.

—at midnight.

—at lunchtime.

Front 15

I'll be home _______ midnight.

Back 15

AT

** We use AT for the time of day.

—at five o'clock.

—at lunchtime.

Front 16

The arrived _______ my birthday.

Back 16

ON

** We use ON for days and dates.

—on Friday.

—on 16 March 1979.

—on Christmas Day.

Front 17

They arrived ___________ May.

Back 17

IN

** We use IN for longer periods than time of day [>> AT] or days and dates [>> ON].

—in (the) winter.

—in 1979.

—in the Middle Ages.

—in the past.

Front 18

They arrived _______ the weekend.

Back 18

AT

** But generally for long periods we use IN.

Front 19

I'm busy ______ the moment.

I'm busy _____ present.

Back 19

AT the moment

AT present

Front 20

I'm busy ______ present.

Back 20

AT

Front 21

We and Lisa arrived ________ the same time.

Back 21

AT

Front 22

Complete:

a) I'll see you _________ the morning.

b) I'll see you __________ Friday morning.

Back 22

a) IN the morning.

b) ON Friday morning.

Front 23

I'll see you _________ Friday.

Back 23

ON or nothing.

** In spoken English we often leave out ON before days.

Front 24

The train will be leaving _____ a few minutes.

Back 24

IN

Front 25

Which one is correct?

a) I don't feel AS IF I've just had a holiday.

b) I don't feel AS THOUGH I've just had a holiday.

c) I don't feel LIKE I've just had a holiday.

Back 25

ALL OF THEM

But LIKE only in informal English.

Front 26

Which is the difference between...?

a) ON time.

b) IN time.

Back 26

a) ON TIME = punctual, not late, at the time which was planned. The opposite is LATE.

b) IN TIME = soon enough. The opposite is TOO LATE.

—"The 11.45 train left on time".

—"I hope the postcard arrives in time".

Front 27

"Vull ser a casa a temps de veure el partit"

Back 27

I want to be home in time to see the game.

Front 28

I'm going away ______ the end of the month.

Back 28

AT

** AT THE END OF = at the time when sth ends. Its opposite is AT THE BEGINNING.

** IN THE END = finally. Its opposite is AT FIRST.

Front 29

______ a line

______ a list

______ a menu

______ a queue

______ a row

______ a street

Back 29

IN a line/row/queue/street (but ON a menu, ON a list)

Front 30

_____ the sky.

_____ the world.

Back 30

IN the sky.

IN the world.

Front 31

The train stops _____ London

Back 31

AT

** We use AT when you think of the place as a point or station in a jorney.

Front 32

_______ a map.

_______ a mirror.

_______ a photograph.

_______ a picture.

Back 32

IN a photograph/picture/mirror (but ON a map)

Front 33

_______ a book.

_______ a letter.

_______ a magazine.

_______ a newspaper.

_______ a page.

Back 33

IN a book/newspaper/magazine/letter (but ON a page)

Front 34

_______ the front / the back of a car.

_______ the front / the back of a building.

_______ the front / the back of group of people.

_______ the front / the back of a letter.

_______ the front / the back of a piece of paper.

Back 34

IN the front of a car. [cas únic]

AT the front of a building / group of people [[¿¿coses amb volum??]]

ON the front of a letter / piece of paper. [[¿¿coses sense volum??]]

Front 35

_______ the corner of the room.

_______ the corner of the street.

Back 35

IN the corner of the room.

IN / AT the corner of the street.

Front 36

______ bed.

______ college.

______ home.

______ hospital.

______ prison.

______ school.

______ sea.

______ university.

Back 36

-IN bed, in hospital, in prison (unwillingly?)

-AT home, at work, at school, at university, at college, at sea (= on a voyage)

Front 37

______ a bicycle.

______ a bus.

______ a car.

______ a horse.

______ a plane.

______ a ship.

______ a taxi.

______ a train.

Back 37

IN a car, in a taxi (but ON a bus/train/plane/ship/bicycle/horse)

Front 38

______ the bus stop.

Back 38

AT

Front 39

______ the garage.

Back 39

AT

Front 40

______ the end of the street.

Back 40

AT

Front 41

______ the door.

Back 41

AT

Front 42

______ the window.

Back 42

AT

Front 43

______ the top of the page.

______ the bottom of the page.

Back 43

AT

Front 44

He's ______ reception (in a hotel)

Back 44

AT

Front 45

He's ______ an event.

Back 45

AT

"at a party, at a wedding, at the meeting, at a football match, etc."

Front 46

He's ______ a party.

Back 46

AT

Front 47

He's ______ a conference.

Back 47

AT

Front 48

He's ______ a restaurant.

Back 48

AT

Front 49

He's ______ the station.

Back 49

AT

Front 50

He's ______ the airport.

Back 50

AT

Front 51

He's ______ Judy's house.

It's always cold ____ Judy's house.

Back 51

He's AT Judy's house.

It's always cold IN Judy's house.

Front 52

He's ______ the doctor's.

Back 52

AT

Front 53

It was cold ______ the cinema.

He's ______ the cinema.

Back 53

It was cold IN the cinema.

He's AT the cinema.

IN = we're thinking about the building.

Front 54

The toy is ______ the floor.

The toy is ______ the chair.

The toy is ______ the grass.

You've got a stain _____ your shirt.

Back 54

ON

**ON means "on top off"

Front 55

The toilet is ____ the left as you come out of the lift.

Back 55

ON

Front 56

He lives ______ the first floor.

Back 56

ON

Front 57

Have you ever worked ____ a farm?

Back 57

ON

** [It's an exception??]

Front 58

Budapest is _____ the river Danube

Back 58

ON

** We say that a place is ON a river, ON a road, ON the coast.

Front 59

Portsmouth is ____ the south coast of England.

Back 59

ON

** We say that a place is ON a river, ON a road, ON the coast.

Front 60

The hotel is _____ a small island in the middle of the lake.

Back 60

ON

Front 61

I'm _____ the way to the office.

Back 61

ON

Front 62

There's a new paper ____ the notice board.

Back 62

ON

Front 63

The strings ______ the guitar.

Back 63

ON

Front 64

Turn left ________ the roundabout.

Back 64

AT

Front 65

We have to get off the bus ____ the next stop.

Back 65

AT

Front 66

There's a dirty mark ____ the ceiling.

Back 66

ON

Front 67

You'll find details of TV programmes _____ page seven.

Back 67

ON

Front 68

I'll meet you ______ the hotel lobby.

I'll meet you ____ the entrance ____ the hotel.

Back 68

IN the hotel lobby.

AT the entrance TO the hotel.

Front 69

I've just start working ____ the sales department

Back 69

IN

Front 70

Have you seen this picture ____ today's paper?

Back 70

IN

Front 71

In Britain they drive ____ the left.

Back 71

ON

Front 72

My parents live ____ Barcelona.

The train stops ____ Barcelona.

Back 72

They live IN Barcelona.

It stops AT Barcelona.