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PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE

Город, регион, страна, The British Museum is


континент, сторона света situated in London.
In the USA
In London
In – внутри, рамки, наличие границы (видимой\невидимой)

In the north
Закрытые помещения I don’t feel comfortable in
(в, внутри чего-либо) your room.
In the room
In the house
Закрытая местность ( Don’t get lost in the woods.
In the garden
In the wood
In the desert
Закрытое пространство The glasses were in the
In the pocket cupboard.
In the box
Books\newspapers\magazines I’ve read about the festival
In the Times in this magazine.
In the dictionary

Taxi\car I'll wait in the car. By car\ by taxi

We are going to the party by car.


Picture\photograph What can you see in the На лицевой / обратной стороне
picture? письма, фотографиии и т.д.: on the
front, on the back

I wrote the date on the back of the


photograph.
Prison\hospital John has broken his leg, so
he is in hospital.
On – поверхность

In the sky She stared at her reflection


In the mirror in the mirror
In the world
in the middle
in a row
in a queue
in a factory
in bed
in the armchair
In the street I live in North Street. – Я On the street –употребляется в
in Oxford Street живу на Северной улице. американском варианте
английского:
A car is parked on the street (амер)
– Машина припаркована на улице.

В британском «On the street»


звучит как «бездомный», что кто-
то оказался на улице и там живет.

Если вы называете полный адрес,


то используется at:

I live at 39 North Street. – Я живу в


доме 39 по Северной улице.
Поверхности There's a painting on the
On the floor wall.
On the wall
On the roof

Для этажей We live on the third floor.


On the 1st, 2nd, 3rd floor
On the top floor
Bus\train\plane\tram\boat I was on the train when she Но когда необходимо подчеркнуть
+ on foot phoned. местонахождение внутри,
+ on a bike используется предлог in:
+ on a horseback I left my bag in the bus — Я забыл
свою сумку в автобусе.

to talk about ways of travelling, we


use by:
I went to Rome by train.
СМИ I’ve heard this song on the
On the TV radio.
On the Internet
On the radio
слева/справа You will see the hospital on
on the right the left.
on the left
в списке/меню/на карте I cannot find his name on
the guest list.
On a farm
On the chair
On the sofa
On my way
On the road
On the coast
On the island
At

Для объектов рядом с There's a woman at the


местом/около него door, asking for Mr Smith.
At the table
At the door Let's meet at the bus station.
At the shop
at the traffic lights
at the bus stop
Для мест работы How many people are Richard works in an open-plan
At Google working at Microsoft? office. — Ричард работает в
At work офисе с открытой планировкой.
At the office He had a bad day at the
office. Trey loves working in a garage. —
Трей обожает работать в
гараже.
Для мероприятий I’ll see John tomorrow at
At the meeting the lecture.
At the party
at a match
at a concert
при обозначении учреждения, We saw a great play at the если же мы имеем в виду здание
места используемого по theatre. – Мы посмотрели или помещение, то нужно
назначению. великолепный спектакль в употребить IN
театре (мы посетили
at the theatre мероприятие). It was rather cold in the theatre. – В
at the library театре было холодно ( в здании
at the cinema He is at the cafe with his театра).
girlfriend. – Он в кафе со
своей девушкой (они It was raining, so he sought shelter
обедают). in a cafe. – Шел дождь, поэтому
он укрылся от дождя в кафе (в
здании).
Для учебы в He studies law at Harvard in the school / in the university / in
школе/колледже/университете University. – Он изучает the college — означает, наоборот,
юриспруденцию в внутри объекта, а не деятельность,
Гарварде. связанную с ним.

I never got a single prize Is there anybody in the school? –


while I was at school Есть кто-нибудь в школе? В этом
примере слово school означает
само здание учебного заведения.
С заведениями, названными по Tom was at the There is an unusual smell in the
профессии: hairdresser’s and had his hairdresser’s. – В парикмахерской
At the chemist’s hair cut. – Том был у необычный запах.
At the hairdresser’s парикмахера и
At the butcher’s подстригся.
At the dentist’s

С конкретными названиями I had lunch at


заведений, магазинов, MacDonald’s.
учреждений обычно
используют AT: She bought this dress at
Harrods.
At home\ at house\ у кого-либо I was at Sue’s house last Однако, когда мы говорим о самом
дома night. = I was at Sue’s last здании, мы употребляем предлог
night. in:

It’s always cold in Sue’s house. – В


доме у Сью всегда холодно.
Top\bottom\end\start We had to stop at the top of
at the top of the page the hill and wait for the
at the bottom of the stairs engine to cool down — Нам
at the end of the river пришлось остановиться
на вершине холма и дать
двигателю остыть.

Сorner (IN/ ON/ AT)


 IN the corner – в углу, когда мы находимся внутри (комнаты, дома и т.д.)
The TV set is in the corner of the living room. – Телевизор в углу гостиной.
 ON/ AT the corner – на углу, когда мы находимся снаружи (здания, строения и т.д.)
You can buy an ice-cream on the corner of the street. – Ты можешь купить мороженое на углу улицы.
Front/ back (IN/ ON/ AT)
 Если говорим о зданиях, строениях, залах, толпе людей, и других объектах, то нам нужен предлог
AT:
I will be waiting for you at the front of the theatre. – Я буду ждать тебя перед театром.
We sat at the front, so we could see the actors very well. – Мы сидели впереди (зрительного зала), поэтому
мы хорошо видели актеров.
 Когда мы говорим о машине (впереди, сзади), то мы смотрим на машину как бы изнутри, поэтому
используем предлог IN:
The children must sit in the back of a car. – Дети должны сидеть сзади/ на задних сидениях в машине.
 ON употребляется, когда речь идет о письмах, листах бумаги (на передней стороне, на обратной
стороне):
You should write your address on the front of an envelope. – Вам следует написать свой адрес на передней
стороне конверта.
At the Beach vs. On the Beach
Sarah wasn't at school; she was at the beach. (место по назначению)
Lisa wasn't in the ocean when she saw the shark. Luckily, she was on the beach. (on the sand)
In Water vs. On Water
lakes, rivers, oceans, seas
We were in the sea all day. (swimming)
We were on the sea all day. (in a boat)
I have a beautiful house on the sea. (on the shore)
The hotel is on a picturesque lake. (on the shore)
We had a picnic at\by the sea. (у моря)

1. We were great friends when we were __ college.


2. My mum is __ the school __ parent’s evening.
3. I spent an unpleasant hour __ the dentist's.
4. If you don't know the meaning of a word, look it up __ a good dictionary.
5. You were saying something __ the taxi about Don and I cut you off.
6. It takes about 30 minutes __ foot, or 10 minutes __ car.
7. The woman in this photograph is your great-grandmother.
8. Manson spent fifteen years in prison.
9. One by one, the stars appeared __ the sky.
10. He stayed __ bed late __ Sunday morning.
11. She threw her coat __ the bed.
12. I was sitting __ the armchair reading the newspaper when I dropped off.
13. Two guys were fighting with each other __ the street.
14. We have a small library __ the ground floor, and I used to work there.
15. I met him by chance __ the train __ morning.
16. After the war he spent seven years __ the Sahara desert, and then travelled through Asia.
17. I found this __ the pocket of your jacket.
18. The video was posted __ the internet __ November 2006.
19. I think I left it __ the desk __ the office.
20. Well, we were __ our way to my mother's house.
HT: правило
https://agendaweb.org/grammar/prepositions-place-location-exercises.html
https://test-english.com/grammar-points/a1/at-in-on-prepositions-of-place/3/ (3 упражнения)

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