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INTERMEDIATE LEVEL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

MODULO 1

PREPOSITIONS
Preposição em Inglês não se traduz, se compreende o tipo de preposição que
se deve usar de acordo com a informação.

Prepositions of Time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G01SFcou6P4&list=LL&index=1

SPECIFIC TIME – at 5:00

12:00
Midnight
AT
1 DAY/DATE – on Monday
January 25th
New Year’s Day
ON
LONG PERIODS – in The Past
MONTHS July
Seasons (the) Summer
Years 2005 IN
Decades the 1960s
Centuries the 1800s

AT – narrow situations
ON – broader situations
IN – wider situations
 Prepositions of Place
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIuUgJMjrQ0&list=LL&index=2

SPECIFIC PLACES – at
NAME Starbucks
ADDRESS 25 Main Street
PLACE Viracopos Airport
AT
MEDIUM – on
STREET Main Street
HIGHWAY Route 66
FLOOR the 6th Floor
ON
LARGE – in
CITY Los Angels
STATE California
COUNTRY The U.S
IN
CONTINENT North America
AREA the World

AT – narrow situations (specific places)

ON – broader situations (a lit bit larger places)
IN – wider situations (larger places)
 EXERCISES

Complete the phrases using the correct preposition: IN, ON or AT.

Preposition of time

1. Lucy is arriving __on__ February the 13th __at__ eight o’clock

__in__ the morning.
2. The weather is often terrible in London __in__ January.
3. It’s better to get taxi if you are out alone __at__ night.
4. She got married __in__ September.
5. They usually go to the south of France __in__ the summer.
6. Columbus sailed to the Americas __in__ the 16th century.
7. The Beatles were popular __in__ the 1960s.
8. I graduated from university __in__ 2001.
9. His birthday is __in__ June.
10. I usually go to my parent’s house __at__ Christmas. We
eat turkey together __on__ Christmas Day.

Preposition of place

1. He’s swimming __in__ the river.

2. Where’s Julie? She’s _at___ school.
3. The plant is __on__ the table.
4. There is a spider __in__ the bath.
5. Please put those apples _in___ the bowl.
6. Frank is __on__ holiday for three weeks.
7. There are two pockets in this bag.
8. I read the story __in__ the newspaper.
9. The cat is sitting __on__ the chair.
10. Lucy was standing __at__ the bus stop.