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Prepositions


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what is a preposition?


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think about the name:


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preposition


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pre position


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pre position

a placebefore


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pre position

a placebefore

I go to the cinema.


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preposition

a placebefore

I go tothe cinema.


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pre position

a placebefore

I gotothe cinema.


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the preposition

describes therelationshipbetween the verb

and the place

I gotothe cinema.


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I go

to

into

out of

past

behind

etc.

the cinema.


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?prepositionof movementoradverbof direction


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He goesintothe office.

He goesin.


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He goesintothe office.

He goesin.

preposition

adverb


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He goesout ofthe office.

He goesout.


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He goesout ofthe office.

He goesout.

preposition

adverb

adverb


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how to study prepositions


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the smaller the wordthe less it translates


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with prepositions(and articles)DONT translate


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learn the rules for:

- prepositions of time- prepositions of place

- prepositions of movement


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BUT memorise:

- dependant prepositions- phrasal verbs

- common errors


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basicprepositionsof time


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exact time at

3 oclock

midnight

the moment

days and

dateson

Monday

4thJuly

my birthday

Christmas day

periods in

March

summer

1997

the 60sthe morning/afternoon/evening

exceptions at

weekends/the weekend

Christmas/Easterniht


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I arrived __ 8 pm.What did you do __ Easter?__ summer they go to the sea.

We saw him __ Thursday.Did you see her __ last week?

It was __ the morning.They study __ night.We finished __ the same time.


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prepositionsof place andmovement


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verbs preposition + home

placebe/stay/

workat/in be at home

starting and

stopping

leave - leave - home

arrive at/in/on arrive - home

movementgo/drive/

walkto go - home


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We went __ home.She walked __ work.The bus left __ the station.

She arrived __ Rome.We stayed __ a hotel.

When do they arrive __ Italy?They came back __ home.Did you stay __ home?


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onfor technology&infor paper


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onthe phone

ona computeronthe radioonthe TV

onan iPod


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ina bookina magazine

inthe (news)paper

BUTonthe page


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dependent prepositionsafter verbs


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depend on

listen towait for

increase / decrease by


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dependent prepositionsafter adjectives

interestedin


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interested ingood / bad at

afraid ofangry with

angry aboutfed up withhappy with

married tosimilar to

sameas


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nice / kind / rudeofsb.(be) nice / kind / horribletosb.

eg.It was niceofhim to give you a lift.

He was horribletohis wife.


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sorryaboutsth.

sorryfordoing sth.

eg.Sorryaboutthe noise last night.

Im sorryfornot phoning you.

NB. Sorry Im late.


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dependent prepositionsafter nouns


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opinion ofincrease / decrease inpossibility of


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phrasal verbs


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look atlook forlook after


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get toget into / out ofget onto / off


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get on with sb.get sb. down

get over sth./sb.get together

check the meaning of these verbs inthe OALD or Grammar Reference


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give sth. away

give sth. backgive in

give sth. outgive sth. upgive up

check the meaning of these verbs inthe OALD or Grammar Reference


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!no preposition in Italian


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listen to ascoltarelook at guardare

look for cercaresearch for cercare

wait for aspettare


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!no preposition in English


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ask chiedere aanswer rispondere acall / phone etc. telefonare a


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!some common errors


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ask to sb.married with sb.pay sth.

on the newspaperlisten sth.

good in sth.sorry for sth.increase in sth.


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exercise


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find and correct the errors


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He listens music in MTV.

I paid a beer to him into the bar.She got married with an Indian on 64.The article on the paper was from a

leading journalist.We went at her home in Monday.Sorry for my late on the morning.

I answer to the phone on weekends.


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He listens_musicinMTV.

I paid_a beertohimintothe bar.She got marriedwithan Indianon64.The articleonthe paper wasfroma

leading journalist.We wentat her home inMonday.Sorryfor my late onthe morning.

I answertothe phoneonweekends.


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He listenstomusicinMTV.

I paidfora beerforhimat/inthe bar.She got marriedtoan Indianin64.The articleinthe paper wasbya leading

journalist.We wentto hers onMonday.SorryI was late inthe morning.

I answer_the phoneatweekends.


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translating


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fino a


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until[time]up to[number]as far as[distance]


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da


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from[origin; starting point]

by[passive]

for / since[in Present Perfect]


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at / tomine [= my house]

at / toBobs [= Bobs house]

at / tothe Chemists[= the Chemists shop]


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homework


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Module 6, parts 12, 13 & 16


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