Изучаем English Unit 125. In / at / on (position) 3
Unit 125; Part A
In hospital / at home etc.We say that somebody is in hospital / in prison / in jail:
• Ann's mother is in hospital.
We say that somebody is at home / at work / at school / at university / at college:
• I'll be at work until 5.30, but I'll be at home all evening.
• Julia is studying chemistry at university.
Also at sea (= on a voyage). Compare at sea and in the sea:
• It was a long voyage. We were at sea for 30 days.
• I love swimming in the sea.
Unit 125; Part B
At a party / at a concert etc.
We say that somebody is at an event (at a party / at a conference etc.):
• Were there many people at the party / at the meeting / at the wedding?
• I saw Steve at a football match / at a concert on Saturday.
Unit 125; Part C
In and at for buildingsYou can often use in or at with buildings.For example, you can eat in a restaurant or at a restaurant; you can buy something in a supermarket or at a supermarket. We usually say at when we say where an event takes place (for example: a concert, a film, a party, a meeting):
• We went to a concert at the Royal Festival Hall.
• The meeting took place at the company's head office in Frankfurt.
We say at the station / at the airport:
• Don't meet me at the station. I can get a taxi.
We say at somebody's house:
• I was at Sue's house last night. or I was at Sue's last night.
Also at the doctor's, at the hairdresser's etc.
We use in when we are thinking about the building itself. Compare:
• We had dinner at the hotel.
All the rooms in the hotel have air conditioning. (not at the hotel)
• I was at Sue's (house) last night.
It's always cold in Sue's house. The heating doesn't work very well. (not at Sue's house)
Unit 125; Part D
In and at for townsetc.We normally use in with cities, towns and villages:
• Sam's parents live in Nottingham. (not at Nottingham)
• The Louvre is a famous art museum in Paris. (not at Paris)
But you can use at or in when you think of the place as a point or station on a journey:
• Does this train stop at (or in) Nottingham? (= at Nottingham station)
• We stopped at (or in) a small village on the way to London.
Unit 125; Part E
On a bus / in a car etc.We usually say on a bus / on a train / on a plane / on a ship but in a car / in a taxi:
• The bus was very full. There were too many people on it.
• Mary arrived in a taxi.
We say on a bike (= bicycle) / on a motorbike / on a horse:
• Jane passed me on her bike.
Exercises
 Complete the sentences about the pictures. Use in, at or on with the words below the pictures.Key.2 on a train 3 at a conference 4 in hospital 5 at the hairdresser's 6 on his bike 7 in New York 8 at the Savoy Theatre  |
| 1 You can hire a car at the airport . 2 Dave is __________________________. 3 Karen is __________________________. 4 Martin is __________________________. 5 Judy is __________________________. 6 I saw Gary __________________________. 7 We spent a few days __________________________. 8 We went to a show __________________________. |
Complete the sentences. Use in, at or on + the following:Key.2 in a taxi
3 at the cinema
4 in prison
5 at school
6 at the sports centre
7 in hospital
8 at the airport
9 on the plane
10 at sea
sea hospital a taxi the plane school prison the airport the sports centre |
2 We walked to the restaurant, but we went home ___________________.
3 I'd like to see a film. What's on ___________________ this week?
4 Some people are ___________________ for crimes that they did not commit.
5 'What does your sister do? Has she got a job?' 'No, she's still ___________________.'
6 I play basketball ___________________ on Friday evenings.
7 A friend of mine was injured in an accident a few days ago. She's still ___________________.
8 Our flight was delayed. We had to wait ___________________ for four hours.
9 I enjoyed the flight, but the food ___________________ wasn't very nice.
10 Bill works on ships. He is ___________________ most of the time.
Complete these sentences with in, at or on.Key.2 at
3 in
4 at
5 at/in a very nice hotel ... in Amsterdam
6 in
7 on
8 at
9 in
10 at
11 in
12 at ... at
13 in
14 in Birmingham ... at Birmingham University
1 We went to a concert at the Royal Festival Hall.
2 It was a very slow train. It stopped ____ every station.
3 My parents live ____ a small village about 50 miles from London.
4 I haven't seen Kate for some time. I last saw her ____ David's wedding.
5 We stayed ____ a very nice hotel when we were ____ Amsterdam.
6 There were fifty rooms ____ the hotel.
7 I don't know where my umbrella is. Perhaps I left it ____ the bus.
8 I wasn't in when you phoned. I was ____ my sister's house.
9 There must be somebody ____ the house. The lights are on.
10 The exhibition ____ the Museum of Modern Art finished on Saturday.
11 Shall we travel ____ your car or mine?
12 What are you doing ____ home? I expected you to be ____ work.
13 'Did you like the film?' 'Yes. but it was too hot ____ the cinema.'
14 Paul lives ____ Birmingham. He's a student ____ Birmingham University.
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Наша жизнь часто зависит от случайных событий, которые могут изменить нашу собственную судьбу. Cтрахование жизни предполагаетнакопительные программы и покрытие такихрисков как смерть или инвалидность.