Unit 74. The 2 (school / the school etc.)
Unit 74; Part B
We use prison, hospital, university, college and church in a similar way. We do not use the when we are thinking of the general idea of these places and what they are used for. Compare:| • Ken's brother is in prison for robbery. (He is a prisoner. We are not thinking of a specific prison.) | • Ken went to the prison to visit his brother. (He went as a visitor, not as a prisoner.) |
| • Joe had an accident last week. He was taken to hospital. He's still in hospital now. (as a patient) | • Jane has gone to the hospital to visit Joe. She's at the hospital now. (as a visitor) |
| • When I leave school, I want to go to university/college. | • Excuse me, where is the university, please? (= the university buildings) |
| • Sally's father goes to church every Sunday. (to a religious service) | • Some workmen went to the church to repair the roof. (not for a religious service) |
With most other places, you need the. For example, the cinema, the bank (see Unit 72C and Unit 73D).
Unit 74; Part C
Bed work homeWe say go to bed / be in bed etc. (not the bed):
• It's time to go to bed now.
• Do you ever have breakfast in bed?
but • I sat down on the bed. (a specific piece of furniture)
go to work / be at work / start work / finish work etc. {not the work):
• Chris didn't go to work yesterday.
• What time do you usually finish work?
go home / come home / arrive home / get home / be at home etc. :
• It's late. Let's go home.
• Will you be at home tomorrow afternoon?
Unit 74; Part D
We say go to sea / be at sea (without the) when the meaning is 'go/be on a voyage':• Keith works on ships. He is at sea most of the time.
but • I'd like to live near the sea.
• It can be dangerous to swim in the sea.
Exercises
Complete each sentence using a preposition (to/at/in etc.) + one of these words:Key.2 to school
3 at home
4 to work
5 in hospital
6 at university
7 in bed
8 to prison
bed home |
2 In Britain, children from the age of five have to go ______________.
3 Mark didn't go out last night. He stayed ______________.
4 There is a lot of traffic in the morning when everybody is going ______________.
5 Cathy's mother has just had an operation. She is still ______________.
6 When Julia leaves school, she wants to study economics ______________.
7 Bill never gets up before 9 o'clock. It's 8.30 now, so he is still ______________.
8 If you commit a serious crime, you could be sent ______________.
Complete the sentences with the word given (school etc.). Use the where necessary.Key.1 с school
d school
e ... get home from school ... The school isn't very-far.
f school
g the school
2 a university
b university
c the university
3 a hospital
b the hospital ... the hospital
с hospital
4 a church
b church
с the church
5 a prison
b the prison
с prison
6 a bed
b home
с work
d bed
e work
f work
7 a the sea
b sea
с the sea
1 (school)
a Every term parents are invited to the school to meet the teachers.
b Why aren't your children at school today? Are they ill?
с When he was younger, Ted hated ____________.
d What time does ____________ usually start in the mornings in your country?
e A: How do your children get home from ____________? By bus?
B: No, they walk. ____________ isn't very far.
f What sort of job does Jenny want to do when she leaves ____________?
g There were some people waiting outside ____________ to meet their children.
2 (university)
a In your country do many people go to ____________?
b If you want to get a degree, you normally have to study at ____________.
с This is only a small town, but ____________ is one of the biggest in the country.
3 (hospital)
a My brother has always been very healthy. He's never been in ____________.
b When Ann was ill, I went to ____________ to visit her. When I was there, I met Lisa who is a nurse at ____________.
с Peter was injured in an accident and was kept in ____________ for a few days.
4 (church)
a John's mother is a regular churchgoer. She goes to ____________ every Sunday.
b John himself doesn't go to ____________.
с John went to ____________ to take some photographs of the building.
5 (prison)
a In some places people are in ____________ because of their political beliefs.
b A few days ago the fire brigade were called to ____________ to put out a fire.
с The judge decided to fine the man £500 instead of sending him to ____________.
6 (home/work/bed)
a I like to read in ____________ before I go to sleep.
b It's nice to travel around, but there's no place like ____________!
с Shall we meet after ____________ tomorrow evening?
d If I'm feeling tired, I go to ____________ early.
e What time do you usually start ____________ in the morning?
f The economic situation was very bad. Many people were out of ____________.
7 (sea)
a There's a nice view from the window. You can see ____________.
b It was a long voyage. We were at ____________ for four weeks.
с I love swimming in ____________.
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