Unit 125. In / at / on (position) 3
Unit 125; Part A

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

You 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

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

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
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