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28               Expressions with prepositions







                            can recognize use common expressions with prepositions.



          By, for, in, on, with


          Who's that kKfluv with
          the blovÿd hair?

                                                                                          I goto school by bike / bus / car / plane /
            yes. I'm, sure I've                                                           train.
            seeÿv him- ok, TV.
                                                                                          He went to John's house by accident/
                                                                                          mistake.
                                                                                          She replied by email/phone /post.



                                                                                         The house was for sale. They're going
                                                                                          for a walk / swim.
                                                                                          Britain invented a lot of sports - golf, for
                                                                                          example.




           We can use by + noun to say how we travel.                                     Look at the person in the green dress/
           We arrived in Beijing by plane.                                               suit/uniform.
           '
            How do you get to the hospital?' 'By car.'                                    I read it in a book. Let's go in my car.
                                                                                                                            '
                                                                                          '
                                                                                          I m in a hurry. In my opinion, it s rubbish.
           But we use on (or in with car) before a, the or a possessive
           adjective (my, your, etc.).
           We went on the number 17 bus.
                                                                                         There's something interesting on the TV/
           Should we go in your car?
                                                                                          internet/radio /computer.
           We also say on foot not by foot.                                               She spoke to him on the phone.
            Did you drive?' 'No. I came on foot.'                                         We're going there on holiday/business/a
           '
                                                                                         school trip.
           We use in to talk about the clothes someone is wearing.                        '
                                                                                          I  m sitting on the bus/train/boat.
           Who is the girl in the blue dress?
                                                                                          He arrived on foot. It's on page 24.
           I don't know the boy in the black cap.
                                                                                          With
           We can use with to identify someone. It replaces who has got.
           Who is the girl with blond hair? {- Who is the girl who has got                Mary is the girl with fong hair/green eyes
           blond hair?)
           Have you seen a boy with a red bag?



                Circle the correct option.                                        Complete the sentences with by, for or with.
                                                   O
                   I found it in / on the internet.                               ÿ IhitTheo buj accident.
                   I can't wait. I'm in / on a hurry.                             1 Have you seen?The house next door is_
                   Do the homework in / on page 57.                                  sale.
                   My uncle went to China in / on business.                       2 Some people - like Harry,_example - are
                   You can't play football in / on sandals.                          good at maths but bad at science.
                   The car broke down. So we went there in / on foot.                Is your brother the boy_very short hair?
                   You can't talk to Lucy at the moment. She's                       You can get to the museum_bus or train.
                   in / on the phone.                                                Can you send me the book-post?
                7 In / On my opinion, social networking is a waste                6 Would you like to go_a run?
                   of time.                                                       7 I got off at the wrong stop_mistake.
                8 I keep all my music in / on my computer.                        8 It's the animal_big ears.


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