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8 O 28.2 Complete the dialogue with prepositions. 11 My bike is on sale. Would you like to try it?
Then listen and check.

Max: Have you seen this story Ln the O 12 They did the journey by foot. It took six hours.
newspaper? About the boy who went
missing 1-a school trip.
<10 Complete the story using the prompts.
David: No, I haven't. What happened?
Max: Well, his class went to York2_train. Use the past simple and the correct
They visited all the museums and then prepositions.
most children went shopping. But this boy
went3_a walk by the river. My ku,u.fu. had an embarrassing experience last
David: Did he get lost? weete. .she normally goes to worte by bus.
Max: No. He got on the wrong train 4_
last week/she go/train
mistake. All the pupils met at the train
station, but they wereS_a hurry and Last weete she went by train._
the teacher was checking the pupils very she leave/her green coat/the train
quickly. He saw a boy&_a green
jacket and thought it was the boy. So they she be upset/it be her/favourite coat
got on the train. In fact, it was a different
boy. Sunday evening/she go/a walk
David: So where was the boy?
Max: He was7_the wrong train. It was she see/a woman/a green coat/in front of her
going to London! The teacher realized
his mistake and tried to contact the boy she follow/the woman/foot
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-phone, but his phone wasn't
working. the woman/be/a hurry
David: What happened in the end?
Max: The train inspector phoned the boy<s
Finally the woman stopped to loote in her bag.
parents and they came and collected My mum said, 'Blouse me!'she looteed at the
him9_their car. It was a three-hour "
woman's coat. B>ut it wasn ' t hers! she was very
journey. embarrassed.
David: Wow! The teacher probably felt very bad '
Sorry, I thought you. were wearing my coat!'
about it.
Max: "° _my opinion, it was the boy s fault.
'
He got on the wrong train without waiting
for the others.

Correct the prepositions in bold. Use by, for, in, O
on or with.

We decided to go in a walk, -for
Paul travelled around America on bus. _
By my opinion, you should study science.
The answers are in page 187. _ r Self-evaluation Rate your progress. 1
Tom went to school with a red jacket. _
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Did you see that programme in TV? -
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Dave is the person in the big feet. _
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They went for holiday to Turkey. _
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There are many species of dolphin, by example,
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the bottlenose. _
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What does 'eccentric' mean?' 'Look on your
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dictionary.'_
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10 Why did you send that text message?' 'I did it in
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mistake.
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150 Expressions with prepositions