Page 118 - English Grammar in Use Suppl. Ex. - Fifth Edition

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123– Prepositions of place
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176 Choose the correct alternative.
A jay: Oh, look. Here’s a photo taken in my classroom at primary school. Can you recognise me
(1) in / on it?
anna: No, I don’t think so. Unless that’s you right (2) in / at the back.
jay: No, that’s not me. I’m the one standing (3) in / at the corner.
anna: In trouble as usual!

B mia: I don’t understand this.
lily: What?
mia: Well, I want to check something with the college, but it says (4) in / on this letter that I
must give a reference number when I phone, and I can’t find it.
lily: It’s in that little booklet, (5) in / on the first page.
mia: Oops! So it is. Thanks.

C mel: Did you see Antoine (6) in / at the disco?
jan: No, of course not. He returned (7) to / in France last week.
mel: But I’m sure I saw him (8) in / on the bus yesterday. In fact, he waved to me when we
arrived (9) to / at the bus station.
jan: How strange. We’ll have to investigate what he’s up to!

177 Put in in, at or on.

Hi Hannah,
Many thanks for agreeing to stay in the flat and look after things while I’m away.
Here are some notes about what’s where, as promised.
Key

Anika, who lives (1) in the flat (2) the ground floor has the key.
If she’s out, the landlord lives (3) the building (4)
the end of the street. It’s called Laurel Villa, and the landlord is Mr Amiri. They both
know you’ll be there while I’m away.
Electricity and gas
The electricity and gas main switches are (5)
the wall (6) the back of the large cupboard
(7) the study.
Water
You can turn the water off by the large tap (8)
the corner of the bathroom. I hope you won’t need to!
Phone numbers
I’ve made a list of all the useful phone numbers I can think of, for takeaway
pizzas, taxi, etc. It’s stuck (9) the kitchen door.
I hope you have a good time.
Steve

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