Прийменники місця. Числівники (кількісні, порядкові, дроби). Розмовна тема: "My Office. A Working Day of the Businessman"

ТЕМА 2

Прийменники місця. Числівники (кількісні, порядкові, дроби). Розмовна тема: Сучасний офіс. Робочий день бізнесмена.

ГРАМАТИКА

1.Прийменники місця / Prepositions of place

1.In this exercise you have to answer questions about the pictures. Use in, at or on with the words in brackets.

1. Where's the label? (bottle)   .................... the bottle.

2. Where's the man standing? (gate) .......................................................

3. Where's Tom sitting? (armchair) ..........................................................

Where's the picture? (wall) ..........................................................

4. Where's Ann standing? (top/stairs) ...........................................................

And where's the cat? (bottom/stairs) ..................................................

5. What's George doing? (looking/mirror) He's .......................................

6. Tom lives in this building. Where's his flat exactly? (second floor) .....

7. Where is the dog? (back/car) ....................................................................

8. Tom is in the cinema. Where's he sitting? (back).....................................

or. (back row) ..................................

9. Where's the post office? (left) ........................ And the bank? (right)

10. Where's the notice? (door)................................................................

11. Where is the girl standing? (corner) .........................................................

12. Where is the man standing? (corner) ...................................................

2.Complete these sentences. Each time use in, at or on with one of the phrases from the box

the front row                New York—                              the west coast

the third floor               the back of the class                the Swiss Alps

my way to work            the back of the envelope          the window

the right                        the front page of the newspaper

1. The headquarters of the United Nations is  in New York.

2. In most countries people drive ...................... .

3. I usually buy a newspaper ..............     .............. in the morning.

4. Last year we had a lovely skiing holiday ..........................   .

5. San Francisco is .......................................... ofthe United States.

6. She spends all day sitting ............................ and watching what is happening outside

7.I have to walk up a lot of stairs every day. My flat is .... and there is no lift.

3.Complete these sentences with in or at.

Example: Were these many people at the concert?

1. I didn't see you …..  the party on Saturday. Where were you?

2. It was a very slow train. It stopped ..................... every little station.

3. He speaks quite good French. He studied ................. Paris for a year.

4. Tom's ill. He wasn't ........ work today. He was ........ home ............. bed.

5. The exhibition ................. the art gallery finished on Saturday.

6. There will be a public meeting ......... the Town Hall next week to discuss the plan to build a new road.

7. I haven't seen Ken for some time. I last saw him ....... Dave's wedding.

8. Paul is a student ............... London University.

9. Don't phone tomorrow evening I won't be ........ home. I'll be........ Ann's.

10. It's always too hot ......... Ann's house. She has the heating on too high.

4.Complete these  sentences with to, into, on or by. If no preposition is necessary, leave the       sentence as it is.

              Examples:  When are you going  to Spain?

                                  Tom usually goes to work by car.

1. I'm tired. I'm ...... bed.

2. What time are you going......... home?

3. I decided not to ............ car. I went    .....    my bike instead.

4. We went ......... a very good party fast night. We didn't get   ... home until 3 a.m.

5.I saw Jane this morning. She was ................ a bus which passed me.

6. Sorry I'm late. I missed the bus, so I had to come ................. foot.

7. The easiest way to get around London is   ... Underground.

8. I must go .....  the bank today to change some money.

9.I had lost my key but I managed to climb ............ the house through a window.

10. Marcel has just returned ... France after two years in England.

2.Числівник / The Numeral