UNIT 3
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You can be very lonely ___ a big city, but ___ a
small town you’ve always got friends.
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I don’t think that ___ the future people will live
___ a space or go to other planets.
PREPOSITION
OF PLACE: ON / IN
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Lucy hopes that she will live ___ a big city.
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Children will have lessons ___ the internet.
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WE USUALLY SAY:
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in a car / in a taxi
BUT:
on a bus
on a train
on a plane
on a ship
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Complete the sentences with IN or ON
1
Put different parts of your project together ___ a
poster or ___ a scrapbook.
on a bicycle
on a motorcycle
on a horse
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on foot
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People will travel ___ flying cars, astronauts will
lend ON Mars.
I often read car magazines, and I always watch
motor racing ___ the TV, too.
1
Complete the sentences with IN or ON.
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1
Dave is ___ a train.
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George arrived ___ a taxi.
2
I saw Mary ___ her bicycle.
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Mary passed me ___ her bicycle.
3
We spent a few days ___ New York.
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Paul lives ___ London. He's a student at London
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I didn't feel very well when I woke up, so I
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University.
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stayed ___ bed.
My dad’s got a spaceship ___ the garage.
I saw my friend ___ TV. She was ___ a plane.
Some people are ___ prison for crimes that they
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did not commit.
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A friend of mine was injured ___ an accident a
few days ago. She's still ___ hospital.
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I enjoyed the flight but the food ___ the plane
wasn't very nice.
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Bill works ___ ships. He is away at sea most of
the time.
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I don't know where my umbrella is. Perhaps I left
it ___ the bus.
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Complete the sentences with IN or ON
1
I find some information ___ the internet and I
used it ___ my project.
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years we’ll probably find life ___ other planets.
Perhaps people will live ___ Mars.
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___ the future there will be more and more cars
___ the roads, so we’ll spend more time ___
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traffic jams.
2
Complete the sentences with IN or ON.
1
We stayed ___ a very nice hotel when we were
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Shall we get a taxi or shall we go ___ foot?
The bus was very full. There were too many
people ___ it.
IN Amsterdam.
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I left the car ___ the car park ___ South Street.
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There were fifty rooms ___ the hotel.
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My dad works ___ an office. He goes to work ___
the train.
It's always too hot ___ my sister's house. The
heating is always on too high.
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We can’t go BY car. We have to go ___ the bus.
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___ the future there will be too many cars ___
the roads.
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Complete the sentences with IN or ON
1
We live ___ a city now, but I grew up IN the
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I want to live ___ a small town.
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___ a small town everybody knows each other
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Put in BY, IN or ON.
1
Liz usually goes to work ___ bus.
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I saw Jane this morning. She was ___ the bus.
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How did you get here? Did you come ___ train?
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How did you get here? Did you come ___ the
train?
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I decided not to go ___ car. I went ___ my bike
instead.
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I didn't feel like walking home, so I came home
___ a taxi.
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country ___ a small farm.
and people are friendly.
Shall we travel ___ your car or mine? After some
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5
5
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Sorry we're late. We missed the bus, so we had
to come ___ foot.
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I don't mind going ___ car but I don't want to go
___ your car.
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KEY
12 I don’t think that IN the future people will live IN
a space or go to other planets.
1
Complete the sentences with IN or ON.
13 Lucy hopes that she will live IN a big city.
10 Dave is ON a train.
14 Children will have lessons ON the internet.
11 I saw Mary ON her bicycle.
15 After some years we’ll probably find life ON other
12 We spent a few days IN New York.
planets.
13 I didn't feel very well when I woke up, so I
stayed IN bed.
16 Perhaps people will live ON Mars.
17 IN the future there will be more and more cars
14 Some people are IN prison for crimes that they
ON the roads, so we’ll spend more time IN traffic
did not commit.
jams.
15 A friend of mine was injured in an accident a few
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days ago. She's still IN hospital.
16 I enjoyed the flight but the food ON the plane
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Complete the sentences with IN or ON
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wasn't very nice.
Put different parts of your project together
ON a poster or IN a scrapbook.
17 Bill works ON ships. He is away at sea most of
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the time.
People will travel IN flying cars, astronauts
will lend ON Mars.
18 I don't know where my umbrella is. Perhaps I left
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it ON the bus.
I often read car magazines, and I always
watch motor racing ON the TV, too.
19 Shall we travel IN your car or mine?
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10 My dad’s got a spaceship IN the garage.
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11 George arrived IN a taxi.
2
Complete the sentences with IN or ON.
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We stayed IN a very nice hotel when we were IN
12 Mary passed me ON her bicycle.
____
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Amsterdam.
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Put in BY, IN or ON.
10 There were fifty rooms IN the hotel.
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Liz usually goes to work BY bus.
11 My dad works IN an office. He goes to work BY
10 I saw Jane this morning. She was ON the bus.
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I left the car IN the car park IN South Street.
11 How did you get here? Did you come BY train?
train.
12 It's always too hot IN my sister's house. The
train?
heating is always on too high.
13 We can’t go BY car. We have to go ON the bus.
14 IN the future there will be too many cars ON the
15 Paul lives IN London. He's a student at London
instead.
IN a taxi.
15 Sorry we're late. We missed the bus, so we had
University.
to come ON foot.
16 I saw my friend ON TV. She was ON a plane.
17 I find some information ON the internet and I
16 I don't mind going BY car but I don't want to go
IN your car.
used it IN my project.
3
____
Complete the sentences with IN or ON
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We live IN a city now, but I grew up IN the
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country ON a small farm.
I want to live IN a small town.
10 IN a small town everybody knows each other and
people are friendly.
11 You can be very lonely IN a big city, but IN a
small town you’ve always got friends.
13 I decided not to go BY car. I went ON my bike
14 I didn't feel like walking home, so I came home
roads.
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12 How did you get here? Did you come ON the
17 Shall we get a taxi or shall we go ON foot?
18 The bus was very full. There were too many
people ON it.
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