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Trang 1Prepositions
Trang 2Definition of prepositions
Prepositions are a class of words that indicate relationships between nouns, pronouns and other words in a sentence Most often they come before a noun They never change their form, regardless of the case, gender etc of the word they are referring to
There are about 150 prepositions in English Yet this is a very small number when you think of the thousands of
other words (nouns, verbs etc) Prepositions are important words We use individual prepositions more frequently
than other individual words In fact, the prepositions of, to and in are among the ten most frequent words in English Many of these prepositions have more than one meaning Please refer to a dictionary for precise meaning and usage
Trang 3Prepositions of time
on days of the week on Monday
Trang 4Prepositions of time
since from a certain point of time (past till now) since 1980
for over a certain period of time (past till now) for 2 years
ago a certain time in the past 2 years ago
before earlier than a certain point of time before 2004
Trang 5Prepositions of time
to telling the time ten to six (5:50)
past telling the time ten past six (6:10)
in the sense of at the latest
I will be back by 6 o’clock
Trang 6 in the car, in a taxi
in the picture, in the world
at the door, at the station
at the table
at a concert, at the party
at the cinema, at school, at work
Trang 7 for a floor in a house
for public transport
for television, radio
the picture on the wall
London lies on the Thames
on the table
on the left
on the first floor
on the bus, on a plane
Trang 8Prepositions of place
under on the ground, lower than (or covered by) something else the bag is under the table
below lower than something else but above ground the fish are below the surface
covered by something else
meaning more than
getting to the other side (also across)
overcoming an obstacle
put a jacket over your shirt
over 16 years of age
walk over the bridge
climb over the wall
Trang 9Prepositions of place
above higher than something else, but not directly over it a path above the lake
across getting to the other side (also getting to the other side over)
walk across the bridge
swim across the lake
through something with limits on top, bottom and the sides drive through the tunnel
Trang 10Prepositions of place
movement to person or building
movement to a place or country
go to the cinema
go to London / Ireland
go to bed
into enter a room / a building go into the kitchen / the house
towards movement in the direction of something (but not directly to it) go 5 steps towards the house
Trang 11Prepositions of place
onto movement to the top of something jump onto the table
from in the sense of where from a flower from the garden
Trang 12Prepositions of place
Trang 14A preposition usually indicates the temporal, spatial
or logical relationship of its object to the rest of the sentence
For example:
The book is on the table
The book is beside the table
She read the book during class
In each of the preceding sentences, a preposition locates the noun "book" in space or in time
Prepositions are classified as simple or compound
Trang 15Compound prepositions are more than one word
in between and because of are prepositions made
up of two words - in front of, on behalf of are
prepositions made up of three words.
Trang 16 The children climbed the mountain without fear
There was rejoicing throughout the land when the
government was defeated
The spider crawled slowly along the banister
Trang 17Other important prepositions
from who gave it a present from Jane
of who/what does it belong towhat does it show a page of the bookthe picture of a palace
by who made it a book by Mark Twain
on walking or riding on horsebackentering a public transport vehicle on foot, on horsebackget on the bus
in entering a car / Taxi get in the car
Trang 18Other important prepositions
off leaving a public transport vehicle get off the train
out of leaving a car / Taxi get out of the taxi
rise or fall of something
travelling (other than walking or horseriding)
prices have risen by 10 percent
by car, by bus
at for age she learned Russian at 45
about for topics, meaning what about we were talking about you
Trang 19Exercise on Prepositions
Complete the exercise according to the picture
woman
calculator, an appointment calendar, two pens and a muffin
table
Trang 20Complete the exercise according to the picture
Trang 21Answer for the exercise
Complete the exercise according to the picture.
In the picture, I can see a woman
The woman is sitting at a table
She is sitting on a chair
There is another chair opposite the woman
Her feet are under the table
The woman is holding a cup in her hands
On the table are a laptop, a paper, a calculator, an appointment calendar, two pens and a muffin
The woman is looking at her laptop
The woman's bag is under the table
Trang 22Exercise on Prepositions
Complete the exercise with the correct prepositions.
If you want to go bus, you have to go…………the bus stop
You look……… the time table
Then you wait…………your bus
When the bus arrives, you get………the bus
You buy a ticket………the driver or show your
ticket………….the driver
When you arrive………….your destination, you
get………….the bus
Sometimes you even have to change
buses……….another bus stop
Trang 23Answer for the exercise
Complete the exercise with the correct prepositions.
If you want to go by bus, you have to go to the bus stop
You look at the time table
Then you wait for your bus
When the bus arrives, you get on the bus
You buy a ticket from the driver or show your ticket to the driver
When you arrive at your destination, you get off the bus
Sometimes you even have to change buses at another bus stop
Trang 24Exercise on Prepositions – McDonald’s
The first McDonald’s restaurant was opened………… Dick and
Mac McDonald……… the 15 th ……… May 1940
The best selling products………their restaurant were
hamburgers
So the McDonald brothers thought………a way to produce
hamburgers more quickly
This was introduced……… 1948 and became
known……….the Speedee Service System
The first franchised McDonald’s restaurant was
opened………… 1953, and today you can find McDonald’s
restaurants………more than 100 countries
The meats……… the burgers vary……….the
culture……….the country
Franchisees and future managers……… McDonald’s
restaurants are trained……… Hamburger University, which is located………Oak Brook, a
suburb……….Chicago
McDonalds is also known……….its sponsorship………
various international sport events
Trang 25Answer for the exercise
Complete the exercise with the correct prepositions.
McDonald on the 15th of May 1940
hamburgers more quickly
Speedee Service System
1953, and today you can find McDonald’s restaurants in more than 100 countries
are trained at Hamburger University, which is located in Oak Brook, a suburb of Chicago