Subject: English Threshold B1.

Some nouns are used in expressions with

a fixed preposition.
Preposition + noun phrases on foot by chance for fun

1) Complete the phrases with the prepositions given in the box below.

at by for from in on out of under Some more

Prepositions with Noun
collocations
a walk chance
a change accident
1 nothing 5 by cheque for the (first) time
for fun mistake
lunch in opinion
business time(soon enough
the end holiday for something)
2 cash a diet the first place
in fact 6 on purpose ink
trouble fire love with
a mess time (punctual)
television on strike
touch a trip
3 out of luck expense a tour / a cruise
work 7 at university an expedition
first sight the phone
control the radio
4 (his) breath A to Z
under investigation from at work
8 scratch
memory school

2) Fill in the gaps in the text with suitable prepositions.

My elder sister didn’t think much about Beijing when she saw it 1 for the first time. She went there
2 on holiday. 3 In the first place there were too many cars, and she also found it too big.
In fact, in several days she fell 5 in love with the city. My sister travelled 6 by train to avoid the traffic and
4
decided to go exploring 7 on foot 8 for a change.
9 In the end, she got a job there and spent the next three years as a teacher.

3)Complete the sentences with preposition + noun phrases from exercise 1).

1. They hadn’t arranged to meet. They met _______by chance__________.

2. Ted’s room is always ____ in a mess_____. He never tidies and cleans it.
3. John came to Ann’s house _______ on purpose____________ to see her.
4. The Browns usually go to Germany in the summer, but last year they went to France _ for a
change__________.
5. Sarah wasn't invited. We have been _______ out of touch__________________for years.
6. They fell in love with each other______ at first sight___________ and in a short time were married.
7. She is still _______ under investigation________________ by the local police.
8. My father built the business up ______ from scratch_________________.
9. She has been _ on a diet __for the past two months because she put on too much weight during the winter.