EXERCISE FOR CHAPTER 4

Preposition: (Page 99, coursebook)

at in on to
at the top/ bottom in an exercise book on page 20 turn to page 3
at the beginning/ end in the textbook on a sheet refer to the list
at the front/ back in ink, ballpoint on line 13 listen to a story
Open… at page 10 in the middle on the left/ right an answer to a
questions on a text question
in the margin spend time on this go on to the next
page
in the top corner on the board get down to work
in your words on the internet
in English, in Paris, in on the screen
detail

Complete the following text, using these four prepositions

Let’s start, then. Group 1 I want you to open your book …………. (1) page 29. Have
you found it?
Now, …………. (2) the left you can see three pictures. Look at the picture with the
detective. The picture …………. (3) the top of the page, not the on …………. (4) the
middle. Everybody got it?
Right. Now turn …………. (5) page 67. OK?
…………. (6) the top right-hand corner you can see another picture with a
detective in it. I want you to compare thses two pictures …………. (7) detail. How
are they the same, how are they different? Work …………. (8) pairs and please try
to speak …………. (9) English. You’ll find some ideas …………. (10) your
workbooks…………. (11) page 43. It might also be a good idea to refer …………. (12)
the wordlist …………. (13) the back ………….(14) page 176. Look …………. (15) the
words …………. (16) the margin. Just before you begin, could you turn for a
moment …………. (17) Chapter 9? Do you remember all those useful adjectives we
practised last time? Perhaps you could keep one finger ………….(18) this section,
and then you can refer back …………. (19) it if you want some more ideas. When
you finally get down to writing your comparision, wirte it …………. (20) your
exercise books, please, and …………. (21) ink, not pencil. You can spend twenty
minutes …………. (22) this.
And now, Group 2. Take out your readers and open them …………. (23) page 13.
First of all, finish off the work from last time. Remember? Harry arrives at
Hogwarts School. Then go on ………….(24) Chapter7, “The Sorting Hat”. First read
the text and make a summary …………. (25) your own words. Then try the exercise
I’ve written …………. (26) the blackboard. Try to find answers …………. (27) all
these questions. Write them out …………. (28) the sheet of paper I’m going to
give you, and this time please remember to write your name …………. (29) it!
Right, everybody. Are there any questions? OK, let’s get down …………. (30) work!