FILE 2B ANSWERS

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2 VOCABULARY at, in, on

Vocabulary notes
Place
Sts are often confused about the difference between at and in + places, as they often
encounter both.
At this level, it is probably better to simplify the rules, and to point out that with shops
and buildings, e.g. the supermarket or the cinema, you can use at or in when you answer
the question Where were you? With airport and station, we
normally use at.

Time
Remind Sts that years from 2000 to 2010 are usually two thousand and one, etc. From
2011 onwards, we normally say twenty eleven, twenty twelve, etc.
Point out to Sts that we say in the morning / afternoon / evening, but at night.

Prepositions 1 at / in / on

1 in
countries and cities: in Spain, in Madrid
rooms: in the kitchen
buidlings: in a shop, in a museum
closed spaces: in a park, in a garden, in a car
months: in February, in June
seasons: in winter
years: in 2018
times of day: in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening

2 on
transport: on a bike, on a bus, on a train, on a plane, on a ship
a surface: on the floor, on a table, on a shelf, on the balcony,
on the roof, on the wall
dates: on the first of March
days: on Tuesday, on New Year’s Day, on Valentine’s Day
3 at
places: at school, at home, at work, at university, at the airport,
at the station, at a bus stop
times: at six o’clock, at half past two, at quarter to eight, at night,
at the weekend
festival periods: at Christmas, at Easter
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a
1 I took this photo when we were travelling in Greece.
2 He met his wife when he was living in Japan.
3 Was she wearing a coat when she went out?
4 The sun was shining when I went to work.
5 What were you doing at 7.30 last night?
6 I wasn’t listening when you gave the instructions
7 They weren’t watching TV when I arrived.
8 It started to rain when we were running in the park.

b
1 I broke my arm when I was playing football.
2 Were you driving fast when the police stopped you?
3 It was snowing when we left the pub.
4 I didn’t see the match because I was working.
5 When you called me I was talking to my boss.
6 We were studying in Cambridge when we met.
7 Were they living in Rome when they had their first baby?

2B EXTRA GRAMMAR PHOTOCOPY

a
2 was travelling; met
3 found; were cleaning
4 were waiting; saw
5 started; were cycling
6 ran; was driving

b
2 woke up
3 was
4 was shining
5 felt
6 didn’t need
7 decided
8 were working
9 was visiting
10 went
11 arrived
12 was
13 were sunbathing
14 were playing
15 were swimming
16 was enjoying
17 put
18 began
19 shouted
20 couldn’t
21 saw
22 didn’t attack
23 swam
24 didn’t stay
25 went

2B EXTRA VOCABULARY PHOTOCOPY

1 in 2 in 3 at 4 at 5 on 6 in 7 in 8 on 9 at 10 in 11 at
12 in 13 on 14 at 15 at 16 on 17 at 18 in 19 at 20 in