about, around We left the house at about ten o'clock. = Unit 2 » : LS 22 Lnith at to be less specific Let’ vist Nicky in hospital at around six. | | during, for, from... til, from ... until, from .. to, in, The children sometimes get bored during the summer holidays. since, through, throughout, until, til She's staying for three days. | with a point in time or 3 period of time Well be in Madrid from Monday to Friday. Jonah passed his driving test in just a few weeks. | I haven't visited Johannesburg since 2012. My husband coughed through the whole performance! We don't have a free weekend until November. ALERT! ‘© We say in the morning, i the afternoon and in the evening, but at night and on Monday morning. ‘+ We can use while to mean the same as during, but itis always followed by a verb clause. He was talking on his mobile phone during the film. He was talking on his mobile phone while the film was showing. ‘In American English, we say on the weekend rather than at the weekend. * In American English, we can omit the preposition before the names of days. British English: ! don’t work on Wednesdays. ‘American English: / don't work Wednesdays. British English: We're visiting friends from Friday to Monday. ‘American English: We're visiting friends Friday through Monday. * There isa slight difference in meaning between in time and on time. In time means ‘with enough time to spare’ and ‘on time means ‘exactly at the right time — not too late and not too early: Compare: The city has excellent public transport and the buses are always on time. Do you think we'll be in time for the bus? PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE I saw Linda at the station. with a pect place, an adress ora entering of | Mum found the tains | wanted af the chemist’ | | peooie Weve at 9 Bramble Lane. | | | We met at a conference. ‘in Delia lives in South Wales. |to mean ‘wihin an area’ or wit places that surround | She's malting nthe classroom, | us and names of roads and squares Martin sims nthe sea every day | Let's put up our tent inthis fila | Monica's shop isn Cve Street, L There are lots of cinemas in Leicester Square in London. fon The dictionary ison my desk | with a surface or a line Look at the sailing boats on the water. | I can see a castle on the horizon, _ between The school is between the library and the park. to indicate two objects, one either side John is standing between Rebecca and Caleb. beside, by, near, next to There are a number of restaurants beside the sea. to show something is lose ‘The best car park is the one near the station. Their summer house is next to the river. Grandma's planted roses along the fence in her garden. ‘There's a row of pretty cottages alongside the river. “The bookshop is right by our school, so I can pick up the book on| | my way home ee Carla was so tire she leant her head against the window ofthe | train and fll asleep. | Dont ut the sofa against the radiator. It wil block the heat.