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mm Unit 2 naman ALERT! * We often use up and down with the same meaning as along. Drive up the road until you see the library. Then find somewhere to park. Go down this corridor and you'll find her office on your right ‘= We use onfto) and off for a bus, a coach, a train, a plane, a boat and a bike, whereas we use in(to) and out of for a car or a taxi The passengers got on the plane and the cabin crew prepared for take-off. Get into the taxi and tell him where we're going. ‘+ We usually use in and on to express the position of something and into and onto to express the idea of movement. towards a place. ‘My swimming things are in the beach bag. lease put my swimming things into the beach bag. The actors were standing on the stage. The actors ran onto the stage. ‘= We can use at and to after some verbs. At implies that the person isn’t happy. Compare: ass the ball to Tom and he'll score a goal. Don’t throw things at your brother; it isn't very nice. ‘Don't forget to lock the door’, mum shouted to Pat. ‘Mum shouted at Pat for spiling coffee all over the table. OTHER USES OF PREPOSITIONS because of, due to, from, out of, | The elderly lady died from pneumonia, owing to | Oing to is lack of interpersonal skills, he wasn't given the job | to show reason | ‘against, beside, contrary to | The company made a profit this year against ast year’ loss to show contrast Joseph really is quite tal beside his brother. Contrary to popular belief, there are advantages to both parents wor | This program is for keeping track of expenses. | eran This fluid is for cleaning screens. = ‘through She succeeded in business through sheer determination to show how something happened | He recovered the use of his right arm through physioth by, with "en always travels by train as he doesn't drive. to tak about what we use to do I put the desk together with an electric screwdriver. something = by | This isa novel by Jojo Moyes | to introduce the person who did | love the water lily paintings by Monet | something _ J between [Choose a number between one and ten, within a range of numbers, dates, | There's quite a difference between entertainment today and in the 20th century. ages | You can take holiday between Sth and 25th July. _ They nave five children between the ages of six nd thirteen, ike [San ashe my meter yet she's ery vo years le than me to compare - despite, in spite of Despite the bad weather, the match went ahead to show concession [Io spite of feeling unwell, Jude went to work. _ Despite what everyone else says | belive you, a a teacher, Jf is bilan. to show the role of someone or | As a container for ower, this ptf no good is gota ole nthe bottom something i esis Besides Jane, aio spoke to Milam and Jenny tomean in addon to | ave you done anything else today besides playing video eames? a according to TAccordng to the local pape, were gong to havea heat wave this weekend to report what someone has said _| Fifty people have lost their homes inthe recent floods, according fo the latest reports 24

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