On / in / at (other uses)

Unit 126 - I E G - On / in / at (other uses)

126.1

1. Look! That car is on fire! Somebody call the fire brigade.

2. It’s difficult to contact Sarah because she’s not on the phone.

3. Workers at the factory have gone on strike for better pay and conditions.

4. Soon after we arrived, we were taken on a tour of the cit.

5. A: I’m going on holiday next week.

5. B: Are you? Where are you going? Somewhere nice?

6. I feel lazy this evening. Is there anything worth watching on television?

7. I’m sorry. It was an accident. I didn’t do it on purpose.

8. George has put on a lot of weight recently. I think he should go on a diet.

9. Jane’s job involves a lot of traveling. She often has to go away on business.

10. A: How did your exams go?

10. B: Well, there were some difficult questions but on the whole they were OK.

126.2

1. He likes to keep warm, so he doesn’t go out much in cold weather.

2. Diana never uses a pen. She always writes in pencil.

3. They fell in love with each other almost immediately and were married in a few weeks.

4. Please write your address clearly, preferably in block letters.

5. I don’t like the sun. I prefer to sit in the shade.

6. Ann thought the restaurant was OK, but in my opinion it wasn’t very good.

7. I hardly ever use a credit card or cheques, I prefer to pay for things in cash.

126.3

1. Water boils at 100 degrees celsius.

2. When I was 14, I went on a trip to France organized by my school.

3. I wouldn’t like his job. He spends most of the time talking on the phone.

4. Julia’s grandmother died recently at the age of 79.

5. Can you turn the light on, please? I don’t want to sit in the dark.

6. We didn’t go on holiday last year. We stayed at home.

7. I’m going to Scotland for a short holiday next month.

8. I won’t be here next week. I’ll be on holiday.

9. He got married at 17, which is rather young to get married.

10. There was an interesting program on the radio this morning.

11. In my opinion, violent films should not be shown on television.

12. I wouldn’t like to go on a cruise. I think I’d get bored.

13. I mustn’t eat too much. I’m supposed to be on a diet.

14. In Britain, children start school at the age of five.

15. There was a panic when people realized that the building was on fire.

16. The Earth travels round the Sun at a speed of 107,000 kilometres an hour.

17. ‘Did you enjoy your holiday?’ ‘Not every minute, but on the whole, yes.’

18. When you write a cheque, you have to write the amount in words and figures.

 

 

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