Usages and Rules of Prepositions

Rules for Prepositions in, on, at, to

Basic Rules for Time
A. at a time
B. on a day
C. in a month (season, year, decade, century)

Basic Rules for Place
D. at an address
E. on a street
F. in an area (neighborhood, town, borough, state, country, continent, ocean, world, universe)


Special Rules
1. look at and listen to
2. to with verbs of desire, necessity, expectation
love to, like to, hate to, want to, need to, have to, hope to, expect to
3. at night
in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening
4. on transportation
on the bus, on the train, on the subway, on a plane, on a jet, on a ship, on a bicycle, on a motorcycle, on a surfboard, on a skateboard
BUT
in a car, in a taxi, in a small boat, in an elevator, in a helicopter
5. at an intersection (where two streets cross)
at Broadway and 42nd Street, at Fifth Avenue and 34th Street
6. on an island, on a farm, on a college campus, on earth, on a planet
7. expressions that mean sometimes use different prepositions:
from time to time, on occasion, once in a while
8. in a park, in a yard, at a playground
9. on anything flat
on a plate, on the wall, on the floor, on a shelf, on the blackboard,
on a table, on a desk, on the door, on the stove, on your face
10. in a room or anything smaller
in the closet, in a drawer, in a cup, in a bowl, in a glass, in your mouth, ideas in your head (BUT a hat on your head), a look in your eye
11. to when moving from point A to point B
go to school, drive to work, take a trip to Boston, take your kids to school, fly to London, walk to the library, bring your dog to the vet
12. on a/an [adjective] morning, afternoon, evening, night, day
on a cold afternoon, on a sunny morning, on a rainy evening,
on a Saturday night, on a spring day, on a special night
13. on vacation, on the weekend, on a trip, on a picnic, on your break,
on a leave of absence, on your lunch hour
14. in the water swimming, on the water boating
15. at the beach, on the sand getting a suntan, in the sand playing
16. on anything like a line
on the coast, stand on line, on the border, on the side of the room
17. on forms of communication
on TV, on the radio, on the phone, on the fax machine, on the computer, on a disk, on a CD, on a hard drive, on a channel, on a screen, a report on/about the economy, an article on/about the election campaign
18. on time, on time for something, in time to do something (Come on time. Come in time to get a seat.)

A Lot of Luggage-Reading Activity

Here is a short reading and a few questions about the activity:
A LOT OF LUGGAGE

Kevin and Sharon Fox are on holiday with their three children. Their car is small, and there's a lot of luggage.

Kevin : Oh dear. There are six cases, and the boot isn't very big.
Sharon : Well, come on! Where's the big grey suitcase?
Kevin : It's here.
Sharon : Put in the car first.
Kevin : OK. It's very heavy.
Sharon : There are a lot of clothes in it.
Kevin : Give me the blue suitcase.
Sharon : Here you are.
Kevin : Good, and the red suitcase.
Sharon : Here it is.
Kevin : They're on top of the big case. Whose bag is this?
Sharon : It's Jimmy's. Put it there, next to the blue case.
Kevin : Right. And the two small cases. . .
Sharon : Here they are.
Kevin : That's OK. They're in the boot.
Sharon : Now close the boot.
Kevin : Phew! Where are my keys? They aren't in my pocket.
Sharon : Are they in your jacket?
Kevin : Oh , yes. Yes, they are. Where is my jacket?
Sharon : Is it in the car?
Kevin : In the car?
Sharon : Yes. Is it on the seat?
Kevin : No, no, it isn't. Oh, no! It's in he big suitcase.
Sharon : Oh, no!
Kevin : Oh yes. And the big suitcase is in the boot, under the other cases.
Sharon : Kevin . . open the boot!

Now read the questions carefully!

A LOT OF LUGGAGE

1. How many cases are there?
2. How many children are there?
3. How much luggage is there?
4. Are the keys in his pocket?
5. Where are they?
6. Where's his jacket?
7. Where's the big suitcase?

At the end, if you find these difficult, go back and read it again.

How To Control English Language

When you want to take control of the English Language, you may ask yourself;

How can I speak English better?
How can I communicate better in English?
How can I express myself better in English?
How can I listen and understand English better?
How can I improve it?

So, what are the correct answers?

What do we mean for taking control of the English language?

You speak English at an advanced level. You speak it fluently and you use it every day, yet you aren’t satisfied with your ability. You feel like you can’t express yourself the way you want to. When you can’t say what you want to say or need to say in the manner that you would like to, it might not leave you with the best feeling you could possibly have. There is only one thing to do about it. You must take control of the English language. What does taking control of the English language mean? It does not mean taking control of the entire language. It means taking control of the English language that is yours; the English language that you have. It means using the English that you already have to get more. It means taking responsibility for your own learning.

You might tell yourself that you want to take private instruction with an English language tutor. Good idea! However, there is something you should know and be well aware of. What happens during the time that you meet with an English language tutor is very important, but what happens during the time between your meetings with an English language tutor is even more important. The proactive steps that you take in order to improve have a direct effect on what it is you get out of the time and money that you spend with an English language tutor. In order to receive the maximum benefit possible for the money you spend on a tutor, you must dedicate a sufficient amount of time to studying between each lesson. Of course, the amount of time that anyone is able to dedicate to studying will vary, but nevertheless, it must be done. Furthermore, there are a number of things you should do leading up to the time that you decide to pick up the phone and make that call. So you ask, what is it that I need to do? What can I do on my own?

Good Bye To You

Make The Sentences Passive

PASSIVE VOICE
Objectives:
* Practice the passive voice in sentences. The bird delivered the letter.
* Use the passive voice with different tenses. The letter was delivered by the bird.

Directions: Change the following sentences to the passive form without changing the verb tense.

Example: She will clean the house. The house will be cleaned by her.
1. The elephants are performing an act.
2. My boss typed the letter yesterday.
3. The British settled in North America.
4. She found the cure for the sickness.
5. The dog found the bone.
6. He will sign the letter today.
7. They are sending him a message .
8. They speak Spanish at that store.
9. The city is repairing the sidewalk.
10. The judge is sentencing the thief.
11. Her explanation confused the students.
12. The police stopped him on the freeway.
13. She opens the office in the morning.
14. She wrote that letter last night.

Weekly Lesson Plan Sample

Classroom Objects

Most Used Words in English - Volume 1

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1 (det) the
2 (v) be
3 (prep) of
4 (conj) and
5 (det) a
6 (prep) in
7 (inf.) to
8 (v) have
9 (pron) it
10 (prep) to
11 (prep) for
12 (pron) i
13 (conj) that
14 (pron) you
15 (pron) he
16 (prep) on
17 (prep) with
18 (v) do
19 (prep) at
20 (prep) by
21 (adv) not
22 (det) this
23 (conj) but
24 (prep) from
25 (pron) they
26 (det) his
27 (det) that
28 (pron) she
29 (conj) or
30 (det) which
31 (conj) as
32 (pron) we
33 (det) an
34 (v) say
35 (mod) will
36 (mod) would
37 (mod) can
38 (conj) if
39 (det) their
40 (v) go
41 (det) what
42 (pron) there
43 (det) all
44 (v) get
45 (det) her
46 (v) make
47 (pron) who
48 (prep) as
49 (adv) out
50 (adv) up
51 (v )see
52 (v) know
53 (n) time
54 (v) take
55 (pron) them
56 (det) some
57 (mod) could
58 (adv) so
59 (pron) him
60 (n) year
61 (prep) into
62 (det) its
63 (adv) then
64 (v) think
65 (det) my
66 (v) come
67 (conj) than
68 (adv) more
69 (prep) about
70 (adv) now
71 (a) last
72 (det) your
73 (pron) me
74 (det) no
75 (a) other
76 (v) give
77 (adv) just
78 (mod) should
79 (det) these
80 (n) people
81 (adv) also
82 (adv) well
83 (det) any
84 (adv) only
85 (a) new
86 (adv) very
87 (conj) when
88 (mod) may
89 (n) way
90 (v) look
91 (prep) like
92 (v) use
93 (pron) her
94 (det) such
95 (adv) how
96 (conj) because
97 (adv) when
98 (adv) as
99 (a) good
100 (v) find

p.s: Look up these words from your dictionary and practise.

To Be Continued...

Family Members True False Exercise

Family Matters

Meet Phil and his family:



Look at Phil's family tree. Are these sentences true or false?
1.Tina is Phil's mum
2.Jenny is Phil's sister
3.Thomas is Phil's grandad
4.Harriet is Phil's grandma
5.Ian is Phil's brother-in-law
6.Hannah is Phil's nephew
7.Mary is also Phil's grandma
8.Phil is Hannah's uncle
9.Phil is Thomas and Tina's daughter
10.Phil is Simon and Harriet's grandson
11.Phil is Jenny's brother
12.Robert is Phil's brother

Answers:

1. True:Tina is Phil's mum
2. True:Jenny is Phil's sister
3. False:Thomas is Phil's dad
4. True:Harriet is Phil's grandma
5. False:Ian is Phil's grandad
6. False:Hannah is Phil's niece
7. True:Mary is also Phil's grandma
8. True:Phil is Hannah's uncle
9. False:Phil is Thomas and Tina's son
10. True:Phil is Simon and Harriet's grandson
11. True:Phil is Jenny's brother
12. False:Robert is Phil's brother-in-law

Parts of The Body

Parts of the Body

Solve these anagrams to find the names of different parts of the body:

are .......................
knec ......................
osen .....................
yee ....................
rottha .....................
gel ....................
kelan .....................
tofo .......................
grenif .......................
ram ....................
daeh .....................
hoctsma .....................
oludsreh ...................
anhd .....................
techs ......................
loebw ......................
ote ......................
kabc ......................
thoum .......................
eekn .......................




Answers:

ear
neck
nose
eye
throat
leg
ankle
foot
finger
arm
head
stomach
shoulder
hand
chest
elbow
toe
back
mouth
knee

Reading Activity With Exercise

ALLERGIE (Reading passage)

Some people suffer from high fever when pollen is in the air. Others develop skin rashes when they touch certain substances. Still others experience stomach cramps after eating particular foods. These ailments are all caused by allergic reactions to various substances. In most cases an allergy causes relatively mind symptoms such as sneezes from breathing dust. A rare and severe allergic reaction can occasionally lead to death. Death from bee stings is an example of this severe type of allergic reaction. When possible, one should avoid contact with the pollens, foods or whatever has previously caused an allergic reaction. Many substances are so widespread, however, that it is difficult to avoid them. These include dust, pollens, and polluted air. When allergy is severe, it is possible for a physician to desensitise the person to he allergen under the skin, and gradually increasing the dose until a tolerance to the allergen is built up.

EXERCISE 1: Find words or phrases in the passage which mean the same as:

COLUMN A COLUMN B

a. experience something painful
or unpleasant
...................................................
b. an illness caused by an allergy to ...................................................
c. fine yellow dust on a flower that
causes other plants to produce seeds ...................................................
d. a lot of small red spots on one’s
skin (plural) ...................................................
e. severe pain from the tightening of a
muscle, which makes it difficult to move ...................................................
f. any bodily or mental disorder, illness ...................................................
g. a physical response caused by an
allergy to something ...................................................
h. comparatively quite not absolutely ...................................................
i. not severe or strong ...................................................
j. physical sing of a health problem ...................................................
k. the state of touching something ...................................................
l. existing in many places ...................................................
m. doctor ...................................................
n. make someone less sensitive to
something reduce someone’s
response to something ...................................................
o. something that causes allergy ...................................................
p. a product obtained by removing it
from another substance ...................................................
q. slowly step by step ...................................................
r. an amount of medicine to be
taken at one time ...................................................
s. the body’s ability to become less
sensitive to something over time ...................................................



EXERCISE 2: Choose the correct answer according to the passage.

1. Allergic reactions ......................... .
a. are usually not too serious
b. unfortunately often end in death
c. usually make people sneeze
d. are experienced by all people
e. are always the cause of rashes

2. We can assume from the passage that dust, pollens and polluted air ................... .
a. should be avoided at all costs, or the sufferer may die
b. are the greatest threat to allergy sufferers in urban areas
c. account for the death of many people so far
d. are among the deadliest of all allergens
e. are allergens that are hard to avoid

3. We can conclude from the passage that ......................... .
a. doctors are usually helpless in allergy cases
b. the most common allergic reaction is to be stings
c. allergens and allergic reactions are of various types
d. a sufferer can only avoid allergens through professional assistance
e. most allergy sufferers develop stomach pain after eating some foods

EXERCISE 3: Complete the sentences selecting words from Column B Exercise 1.

1. It is important not to take antibiotics too often as the body can develop a / an ................................ to them which causes them to become ineffective.
2. Both my mother and my sister ................................ migraines and are frequently ill.
3. Don had the flu last week, but luckily it was a / an .............................. attack, so he didn’t need to take any time off work.
4. The damage from the storm was ................................ most parts of the country were affected by it.
5. The .............................. of the childhood disease measles are not hard to identify – lost of little red spots all over the body.

Jingle Bell - Kids Songs

Five Sense Verbs - feel look smell sound taste

Choose the best one from the list.

feel / look / smell / sound / taste

Ex. I cleaned my car yesterday. It looks beautiful now.



1. Tom is listening to a song. His mother says, "It ................ terrible."

2. The soup looked great. But everybody said it ................ terrible.

3. These flowers are beautiful. They ................ good too.

4. Is the grass still wet ? No, it ............... dry now.

5. She was singing a happy song. She ................. happy.

6. She failed in the exam. She doesn't ................. happy at all.

7. I hung a picture in my bedroom. It ................ beautiful there.

Enough - Too

Rewrite the given sentences.

Ex. You are quite clever; you understand clearly.

You are clever enough to understand clearly.



1. You are quite old now; you can know better.

2. I am very tired; I can sleep all night.

3. Are you very tall ? Can you reach that picture.

4. The fruit is fresh; we can pick it.

5. The story is short; we can read it in the lesson.

6. The moon is very bright; I can read a book by it.

7. The wind is very strong; it will blow the road off.

8. That man is quite stupid; he believes me.

9. I have enough money; I can pay the bill.


Complete these sentences using “enough” with one of the following words.



BIG / WARM / WELL / CUPS / MONEY / QUALIFICATIONS / ROOM / TIME.



Ex. 1. She can’t get married yet. She is not old enough.

2. Tom would like to buy a car but he doesn’t have .............................. .

3. I couldn’t make coffee for everybody. There weren’t ............................ .

4. Are you .......................... ? or shall I switch on the heating.

5. It’s only a small car. There isn’t .......................... for all of you.

6. George didn’t feel .......................... to go to work.

7. I didn’t finish the examination. I didn’t have ........................ .

8. Try this jacket on and see if it’s ........................ for you.

Would Like

EXERCISE 1: Put the given words to the right place.

Ex. I would like to go to the movies.







1. He 11. go home

2. study the lesson 12. She

3. She 13. write a letter to her friend

4. erase the blackboard 14. He

5. read the newspaper 15. sit near the desk

6. They 16. They

7. listen to the music 17. open the door

8. She 18. close the window

9. learn French 19. Bruce

10. I 20. repeat the sentences

Difference Beetween Simple Present Tense and Present Continuous Tense

EXERCISE 1: Use the Simple Present Tense or Present Progressive with (-ing)



1. Virginia ................. (speak) English very well.

2. She always ............... (want) to practice it.

3. She .................... (learn) a lot this year.

4. Mr. and Mrs. Miller .................... (build) a new house.

5. The doorbell ................... (ring) very often.

6. The doorbell ...................... (ring) now.

7. She always .......................... (have) a good time.

8. She ....................... (have) a good time now.

9. We ...................... (miss) her very much.

10. I ..................... (write) many letter to her.

11. I..................... (write) a long letter now.

12. This class ....................... (begin) at eight o’clock.

13. Now we ......................... (begin) English.

14. We ......................... (study) the present tense now.

15. We ....................... (like) this class.

16. The bus ....................... (stop) at the corner now.

17. The bus always ..................... (stop) there.

18. It .................. (rain) a lot in the tropics.

19. It .................. (rain) a little now.

Conditional Sentences Exercises

EXERCISE 1: Ex. The teacher will explain that part to you if you (ask) him.

The teacher will explain that part to you if you ask him.



1. If Harry (invite) me. I will probably go to the party.

2. You will have enough time to eat lunch if you (get) here early.

3. If Tom (see) Miss. Irwin, he’ll give her you message.

4. We are going to leave tomorrow if the weather (be) good.

5. If Betty (like, not) this sweater, can se exchange it at the store ?

6. Will you lend me the money if you (get) your check tomorrow ?

7. If I (decide) to join the club, I will fill out this application blank.

8. We will get there before midnight if the train (arrive) on time.

9. If Mr. Burton (need) any assistance. I will tell you right away.

10. Father will surely get wet today if he (take, not) his umbrella.

11. If you (be, not) more careful in the future, you’ll have an accident.

12. The teacher will get angry with me if I (make) that mistake again.

13. If anyone (ask) for you, I will tell him to call back later today.

Comparatives - Degree in Adjectives

EXERCISE 1: Answer the questions individually.

Ex. Which is more expensive - a bicycle or a car ?

A car is more expensive than a bicycle.



1. Which is more difficult - this lesson or the last one ?

2. Which is more exciting - a small town or a big city ?

3. Which is more delicious - a banana or an orange ?

4. Which is more comfortable - a chair or a sofa ?

5. Which is more interesting - radio or television ?

6. Which is more dangerous - a monkey or a lion ?

Colours in English

EXERCISE 1: Form questions about the underlined words.

Ex. 1. The dresses are orange. What color are the dresses ?

2. The hat is gray and black.

3. The new shoes are brown.

4. The cat is gray and white .

5. The dogs are black.

6. The kitchen is yellow

7. The basement is gray.

8. The flowers are red and orange.

But

EXERCISE 1:

Ex. 1. Tom and I can go without you, but Charles can't.

2. Mr. Kramer doesn't know that word, but Fred does.

3. My friend understands the lesson very well, but I don't.

4. My brother won't be at home tomorrow night, but I .................. .

5. Mr. Johnson has seen the annual report, but we .................. .

6. The other students didn't enjoy the trip yesterday, but I ................ .

7. Harold and I ride to work on the subway, but Mr. Green .................. .

8. Almost everyone had a good time last night, but Mary .................. .

9. Daniel Soto can't work on Saturday morning, but Ralph ..................... .

10. My friends are going to leave early today, but I ....................... .