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8 June 2007: Prepositions

Another lovely day, Beckham back in England's football team, no wonder everyone is feeling happy. The only trouble is that exams are looming (meaning appearing fast, usually unpleasant) so people here at English in Chester are all feeling a little anxious.

Just in case any of you are doing English exams soon, I thought it would be a good idea to look at words and prepositions this week. Tricky things prepositions, they need to be learnt as a chunk of language and not just individually.

Exercise 1
See if you can fill in the missing preposition in the following sentences. You can choose from of, to, with, after or for.
I'm going on holiday next week, can you look    my cat for me?
Don't lend any money    him; he'll never pay you back.
What's the matter    Patsy today?
Take no notice    Harriet today, she's very busy.
He apologised    coming late to the lesson.
Claire's terrified    cows even though she grew up on a farm.
That blue shirt really doesn't go very well    your green trousers.
Forgive me    forgetting your birthday.
That car isn't mine, it belongs    my brother.
He's very similar to his father in appearance but takes    his mother in personality.
Exercise 2
Now try these harder sentences. You can choose from for, from, of, to or with.
I disagree    the government's new policy on defence.
He's capable    passing the exam but needs to work much harder.
Switzerland is famous    the chocolate it produces.
What's the advantage    taking the IELTS exam?
What do you think    the ban on smoking in public places?
I borrowed this book    Martin. Have you read it?
I felt quite envious    her being on holiday while I was at work.
They charged him £350    changing the tyres on his car.
The judge found him guilty    fraud and sentenced him to three years imprisonment.
You really can't blame him    getting angry with you since you took his car without permission.

The word this week is serendipitous which means something pleasant happening by chance.

"Bumping into George in Tunisia was very serendipitous; we had a wonderful evening together."

Enjoy the nice weather and a special message to all the students who have just left English in Chester. Don't forget to keep working on your English and email us.

Best wishes from all at English in Chester!


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