Eng 7/10/11 Prepositions

prepositions- idioms, idiomatic

"on"
"in"

The meaning of prepositions is in the culture, not the dictionary or grammar book.

The old man lives in Vancouver.
The old man lives on Fraser Street.
The old man lives downtown.

We will drive to Metrotown.
We like to walk to Metrotown.
We like to walk in Metrotown.

We like to walk around Metrotown.

We like to walk next to Metrotown.

PHRASAL VERBS
- heart of English
verb + preposition

VERB   +  PREPOSITION
look           at
look           for
look           up
look           after
look           up to

1. Some friends dropped in on us last night.                                                         

2. The plane took off at exactly ten o'clock.                                                             

3.  I came across an old friend on Fifth Avenue 

yesterday.                                 

4.         He is a man that everyone looks up 

to.                                                                

5.         The troops easily put down the 

riot.                                                                      

6.         We waited until ten o'clock, but she never 

showed up.                                                

7.         They set out at dawn on their camping 

trip.                                                       

8.         The lawyer will draw up the contract tomorrow.                                                 

9.         In this code, each number stands for a letter of the alphabet.                         

10.       Many students have dropped out of our class.                                                  

11.       No one knows how she managed to get away from the police.                      

12.       I am sure that Jim made up that story.                                                                  

13.       How did such a strange thing come about?                                                      

14.       The sounds of their voices gradually died away.                                               

15.       Zelda is into transcendental meditation as a means of relaxation.                       

16.       I can't make out what she means in this telegram.                                           

17.       You have made out this cheque incorrectly.                                                     

18.       Did you take in the Rodin exhibit at the National Gallery last month?           

19.       They are taking on more workers at that factory.                                               

20.       Last month, they had to lay off several hundred workers.                       

21.       Our sales have fallen off recently.                                                                         

22.       An usher stood at the door giving out programs.                                               

23.       The car turned over twice before landing in the lake.                                      

24.       He will turn over all his property to his children.                                                 

25.       As soon as the rain lets up, we will leave.                                                          

26.       The effects of the drug will wear off in a few hours.                                         

27.       You must put an end to such foolishness.                                                          

28.       Our apartment looks out on the UBC campus.                                                   

29.       They are trying to stir up trouble among the smaller nations.

30. We were all taken in by his smooth manner of talking.

Don't be taken in by a smooth talker.

sweet talker

LONG LIST OF PHRASAL VERBS

http://www.learn-english-today.com/phrasal-verbs/phrasal-verb-list.html

Pick one letter per day. Try to learn 2-3 new per day.