This document provides a review of the past tense verb "to be" and introduces three prepositions of place - at, in, and on. It gives examples of how to use these prepositions with different locations, such as "at home", "in a car", and "on a bus". The document also includes exercises for learners to practice using the past tense of verbs and the three prepositions of place.

1. Before they were famous
File 5A
Basic 2

2. • review past of verb to be.
• learn about three prepositions of place.
• exercise about these prepositions.

3. REVIEW LAST CLASS
was and were

4. ’ --- ’
were
It’s used with
we-you-they.
It’s used to talk about the past.

5. exercises
1.Julius Caesar _________________ the first Roman emperor.
2.The Olympic Games ______________ in Barcelona in 1996.
3.Mozart ______________ the composer of the “Marriage of Figaro”.
4.Albert Einstein __________________ born in Germany.
5.Vincent Van Gogh _________________ from Belgium.
6.The 2002 football World Cup _______________ in China.
7.The Incas _______________ from Mexico.
8.The Beatles _______________ from Manchester.
9.Socrates and Plato _________________ Roman philosophers.
10.Che Guevara _____________________ born in Cuba.
11.Bill Clinton __________________ President of the United States in 2002.
12.Marie Antoinette ____________________ Louis XVI’s wife.
13.The Vikings ____________________ from Germany.
14.Garibaldi ____________________ born in Italy.

6. PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE
How to use them?

7. •home
•work
•bed
•a train
•the park
•a restaurant
•school
•the bedroom
•a bus
•a meeting
•the airport
•a plane
•the theater
•Chicago
•the street
•the gym
•the hairdresser
•a car

8. Prepositions of place
at
in
on
POINT
ENCLOSED SPACE
SURFACE
at the corner
in the garden
on the wall
at the bus stop
in London
on the ceiling
at the door
in France
on the door
at the top of the page
in a box
on the cover
at the end of the road
in my pocket
on the floor
at the entrance
in my wallet
on the carpet
at the crossroads
in a building
on the menu
at the front desk
in a car
on a page
In general, we use:
•at for a POINT
•in for an ENCLOSED SPACE
•on for a SURFACE

9. Notice the use of the prepositions of place at, in and on in these standard expressions:
at
in
on
at home
in a car
on a bus
at work
in a taxi
on a train
at school
in a helicopter
on a plane
at university
in a boat
on a ship
at college
in a lift (elevator)
on a bicycle, on a motorbike
at the top
in the newspaper
on a horse, on an elephant
at the bottom
in the sky
on the radio, on television
at the side
in a row
on the left, on the right
at reception
in Oxford Street
on the way

10. Prepositions of place
AT
at home - at work - at school - at university - at college - at the station - at an airport - at the seaside - at sea (on a voyage) - at reception - at the corner of a street - at the back / front of a building / cinema / group of people, etc. - arrive at with other places or events
IN
in the newspaper - in bed - in hospital - in prison - in the street - in the sky - in an armchair (sit) - in a photograph - in a picture - in a mirror - in the corner of a room - in the back / front of a car - arrive in a country or town
ON
on a farm - on the left - on the right - on the ground floor - on the first, second,... floor - on the way - on the chair (sit) - on the radio - on television - on a horse - on the corner of a street - on the back / front of a letter / piece of paper etc.

11. listening
Where was Mike yesterday?
Go to page 45
and complete the sentences.