We say:
(go) to work. (be) at work, start work, finish work:
- Bye! I'm going to work now. (not to the work)
- I finish work at 5 o'clock every day.
(go) to school, (be) at school, start school, leave school etc.
- What did you learn at school today? (not at the school)
- Some children don't like school.
(go) to university/college, (be) at university/college:
- Helen wants to go to university when she leaves school.
- What did you study at college?
(go) to hospital, (be) in hospital:
- Jack had an accident. He had to go to hospital.
(go) to prison, (be) in prison:
- Why is he in prison? What did he do?
(go) to church, (be) in/at church
- David usually goes to church on Sundays.
(go) to bed, (be) in bed:
- I'm tired. I'm going to bed. (not to the bed)
- Where's Alice? She's in bed.
(go) home, (be) at home etc.
- I'm tired. I'm going home. (not to home)
- Are you going out tonight, or are you staying at home?
We say:
(go to) the cinema / the theatre / the bank / the post office / the station / the airport / the city center:
- I never go to the theatre, but I go to the cinema a lot.
- Are you going to the bank? No, to the post office.
- The number 5 bus goes to the airport; the number 8 goes to the city center.
(go to) the doctor, the dentist:
- You're not well. Why don't you go to the doctor?
- I have to go to the dentist tomorrow.
Make sentences:
1. He's in bed.
2. They're at the cinema.
3. She's in hospital.
4. She's at the airport.
5. They're at home.
6. He's in prison.
Make sentences. Choose from the list. Use the if necessary.
1. I need to change some money. I have to go to. the bank.
2. David usually goes to church on Sundays.
3. In Britain, children go to school from the age of five.
4. There were a lot of people at the station waiting for the train.
5. We went to their house, but they weren't at home.
6. I'm going to bed now. Goodnight!
7. I'm going to the post office to get some stamps.
Make the sentences. Sometimes you need the.
1 If you want to catch a plane, you go to the airport.
2 If you want to see a film, you go to the cinema.
3 If you are tired and you want to sleep, you go to bed.
4 If you rob a bank and the police catch you, you go to prison.
5 If you have a problem with your teeth, you go to the dentist.
6 If you want to study after you leave school, you go to university/college.
7 If you are badly injured in an accident, you go to hospital / are taken to hospital.
(American speakers say go to the hospital, are taken to the hospital):
Are these sentences OK? Correct the sentences where necessary.
1. We went to cinema last night. to the cinema.
2. I finish work at 5 o'clock every day. OK
3. Lisa wasn't feeling well yesterday, so she went to doctor. the doctor.
4. I wasn't feeling well this morning, so I stayed in bed. OK.
5. Why is Angela always late for work? OK.
6. Where are your children? They're at school. OK.
7. We have no money in bank. the bank.
8. When I was younger, I went to church every Sunday. OK.
9. What time do you usually get home from work? OK.
10. Do you live far from city center? the city center.
11. Where shall we meet? At station. the station.
12. James is ill. He's in hospital. OK
13. Kate takes her children to school every day. OK.
14. Would you like to go to university? OK.
15 Would you like to go theater this evening? the theatre.
1. I need to change some money. I have to go to. the bank.