on:
- Jane isn't at work this week. She's on holiday.
- We watched the news on TV.
- We listened to the news on the radio.
- I spoke to Rachel on the phone last night.
- The house is on fire! Call the fire brigade.
- Was the train late? No, it was on time.
at:
at (the age of) 21/ at 50 kilometres an hour / at 100 degrees etc. :
- Lisa got married at 21. (or ... at the age of 21.).
- A car uses more petrol at 120 kilometres an hour than at 90.
- Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
by:
by car / by bus / by plane / by bike etc. :
- Do you like traveling by train?
- Jane usually goes to work by bike.
but on foot:
- You can't get there by car. You have to go on foot. (= you have to walk).
a book by ... / a painting by ... / a piece of music:
by ... etc:
- Have you read any books by Charles Dickens?
- Who is that painting by? Picasso.
by after the passive:
- I was bitten by a dog.
with/without:
- Did you stay at a hotel or with friends?
- Wait for me. Please don't go without me.
- Do you like your coffee with or without milk?
- I cut the paper with a pair of scissors.
a man with a beard / a woman with glasses etc. :
- Do you know that man with the beard?
- I'd like to have a house with a big garden.
About:
talk/speak/think/hear/know about ... :
- Some people talk about their work all the time.
- I don't know much about cars.
book / a question / a programme / information (etc.) about ... :
- There was a programme about volcanoes on TV last night.
Make the sentences. Use on:
1. We heard the news on the radio.
2. Please don't be late. Try to be here on time.
3. I won't be here next week. I'm going on holiday.
4. Did you see Linda? No, but I talked to her on the phone.
5. What's on TV this evening? Nothing that I want to watch!
Make the sentences. Use at/by/with etc:
1. I cut the paper with a pair of scissors.
2. She usually goes to work by car.
3. Who is the woman with short hair?
4. They are talking about the weather.
5. The car is on fire.
6. She's listening to some music by Mozart.
7. The plane is flying at 600 miles an hour.
8. They're on holiday.
9. Do you know the man with sunglasses?
10. He's reading a book about grammar Vera P. Bull.
Make the sentences. Use at/by/with etc:
1. In tennis, you hit the ball with a racket.
2. It's cold today. Don't go out without a coat.
3. Hamlet, Othello and Macbeth are plays by William Shakespeare.
4. Do you know anything about computers?
5. My grandmother died at the age of 98.
6. How long does it take from New York to Los Angeles by plane?
7. I didn't go to the football match, but I watched it on TV.
8. My house is the one with the red door with the right.
9. These trains are very fast. They can travel at very high speeds.
10. I don't use my car very often. I prefer to go by bike.
11. Can you give me some information about hotels in this town?
12. was arrested by two policemen and taken to the police station.
13. The buses here are very good. They're nearly always on time.
14. What would you like to drink with your meal?
15. We traveled from Paris to Moscow by train.
16 The museum has some paintings by Rembrandt.
