AUSTRALIA
Now English prepositions have come to Australia. Each of them has its place or places in these short texts about Australia.
I. Use the prepositions : of, in, for, by, from, to, along.
Australia is the largest island and the smallest continent 1) … the world. The official name is the Commonwealth 2) … Australia. Queen Elizabeth is the head 3) … the state. There are only 20 million people 4) … it, and most 5) … them live 6) … the eight large cities and 7) … the south-eastern coast line. Australia is washed 8) … the Indian and Pacific oceans. It is separated 10) … Asia 11) … the Arafura and Timor Seas.
II. Use the prepositions : in, of, for, by, to, from.
Australia is full 1) … strange and wonderful places, unusual animals and amazing culture. Two-thirds 2) … land is desert. 3) … some places it doesn’t rain 4) … years. The Simpson Desert is famous 5) … its sand dunes.
100.000 people live 6) … the “outback”. Most children use Schools 7) … the Air. The teachers speak 8) … them 9) … radio, and children send their homework 10) … post.
Australia lies 11) … the Southern Hemisphere. Hot winds blow 12) … the north, cold winds blow 13) … the south. Summer starts 14) … December, winter starts 15) … June. So Christmas and New Year are celebrated 16) … summer.
III. Use the prepositions : on, of, in, of, across, after, towards, at, around.
The Emu is the national bird 1) … Australia. It appears 2) … the Coat 3) … Arms 4) … Australia, 5) … the Australian 50 cent coin, 6) … many postage stamps. There are 7) … 600 places named 8) … the Emu 9) … Australia.
Emus live 10) … most places 11) … Australia. They move 12) … food sources. Emus can swim and they are good 13) … running. Emus eat plants and insects.
IV. Use the prepositions : in, of, with.
The Red Kangaroo is the national animal 1) … Australia. It is the largest 2) … all kangaroos 3) … the country. It is the animal 4) … short, red-brown fur, two hind legs, and a strong tail.
Kangaroos inhabit most 5) … the dry inland 6) … the central part 7) … Australia. They are active 8) … the cool 9) … the evening or night. They eat grasses or plants.
V. Use the prepositions : on, of, in, for, round, to, from.
Canberra is the capital city 1) … Australia. The city is located 2) … the banks 3) … the Molonglo River, which forms the lake 4) … the centre 5) … the city. The city began to grow 6) … 1913. Canberra is different 7) … other Australian cities. The city is famous 8) … its museums, theatres and gardens. A lot 9) … music festivals take place 10) … Canberra. They are held all the year 11) …. Visitors can listen 12) … live music there.
VI. Use the prepositions : on, of, in, for.
Sydney is the largest city 1) … Australia. The city is built 2) … the hills 3) … the Sydney Harbour. The city is full 4) … parks and gardens.
Sydney is world famous 5) … the Opera House. It is situated 6) … Bennelong Point 7) … Sydney Harbour, close 8) … Harbour Bridge. The Sydney Opera House is one 9) … the great iconic buildings 10 ) … the 20th century. It is a symbol 11) … not only a city, but a whole country and a continent.
VII. Use the prepositions : of, in, below, for, about, with.
Coober Pedy is a small town 1) … northern part 2) … South Australia. The town was established 3) … 1916. The summer desert temperature is 4) … 40 C. Most people prefer to live 5) … caves 6) … ground or 7) … the hill sides. There are three rooms, a kitchen, a bathroom 8) … a standard flat 9) … the rock. Coober Pedy is popular 11) … the tourists. It is famous 12) … precious opals.
- during, of, in.
There are 700 kinds 1) … eucalyptus 2) … Australia. Some 3) … them are so strong that don’t die 4) … forest fires. The Australians call them gum trees.
VIII. Use the prepositions : on, in, to, for, near, of, at, with.
Cate Blanchet was born 1) … Ivanhoe, 2) … Melbourne, 3) … the 14th 4) … May 5) … 1969. When she was a child, she had love 6) … acting. 7) … 18 she went 8) … a vocation 9) … Egypt. There she took part 10) … a crowd scene 11) … a movie. Then she studied 12) … the Art Institute and 13) … 1992 began her career 14) … the theatre. 15) … 1997 Blanchet made her role 16) … the elf queen 17) … “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy.
18) … 5 December 19) … 2008 Blanchet was honoured 20) … a star 21) … the Hollywood Walk 22) … Fame. She got married 23) … 29 December 24) … 1997 and now she has got 3 sons. She and her family live 25) … the harbourside Sydney suburb
26) … an “eco-friendly” house.
NEW ZEALAND
Now the prepositions have come to New Zealand. So you can learn about this country’s geography, culture and people.
I. Fill in the prepositions: for, in, of, under, by.
New Zealand is an island country 1) … the south-western Pacific Ocean. It consists 2) … two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island), and numerous smaller islands. The indigenous Maori language name 3) … New Zealand is Aotearoa, commonly translated as The Land 4) … the Long White Cloud. A little more than 4 ml people live 5) … New Zealand.
Elizabeth II, as the Queen 6) … New Zealand, is the country's head 7) … state and is represented 8) … a Governor-General .The Queen has no real political influence, and her position is essentially symbolic. Political power is held 9) … the democratically elected Parliament 10) … New Zealand 11) … the leadership 12) … the Prime Minister, who is the head 13) … government.
II. Fill in the prepositions: in, of, at, with, by, from.
New Zealand is a place where the cold 1) … winter comes when summer arrives 2) … Russia, where the sky 3) … night can glow 4) … strange lights. There are volcanoes, rivers 5) … ice and hot lakes 6) … extraordinary colours, the forests are full 7) … strange trees there.
New Zealand is a country 8) … islands located 9) … the Pacific Ocean. It is not very cold or very hot 10) … New Zealand because it is surrounded 11) … water. The coldest temperature is 12) … July, and the warmest is 13) … January. Native people are the Maori who came 14) … Polynesia.
III. Fill in the prepositions: on, in, of, with, at, through.
New Zealand is very beautiful 1) … fast rivers, peaceful lakes 2) … crystal clear water and green forests. There are active volcanoes 3) … the islands. The largest and the most active volcano is 4) … the White Island. It last erupted 5) … 2000. The acid-filled lake 6) … the centre 7) … it boils 8) … 55C. In spite of the terrible smell it is popular 9) … the tourists. Walking 10) … its crater is like being 11) … another planet!
IV. Fill in the prepositions: for, in, after, of, from.
1) … 1769 the English explorer James Cook claimed New Zealand 2) … Britain. A mountain was named 3) … J. Cook. Mount Cook is the highest mountain 4) … New Zealand. It is the popular place 5) … sport 6) … winter and 7) … summer.
The natural wild life 8) … New Zealand is different 9) … nature 10) … other parts 11) … the world. Some birds, animals, plants exist only 12) … New Zealand.
V. Fill in the prepositions: at, of, under, in, without, to, outside.
Kiwi is a national bird 1) … New Zealand. This bird cannot fly and its size is that 2) … a chicken. Kiwis eat small insects, seeds and many varieties 3) … worms. They also may eat fruit and small crayfish. Because their nostrils are located 4) … the end 5) … their long beaks, Kiwi can locate insects and worms 6) … the ground 7) … actually seeing or feeling them, due to their keen sense 8) … smell. The London Zoo was the first zoo to hold a kiwi,9) … 1851. The first captive breeding took place 10) … 1945. As of 2007 only 13 zoos 11) … Australia and New Zealand hold kiwi.
All New Zealanders overseas and 12) … home are commonly referred 13) … as "kiwis”.
VI. Fill in the prepositions: in, of, on, to, between.
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area 1) … New Zealand. 2) … 1865 Wellington became the capital 3) … New Zealand, It is often called Windy Wellington because it is the windiest city 4) … New Zealand . The urban area is situated 5) … the southwestern tip 6) … the country's North Island, and lies 7) … Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range.
Wellington's compact city centre supports an arts centres, cafe culture and nightlife much larger than many cities 8) … a similar size. It is an important centre 9) … New Zealand's film and theatre industry, and second 10) … Auckland 11) … terms 12) … numbers 13) … screen industry businesses. Wellington had the 12th best quality 14) … living 15) … the world 16) … 2009.
VII. Fill in the prepositions: in, on, with, for, from, of, at, to.
Sport has a major role 1) … New Zealand's culture. The unofficial national sport is rugby. Other popular participatory sports 2) … the country include cricket, bowls, netball, soccer, motor sport, golf, swimming and tennis. New Zealand has strong international teams 3) … several sports.
Cricket was introduced 4) … New Zealand 5) … the 1800s and is reputedly the second most popular sport 6) … the country.
Horse racing is a popular spectator sport 7) … the people 8) … the country.
New Zealand is also well known 9) … its extreme sports and adventure tourism. Its reputation 10) … extreme sports starts 11) … the establishment 12) … the world's first commercial bungy jumping site 13) … Queenstown 14) … the South Island 15) … November 1988.
VIII. Fill in the prepositions: in, to, for, of, from, after, during, into, with.
Katherine Mansfield was born Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp, 1) … 1888 2) … a socially prominent family 3) … Wellington, New Zealand. The daughter 4) … a banker and was born 5) … a middle-class colonial family. Mansfield had two older sisters and a younger brother, born 6) … 1894. The Mansfield family moved 7) … Karori 8) … 1893, where Mansfield spent the happiest years 9) … her childhood; she later used her memories 10) … this time as an inspiration 11) … the Prelude story. Her first published stories appeared 12) … the High School Reporter and the Wellington Girls' High School magazine (the family returned 13) … Wellington 14) … 1898).
She moved 15) … London 16) … 1903, where she attended Queen's College, along 17) … her two sisters. Mansfield wanted to play the cello professionally. She became editor 18) … the college magazine 19) … this period. She was particularly interested 20) … the works 21) … the French Symbolists and Oscar Wilde.
K. Mansfield did not become involved 22) … much political activity when she lived 23) … London; for example, she did not actively support the suffragette movement 24) … the UK (women 25) … New Zealand got the right to vote 26) … 1893).
Mansfield first began journeying 27) … continental Europe 28) … 1903–1906, mainly 29) … Belgium and Germany. 30) … finishing her schooling 31) … England, Mansfield returned 32) … her New Zealand home 33) … 1906, only then beginning to write short stories. She had several works published 34) … the Native Companion 35) … Australia.
36) … later years, she expressed admiration 37) … New Zealand 38) … her journals.
K. Mansfield was one 39) … the best short story writers 40) … her time. She died 41) … 1923 42) … France.
THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
Now English prepositions are going to travel round the country called the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or just the UK. You are welcomed to join their trip.
I. Fill in the prepositions: of, in, from, by, to.
The full name 1) … the country is the United Kingdom 2) … Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It is an island country and it is surrounded 3) … the Atlantic Ocean 4) … the West, the North Sea 5) … the East and the Irish Sea. Great Britain is separated 6) … the Continent 7) … the English Channel. Great Britain is linked 8) … France 9) … the Channel Tunnel.
The UK consists 10) … four parts: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. London is the capital 11) … the UK. Belfast is the capital 12) … Northern Ireland, Cardiff –13) … Wales, Edinburgh –14) … Scotland.
II. Fill in the prepositions.
The UK is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Queen Elizabeth II is the head 1) … the state. She is the head 2) … Commonwealth 3) … Nations. The British Parliament has two Houses: the House 4) … Lords and the House 5) … Commons. The Prime Minister is the head 6) … the government.
The flag 7) … the country is white, blue and red. It is called the Union Jack.
III. Fill in the prepositions: during, of, to, from, in, between, at.
The national flower 1) … England is the rose. It started 2) … the time of the civil wars( 3) … 1455 4) … 1485) 5) … the Royal Houses 6) … Lancaster (whose emblem was a red rose) and 7) … York (whose emblem was a white rose). 8) … the end 9) … the war the two roses were combined 10) … the Tudor rose.
The national flower 11) … Scotland is a thistle. The emblem 12) … Wales is a leek or a daffodil. And the national flower 13) … Northern Ireland is a shamrock.
IV. Fill in the prepositions: at, on, in, of.
Queen Elizabeth II was born 1) … the 21st 2) … April 3) … 1926 4) … 17 Bruton Street 5) … London. Her birthday is officially celebrated 6) … Britain 7) … the 3rd Saturday 8) … June each year. The Queen lives 9) … Buckingham Palace 10 ) … London. There are three sons and a daughter, and 8 grandchildren 11) … the Queen’s family.
V. Fill in the prepositions: of, on, in, for.
The Palace 1) … Westminster, also known as the Houses 2) … Parliament or Westminster Palace, is the seat 3) … the two houses 4) … the Parliament 5) … the United Kingdom—the House 6) … Lords and the House 7) … Commons. It lies 8) … the north bank 9) … the River Thames
The Palace is one 10) … the centres 11) … political life 12) … the United Kingdom; "Westminster" has become a metonym 13) … the UK Parliament.
VI. Fill in the prepositions: of, in, after, on.
The Clock Tower which is known as "Big Ben” 1) … its main bell, is an iconic landmark 2) … London and the United Kingdom in general, one 3) … the most popular tourist attractions 4) … the city and an emblem 5) … parliamentary democracy. The Clock Tower is situated 6) … the banks 7) … the river Thames and is a part 8) … the Palace 9) … Westminster.
VII. Filll in the prepositions: of, for, in, at, on, over.
Big Ben is the nickname 1) … the great bell 2) … the clock 3) … the north end 4) … the Palace 5) … Westminster 6) … London, and is the name 7) … the clock as well. Big Ben is the largest four-faced chiming clock and the third-tallest free-standing clock tower 8) … the world. It celebrated its 150th anniversary 9) … May 2009 (the clock itself first ticking 10) … 31 11) … May 12) … 1859). Big Ben is a symbol 13) … the UK and London, and is well known all 14) … the world. Its image is used 15) … TV programmes. The clock chiming is heard 16) … audio media.
VIII. Fill in the prepositions: over, in, on, at, by, for, from, to, with, along.
London is located 1) … the River Thames. There are 24 bridges 2) … the river 3) … London, 4) … Kew Bridge 5) … Tower Bridge. The oldest is London Bridge, which was originally made 6) … wood. 7) … 1209 it was replaced 8) … a stone one 9) … shops and houses 10) … its sides. 11) … 1831 it became granite, and 12) … present it is concrete.
Tower Bridge is the most recognizable bridge 13) … the world. We see it 14) … films and 15) … advertising literature 16) … London.
IX. Fill in the prepositions: in, for, of, at, before, on.
London is famous 1) … its double-decker red buses. There are nearly 1,000 bus routes 2) … London and buses 3) … many other types and colours travel 4) … them. People must buy tickets 5) … boarding the buses 6) … London. There are ticket machines 7) … most bus stops.
X. Fill in the prepositions: at, in, on.
Wimbledon is the most prestigious tennis tournament 1) … the world. 2) … Wimbledon the games are played 3) … the grass and the players must wear all white. The first tennis competition was held 4) … Wimbledon 5) … 1877.
XI. Fill in the prepositions: in, at, for, with, in, from, after, to, of.
The British are known 1) … their love 2) … tea drinking. They have tea many times a day 3) … home and 4) … work.
Tea came 5) … Britain 6) … China 7) … the late 1500s, but it was only 8) … the very rich people.
9) … 4 o’clock 10) … the afternoon the English have a small meal, not a drink. Traditionally it consists 11) … tea (or coffee) 12) … baked scones 13) … cream or jam, or 14) … sandwiches.
The British working population didn’t have afternoon tea. They had a meal 15) … midday and a meal 16) … work, 17) … 5 or 7 o’clock. This meal was called “high tea’ or just “tea”.
The idea to sell fish 18) … chips first came 19) … a Londoner Joseph Malin. 20) … 1860 he opened a fish-and-chip shop 21) … Cleveland Street 22) … London’s East End. Today fish 23) … chips are still very popular 24) … Britain.
XII. Fill in the prepositions: in, on, for, at, into, between, after, of.
William Shakespeare ( born 1) … 26 April 2) … 1564; died 3) … 23 April 4) … 1616) was an English poet and playwright. He is the greatest writer 5) … the English language. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard 6) … Avon". He is world famous 7) … 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays are translated 8) … other languages and are performed 9) … many countries. Shakespeare was born 10) … Stratford-upon-Avon. 11) … the age 12) … 18, he married Anne Hathaway, there were three children 13) … their family. 14) … 1585 and 1592, he began a successful career 15) … London as an actor and writer. 16) … 1596 he lived 17) … London and 18) … Stratford. . His company founded the Globe Theatre 19) … London 20) … 1599.
21) … Stratford there is Shakespeare’s home museum.
XIII. Fill in the prepositions: of, by, about, in, with, to, after, for, over.
Many children 1) … different countries have read the books 2) … Harry Potter. Parents and teachers were impressed 3) … the books too. Libraries and bookshops were full 4) … children who asked 5) … the book. The adventures 6) … the boy became popular 7) … the teenagers all 8) … the world. Harry and his friends had a lot 9) … problems when they lived and studied 10) … Hogwarts. It was a school 11) … strict teachers, difficult subjects and attention 12) … sports.The film made 13) … this book was a great success.
XIV. Fill in the prepositions: at, near, of, in, to, for, around, about.
The author 1) … the books 2) … Harry Potter is J.K. Rowling. She was born 3) … a small town 4) … Bristol. She wrote her first story 5) … the age 6) … five. The girl liked telling stories 7) … her friends. 8) … school Joan went 9) … university to study languages and then became a teacher 10) … French.
Harry Potter was born 11) … a long train journey and was originally just a bit 12) … entertainment 13) … the writer’s daughter. Now the books are so popular all 14) … the world that J.K. Rowling has become one 15) … the richest people 16) … the UK.
XV. Fill in the prepositions: in, of, on, at, for, about,
It is known that the British is a nation 1) … animal lovers. People 2) … the UK take much care 3) … their pets. They spend a lot 4) … pounds 5) … their food, toys and care.
6) … the same time there are dogs and other pets that help people very much 7) … their lives. Pets can be good friends and even nurses 8) … children. The British may be crazy 9) … animals and the animals play an important role 10) … British life.
XVI. Fill in the prepositions: of, in, on, for, at, into, during, from, to, under.
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson was born 1) … the 27th 2) … January 3) … 1832 – died 4) … the 14th 5) … January 6) … 1898. He was an English author, mathematician and a photographer. His most famous writings are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, the examples 7) … the genre 8) … literary nonsense. He is noted 9) … his facility 10) … word play, logic, and fantasy. His books are the enjoyment 11) … children and their parents. The books are translated 12) … many languages 13) … the world.
Dodgson was born 14) … Daresbury 15) … Warrington, Cheshire. He was the oldest boy 16) … the family. When Charles was 11 the family went to live 17) … North Yorkshire.
18) … his early youth, young Dodgson was educated 19) … home. 20) … 1846 young Dodgson moved on 21) … Rugby School, where he was not happy,
He left Rugby 22) … the end 23) … 1849 and went 24) … Oxford 25) … January 1851. 26) … graduating 27) … the university Dodgson stayed 28) … Oxford and taught Maths there.
30) … a young age, Dodgson wrote poetry and short stories, and then sent them 31) … various magazines. He was famous 32) … his publications. He published Alice's Adventures in Wonderland 33) … 1865 34) … the pen name Lewis Carroll.
XVII. Fill in the prepositions: in, on, of, by, for, from, to, after.
Robert Thomas Pattinson was born 1) … the 13th 2) … May 3) … 1986. He is an English actor, model and musician. He is best known 4) … playing Edward Cullen 5) … the film Twilight 6) … a novel 7) … Stephenie Meyer. But first he became well known 8) … the role 9) … Cedric Diggory 10) … Harry Potter. Pattinson was born 11) … London. His mother, Clare, worked 12) … a modeling agency, and his father, Richard, imported vintage cars 13) … the U.S. Robert has two elder sisters. Pattinson went 14) … Tower House School (15) … boys) and Harrodian School. Then he became involved 16) … amateur theatre. 17) … some backstage experience there, he began looking 18) … professional roles. By now he has acted 19) … a number 20) … films.
CANADA
The prepositions of the English language have come to Canada. You can learn about this country with their help and learn how to use these small magic words.
I. Fill in the prepositions: of, in, to, by, after, with, on, from.
Canada is a country occupying most 1) … northern North America, extending 2) … the Atlantic Ocean 3) … the east 4) … the Pacific Ocean 5) … the west and 6) … the north lies the Arctic Ocean. It is the second largest country 7) … total area 8) … the world ( 9) … Russia).
Canada is a federation consisting 10) … ten provinces and three territories. Canada is governed as a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy 11) … Queen Elizabeth II as its head 12) … state. The Governor General represents the queen 13) … Canada. It is a bilingual nation 14) … both English and French as official languages.
The maple leaf is a national symbol 15) … Canada. It appears 16) … the Canadian flag which is red and white.
II. Fill in the prepositions: by, of, in, with, to, into, from, at.
Canada is a very cold place 1) … long winters. It is surrounded 2) … three oceans. There are lots 3) … rivers 4) … Canada. 5) … Northwestern Canada the Mackenzie River flows 6) … the Great Slave Lake 7) … the Arctic Ocean.
Canadian wildlife is not very rich 8) … animal species.
Watching whales is a very popular activity 9) … the people 10) … Canada. When special boats go out 11) … the ocean- 12) … the right place and 13) … the right time – you have a chance 14) … seeing whales.
III. Fill in the prepositions: in, to, from, of, for, about.
Canada is very rich 1) … forests and minerals. There are 42 national parks 2) … Canada. The oldest park is Banff 3) … Alberta. It was created 4) … 1885 5) … the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
The first people came 6) … Canada 7) … Siberia. It happened 8) … the middle 9) … the Ice Age, 10) … 27,000 years ago.
The Yukon is a territory 11) … Northwest Canada where the Klondike Gold Rush took place 12) … 1890s. Jack London came 13) … the Yukon 14) … September 15) … 1897. He was full 16) … hopes to find gold. Later J. London became famous 17) … his adventurous stories and books.
IV. Fill in the prepositions: on, of, in, with, for.
Ottawa is the capital 1) … Canada. It became a capital 2) … the 31st 3) … December 4) … 1857. Ottawa is the third coldest capital 5) … the world. It is situated 6) … the south bank 7) … the Ottawa river. The city is very beautiful 8) … parks. It also rich 9) … art galleries, museums and universities.
There are two official languages 10) … Canada: English and French. People 11) … French origin live 12) … Quebec Province. Quebec City is known 13) … its Winter Carnival.
V. Fill in the prepositions: in, of, on.
One of the most beautiful attractions 1) … Canada is the territory 2) … the Great Lakes. They are a collection 3) … fresh water. They are located 4) … eastern North America 5) … the Canada-United States border. There are five lakes 6) … this group: Lake Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario. They form the largest group 7) … fresh water lakes 8) … the Earth.
VI. Fill in the prepositions: on, for, in, with, under, of.
Beaver is an animal symbol 1) … Canada. Beavers are known 2) … building dams 3) … rivers and steams, and homes 4) … the ponds. They cut trees and plants 5) … strong teeth 6) … building and 7) … food. Beavers can swim very well 8) … their broad tails. They can stay 9) … water 10) … as long as 15 minutes.
VII. Fill in the prepositions: of, in, among, from, by, with, at, between, to.
Hockey is a very popular sport 1) … Canada. 2) … oral histories there is evidence3) … a tradition 4) … an ancient hockey-like game played 5) … the Mikmag First Nation 6) … Eastern Canada. Early paintings show “shinney”, an early form of hockey 7) … no standard rules, played 8) … Nova Scotia.
9) … the 1870s the first known set 10) … hockey rules were drawn up 11) … the students 12) … Montreal’s University. These rules established the number 13) … players 14) … 9 and replaced the ball 15) … a wood puck.
16) … 1943 Kingston was declared the birthplace 17) … hockey, based 18) … the recorded 1886 game played 19) … university students.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada - cite_note-cia-5