123 : in/at/on (position) 1

   A   

• There's no-one in the room / in the building / in the garden.
• What have you got in your hand / in your mouth?
• When we were in Italy, we spent a few days in Venice.
• I have a friend who lives in a small village in the mountains.
• There were some people swimming in the pool / in the sea / in the river.

 

 

   B   

• Who is that man standing at the bus stop / at the door / at the window?
• Turn left at the traffic lights / at the church / at the roundabout / at the junction.
• We have to get off the bus at the next stop.
• When you leave the hotel, please leave your key at reception. (= at the reception desk)

 

 

   C   

• I sat on the floor / on the ground / on the grass / on the beach / on a chair.
• There's a dirty mark on the wall / on the ceiling / on your nose / on your shirt.
• Have you seen the notice on the notice board / on the door?
• You'll find details of TV programmes on page seven (of the newspaper).
• The hotel is on a small island in the middle of a lake.

 

 

   D   

Compare in and at:

• There were a lot of people in the shop. It was very crowded.
  Go along this road, then turn left at the shop.
• I'll meet you in the hotel lobby.
  I'll meet you at the entrance to the hotel.

 

Compare in and on:

• There is some water in the bottle.
  There is a label on the bottle.

 

Compare at and on:

• There is somebody at the door. Shall I go and see who it is?
  There is a notice on the door. It says 'Do not disturb'.

 

 

 

※ roundabout :

 

 

(영) roundabout = (미) traffic circle, rotary

 

 

※ junction :

 

 

도로, 철도의 경우 : (영) junction = (미) intersection

 

 

※ label :

 

 

label :

a piece of paper, etc. that is attached to something and that gives information about it

• Always read the label carefully.
• price/address labels
• on a label The washing instructions are on the label.

 

 

※ disturb