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SECTION 09 · Prepositions and adverbs in context

Prepositions

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How to solve: PrepositionsA text with gaps and a bank of prepositions and adverbs.

What it tests

Prepositions in fixed phrases (by profession, face to face), after verbs and adjectives, and in time and place expressions.

In the exam: part IX, 1 tasks.

Step by step

  1. Read the phrase around the gap, not just the word before it.
  2. Think of the whole expression: in the habit of, by chance, at least.
  3. Check verb + preposition pairs: depend on, consist of, interested in.
  4. Time: in (months, years), on (days, dates), at (clock times); place: in/on/at.
  5. Use each bank word once; one is extra.

Watch out for

  • Translating the preposition from your own language.
  • till vs by: till = up to that moment, by = no later than.
  • along / across / through — direction matters.

Example

As Monsieur, watchmaker ____ profession, was strolling ____ the boulevard…

by profession (fixed phrase), strolling along the boulevard (movement following a street).

Text 1
EXERCISE TEXT

Johnny Depp is an American film star known 1 taking eccentric roles that many Hollywood stars would not. He has won two awards for best actor, making him one of the most popular actors in America today.

Depp dropped out of school 2 the age of 15 to pursue a career as a rock-n-roll musician. He gained very little success as a musician, and was introduced 3 acting by his former wife.

His first huge hit was playing an artificial character in the film Edward Scissorhands. This role was the first of many odd characters played by Depp.

Depp followed this success with a series 4 strong roles. His most successful role was Captain Jack Sparrow in The Pirates of the Caribbean. In 2005, Depp starred 5 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, playing once again a very eccentric character that lived in a chocolate factory.

FILL IN USING THE WORD BANK

Choose the best word for each gap

1 from2 of3 along4 in5 at6 for7 to