WHERE ARE YOU? (At, on, or in?)
(for American English, not British English)
Place
galaxy
We live in the Milky Way Galaxy. (the borders of)
planet
We live on the planet Earth. (the surface of)
moon
Neil Armstrong was the first person on the moon.
world
My friends are the best ______ the world!
continent
country
state
county
city
(place)
(intersection)
(street)
(address)
(building)
(floor)
(right/left side)
(front/back)
(corner of room)
Example
We live ______ North America.
We live ______ the U.S.A.
I live ______ California.
I live, work, and play ______ Orange County.
I live ______ Irvine.
Today my friends are ______ Disneyland. (the location of)
Disneyland is ______ the intersection of Harbor Boulevard and Katella Avenue.
Disneyland is_______ the corner of Harbor Blvd. and Katella Ave. (two answers possible)
Knott’s Berry Farm is ______ Beach Boulevard.
Bowers Museum is ______ 2002 North Main Street ______ Santa Ana, California.
The cafeteria is ______ Building 2.
Our English class meets ______ the second floor.
The Discovery Science Center is ______ the left side if you are driving from 17th Street.
I’ll be waiting for you ______ the front of the building/bus station/elevator. (the location of)
I’ll be waiting for you ______ front (the direction of).
It’s right ______ front of you. (the direction of)
The verb list is ______ the back of the handout. (the surface of)
The box is ______ the corner.
specific, smaller
What time is it?
(time)
(day of week)
(date)
(month)
(year)
(meeting)
I eat breakfast ______ 7 o’clock.
I eat lunch ______ noon.
I go out with my friends ______ night.
I eat a snack ______ the morning/afternoon/evening.
I will be there ______ a few minutes.
My work week begins ______ Monday.
Halloween is ______ October 31st.
My birthday is ______ March.
Maria came to the U.S. ______ 1998.
Let’s have lunch ______ 1:30 p.m. ______ Thursday.
© Kat Avila, updated 4/2012
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