D. Prepositions of Direction

Основными предлогами направления являются:To, On (to), In (to)

       
 
 
   

 
 


a. Основный предлог направления "to"

TO: обозначает движение по направлению к какому- либо объекту

Robert returned to his apartment.

b. The prepositions “onto”, “into”:

ON + TO = onto: обозначает движение по направлению к поверхности
IN + TO = into: обозначает движение по направлению во что-либо
4) The swimmer jumped in/into the pool.
5) Tom fell on/onto the floor.
6) The crab washed up on/onto the shore.

 

 

  Выполнение какого-либо действия   Расположение объекта  
Jean fell on(to) the floor. Jean is on the floor.
Carol dived in(to) the water. Carol is in the water.

 

 
 

 

 


Drive towardthe city limits and turn north. (Drive in the direction of the city limits; turnoff may be before arriving there.)
The plane was headed toward a mountain. (It was headed in the direction of a mountain; it may not have reached or hit the mountain.)
Take me to the airport, please.

Предлог "оnto" может быть заменён на предлог "on" с глаголами движения.

The sportsman jumped on(to) the mat.
Mark fell on(to) the floor.

 

Exercise 1.Complete the following sentences with the correct prepositions: to, toward, on, onto, in,or into. Some sentences may have more than one possible correct answer.

 

1. Anna has returned ______ her home town.

2. The dog jumped ______ the lake.

3. Are the boys still swimming ______ the pool?

4. Thomas fell ______ the floor.

5. The plane landed ______ the runway.

6. We drove _____ the river for an hour, but turned north before we reached it.

7. The kids climbed ______ the monkey bars.

8. Joanna got ______ Fred's car.

9. The baby spilled his cereal ______ the floor.

10. We cried to the man on the ladder, "Hang ______!"

11. I just called ______ say I love you.

12. Matthew and Michelle moved the table ______ the dining room.

13. Allan left your keys ______ the table.

14. Dr. Karper apologized for interrupting us, and told us to carry ______ with our discussion.

15. I'd like ______ ask you a question.

16. Pat drove Mike ______ the airport.

17. Glenn almost fell ______ the river.

18. The waitress noticed that there was no more Diet Pepsi ______ Marty's glass.

19. 19. Greg and Sarah took the bus that was heading ______ the university.

20. 20. Mary Sue jumped ______ the stage and danced.

21.

JOKE TIME

ü Doctor: Did you drink your orange

juice after your bath?

ü Patient: After drinking the bath I

didn’t have much room for

the orange juice.

 

Exercise 2. Read the letter and insert the suitable prepositions of direction:

Dear Pamela,

Thanks for your letter. It is quite easy to find my house. When you get off the bus, start walking ____ the High Street ____ the church. ____ the way, you will pass a pub called The Queen and a telephone box. Just ____ the telephone box, ____ the left, there is a car park. Go ____ the car park and continue ____ the footpath that goes ____ Box Wood. Turn right ____ the signpost and walk ____ the river bank until you come _____ a bridge. Don’t go ___ the bridge but keep on walking until you reach a cottage called Hillside. ____ the cottage there is a narrow road that leads ____ a farm. Follow the road and turn left just before you reach the farm. ____ the end of this road there is a row of houses. I live ____ the middle house. It’s number 16 and has a lamppost ____ it. I hope you won’t get lost! I’m really looking forward to seeing you again. Lots of love,

Anna.

E. Prepositions of Spatial Relationship

above над Write your name above the line.  
across поперёк, через Draw a line across the page.
against прямо напротив, лицом к, перед чем-л. She leans against the tree.
ahead of перед The girl is ahead of the boy.
along вдоль, по There is lace along the edge of the cloth.
among среди He is among the trees.
around вокруг Draw a circle around the answer.
behind сзади, позади The boy is behind the girl.
below внизу, ниже Write your name below the line.
beneath внизу, ниже, под He sat beneath the tree.
beside рядом с, близ, около The girl is standing beside the boy.
between между She is between two trees.
from от, из, с He came from the house.
in front of перед ч-л к-л The girl is in front of the boy.
inside внутри, внутрь He is inside the house.
nearby вблизи, около There is a tree nearby the house.
off указывает на отдаление, удаление ч-л His hat is off.
out of вне, сверх, снаружи He came out of the house.
through через She went through the door.
toward по направлению к She is walking toward the house.
under под He is hiding under the table.
within в, внутри Please mark only within the circle.