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IELTS
Basic Reading
阿卡索初级雅思阅读
Chapter 7 Education
Lesson 34 Prepositions
(介词)

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I. Warm up (5 minutes) II. Prepositions (12 minutes)

III. Practice (7 minutes) IV. Review (1 minute)

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In this lesson, you will learn:

• prepositions after verbs, adjectives and nouns;
• prepositional phrases.

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 I. Warm up 3 minutes

Read the conversation and fill in the gaps with prepositions(介词).

Teacher: Do you think that money can solve all problems?

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Student: No, not really. Of course, I would be anxious ____ money if I didn’t have
very much, but I believe that too much money can be bad _____ you.

Teacher: So you think it is possible to have too much money?

Student: Well, there are lots of stories in the media about people who have won lots
of money in the lottery and realized that they are not happier as a result. I
think that large amounts of money can have a negative effect _____ people.

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 I. Warm up 2 minutes

Answer key: 1. anxious + about; 2. bad + for; 3. effect + on

IELTS Grammar often used questions where you have to choose the correct
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preposition to go with the noun, verb or adjective. There can also be questions
where the preposition is given in the sentence, but instead you have to choose the
correct noun, verb or adjective. Another tricky thing to remember is that some
nouns and verbs are the same, but may take different prepositions or the verb may
take no preposition (Eg. a need for, to need).

Turn to next pages for detailed explanations.

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 II. Prepositions 3 minutes

Verb + preposition

about
• "About" usually indicates the object of our thoughts or conversation, etc. We can chat /
dream / talk / think / worry / complain about something or someone.

at
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• "At" often refers to the object of observation: gaze / look / peer / stare / aim / point / shout
/ yell at something or someone.

for
• We can do something for someone else or for a cause, act or speak for someone, pay / hunt
/ look / search / appeal / wait for something or someone.

to
• We use to with verbs such as give, hand, send, write, to indicate the person or thing that
receives or experiences the object of the verb. E.g. Have you talked to anyone who has done
this course?

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 II. Prepositions 3 minutes

Adjective + preposition

at
• We use adjective + at to talk about things that we do well or badly: She was
always brilliant at drawing.
of
• We also commonly use of as a preposition after different adjectives, e.g. afraid 6
of, generous of, proud of, scared of
by
• Adjectives that end ‘-ed’ describe emotions – they tell us how people feel about
something. We can use by after “-ed” adjectives to say how something or someone
makes us feel.

? Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions.

1. I’m scared _____ making a fool of myself when I give the presentation.
2. I hate the way she always laughs _____ people.
3. It was very generous _____ you to offer to help me.

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 II. Prepositions
Answers to last page: 1.of 2.at 3.of

3 minutes

Noun + preposition

There is no clear-cut rule that determines which prepositions connect to which nouns.
The only way to do this is by seeing them used in everyday writing and speech.
Below we will look at examples of the most common prepositions that pair with nouns.

Noun Preposition 7

anything, information, nothing about

excuse, explanation, ideas, reputation for
experience, knowledge, understanding of
effect, impact, influence on
in association, experience with

? Correct the wrong preposition: Professor Ho has a good knowledge about his subject.
TI: Explain the rules and correct the sentence. The answer is on right corner of next page.
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 II. Prepositions
Answer to last page: about → of

3 minutes

Prepositional phrases

To remember all these different prepositional phrases, you need to memorize and
read as much as possible in English.
at
• at first, at large, at peace, at work, at home, at school, at the airport, at university
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in
• in love, in pain, in private, in touch, in debt, in danger, in a rush, in fashion, in luck,
in the end

by
• by chance, by accident, by mistake

? Correct the wrong prepositions:

1. I’m afraid I broke this glass in accident.
2. When I was in school I did much more sport than I do these days.

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 III. Practice 3 minutes

Choose the correct word (A, B or C) to complete each sentence.

1. I still haven’t forgiven her ______ her behavior in front of my boss.

A. for B. of C. from
2. I’m going to _____ to your parents about your exam results.
A. talk B. discuss C. ask 9

3. I’m very _______ in you. You’ve made a real mess of things.

A. concerned B. astonished C. disappointed
4. The president first became _______ in politics as a student.
A. aware B. involved C. enthusiastic
5. I’ve decided to apply ______ that job in the newspaper.
A. to B. for C. of

TI: Ask the student to do the practice. Answers are on next page.

© 2018 Acadsoc Limited Answers to the last page: 1. in → by 2.in → at.

 III. Practice 4 minutes

Fill in the gaps in the letter with a preposition.

Five Star Hotels

Dear Mr Rees,
① your
Thank you for your letter of 21 June. I was very disturbed _____ 10
account of what happened in our hotel last week, and I am writing to
② this. I can understand that you were shocked _____
apologise ______ ③
the way the employee spoke to you. There can be no excuse ______④
such behavior and I fully understand why you felt the need to complain
⑤ the situation. I can provide no explanation ______
_____ ⑥ the way the
receptionist behaved …
Yours sincerely,
Clive Martin
Hotel Manager

TI: Ask the student to do the practice. Answers are on next page.
© 2018 Acadsoc Limited Answers to the last page: 1.A; 2.A; 3.C; 4.B; 5.B.
 IV. Review 1 minute

Prepositions

Grammar extra:
 Verb + preposition (about, at, for, to) 11
We can use a noun, pronoun or the –ing form
 Adjective + preposition (at, of, by) after a preposition:
• I was really impressed with the description
 Noun + preposition (about, for, of, on ,with)
of the course in your prospectus.
 Prepositional phrases (at, in, by) • If they shout at me in class, I’m not sure
what I’ll do.
• Well, I’ve always been interested in
teaching.

TI: Review this lesson briefly.

© 2018 Acadsoc Limited Answers to the last page: 1by; 2.for; 3.by; 4.for; 5.about; 6.for/of
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next class!

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