2. Paco's trip in Britain through pictures

Before practising your English with an interactive activity, remember some of the places Paco has visited in topics 2, 3 and 4 of this unit. At the same time, you are going to learn some useful and common prepositional phrases (sometimes called connectors or linking words for some grammarians). Enjoy them.
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Paco in London, the capital of the United Kingdom
  • Paco used to call his family from a typical British phone box instead of calling from his mobile.
  • Paco was on the brink of falling down the lake in Hyde Park.
  • Paco went to Buckingham Palace in the hope of watching the Change of Guards.
(Picture 1). By Diliff. GNU license.
 (2) By Unisouth. GNU license.
(3) By Panos Asproulis. Creative Commons

Try to identify a prepositional phrase in each sentence.

At the same time, match each sentence with the appropriate picture.


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Paco in Brighton, a beautiful city by the seaside in the south of England

 

  • Paco found the area called The Lanes with the help of some Spanish students.
  • Paco found the old pier in the course of reconstruction.
  • According to Paco, the Royal Pavilion is the most beautiful building in Brighton.
(Picture 1) By Xgkkp. GNU license
(2) By Jepsen. Creative Commons
 (3) By Bojan L. Creative Commons

Try to identify a prepositional phrase in each sentence.

At the same time, match each sentence with the appropriate picture.


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Paco in Liverpool, one of the most outstanding major cities in the north of England
  • Paco found Anfield Stadium at the end of the Avenue.
  • Paco went to Liverpool for the purpose of visiting the Cavern Club.
  • Paco didn't take a tourist ship in the port for fear of the bad weather conditions.

(Picture 1) By Chowells. GNU license
(2) By United Press International. Public domain
(3) By Andynugent. Creative Commons

Try to identify a prepositional phrase in each sentence.

At the same time, match each sentence with the appropriate picture.


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The meaning of the prepositional phrases used in the three solved exercises above are the following. Try to deduce the meaning of them through the context of each sentence.

means: al final de

means: con el propósito de

means: a pesar de

means: al borde de, a punto de

means: con la ayuda de

means: en via de, en camino de

means: por miedo a

means: con la esperanza de, con el deseo de

means:según, de acuerdo con

 

 

  

You have reached the end of unit 2. You have learned the Simple Past and Past Continuous in affirmative, negative and interrogative. You have also learned the pronunciation of the past ending -ed, together with countable and uncountable nouns. And you have learned a lot about prepositional phrases. Now it's time to practice your knowledge.
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