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When do I use in, on, at?
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Hi, I'm Arnel from Arnel's Everyday English.
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Today I'm going to help you understand in, on, at in four steps.
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We have position, location, time, and transportation.
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You need a pen and you need a notebook.
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Get ready to take notes.
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At the end of this lesson I have some very exciting homework for you.
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Trust me, at the end of this lesson you will feel so much better about using these three very confusing prepositions.
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Not confusing.
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Let's start.
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Step one, position.
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We use in to speak about being inside.
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My phone is in my bag.
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A bottle of water is in my bag.
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A sandwich is in my bag.
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My husband is waiting in the car.
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When you go to a library, when you're in a library, you need to be quiet.
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Okay, we use on when you really focus on being on top.
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A laptop is on my desk.
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A lamp is on my desk.
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A coffee is on my desk.
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A bird pooped on my head.
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Right.
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In, inside, on, on top.
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So when do we use at?
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We use at when you're speaking about a location and there's an activity.
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I did a lot at work today.
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What's the activity?
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I I was working.
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I was at the gym for three hours.
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What was the activity?
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I was working out.
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My son, he's at school.
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What's the activity?
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He's studying and learning.
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So at is where there's an activity in a location in general.
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In is literally inside.
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Imagine you say to a friend, I'll see you at the cafe.
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This could be in or out.
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You'll need to clarify.
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If your friend says I'll meet you in the cafe, it's obvious.
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You go inside.
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Wonderful.
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Let's continue.
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Step 2.
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Location.
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We use in for countries.
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I live in England.
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We use in for cities.
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My sister is in Paris.
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Neighborhoods and areas.
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I grew up in Clifton.
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Directions.
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North, east, south, west.
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Remember if you're going somewhere use to.
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I'm going to Canada.
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We wouldn't say I'm going in Canada.
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We use at for streets and roads.
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There's a great Italian restaurant on Park Street.
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I used to live on Reno Road.
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But if you have a specific address, you need to use AT.
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I live at 15 Baconburn Road, London.
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Fantastic!
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Let's move on to step number three.
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Step number three, time.
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We use in for centuries.
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I love reading books set in the 1800s,
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in the 19th century, decades.
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I think music from the 1970s was the best.
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Years.
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I was born in 1989.
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Months.
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My birthday is in February.
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Afternoon, morning.
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I go to the gym in the afternoon, in the morning.
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Seasons.
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My family always goes on holiday in summer,
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in autumn, in winter and in spring.
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Future start.
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I'm going on holiday in five days.
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The lesson starts in 20 minutes.
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In six months I'm moving to New York.
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I know this is a lot of information
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but the homework I'm going to give you later will really help you practice all of this. On.
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We use on for days of the week.
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Monday, Tuesday, on Wednesday, on Thursday, on Friday, on Saturday, on Sunday.
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We also use on for a phrase using the word day.
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What are you doing on Valentine's Day?
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What do you like doing on a rainy day?
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Dates on the 22nd of February.
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On Thursday the 10th. At.
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We use at for a specific clock time.
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I'll meet you at one o'clock,
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at two o'clock, at three o'clock, at half past eight.
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We say at night.
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I don't sleep very well at night.
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Remember we say in the morning, in the afternoon, but at night.
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We also say at noon, 12 o'clock.
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Let's move on to step number four.
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Step 4.
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Transportation.
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We use in and on for transportation.
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I would say in a car,
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in a taxi, in a truck lorry, in a limousine.
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But I would say on a train,
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on a plane, on a tram, on a boat or a ship.
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Try to remember it this way.
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If you're in a car or in a taxi, you can't move.
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You have to sit there.
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But for these types of transportation, you can walk around.
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So you are on.
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You can walk on a bus.
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You can walk on a plane.
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In for transportation, you can't really move around in and on for transportation you can easily move around on.
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But if I think about transportation that you're literally on top of, use on.
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You're on a bike, you're on a on a horse, on a camel.
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Fantastic.
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Well, we've looked at the four steps, position, location, time, and transportation with in, on, at.
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You've done an amazing job.
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It's really not easy remembering all of these rules.
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If you liked the video, don't forget to subscribe so you never miss another lesson.
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Do you want some homework?
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Thank you.

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Questa lezione di conversazione di livello A2 si basa sul video “IN ON AT? How do I use these prepositions?”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: transportation, step, location, activity, lesson. Questo video contiene 123 frasi e 829 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 11:07. Chi parla lo fa lentamente, circa 75 parole al minuto, quindi c’è tempo per imitare ogni suono. Il 85% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese; conviene studiare le altre prima di iniziare.

Vocaboli chiave di questo video

15 parole del video che vale la pena imparare, con pronuncia e significato:

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
lesson sostantivo/ˈlɛs.ən/lezione
desk sostantivo/dɛsk/scrivania
homework sostantivo/ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/compito, compiti
taxi sostantivo/ˈtæksi/taxi, tassì
confuse verbo/kənˈfjuːz/confondere
clock sostantivo/klɑk/contachilometri, tachimetro
phrase sostantivo/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/espressione, polirematica
autumn sostantivo/ˈɔtəm/autunno
laptop sostantivo/ˈlæp.tɑp/notebook, laptop
noon sostantivo/nun/mezzogiorno
lamp sostantivo/ˈlæ̝mp/lampada, lampadina
subscribe verbo/səbˈskɹaɪb/abbonarsi
clarify verbo/ˈklæɹ.ɪ.faɪ/purificare, chiarificare
notebook sostantivo/ˈnoʊtˌbʊk/blocco, taccuino
rainy aggettivo/ˈɹeɪni/piovoso, pluviale

Frasi da ripetere

Frasi brevi e complete del video che puoi riutilizzare nella conversazione di tutti i giorni:

  • When do I use in, on, at?
  • My son, he's at school.
  • Remember if you're going somewhere use to.
  • What do you like doing on a rainy day?
  • Do you want some homework?

La grammatica di questo video

Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:

StrutturaNel video
Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adessowe've looked · You've done
Past continuous was/were + -ing — un’azione in corso in un momento del passatowas working
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — qualcosa che succede adesso o in questo periodois waiting · you're speaking · you're going
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisione, una promessa o una previsionewill feel · I'll see · You'll need

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 25 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come I'm, you're, I'll. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.

I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:

  • Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: desk /dɛsk/, homework /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/, confuse /kənˈfjuːz/, clock /klɑk/, phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/
  • /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: taxi /ˈtæksi/, laptop /ˈlæp.tɑp/, sandwich /ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/, lamp /ˈlæ̝mp/, clarify /ˈklæɹ.ɪ.faɪ/

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