Shadowing Practice: IN ON AT? How do I use these prepositions? - Learn English Speaking with Video

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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.

Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau A2 is gebaseerd op de video “IN ON AT? How do I use these prepositions?”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: transportation, step, location, activity, lesson. Deze video bevat 123 zinnen en 829 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 11:07. De spreker praat langzaam, ongeveer 75 woorden per minuut, zodat je tijd hebt om elke klank na te doen. 85% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

15 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
lesson zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈlɛs.ən/les
desk zelfstandig naamwoord/dɛsk/bureau, schrijftafel
homework zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/huiswerk, huistaak
taxi zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈtæksi/taxi
confuse werkwoord/kənˈfjuːz/verwarren, in de war brengen
clock zelfstandig naamwoord/klɑk/teller, kilometerteller
phrase zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/uitspraak
autumn zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈɔtəm/herfst, najaar
laptop zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈlæp.tɑp/laptop, notebook
noon zelfstandig naamwoord/nun/middag
lamp zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈlæ̝mp/lamp
subscribe werkwoord/səbˈskɹaɪb/abonneren
clarify werkwoord/ˈklæɹ.ɪ.faɪ/klaren
notebook zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈnoʊtˌbʊk/schrift, cahier
rainy bijvoeglijk naamwoord/ˈɹeɪni/regenachtig

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
work out werkwoord/ˌwɝk ˈaʊt/uitrekenen

Zinnen om te herhalen

Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:

  • 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?

Grammatica in deze video

De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:

StructuurIn de video
Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog teltwe've looked · You've done
Past continuous was/were + -ing — iets dat op een moment in het verleden bezig waswas working
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — iets dat nu of in deze periode gebeurtis waiting · you're speaking · you're going
Toekomst met “will” will + werkwoord — een besluit, belofte of voorspellingwill feel · I'll see · You'll need

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 25 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, you're, I'll. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: confuse /kənˈfjuːz/, phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/, sandwich /ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/, subscribe /səbˈskɹaɪb/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: taxi /ˈtæksi/, laptop /ˈlæp.tɑp/, sandwich /ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/, lamp /ˈlæ̝mp/, clarify /ˈklæɹ.ɪ.faɪ/
  • /w/ — met ronde lippen: homework /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/, sandwich /ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/

Zo oefen je met deze video

  1. Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
  2. Spreek zin voor zin na op normale snelheid en herhaal elke zin tot je ritme gelijk is aan dat van de spreker.
  3. Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als lesson, desk, homework.

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