1. Business English I/1 Polytechnic of Rijeka

2. Why bother?
...and it is a part of the exam, too! 

3. Word Classes Match a word class with its appropriate translation:
PRONOUN ___ PRIDJEV
VERB ___IMENICA
ARTICLE ___PRIJEDLOG
ADJECTIVE ___PRILOG
NOUN ___GLAGOL
PREPOSITION ___ČLAN
ADVERB ___ZAMJENICA

4. Look at the sentences and determine a word class for each word:
Henry and Claire are having dinner in a quiet restaurant. It’s a warm evening.
The food is delicious. Henry is feeling romantic.

5. PREPOSITIONS
PLACE and POSITION
TIME
DIRECTION and MOTION

6. What type of prepositions are these?

7. PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE and POSITION
AT – at home
at work
at dinner
at a big hotel
at the university
at Viškovo (smaller places)
at the airport
How would you translate the above-mentioned prepositions in Croatian?
- in Croatian: kod, na, za, u, …….

8. Match the prepositions (OFF/ IN/ ON /ACROSS) with the examples below:
1) _______ the house
_______ the USA (countries)
_______ London (towns, bigger places)
2) ______ the table
There is a label _______ the bottle.
You’ll find details _______ page seven.
3) She fell ________ the wall.
The school is ______ the main street.
4) She lives _______ the street.
Anyone from the houses _______ the road could see him.
The footbridge swayed when I ran ______.

9. Answer key: 1) IN ________the house _______ the USA (countries)
_______ London (towns, bigger places)
2) ON
____________the table
There is a label _______ the bottle.
You’ll find details _______ page seven.
3) OFF
She fell ________ the wall.
The school is ______ the main street.
4) ACROSS
She lives _______ the street.
Anyone from the houses _______ the road could see him.
The footbridge swayed when I ran ______.

10. AROUND - The knights were sitting around the round table.
- The doctor put the bandage around her arm.
BETWEEN - X is sitting between Y and Z.
AMONG - I couldn’t see her among all those people.
BETWEEN vs AMONG
- use AMONG when talking about 3 or more people or things. For 2 people or things, use BETWEEN.

11. OVER = ABOVE - The kite was above us in the sky.
UNDER /UNDERNEATH (directly below something, and sometimes touching or covered by it)
- What’s under(neath) your desk?
- under the law
- under normal circumstances
- under pressure
- under control
BELOW (lower or less than something)
- The temperature is below zero.

12. IN FRONT OF - In front of the house there is a garden.
NEAR The house is near the road.
BEHIND The bicycle is behind the car.
ALONG - We walked along the road.
The trees are planted along the street.
AGAINST - Don’t lean against the fence!
The bookcase is against the wall.

14. PREPOSITIONS OF DIRECTION AND MOTIONTO
FROM
He always walks to school from his house.
Opatija is about 15 kilometres from Rijeka.

15. He ran into the house quickly.
OUT OF
He ran into the house quickly.
After a few minutes he ran out of the house with an umbrella under his arm.

16. The Pilgrims sailed toward(s) the New World.
AWAY FROM
The Pilgrims sailed toward(s) the New World.
They moved away from their old neighbourhood.

17. PREPOSITIONS – exercises

18. 1) Insert the missing preposition (in some sentences more than one option is possible):
a) They arrived ________ the United States last year.
b) He put a piece of cheese ________ two pieces of bread.
c) Please, put your books here ________ the table.
d) They are ________ Rome now. I believe they are staying ________ the Laguna Hotel.
e) He got ________ his car and drove ________ the street.
f) It would not be safe to let the lion ________ of his cage.
g) Jane was not ________ class yesterday. I think she was sick.
h) Please, stand ________ . Come ________ me, so I can see you.
i) The boys left their bikes leaning ________ the wall.

19. Translate into English:
1) Pas je stajao ispred kuce i lajao na sve ljude.
2) Sjedila je pokraj mene.
3) Biljke su rasle duž ulice.
4) Naći ćeš novine iza vratiju.
5) Banka se nalazi između hotela i bolnice.
6) Stavi novine na policu ispod knjiga.