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Introduction

Unit 14. Speeding up Air Traffic

(prepositions of location and movement)

This unit deals with a computer system developed for a British airport to speed up air traffic. The system handles flight information, passenger check-in and point-of-sale terminals in the duty-free shop.

As you listen, complete the sentences in the table below. In each sentence you need to write the appropriate preposition. The first one has been done for you.

In the listening passage you heard various prepositions such as in, on or at. These were used as parts of expressions of location or of movement.

The picture below of the inside of an airport terminal illustrates some of these expressions of location (L) and movement (M). As you will see, the preposition we use usually depends on our 'view' of the places we are talking about.

A. IN, INSIDE, OUT OF, OUTSIDE, THROUGH

Look at the duty-free shop (A) and the departure lounge (B) in the picture. We canview these as places with the three dimensions of height, length and depth. Now look at passengers (1), (2), (3) and (4), and study the sentences below.

A passenger (1) is coming OUT OF the duty-free shop and (going) INTO the

departure lounge. (M)

A passenger (2) is IN (INSIDE) the shop buying cigarettes. (L)

A passenger (3) is waiting OUTSIDE the shop for his companion. (L)

A passenger (4) has not bought anything. He is walking THROUGH the

check-out. (M)

B. ON (ONTO), OFF, ACROSS, OVER

Now look at the electronic display board (C) and the counter (D). We can view these as places with the two dimensions of length and width (but no depth and no height). Now look at the plane departure announcements (5) and the drinks (6).

The departure time of Flight 478 has just been indicated ON the display board. (L)

A passenger is taking a glass of beer OFF the counter. (M)

The barman is putting some glasses of wine ON(TO) the counter. (M)

The departure time of the Delhi flight will very soon be taken OFF the display

board, because the flight has already departed. (M)

A waitress is pushing a tray of drinks ACROSS (OVER) the counter to a

customer. (M)

С. OFF, ON, ALONG, ACROSS, OVER

Look at the check-in desks (E) and the conveyor-belt (F). We can view these as places with only one dimension of length (and no width or depth). Now look at the suitcases (7) and (8) and the check-in clerks in the picture.

One check-in clerk is taking a suitcase (7) OFF the scales and putting it ON(TO)

the conveyor belt. (M)

A suitcase (8) is ON the conveyor belt and is travelling ALONG it to the loading

bay. (L and M)

A passenger (9) is looking ALONG the line of check-in desks for a vacant one. (M)

A passenger (10) has just handed her passport and ticket ACROSS (OVER) the

desk to the clerk. (M)

D. AT, FROM, TO

Look at the meeting point (G). We can view this as a place without any specific dimensions. The examples below show how many of the places in the airport can be viewed in the same way.

Some people are waiting AT the meeting point. (L)

Most passengers in the picture are waiting in queues AT the check-in desks. (L)

A passenger (11) is carrying a bag of duty-free shopping FROM the arrivals lounge TO the meeting point. (M)