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| |:::|**Roads**|**<color blue>in</color> a street, a road, an avenue, the High Street, Bingley Road [UK]**| | |:::|**Roads**|**<color blue>in</color> a street, a road, an avenue, the High Street, Bingley Road [UK]**| |
| |:::|**Pictures and documents**|**<color blue>in</color>** **a picture, a photo, a painting, a report, an email, a contract, a newspaper, a magazine,a book, a film** | | |:::|**Pictures and documents**|**<color blue>in</color>** **a picture, a photo, a painting, a report, an email, a contract, a newspaper, a magazine,a book, a film** | |
| |:::|**Some (smaller) forms of transport**||**<color blue>in</color> a car, a taxi, a helicopter, an open boat**| | |:::|**Some (smaller) forms of transport**|**<color blue>in</color> a car, a taxi, a helicopter, an open boat** | |
| | **on** |**A surface - horizontal or vertical**|**on** **the table, the wall, a shelf, a screen,** **a plate, a face, a head, page 2, the front cover of the book, the menu**| | | **on** |**A surface - horizontal or vertical**|**on** **the table, the wall, a shelf, a screen,** **a plate, a face, a head, page 2, the front cover of the book, the menu**| |
| |:::|**Transport and travel**|**<color blue>on</color> a bus, train, a boat, a ship, a flight, a trip, a journey, a picnic, a bike ride, a break, holiday**| | |:::|**Transport and travel**|**<color blue>on</color> a bus, train, a boat, a ship, a flight, a trip, a journey, a picnic, a bike ride, a break, holiday**| |
| |:::|**Some locations** |**<color blue>on</color> the left, the right, the side, the coast, the beach, the 2****<sup>nd</sup> floor**\\ **<color blue>on</color> an island, a farm, a college campus**\\ **<color blue>on</color> a road/street/avenue etc. [mainly US]**\\ **<color blue>on</color> a motorway, the High Street, Oxford Street [i.e. main roads] **| | |:::|**Some locations** |**<color blue>on</color> the left, the right, the side, the coast, the beach, the 2****<sup>nd</sup> floor**\\ **<color blue>on</color> an island, a farm, a college campus**\\ **<color blue>on</color> a road/street/avenue etc. [mainly US]**\\ **<color blue>on</color> a motorway, the High Street, Oxford Street [i.e. main roads] **| |
| | **on (the) top of** |**At the highest point of something tall or high**|**<color blue>on</color> top of** **a cupboard, wardrobe, a hill, a mountain **| | | **on (the) top of** |**At the highest point of something tall or high**|**<color blue>on</color> top of** **a cupboard, wardrobe, a hill, a mountain **| |
| | **at** |**Some locations that are buildings**|** ** **at** **the cinema, the theatre, the pub, a restaurant, work, home, school, university**| | | **at** |**Some locations that are buildings**| **<color blue>at</color> the cinema, the theatre, the pub, a restaurant, work, home, school, university**| |
| |:::|**Some other locations**|**at** **the beach, the lake**| | |:::|**Some other locations**|**<color blue>at</color> the beach, the lake**| |
| |:::|**A point on a journey**|*at** **a junction, traffic lights, a corner, a bus stop**| | |:::|**A point on a journey**|**<color blue>at</color> a junction, traffic lights, a corner, a bus stop**| |
| |:::|**An address**|**at** **88 Bingley Road, 10 Downing Street**| | |:::|**An address**|**<color blue>at</color> 88 Bingley Road, 10 Downing Street** | |
| |:::|**Positions**|**at** **the back, the front, the top, the bottom, the end** | | |:::|**Positions**|**<color blue>at</color> the back, the front, the top, the bottom, the end** | |
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