A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens By: Charles Dickens (1812-1870) A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is a novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. With well over 200 million copies sold, it is among the most famous works of fiction. The novel depicts the plight of the French peasantry demoralized by the French aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution, the corresponding brutality demonstrated by the revolutionaries toward the former aristocrats in the early years of the revolution, and many unflattering social parallels with life in London during the same time period. First Page: By Charles Dickens Book the First Recalled to Life Chapter I The Period Chapter II The Mail Chapter III The Night Shadows Chapter IV The Preparation Chapter V The Wine shop Chapter VI The Shoemaker Book the Second the Golden Thread
Prepositions How can we use these little words correctly? Prepositions are used in many different ways in English - perhaps that's why a lot of people have problems with them. First, they are used with time words: on Mondayin the 20th centuryat nightClick here to find out more about prepositions of time Second, they are used to show where something or someone is: The plate is on the table.Julie is in the garden.The picture is on the wall.Click here to learn more about these little words with places Third, they are used after some adjectives: She is good at tennis.Scotland is famous for whiskyI'm worried about my new job.Click here to learn more about adjective + prep. Fourth, they are used after some verbs: I'm listening to music.She is waiting for her friend.He borrows money from his sister.Click here to learn more about verb + prep. Fifth, they are used after some nouns: She has trouble with remembering new vocabulary. Finally, they are used in certain phrases: Click here for all the preposition exercises
PREPOSITION EXERCISES English Language Activities English Prepositions Preposition Exercises 1 Test your knowledge of the prepositions in / at / to / nothing - showing place and movement. Choose either in, at, to, or nothing and click on the arrow to see you have answered correctly. Preposition Exercises 2 Test you knowledge of the prepositions for / while / during. Preposition Exercises 3 Test you knowledge of the prepositions in / at / on - showing time and date. Preposition Exercises 4 1 - She wasn't short, she wasn't tall; she was average height. 2 - What are you going to buy Hania her birthday? 3 - The police are looking a tall, black man who was seen standing outside the bank just before the robbery took place. 4 - The teacher asked the class to do the exercise the bottom of page 12. 5 - As a child I was always ashamed my parents because they were uneducated. 6 - I was always very good Geography when I was at school. 7 - My uncle specializes in . 8 - We arrived Gorzów at 3.30 in the morning.
Prepositions Summary: This section deals with prepositions and their standard uses. Contributors:Chris Berry, Allen Brizee, Elizabeth AngeliLast Edited: 2013-02-25 08:45:08 Graphics for this handout were developed by Jordan Golembeski. This handout explains prepositions that express movement toward something: to, onto, and into. To, into, and onto correspond respectively to the prepositions of location at, in, and on. Introduction The basic preposition of a direction is "to." TO: signifies orientation toward a goal When the goal is physical, such as a destination, "to" implies movement in the direction of the goal. Image Caption: We flew from New York to Paris. When the goal is not a physical place, for instance, an action, "to" marks a verb; it is attached as an infinitive and expresses purpose. We flew from New York to Paris to see our father. The other two prepositions of direction are compounds formed by adding "to" to the corresponding prepositions of location. The paper went into the garbage can.