Language in use: Vancouver in a nutshell a) Read the words below and circle the ones that are prepositions. Use the grammar box for help. city forests nature in by mountains from plains of wildlife national parks with maple leaf bears in front of buffaloes under next to beaches to seacoasts capital b) Read the text about Vancouver and complete it with the prepositions from the green box. The largest city in 1 the Canadian province 2 British Columbia is Vancouver. The province 3 British Columbia is the only Canadian province on the Pacific coast. It’s a beautiful region 4 snow-covered mountains, rivers and seacoasts. British Columbia was one 5 the last areas of North America explored 6 European settlers. The capital is Victoria, but the city 7 Vancouver is probably more famous. Vancouver is also the third largest metropolitan area 8 Canada. It has got a mild climate and extremely beautiful scenery. Vancouver attracts many visitors 9 Canada, but also 10 around the world. c) Match the preposition with its use and the correct example. Draw lines. Preposition Example sentence When to use from Victoria is the capital of British Columbia. having/using something of This is a postcard from Jemma. who made it by Complete the sentence with the correct word. who gave it to somebody with The Niagara Falls are in Canada. what/who does it belong to in The brochure was made by the tourist office. where something is, e.g. a town 8 by • from (2x) • in • in • of (4x) • with Harbor center Stanley Park Snow-covered mountains Grammar For more details see 1 G 19 Prepositions Canada is a beautiful country with lots of nature. Vancouver is visited by many people. G 93 11 ninety-three Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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