Conversation
Receptionist: Grand Hotel. Good morning. Can I help you?
John: Yes. Is Mr Jones there, please?
Receptionist: Mr Jones? No, he isn't here. I think
he's at London Airport.
Receptionist: Good morning.
Sam: Good morning. Can you help me? Is Miss Brown here
– at the hotel?
Receptionist: Miss Brown? Yes, she's here.
Room 301.
At
A
Where's (where is):
Mr Jones?
Miss Brown?
B
She's at
I think he's at
the hotel.
London Airport.
Is he there?
A
Is Mr Jones there, please?
B
Yes, he's here.
No, he isn't here.
Conversation
Visitor: Is Miss Brown in, please?
Receptionist: I don't know, madam. Just a moment,
please. I'm sorry. She isn't in her room.
Visitor: Thank you.
Visitor: Is Mr Black in the hotel?
Receptionist: No. He's not in his room.
Visitor: Where is he?
Receptionist: I don't know. Oh, yes, he's gone
to the cinema. Yes, he's at the cinema.
In
He's in:
his room.
bed.
town.
hospital.
England.
Is Miss Brown in?
A
Is Miss Brown in, please?
Is Mr Black in the hotel?
B
She isn't (is not) in her room.
He's not (is not) in his room.
She's not = She isn't
At / Gone to
Bill's
at
gone to
a party.
Kathy's
at
gone to
work.
Conversation
Francis: Bob, where are you?
Bob: London.
Francis: Where in London?
Bob: I'm in South Street. Then at Victoria Station.
Francis: Yes.
Bob: Then, at the Tower of London, then at Buckingham
Palace, then at London Airport.
Francis: Then where?
Bob: Home!
At
at work,
at school,
at home,
at the cinema,
at the theatre,
at his girlfriend's,
at a party,
at a meeting,
at a friend's
He's at his girlfriend's.
(at the house of his girlfriend)
He's at a friend's.
(at the house of a friend)