Diner – Song – Verbs – Prepositions – Page

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Answer to Intro on previous page

Nighthawks_by_Edward_Hopper

And the answer is… C)!

A) No, because a main meal is ‘dinner’ with double ‘n’ pronounced /dIn/. ‘Diner’ with only one ‘n’ is pronounced /daI/ and has a different meaning.

B) No, because although a diner can be a person who eats at a restaurant, in this context ‘Tom’s Diner’, wouldn’t make much sense (though ‘Tom’s Dinner Guest’ would!).

C) Yes!! A diner is an American word for a roadside restaurant like the one in the picture above by Edward Hopper.

Tom's Diner - a song by American singer Suzanne Vega.
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1. Look at the verbs below from the song and make sure you understand what they mean.


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2. Now decide what other words you imagine could be in the song. 
E.g. 'open' + 'the door' or, 'sit' + 'down' / 'at the bar'.



Listening
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1. Listen to the song and check your ideas.

Look at the following prepositions:

of    at    through    to    behind    inside    in    *outside    for    on

How many examples of each preposition can you hear in the song? (There may be only one example of a word.)

*outside - can be a noun, adjective, adverb or preposition. In the song it is used as a noun 'the outside' See HERE for the different uses.

As you listen to the song, make a note of how the preposition is used. E.g. 'In' + 'the morning'.

Now complete the quiz below and check with the video when you finish.

Choose the correct preposition.