Prepositions: place
(to the left, on the left, family photo, driving in the car)
VOCABULARY:
above, across, at, behind, below, beside, between, by, far from, from, in,
in front of, inside, near, next to, of, off, on, on top of, outside, over,
under, with, without
-The Schmidt's house is on Washington Street
Their house is in a small town.
The Schmidt's house is in Auburndale.
The Schmidts are from Auburndale.
Auburndale is near the City of Boston.
It is ten miles from Boston.
It is not far from Boston.
Boston is in the State of Massachusetts.
Massachusetts is near the State of New York.
Massachusetts is not near California.
It is three thousand miles from California.
It is far from California.
Massachusetts is in the U.S.A.
The U.S.A. is in North America.
The U.S.A. is below Canada, and above Mexico.
North America is between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
The Atlantic Ocean is between North America and Europe.
North America is not near Europe.
North America is far from Europe.
North America is three thousand miles from Europe.
-The Schmidt family is at home.
They are in the house.
They are inside the house.
They are in the dining room.
-The girl with long hair is Laura Schmidt.
She is not at school.
She is not outside.
She is at home.
She is in the house.
She is inside the house.
She is not in bed.
She is with her family.
She is at the table.
The table is in front of her.
A plate of food is in front of her.
Laura is on her chair.
She is in front of the window.
The window is behind her.
Laura is at home, in the dining room, at the table, on her chair, in front of the window.
-The boy with big ears and a baseball cap is George Schmidt.
George is in the dining room.
George is next to Laura.
George is beside Laura.
George is at the table.
The table is in front of George.
The table is near the window.
The window is behind George.
A fork is in George's hand.
-George's feet are on the floor.
His feet are not on the table.
His feet are under the table.
The floor is under his feet.
The floor is beneath his feet.
-The plate is under the coffee cup.
The plate is beneath the coffee cup.
The plate is not on top of the coffee cup.
The coffee cup is on top of the plate.
The coffee cup and plate are on the table.
The coffee cup is near the bottle.
-A bottle of water is on the table.
The bottle is not in the refrigerator.
The bottle of water is in the dining room, on the table, in front of George and Laura.
-A dog with spots is under the table.
The dog is beneath the table.
The dog is not on the table.
The dog is on the floor.
The dog is between George and Laura.
The dog with spots is on the floor, under the table, between George and Laura.
-The ceiling is above the Schmidt family.
The ceiling is over them.
They are under the ceiling.
They are below the ceiling.
-The light is above George's head.
It is day-time.
The light is not on.
The light is off.
The light above George's head is off.
-The television is near the wall.
The television is on.
The television is not off.
President Phillips is on television.
The television is on the box.
The television is on top of the box.
The television is on top of the box near the wall.
-The cat is in the box.
The cat is inside the box.
The box is under the television.
The box is beneath the television.
The cat is inside the box, under the television.
-The fat man without hair is Mr. Schmidt.
Mr. Schmidt is at home.
He is in the dining room.
He is with his family.
He is near the television.
He is by the television.
He is in front of the clock.
A coffee cup is in his hand.
A watch is on his wrist.
A wedding ring is on his finger.
Mr. Schmidt is in a jacket and tie.
His right hand is on the table.
-The clock is on the wall.
Behind the clock, the wall is clean.
Beside the clock, the wall is dirty.
By the clock, the wall is dirty.
The clock is near the window.
The clock is behind Mr. Schmidt.
The clock is on the wall, behind Mr. Schmidt, near the window.
-The woman with glasses is Mrs. Schmidt.
Mrs. Schmidt is at home.
She is in the dining room.
She is with her family.
She is at the table.
She is across the table from Mr. Schmidt.
-Diana is Laura's friend.
Diana is not inside.
She is not in the house.
Diana is outside.
She is outside of the window.
She is outside of the house.
She is behind Laura.
She is in the yard.
Diana is behind Laura, outside the window, in the yard.
PICTURE # 8B:
-I am outside.
I am not inside.
I am in a field.
I am near a tree.
The tree is in the field.
A bird is in the tree.
-The sky is above me.
-The sun is above me.
-The clouds are above me.
I am under the sun.
I am below the clouds.
The sun is behind a cloud.
A cloud is in front of the sun.
-An airplane is in the sky.
The airplane is below the clouds.
The clouds are above the airplane.
The airplane is above the field.
The field is below the airplane.
The airplane is in the sky, below the clouds, above the field.
GAME/ACTIVITY:
>> This is a game to play with one or two other people. One person hides
a small object in the room. The object can be a key or a coin or a pencil. The
other players ask: "Is the key under the table?", "Is the key near me?". "Is the
key behind the television?". The person who hid the key must answer only yes or
no: "Yes, it is.", "No, it isn't", etc. Count how many questions are needed to find the key.
EXERCISES:
>> Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
0. The moon is ___ our heads.
over, above
1. Ms. DeSouza is ___ work.
2. She is ___ her desk.
3. We are ___ the house.
4. Peter is ___ the class-room.
5. The sun is ___ the mountain.
6. Rome is not ___ France.
7. The train is ___ the train station.
8. The train is ___ the platform.
9. ___ the house it is warm; ___ it is cold.
10. The toilet is ___ the bathroom.
11. The water is ___ the bottle.
12. Mr. Shen is not ___ the office.
13. Rome is ___ France.
14. My hat is ___ my head.
15. Heaven is ___ us; Hell is ___ us.
16. The number two is ___ number one and number three.
17. Japan is ___ the Pacific Ocean ___ California.
18. Rio de Janeiro is ___ Sao Paolo.
19. Rio de Janeiro is ___ Moscow.
20. Stephen is ___ home.
21. The man ___ a black jacket is our teacher.
22. Junko Suzuki is Japanese. She is ___ Japan.
23. A bottle ___ wine is ___ the refrigerator.
24. The man ___ a cane and a dog is blind.
25. Australia is many miles ___ Korea.
>> Put the first noun with the second noun, using a verb and a preposition:
0. my keys, my pocket
My keys are in my pocket.
26. many words, the dictionary
27. Rome, Italy
28. Peter, school
29. my house, Main Street
30. the baby, bed
31. the food, the table
32. the football game, TV
33. the bridge, the river
34. the river, the bridge
35. Switzerland, the mountains
36. Switzerland, Italy and Germany
37. the City, Los Angeles, California
38. a plate, spaghetti, the table
POSSIBLE ANSWERS TO THE EXERCISES:
1. at
2. at, behind
3. in, inside, at
4. in
5. behind
6. in
7. in, at
8. at
9. in, inside -- outside
10. in
11. in, inside
12. in, at
13. outside
14. on
15. above, below
16. between
17. across -- from
18. near
19. far from
20. at
21. in, with
22. from, in
23. of -- in
24. with
25. from
26. Many words are in the dictionary.
27. Rome is in Italy.
28. Peter is at school.
29. My house is on Main Street.
30. The baby is in bed.
31. The food is on the table.
32. The football game is on TV.
33. The bridge is over the river.
34. The river is under the bridge.
35. Switzerland is in the mountains.
36. Switzerland is between Italy and Germany.
37. The City of Los Angeles is in California.
38. A plate of spaghetti is on the table.
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