ENGLISH IV
PREPOSITIONS
OF MOVEMENT
AND
GEOGRAPHICAL
FEATURES
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Guide Nº 3
TERMS
Beach
Canal
Coast
Geographical Coastline
FEATURES
Deset
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TERMS
Forest
Hill
Island
Lake
Geographical
FEATURES
Montain
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TERMS
Ocean
River
Tunnel
Valley
Geographical Volcano
FEATURES
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Guide Nº 3
WHAT ARE
PREPOSITIONS OF
MOVEMENT?
Prepositions of movement or direction are used to
show movement from one place to another. These
prepositions are most often used with verbs of
motion and are found after the verb.
Preposition of movement examples:
She turned her back to the audience.
He looked straight into her eyes.
She pushed her face towards him.
They rode along narrow country lanes.
Her hair whipped around her face in the
wind.
PREPOSITIONS OF
MOVEMENT LIST
WITH EXAMPLES
TO
Prepositions of The preposition to is used to indicate a destination or
direction.
Examples:
MOVEMENT The boys go to school in groups.
Many people travel to work by car.
He got out of bed and walked to the window.
The preposition to is sometimes used to indicate a
specific position, especially if a person or object is facing
something.
Examples:
The physics lab is down the hall to your right.
She turned her back to the audience.
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TOWARD(S)
The preposition towards is used to say that someone or
something moves, looks, faces,… in the direction of
someone or something.
Examples:
She pushed her face towards him.
She was carrying a suitcase and walking towards.
THROUGH
The preposition through is used when we talk about
movement from one side to another but “in something”,
such as long grass or a forest.
Examples:
David walked slowly through the woods.
The Charles River flows through Boston.
INTO
The preposition into is used to talk about the movement
that enters a space, usually with a verb that expresses
movement.
Examples:
Don’t put new wine into old bottles.
He looked straight into her eyes.
She swerved and crashed into the fence.
Prepositions of
OVER
The preposition over refers to movement at a higher level
than something else. It also can be used when talking
MOVEMENT
about movement across a surface.
Examples:
He jumped over the wall.
A beautiful white bird flew over the lake.
Over also functions as a preposition expressing position.
It often has a similar meaning to the preposition above.
Example:
He lived in a flat above/ over the shop.
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ALONG
The preposition along is used to show movement of
something in a line that follows the side of something
long.
Examples:
We went for a walk along the beach at twilight.
They rode along narrow country lanes.
FROM
The preposition from is used to show the place
where someone or something starts.
Example:
What time does the flight from Amsterdam
arrive?
AROUND
The preposition around refers to the movement in circles
or in the vicinity of something.
Example:
Her hair whipped around her face in the wind.
ONTO
The preposition onto is used to talk about movement to a
position on a surface, usually with a verb that expresses
movement.
Example:
I slipped as I stepped onto the platform.
Prepositions of
UP
MOVEMENT The preposition up refers to a higher position or
movement to a higher position.
Example:
She doesn’t like riding her bike up these hills.
DOWN
The preposition down indicates the movement to a lower
position.
Example:
It’s easier to run down the hill than go up.
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Guide Nº 3
IMPORTANT VERBS
AND PREPOSITIONS
WHEN GIVING
DIRECTIONS
Taken from https://www.easypacelearning.com/all-lessons/learning-english-level-1/201-
giving-and-asking-directions-english-lesson
ASKING
SOMEBODY FOR
DIRECTIONS
Questions you can ask about directions
Can you please tell me how I can get to Oxford
Street?
Where is the nearest supermarket?
Asking for and giving How can I get to the local market?
DIRECTIONS
I'm trying to get to Downing Street.
How do I get to the office?
What's the best way to get to your house next?
Where is Mc Donalds can you tell me please?
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HOW TO GIVE
DIRECTIONS TO
SOMEBODY ELSE
Go straight on till you see the hospital then
turn left.
Turn back, you have gone past the turning.
Turn left when you see a roundabout.
Turn right at the end of the road and my
house is number 67.
Cross the junction and keep going for
about 1 mile.
Take the third road on the right and you
will see the shop on the left.
Take the second road on the left and you
will see the hospital straight ahead.
The hospital is opposite the railway station.
The shop is near the hospital.
The house is next to the local cricket
ground.
The shop is in between the chemist and
KFC.
At the end of the road you will see a round
about.
At the corner of the road you will see red
building.
Just around the corner is my house you
Asking for and giving will need to stop quickly or you will miss it.
DIRECTIONS Go straight on at the traffic lights.
Turn right at the crossroads.
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GIVING
DIRECTIONS
CONVERSATION
When giving directions to someone it is best to use short basic English
sentences. Speak slowly when talking to the other person and spell out
words if they don't understand and if possible draw a map.
Mr Bean : - Please tell me how I get to your apartment?
Mrs Smith: - Are you coming by car or by bus?
Mr Bean : - I am coming by car.
Mr Bean : - Please could you tell me the easiest way of getting to
your apartment?
Mrs Smith: - Take the M6 to Manchester and come of at junction 6
Mr Bean : - Manchester can you spell that for me
Mrs Smith: - M a n c h e s t e r
Mr Bean : - Thanks
Mrs Smith: - OK, then turn right at the roundabout
and take the first left my house is on the left next to
the local food store.
Mr Bean : - Is that the quickest way of getting to
Asking for and giving
your apartment?
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Mrs Smith: - Yes, it is the quickest way by car.
you draw me a map please I don't know the area.
Mrs Smith: - Yes.
Mr Bean : - Thanks.
taken from https://7esl.com/prepositions-of-movement/
Good Luck!
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