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Prepositons of Place

This document provides examples of how to use different prepositions of place in English. It discusses prepositions like in, on, at, inside, outside, near, between, among, over, behind, in front of, opposite, around, and others. It gives example sentences showing where objects and people are located in relation to other things using these prepositions. It also includes practice exercises for the student to fill in prepositions of place in sentences and identify the correct preposition from multiple choices. The overall purpose is to help learners understand and practice using different English prepositions to indicate spatial relationships and locations.

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Prepositons of Place

This document provides examples of how to use different prepositions of place in English. It discusses prepositions like in, on, at, inside, outside, near, between, among, over, behind, in front of, opposite, around, and others. It gives example sentences showing where objects and people are located in relation to other things using these prepositions. It also includes practice exercises for the student to fill in prepositions of place in sentences and identify the correct preposition from multiple choices. The overall purpose is to help learners understand and practice using different English prepositions to indicate spatial relationships and locations.

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NEF.

Pre-intermediate U 1C By Cristina Rodrguez

PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE We use prepositions of place to say where somebody or something is. Which do you remember ?

Where is the ball?

The ball is IN / INSIDE the box.

Where is the man?

He is OUTSIDE the box.

Where is the ball?

The ball is ON / ON TOP OF the box.

Where is the blue ball? And the yellow one ?


The blue ball is UNDER the box.
The yellow ball is BELOW the box

Johns house

Peters house

Where is Johns house?

It is NEXT TO / BESIDE / BY Peters house.

Johns house

Peters house

Where is Johns house? It is NEAR Peters house.

Johns house

Bills house

Where is Peters house?

Peters house

It is BETWEEN Johns house and Bills house.

Where is the green apple ?

It is AMONG the red ones. /m/

Where is the ball ?

The ball is OVER/ ABOVE the box.

Where is the ball?

The football ball is BEHIND the box. The yellow ball is IN FRONT OF the box.

Where is the car?


The car is IN FRONT OF the house.

Where is the baby boy ?

Hes OPPOSITE his father.

Where is the plane ?

Its flying AROUND the world.

And now your favourite ones !! Which ??

When do we use this preposition ?


i. Surfaces of objects : on the table, on the wall ii. Floors of a building : on the fifth floor. iii. Roads : on the motorway iv. Public transport : on the bus, on the train v. Attached objects : a leaf on a tree

vi. Common expressions : on a farm , on the phone, on the

TV.

When do we use this preposition?


i. When we mean INSIDE something :

In the house, in the car


ii. With towns, regions, countries, continents :

In London, in Texas, in France, in Africa


iii. Common expressions : In school, in hospital, in prison, in bed, In front of

When do we use this preposition?


i. A point in a journey :

We stopped at a pub for lunch.


ii. Events with groups of people :

At a party, at a meeting.
iii. Addresses :

At 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington DC


iv. Common expressions : At home, at school, at work,

or
Whats the difference ?

?
(inside the library)

Hes IN the library

With locations such as buildings, we use to emphasize the location.

Hes doing some research AT the

library .

You use to emphasise the activity that takes place there.

PRACTICE 1: Fill in the gaps with in, at or on


1. What have you got your pocket ? in 2. Where is Paul ? He is his bedroom. in 3. Mother is home. at 4. I like sitting an armchair by the fire. in 5. I like sitting the sofa by the fire. on 6. Glasgow is a large city Scotland. in

7. We live 37, Kings Rd London. at in on 9. She has left her purse . the chair on 8. My house is the first one the left.

10. Bill is not work today. He isnt feeling well so hes home , bed.
at 11. The managers office is the second floor. on 12. Dinner is the table. at at in

13. Paul is hospital because he is ill.


in

11. Im studying French school.


at 14. The children are playing the garden. in 16.George studied History the University of Essex. at 17.Im staying my uncles house. in 18.My children are school. at 19.There are some policemen school today. in

PRACTICE 2 : 1. The cat is still . Let it in. a. OUTSIDE b. INSIDE c. ABOVE

2. Were putting a fence our house.


a. AT b. ABOVE c. AROUND

3. The bank is so lets cross the road here.

a. NEXT TO

b. BY

c. OPPOSITE

Practice 3 : oral practice

Where are you reading this ?


1. Im reading this in / on / by 2. Im sitting next to / between / in front of

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