Preparation stage: 10 minutes

Students will be brain stormed by showing them different pictures and will be asked to make sentences about
those pictures.

Activity # 1:

Most of the words used by the students will be prepositions of place.

They are introduced with the definition of prepositions of place.

Preposition of Places

What is a preposition of place?

A preposition of place is a preposition which is used to refer to a place where something or someone is located.

Prepositions of place allow you to be very specific when talking about where action takes place in stories or
when discussing important details for communication purposes.

A chart contining pictures pointing out prepositions of place will be shown.

Usage:

In front of

 A band plays their music in front of an audience.

 The teacher stands in front of the students.

Behind

Behind is the opposite of in front of. It means at the back (part) of something.

 When the teacher writes on the whiteboard, the students are behind him (or her).
 Who is that person behind the mask?

Between

Between normally refers to something in the middle of two objects or things (or places).

 The number 5 is between the number 4 and 6.

 There is a sea (The English Channel) between England and France.

Across From / Opposite

Across from and Opposite mean the same thing. It usually refers to something being in front of something else
BUT there is normally something between them like a street or table. It is similar to saying that someone (or a
place) is on the other side of something.

 I live across from a supermarket (= it is on the other side of the road)

 The chess players sat opposite each other before they began their game.
(= They are in front of each other and there is a table between them)

Next to / Beside

Next to and Beside mean the same thing. It usually refers to a thing (or person) that is at the side of another thing.

 At a wedding, the bride stands next to the groom.

 Guards stand next to the entrance of the bank.

Near / Close to

Near and Close to mean the same thing. It is similar to next to / beside but there is more of a distance between the
two things.

 We couldn't park the car close to the store.

 Our house is close to a supermarket.

On

On means that something is in a position that is physically touching, covering or attached to something.
  The clock on the wall is slow.
 He put the food on the table.

Above / Over

Above and Over have a similar meaning. The both mean "at a higher position than X" but above normally refers
to being directly (vertically) above you.

 Planes normally fly above the clouds.

 We put a sun umbrella over the table so we wouldn't get so hot.

Over can also mean: physically covering the surface of something and is often used with the word All as in All
over.

 There is water all over the floor.

Over is often used as a Preposition of Movement too.

Under / Below

Under and Below have a similar meaning. They mean at a lower level. (Something is above it).

 Your legs are under the table.

 Miners work below the surface of the Earth.

Sometimes we use the word underneath instead of under and beneath instead of below. There is no difference in
meaning those they are less common nowadays.

Practice:

Activity # 2:
Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions of place.

1. Can you see a woman ……………… the picture? (in / on / at)

2. London is ………………… the river Thames. (on / at / in)

3. The man is sitting ……………. a table. (in front of / in / to)

4. The mother sat ………………. her children. (beside / besides / across)

5. There are a laptop and a few books …………………. the table. (on / at / with)

6. He put the money ………………. the box. (in / on / under)

7. The cat was hiding ………………… the door. (behind / on / under)

8. Why do you wear that ring ……………… your first finger? (in / on / at)

9. Can you see the helicopter ………………. the palace? (above / under / on)

10. The plane was flying ……………… Scotland. (along / across / above)

Students will also be provided with a passage and will be asked to point out prepositions of place.

Activity # 3:

Passage:

Maria is walking on the grass. Riaz is walking on the foot-path. A boy and a girl are running across the road. It is
not safe. They should look right and left and then cross the road. They are going to school. They are late for
school. They are all in a hurry. The school begins at half past seven. The children are in the class room. They are
putting their bags on desk. They are sitting on their chair. The teacher is coming into the class room. The children
are looking at the teacher. She is writing on the black board. She is writing with a piece of chalk. Zia is late. He
is walking into the class room.

Production:

Student will be asked to write 5 sentences using prepositions of place. This will be the individual work.
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English quiz 8th. Grade C

Name: __________________________________________________________________Date___________

I. Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions of place.

1. Can you see a woman ……………… the picture? (in / on / at)

2. London is ………………… the river Thames. (on / at / in)

3. The man is sitting ……………. a table. (in front of / in / to)

4. The mother sat ………………. her children. (beside / besides / across)

5. There are a laptop and a few books …………………. the table. (on / at / with)

II. Draw your city and write its places’ names.