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A. Prepositions of place and direction

Preposition	Use	Examples
above	higher than sth.	The picture hangs above my bed.
across	from one side to the other side	You mustn't go across this road here. There isn't a bridge across the river.
after	one follows the other	The cat ran after the dog. After you.
against	directed towards sth.	The bird flew against the window.
along	in a line; from one point to another	They're walking along the beach.
among	in a group	I like being among people.
around	in a circular way	We're sitting around the campfire.
behind	at the back of	Our house is behind the supermarket.
below	lower than sth.	Death Valley is 86 metres below sea level.
beside	next to	Our house is beside the supermarket.
between	sth./sb. is on each side	Our house is between the supermarket and the school.
by	near	He lives in the house by the river.
close to	near	Our house is close to the supermarket.
down	from high to low	He came down the hill.
from	the place where it starts	Do you come from Tokyo?
in front of	the part that is in the direction it faces	Our house is in front of the supermarket.
inside	opposite of outside	You shouldn't stay inside the castle.
into	entering sth.	You shouldn't go into the castle.
near	close to	Our house is near the supermarket.
next to	beside	Our house is next to the supermarket.
off	away from sth.	The cat jumped off the roof.
onto	moving to a place	The cat jumped onto the roof.
opposite	on the other side	Our house is opposite the supermarket.
out of	leaving sth.	The cat jumped out of the window.
outside	opposite of inside	Can you wait outside?
over	above sth./sb.	The cat jumped over the wall.
past	going near sth./sb.	Go past the post office.
round	in a circle	We're sitting round the campfire.
through	going from one point to the other point	You shouldn't walk through the forest.
to	towards sth./sb.	I like going to Australia. Can you come to me? I've never been to Africa.
towards	in the direction of sth.	We ran towards the castle.
under	below sth.	The cat is under the table.
up	from low to high	He went up the hill.

Using the list of prepositions of place above, answer the questions posed by the professor


Choose the correct preposition from the word list below to fill in the blanks for each sentence.
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over      into      at       behind      beside      under      by      from      between      up      on
during      outside      of      through      without      toward      until      onto      near      in
among      before      across      after      along      for      with      opposite       as      around
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1.  I ride my bicycle to work, all the way ______________ the mountain.

2.  The sign says, "Please don't sit _____________ the grass."

3.  He ran as fast as he could _____________ catch the bus.

4.  Be careful you don't fall _____________ the stairs. They are very steep!

5.  It began to rain, so we all ran _____________ the house.

6.  He gave us directions and suggested we drive about 5 miles _____________ the sunset, then
        turn left  _____________ we reach the town _____________ Highlands.

7.  We can't get _____________ the concert hall _____________ our tickets. Someone
      _____________ our group will need to go back _____________ the hotel to get them.

8.  The United States of America is located _____________ Canada and Mexico.

9.  Let's have a picnic _____________ the lake. The water is so warm that we could jump
        _____________ and go _____________ a swim. Let's wait _____________ _____________
     we eat though.

10. If you go _____________ the bridge, you will be _____________ a different country!

11. Would you like to go _____________ a walk _____________ the river _____________ me?

12. The reference section is located _____________ the fiction section, _____________ the
      second floor, directly _____________ the kids' section on the first floor of the library

B. Use of Both, Either or Neither

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Using the list of prepositions of place above, answer the questions posed by the professor

Prépositions de positionnement

Prepositions of place

1. I see two fish  at the left hand side under at the right hand side down below up over outside on inside above the bowl.
2.  Gloops, our friend, is  at the left hand side under at the right hand side down below up over outside on inside above the bowl.
3.  Hurry up!! Gloops is  at the left hand side under at the right hand side down below up over outside on inside above the table!
4.  Gloops is swimming  at the left hand side under at the right hand side down below up over outside on inside above the two fish.
5.  Now, Gloops is asleep  at the left hand side under at the right hand side down below up over outside on inside above the two fish.
6.  The cat is looking at the fish  at the left hand side under at the right hand side down below up over outside on inside above him.
7.  But the cat found a better place to keep a watch on the fish  at the left hand side under at the right hand side down below up over outside on inside above him.
8.  The bubbles go  at the left hand side under at the right hand side down below up over outside on inside above in the water.
9.  In order to eat the plants, the two fish have to go  at the left hand side under at the right hand side down below up over outside on inside above.
10.  The cat is  at the left hand side under at the right hand side down below up over outside on inside above of the bowl.
11.  The cat is  at the left hand side under at the right hand side down below up over outside on inside above of the bowl. 

B. Choose the correct preposition from the word list below to fill in the blanks for each sentence.
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over      into      at       behind      beside      under      by      from      between      up      on
during      outside      of      through      without      toward      until      onto      near      in
among      before      across      after      along      for      with      opposite       as      around
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1.  I ride my bicycle to work, all the way ______________ the mountain.

2.  The sign says, "Please don't sit _____________ the grass."

3.  He ran as fast as he could _____________ catch the bus.

4.  Be careful you don't fall _____________ the stairs. They are very steep!

5.  It began to rain, so we all ran _____________ the house.

6.  He gave us directions and suggested we drive about 5 miles _____________ the sunset, then
        turn left  _____________ we reach the town _____________ Highlands.

7.  We can't get _____________ the concert hall _____________ our tickets. Someone
      _____________ our group will need to go back _____________ the hotel to get them.

8.  The United States of America is located _____________ Canada and Mexico.

9.  Let's have a picnic _____________ the lake. The water is so warm that we could jump
        _____________ and go _____________ a swim. Let's wait _____________ _____________
     we eat though.

10. If you go _____________ the bridge, you will be _____________ a different country!

11. Would you like to go _____________ a walk _____________ the river _____________ me?

12. The reference section is located _____________ the fiction section, _____________ the
      second floor, directly _____________ the kids' section on the first floor of the library

Exercise on Prepositions – A picture

Complete the exercise with the correct prepositions.

1. Look  this painting.
2.  the painting, you can see a little girl.
3. So, it is a painting  a girl.
4. A famous painter painted it. So it is a painting  a famous painter.
5. My grandma once owned the painting, but she gave it to me on my birthday. So it is a picture  my grandma.

Exercise on Prepositions – McDonald’s

Complete the exercise with the correct prepositions.

1. The first McDonald’s restaurant was opened  Dick and Mac McDonald  the 15th  May 1940.
2. The best selling products  their restaurant were hamburgers.
3. So the McDonald brothers thought  a way to produce hamburgers more quickly.
4. This was introduced  1948 and became known  the Speede Service System.
5. The first franchised McDonald’s restaurant was opened  1953, and today you can find McDonald’s restaurants more than 100 countries.
6. The meats  the burgers vary  the culture  the country.
7. Franchisees and future managers  McDonald’s restaurants are trained  Hamburger University, which is located  Oak Brook, a suburb  Chicago.
8. McDonald is also known  its sponsorship  various international sport events.

Grammar Exercises - Prepositions of Place and Time

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Choose the right preposition of place:

1.                           At             In             On            the picture, I can see a family                           at             in             on            a kitchen.
2. There is a vase and fruits                               at               in               on              the worktop.
3. The mother is standing                               behind               in front of               across              her husband and her daughter.
4. She is holding a mug                               at               on               in              in her hand.
5. The father and the daughter are sitting                               at               on               in              the worktop                           at             on             in            beautiful iron chairs.
6. There is a picture                               at               in               into               on              the wall.
7. There is a window                               behind               under               in front of              the father.
8. The woman is looking                               at               on               to              her daughter.

Choose the right preposition of time:

1. What are you doing                               at               in               on              Saturday.
2. I am going to the countryside                               at               in               on              the weekend?
3. I haven't been to the countryside                               for               since               on              December.
4. What time are you leaving?
5. I am leaving                               at               in               on              the afternoon. May be                           at             in             on            three o'clock pm.I am coming back                           at             in             on            Sunday evening. I'll catch the half                           to             past            seven train                          on             at             in            Sunday. I'll be here                           by             since             until            nine o'clock.
6. So you'll be there                               by               since               until               for              the whole weekend. I'll be missing you!
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Choose the correct Preposition of Place:

1. I met Jerry inonat the bus stop.We talked about imperialism.

2. She comes fromatin Poland.She is a Polish girl.

3. The temperature outside is atfrombelow zero.It is too cold to go out.

4. Could you write your address belowaton the package?

5. They have a big garden besideinfrom the house.They bought this house two years ago.

6. The books are atonin the top shelf.Give me the one about wild animals.

7. The hospital is oninbetween the church and our house.

8. Her school is inin front ofbetween the hospital.

9. My cat Eryk jumped atinonto the roof.He was so scared then.

10. Yesterday my cat Eryk jumped overfromin the wall.I was so proud of him.

Giving Directions

Questions you may hear 

How do I get to Main Street?

Where is the closest gas station?

Can you tell me where the community centre is?

I’m looking for Jane Street. 

Are you from around here?

If you know the way…
Use basic English to offer directions. Short phrases are best. Speak slowly and use very careful pronunciation. Spell out a word if necessary.

The easiest way is to…
The quickest way is to…
The best way is to…

go + direction (right, left, down, up, through)
take + road name
turn + right/left
stay on + road name for + distance or time

Examples: 
The easiest way is to go right on Commercial Avenue.
The quickest way is to take Road Number 1.
The best way is to turn right on Main Street.
Stay on Route 1 for about ten minutes.

Use transitions
Separate each leg of the route with a transition.

after that
then
next
when you get to…go…
finally

Offer “Ballpark Figures” (rough estimates of time or length of travel)
Some people feel better knowing how long it will take to get from A to B.

It’s just around the corner (not far).
It’s not far.
It’s a bit of a way. (it takes a while)
It’s about a five minute walk.
It’s about a twenty minute bus ride.

Use landmarks
Tell the person what to watch for.

You will see a large clock on the right.
You will pass a gas station.
It’s across from the blue church.

More useful language
It’s on + street name
It’s across from
It’s opposite
It’s near
It’s around the corner from

Offer warnings 
Stay in the right lane.
It’s a very busy road.
It’s a big hill. (if they are walking or on a bike)
There might be construction.
If you pass the … you went too far.
There’s no parking.

Repeat yourself
If YOU repeat the directions again, the other person will feel more confident. Repeat important details including street names and turns. You can also ask the other person to repeat the directions back to you.

If you are in the car with the driver…
Give a lot of warning.

Turn right at the next street
Get in the left lane.
Go one more block. Then turn right.
At the next traffic lights turn…
It’s going to be on your right.

Clarify
Make sure that the other person understood your directions. Say: “Did you get all that?”

If you don’t know the way…
Don’t guess! Don’t just shake your head and walk away. Use one of these phrases:

I’m sorry, I’m not from here.
I’m afraid I can’t help you.
Sorry I don’t know my way around here.

Offer another solution 
You could ask the bus driver.
Ask the front desk clerk.
Follow me. I’ll show you the way.
Do you want me to draw you a map?