1M Prepositions

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 1

1M Prepositions of place

Lesson goal

After this class, you can use prepositions of place to describe where something is located

What are prepositions

• Voorzetsels
• Geven aan waar iets is zich bevindt ten opzichte van iets/iemand anders
• Position = positie
• Kastwoorden (in, op, achter, naast, etc.)

Examples

behind = achter 
There's a dog behind the trees
between = tussen(in) 
The board is between the door and the poster
in = in
 I put the paper in the bin

Examples

in front of = voor

The teacher stand in front of the class

next to = naast

My classmate Jimmy sits next to me in class

on = op

The cat jumped on the couch and sat on my lap

under = onder 

The teacher is standing _____ the desk

1. in
2. under
3. on
4. in front of

The skeleton stands _____ the wall

1. on
2. in front of
3. next to
4. behind

The trash is _____ the bin

1. under
2. on
3. in front of
4. in

The poster is _____ the door

1. next to
2. between
3. in
4. behind

The mouse is sitting _____ the clock

1. in front of
2. under
3. on
4. between

The board is _____ the door and the skeleton

1. behind
2. in
3. between
4. next to

The board is _____ the teacher

1. behind
2. in front of
3. under
4. on

What to do

• Open your book on page 53
• Do exercises 1, 2, 3, 4
• Take 10 minutes to complete the exercises
• If you're done, do exercise 4
• We'll check the answers after 10 minutes 

Make a sentence about this classroom using the preposition between

Make a sentence about this classroom using the preposition behind

Make a sentence about this classroom using the preposition in

Make a sentence about this classroom using the preposition in front of

Make a sentence about this classroom using the preposition next to

Make a sentence about this classroom using the preposition on

Make a sentence about this classroom using the preposition under

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