How to express movement. ( Prepositions of movement)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo b, k
• Leerjaar 3

Learning goal 

After this lesson you can;

use the correct words to express movement/direction

use the link for Lesson up.

You know who Sergei is!

Today:

• short film&quiz: write down your answers. You need pen and paper!  5 m.
• Examples +  other words we can use  5 -10 m.
• practice time: use the practice slides  in this lesson. 5 m.
• mime game!  20 m.
• mime game. What have you learned? 

Let's have a closer look!

Do you notice any differences with Dutch?

He walks along the railings. Why not over?

He climbs onto the column. Why not on? 

He jumps over the gate. Why not through?

He climbs down from the column. Why not just from?

more prepositions of movement

through                                               walk by 

door (heen)                                              langs lopen

up                                                          across

omhoog                                                    over

down                                                     along

omlaag                                                      langs/over

over                                                        away from

beweging over iets heen                      weg van

under                                                     towards

beweging onder iets                              naartoe

into / out of                                           from

naar binnen / naar buiten                     vandaan

step on/off                                             

opstappen / afstappen                           

What are these cats doing?

Think of the correct preposition!

A burglar breaks ... a house

1. in
2. into
3. onto
4. above

A guy from the audience jumped ... the stage

1. onto
2. towards
3. across
4. along

This button came ______ my trousers, can you sew it on again?

1. to
2. up
3. into
4. off

Please get ______ the bathroom now.

1. off
2. from
3. out of
4. down

It took us a lot of effort to get ______ the steep hill top.

1. over
2. along
3. through
4. off

I saw a lot of people run ______ the open gates.

1. across
2. after
3. towards
4. onto

I walk ______ the store every now and then.

1. off
2. to
3. up
4. over

The shopkeeper went ______ the shoplifter, but he escaped.

1. after
2. onto
3. to
4. through

We cycled ______ the Golden Gate Bridge.

1. through
2. across
3. into
4. from

Halfway, our team was rowing ______ the British team.

1. over
2. up
3. along
4. onto

What have you learned? Mime time!

• groups of four
• teacher hands out cards
• one group member picks a card with a preposition and acts out the movement
• the others have to guess. 3 chances only!
• the mime player isn't allowed to speak! 
• the group that finishes first wins!