25 Prepositions of Movement

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Lesson ID: #0402 page

lesson description

You will be able to give directions to

friends and tourists using the vocabular

prepositions of direction, and the prese

progressive form of the verbs “drive,” “rid

“walk,” “turn,” “stop,” and “exit.”

How do Iget there?

objectives

• Describe modes of transportation

and give directions

• Employ prepositions of direction

• Practice the present progressiveverb tense


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vocabulary

BUS

STOP

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2

4

3

5

bicycle

motorcycle

ambulance

truck

taxi

speed limit

subway

bus

car

stop sign

yield

block

road/street

plane/airplane

stop light

boat

train

helicopter

intersection

left

right

highway

bus stop

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10

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15

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to get

We already learned that “to get” can be used when talking about “to buy” or

“to become or show a state of change.” There are other ways in which “get”

can be used:

To reach or arrive at a place:

• When did you get in the shower?

• What time will we get there?

• We got home around 6 P.M.

To obtain/ To receive :

• I got the letter from the mailbox.

• Johnny got an A on his test.

• She will get an answer by tomorrow.

your turn

Fill in the blank with the correct tense of the verb in parentheses.

For example: They will exit the theater in 15 minutes. (exit)

I ______________ to the supermarket yesterday. (drive)1.

She ___________ to the bank in an hour. (walk)2.

He ______________ the bus last week. (ride)3.

They ___________ the car to the right at the next light. (turn)4.

The vehicles ____________ at the stoplight. (stop)5.

The passengers are __________ the subway right now. (exit)6.

The policeman __________ the cars to see if all the seat belts were buckled. (stop)7.

We are ____________ to school in ten minutes. (drive)8.

Peter is ______________ at 10:00 P.M. (arrive)9.

10. We should ___________ the dog. (walk)

to drive

I drive

I drove

I will drive

I am driving

to walk they walk

they walked

they will walk

they are walking

to ride

you ride

you rode

you will ride

you are riding

to turnyou turn

you turned

you will turn

you are turning

to stop

he stops

he stopped

he will stop

he is stopping

to exitthey exit

they exited

they will exit

they are exiting

q Infinitive

qPresent Tense

qSimple Past Tense

qFuture Tense

qPresent Progressive

key phrases

You will turn right at the stop sign.

Take a left at the corner.

Go straight for one mile.

Turn right at the stop light.

Keep going straight until you see a

white house.

The beach is at the corner of XYZ Street

and ABC Avenue.

The bus stops in front of the store.

We are taking a taxi to the airport.

verbs


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your turn

Match the image with the correct word.

conversation

Read the following conversation

out loud five times.

Todd: Do you know where Ocean

Avenue is?

Ned: It’s by the ocean.

Todd: Oh, that makes sense. Wow, that’s far.

How do I get there?

Ned: You want to go out of the garage,

turn right until you reach the stop

sign, turn left, go to the stop light,

stop, wait for it to turn green, cross

that intersection and then you’ll

eventually go under the highway.

Todd: There isn’t a helicopter that could

take me there, is there?

Ned: No.Todd: Boat?

Ned: There’s no water.

bike ambulance speed limit sign stop light stop signtrain boat taxibus helicopter

Bonus Feature: Watch the English Highway video to follow along! (Lesson ID: #0342)


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prepositions of direction

Prepositions of direction are used to clarify the direction of someone or something. They appear with verbs of motion.

across from one side to the other She ran across the bridge.

along parallel to the length or direction of I was walking along the road.

around to go along the outside of a place to get to the other side Go around the park to get to the train station.

down along the course of Walk down the street and turn left.

into to move inside of something He got into the ambulance.

off moving away / down from Laura and Paul got off the ship.

onto to a place or position on; upon The tow truck drove onto Main Street.

out of to move outside of something He got out of the truck.

past beyond in position I ride my bicycle past the park on my way to school.

through in at one end and out at the other The train passes through town every Sunday.

toward in the direction of He drove toward the stop sign.

up to move toward an elevated place Walk up the stairs.


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There are several verb-preposition combinations that have the meaning of continuing or resuming an

action. These are casual expressions, often used with an exclamation for emphasis.

Some of the expressions have idiomatic meanings.

hang on (to the rope)! continue to hold tightly or please wait!

carry on resume what you were doing

dream on continue dreaming; a funny way of saying “that is an unrealistic goal”

lead on resume or continue leading us

rock on continue playing rock music or continue doing a great job!

your turn

Choose the correct preposition of direction to complete the

sentence.

We drove ________ the tunnel. 1.

a. down b. into c. off

They got ________ the helicopter.2.

a. out of b. through c. along

The car drives ________ the stop sign.3.

a. into b. out of c. toward

The red airplane flew ________ the other airplane.4.

a. past b. through c. inside

Ned walked ________ the bus.5.

a. off b. onto c. through

We are home! Get ________of the car. 6.

a. out b. down c. onto

Walk ________ the stairs to get to the subway underground. 7.

a. through b. along c. down

Go ________ the tree to get to the other side.8.

a. into b. out c. around


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putting it all together…

Think about your home. I am a tourist. Give me directions from your house to the following locations:

For example:

Question: Where is the bakery?

Answer: You go down the block, around the corner,

past the bookstore, and toward the bank.

Question: How do I get to the post office?

Answer:

Question: Where is the library?

Answer:

Question: How do I get to the bookstore?

Answer:

Question: Where is the supermarket?

Answer:

Question: Where is the park?

Answer:

Question: How do I get to the police station?

Answer:

Question: Where is your best friend’s house?

Answer:

along up

across into

past out of

through off

around onto

down toward


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your turn - exercise 1

1. drove2. will walk/walks/walked

3. rode

4. will turn

5. stopped/will stop/stop

6. exiting

7. stopped

8. driving

9. arriving

10. walk

answer key



1. b

2. a

3. c

4. a

5. b

6. a

7. c

8. c

putting it all together - exercise 4

Students should use the prepositions to give directions to the

different places from their houses in a dialogue form.

bike

ambulance

speed limit sign

stop light

train

stop sign

boat

bus

taxi

helicopter

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