Prepositions of Place
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Teaching English in Thailand for more than 15 years Mr. Bil l Phone: 086 – 050 – 0379 E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.englishwithmrbill.com
Transcript of Prepositions of Place
Teaching English in Thailand for more than 15 years
Mr. Bill
Phone: 086 – 050 – 0379E-mail: [email protected] site: www.englishwithmrbill.com
PrepositionsPrepositions of Place
PrepositionsPrepositions of Place
AboveAt
BehindBelow
Beside, Next toBetweenBeyond
FarIn
In front ofOn
OverNear
Under
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AboveThe bridge is ABOVE the water
The opposite of ABOVE is below
ABOVE means higher than
ABOVE and OVER are almost the same
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AtAT is not exactI am AT work
Where? I am in the office
I am in the lunch room AT
I am in the bathroomI am sitting outside talking to my friend
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AtAT work
AT the corner
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BehindThe opposite of BEHIND is in front of
BEHIND means at the back of
The girl is BEHIND the tree
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BehindThe opposite of BEHIND is in front of
BEHIND means at the back of
The girl is BEHIND the tree
If you fall behind or are left behind you
are not doing as well as your friends
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BehindThe opposite of BEHIND is in front of
BEHIND means at the back of
The girl is BEHIND the tree
If you fall BEHIND or are left BEHIND
you are not doing as well as your friends
Sometimes, BEHIND can mean bottom
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Below80% of an iceberg is below the waterline
The opposite of BELOW is above
BELOW means lower than
BELOW and under are almost the same
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Below80% of an iceberg is below the waterline
The opposite of BELOW is above
BELOW means lower than
BELOW and under are almost the same
Eight BELOW means the temperature is
eight degrees BELOW zero (- 8 C)
PrepositionsPrepositions of PlaceBeside (UK), Next to (USA)
The man is standing BESIDE the dog
BESIDE, NEXT TO mean at the side of
The boy is sitting NEXT TO the horse
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Beside is very different from besides
The man is standing BESIDE the dog
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BetweenThe dog is BETWEEN two bunnies
BETWEEN means in the space which separates 2 things
The bench is BETWEEN the two trees
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Beyond On the other side of something
If you live in Bangkok, Chiang Rai is beyond Chiang Mai
From Earth Jupiter is beyond Mars
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Far Far or far away
They mean distant, in the distance
Far is a long way away
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InThe cat is IN the box
The opposite of IN is out
IN means inside something with sides all around
The student is in the desk
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InSometimes IN can be used in strange ways
I live in Chiang Mai, in Thailand, in Asia, on the Earth
I sit in a car, van and truck but on a bus,
train, airplane, motorcycle and boat
The girl is in a picture of herself holding a picture
with her in it
The baby can see himself in the mirror
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In front of IN FRONT OF
The opposite of IN FRONT OF is behind
IN FRONT OF means before, ahead of
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OnThe opposite of ON is under
On means to be on a surface
The man is ON the moon
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OnBut ON can be used in many ways
Switch ON the light, I want to see what is ON tv and not see the picture ON the wall
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Over – touching or very high aboveThe opposite of OVER is under
The cloth is OVER the chair The moon is OVER the ocean
The balloon is above the table
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NearThe opposite of NEAR is far
Near means to be close to
The ball is near, close to the hole
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UnderThe opposite of UNDER is over
Under is very close to below
Under is used when something is directly under something else
The rabbit is under the table The chair is under the cat
The mat is below the cat
