1.3 More Prepositions about Location
between (entre)
next to (al lado)
in front of (delante)
behind (detrás)
next to (al lado)
in front of (delante)
behind (detrás)
The preposition "between"
is always followed by
is always followed by
- two singular nouns ex. The dog is between the house and the car
- a plural noun ex. The dog is between the cars.
Compound Prepositions
Include all the words and separate them accurately.
ex. next to
The dog is next to the house.
Include all the words and separate them accurately.
ex. next to
The dog is next to the house.
Activities
Prepositions of Place
Visual-physical preposition Activity
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Draw the preposition
- the teacher selects two objects.
ex. the cat, the box. - a student comes to the board
- the teacher says the objects with a preposition and the student tries to draw it.
ex. "the cat next to the box", "the cat is in front of the box" - to challenge more advanced students, switch the objects.
ex. "the box is next to the cat", "the box is in front of the cat"
- then, encourage a students to act as the teacher
- the student (teacher) chooses two objects.
- the student (teacher) says a sentence using the two objects and a preposition.
- another student tries to draw the student (teacher)'s sentence.