1E Grammar: prepositions

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k
• Leerjaar 4

Question of the day

What's your fave memory from the past five schoolweeks?

Class expectations (verwachtingen)

Everyone tries to speak English - mistakes? No problem

Be active and participate in class

Phones are out of sight and on silence

Listen to the person who's speaking and raise your hand

Bring your workbook and laptop to every lesson

Have respect for yourself and the people/things around you

Today you will...

... work on paragraph 1E Grammar

... learn what a preposition is

... know how to use the right preposition

1E Grammar

Goal: you know what a preposition is and how to use them.

Think of the questions: 

1. What's a preposition? Think of the ''kastwoorden''.
2. How do you say ''op, naar, met en door'' in English

If you are lost, you can find your way back ... a compass.

1. by
2. with

Natasha had been walking for hours, so she drank some water ... the river.

1. from
2. off

I ignored the sign that said ‘DANGEROUS’ and jumped ... the gate.

1. over
2. into

We collected some wood ... the forest to make a fire

1. through
2. from

Yuri went to Rotterdam ... train and he is planning to walk all the way back.

1. by
2. with

From: to say where someone/something is from

She is from the USA and her boyfriend is from Canada.

To: physical connections or to give direction

Sam is going to the meeting room and going to connect his laptop afterwards.

 across, around, away from, down, from, into, off, over, through are also ways of direction. Look on p.200

By: ways of transport 

I am going to London by train.

With: the use of machines, tools or when talking about people/things that are together.

She is teaching with the smartboard and going home with her husband.

Of: to show something is a part of something bigger.

You are a part of the student population at Trajectum

1E Grammar: prepositions

Even though Denise could get in trouble, she climbed ... the hole in
the fence.

‘It’s my dream to travel across Asia ... train,’ said Esmeralda excitedly

Mihai took pictures of the skydiver ... his new camera.

‘The next candidate is Maxime ... Belgium. Can she break the record?’

Naeem ran ... the hill after he had seen enough at the top.

1E Grammar: prepositions (voorzetsels)

Do: 29a+b en 30a

Choose your order and practice the prepositions.

Exercises one: ABCD

Exercise two: finish the phrase

Exercise three: mix and match

Exercise four: multiple choice

Exercise five: directions

Lesson reflection

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What would you like to do in a future English lesson?