Prepositions

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Welcome to today's English lesson!

With Ms Frijns

Background: What is this?

Today

- Part 2

- Quiz: Prepositions! (common mistakes!)

- Work by yourselves (prepositions)

Reading and Use of English

Reading test:

Part 5 : Multiple choice

Part 6: Gapped text

Part 7: Paragraph Analysis

Use of English:

Part 1 : Multiple choice

Part 2: Open cloze, gapped text

Part 3: word transformation

Part 4: key word transformation

Reading and Use of English

Reading test:

Part 5 : Multiple choice

Part 6: Gapped text

Part 7: Paragraph Analysis

Use of English:

Part 1 : Multiple choice

Part 2: Open cloze, gapped text

Part 3: word transformation

Part 4: key word transformation

Reading and Use of English

Reading test:

Part 5 : Multiple choice

Part 6: Gapped text

Part 7: Paragraph Analysis

Use of English:

Part 1 : Multiple choice

Part 2: Open cloze, gapped text

Part 3: word transformation

Part 4: key word transformation

Prepositions

She is ... Italy right now.

1. at
2. in

We are ... the GP's office.

1. at
2. in

We are ... the library right now.

1. at
2. in

At vs In

At = Small, insignificant places

In = Big places

... us are planning to go to the concert.

1. All
2. All of

We met ... fans at the arena.

1. All
2. All of

... the students are taking exams today.

1. All
2. All of

"All of" vs "all"

All of = Before a pronoun

All = all else!

There are many rotten ones ... the tomatoes.

1. among
2. between

She was standing ... Sophia and Andy.

1. among
2. between

I saw a rabbit ... the trees.

1. among
2. between

Between vs Among

Between = between 2 or more intities 

Among = within a group

The brownies we cooked weren't that bad.
..., there are many things we do well!

1. Beside
2. Besides

Penelope stood ... the school entrance.

1. Beside
2. Besides

Beside vs Besides 

Beside = "next to"

Besides = "also"/ "otherwise"

Going to the gym in the morning is preferable ... going at night.

1. To
2. than

1. To
2. than

My hair is longer ... yours.

1. To
2. than

To vs than

to = comparison after words:

than = comparison in other cases

The kids are ... the pool already.

1. in
2. into

Zoe moved ... her new apartment.

1. in
2. into

In vs into

In = already inside

Into = the movement of going inside

Leonardo worked at the cafe ... four years.

1. for
2. since

I have been cooking dinner ... 11 am this morning.

1. for
2. since

for vs since

for = The length of time something is going on

since = the time you started on something

I don't ... her on abortion politics.

1. agree with
2. agree to

We ... the rules of the job.

1. agree with
2. agree to

Agree with vs Agree to

Agree with = Feel the same as somebody else

Agree to = consent to take part

Summary

• At (insignificant places) vs in (big places)
• all (without pronouns) vs all of (with pronoun)
• beside (next to), besides ("also")
• among (group) vs between (two options)
• to vs than, "to" after the words -->
• in (person animal object in location) vs into (toward)
• for (period busy)/ since (time started)
• agree with (instemmen) / agree to (instemmen to plan proposal idea)