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LET'S READ! 📖
Direction: Read the short passage then answer the questions being asked.
Every morning, I walk along the familiar path from my home to the nearby bus stop. There, I patiently wait for the bus to arrive. Once it does, I step aboard and embark on a journey across the bustling city, passing by diverse neighborhoods and iconic landmarks. The bus takes me to my bus stop, where I get off and make my way on foot to my office building. I enter the building and find myself in the bustling workspace, ready to start another day of work. This daily journey, both on foot and by bus, is a part of my daily routine and serves as a bridge between the comfort of home and the bustling world of work.
Direction: Correct the false information about the story below.
1. He passes by tall building and beatiful sceneries.
2. The bus drops him off at his office building.
LET'S UNDERSTAND! 📚
Prepositions of Movement
1. They show where somebody or something is going.
| Preposition | Examples |
|---|---|
| across | Walk across the bridge. |
| along | She's driving along the road. |
| between | The mouse run between two chairs. |
| by | She is sitting by the beach. |
| down | Jill fell down the hill. |
| from | Has Max come back from London? |
| in | Jump in the water! |
| off | Get off the horse carefully. |
| on | Spider-Man climbed on the wall. |
| onto | We got onto the ship. |
| out of | I walked out of the disco. |
| over | They ran over a big hill. |
| past | You will go past Jim's house. |
| round (around) | The plane flew round the town twice. |
| towards | The dog came towards me. |
| to | Throw the ball to Simon. |
| under | Go under the apple trees. |
| up | Walk up Oxford Street for 10 minutes. |
2. Some of these prepositions can also show position, not movement.
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Walk under the bridge.
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She's under the bridge.
Example:
🔺 Don't use to after arrive. Use arrive before at (places) or in (very big places e.g. cities, countries)
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When you arrive at the hotel, ... NOT
...to the hotel... -
I arrived in Paris. NOT
...to Paris.
Example:
🔺 Don't use to after visit.
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I visited my brother NOT
I visited to my brother.
Example:
🔺 Don't use to before home.
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Run home! NOT
Run to home!
Example:
🔺 Don't use go to an -ing word.
3. Use by to show how you travel.
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Go by train.
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It is faster by plane.
Example:
5. Use get on / onto and off with trains, buses. planes, bikes, boats and animals.
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Get on your bike.
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Get off the boat.
Example:
6. Use get in / into and out of with cars (and small boats and small planes)
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I got into my Mercedes.
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Get out of my taxi!
Example:
LET'S PRACTICE! 📝
Direction: Talk about your journey to work using the prepositions of movement.
Example:
I wake up in the morning and step out of my house. Then, I walk down the quiet street. I turn left and head towards the bus stop, where I wait for the bus. When it arrives, I step onto the bus and find a seat. The bus drives along the main road, passing by shops and houses. After a while, it stops at my destination, and I get off. I walk along the sidewalk, crossing the busy intersection. Finally, I reach the entrance of my office building and make my way inside. The elevator takes me up to my floor, and I walk down the corridor to my cubicle. This is my daily journey to work, filled with movement and different modes of transportation.
Now, it's your turn.
