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Prepositions

Prepositions. Opposite and in front of. Opposite On the other side/ across a road a street In front of is the opposite of behind There’s a bus stop in front of the school (the same side of the road) It can mean outside. Above or over. We ‘ve got a little house above the lake

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Prepositions

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  1. Prepositions

  2. Opposite and in front of • Opposite • On the other side/ across a road a street • In front of is the opposite of behind • There’s a bus stop in front of the school • (the same side of the road) • It can mean outside

  3. Above or over • We ‘ve got a little house above the lake • Not directly over another • Over when something touches or covers another • He put on a coat over his pyjamas

  4. across

  5. Through

  6. Across or through? • Note the difference in use between across and through.  • Across suggests flat or open space, whereas through suggests a space which is closed with things on all sides: • Although it was dark, I was not afraid of walking home through the forest. • The ice was quite thick and he experienced no difficulty in skating right across the lake. • We cycled across Bodmin moor and through a number of small villages.

  7. Particular use of at, in , on • In • In the mountains ON on a map • on tv • on the way • In the sun/rain • In adictionary • In the background • In the foreground • AT • At the sea • At the beginning • At the end • At the window

  8. How to describe a picture/photoSpeaking part 3 • In the upper left-hand corner At the top of the photo • On (the) top of it [sopra a…] • IN THE BACKGROUND • In the upper right-hand corner • On the left • On the left-hand side • In the left part… • IN THE MIDDLE OF THE • PHOTO • On the right • On the right-hand side • In the right part… • In the bottom left-hand corner • IN THE FOREGROUND • At the bottom (of the photo) • In the lower part • In the bottom right-hand corner

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