Function: Describing location

1. Function: Describing location

2. Italy is in the south of Europe. Portugal is to the west of Spain. Barcelona is on the northwest coast of Spain. in/ to/ on the south of …

3. in the south of 在……的南部,常指在某一范围 to the south of 在……的南边,常指超出了某一范围。 on the south of 在……的南面, 强调两者毗邻, 接壤。

4. e.g: Jilin Province lies in the northeast of China. Jilin Province lies to the northeast of Hebei Province. Korea lies on the northeast of China. Northeast of Hebei Province lies Jilin Province.

5. 1.What’s the difference between on the coast and off the coast? On the coast means that the place is actually on the land, where it meets the sea; off the coast means that the place is an island (or on an island) not far from the mainland.

6. 2. What’s the difference between across and between? across means that something is on the other side, that there is something between two places, two objects or also two people (e.g. You can sit across the

7. table from someone; live across the street from them); between refers to the “thing” which separates two objects, places or people, e.g. There is a river between the two parts of the city; there is a busy street between your house and time.

8. Complete these sentences using correct prepositions. 1.Paris is situated ___ the River Seine. 2.France and England face each other _____ the English Channel. on across

9. 3.There is a mountain range _______ France and Italy. 4.Barcelona is a city ___ the coast of Spain. 5.Britain is an island ___ the coast of continental Europe. between on off

10. Complete these sentences using correct prepositions or prepositional phrases. 1. Mongolia is ________ China and Russia. 2. China is _________________ of India. 3. Guangzhou is ____________ of China. between to the northeast of in the south

11. 4.Shenyang is ________ Beijing and Harbin. 5.The Qinghai ---Tibet Plateau(高原) is______________ of China. between in the southwest

12. Look at these prepositions or prepositional phrases. Find which ones can be used to describe locations and which ones can be used to describe movement.

13. on the left, on the right, between, in front of, to, behind, near, next to, opposite, above, below, beside, with, from

14. Locations: on the left, on the right, between, in front of, behind, near, next to, opposite, above, below, beside. Movement: to, from (“with” is extra.)

15. Write sentences to describe geographical area of China. Give some places: Such as Jinan, Qingdao, Shandong Province, Shanghai, Beijing.