Prepositions

Describe your country

Some questions:

In

What is in the north, south, west, east, centre?

Which part of the country do you live in?

Where's the best place to be in winter, summer etc?

Far / near

Which parts of the country are far away from / near your town? Which towns are near the ocean?




World 




On 

Think of some cities that are on a river

Which languages are spoken mostly on islands?

By

Which cities in New Zealand are located by the sea?

Do you know any pop songs (in English) by heart?

Through

When was the last time you drive or walked through a forest?

When was the last tame you walked through a street market?

When was the last time you drive through a tunnel?

Do you have a best friend or partner? Whom did you meet them through?

Between

What is the place between your eyes called?

What sea is between New Zealand and Australia?

Whom are you sitting between today?

Next to / beside

Which city is next to your home town? Is it similar or different? Ho is it different?

 

Adjective + preposition

What proposition goes in all of these sentences?

• I’m surprised ____ how fast my students are learning.
• My mother is angry ____ me because I forgot her birthday.
• Jamila is good ____ songwriting and painting.
• He’s terrible ____ math – he failed the class twice!

• I wasn’t satisfied ____ the customer service at the bank.
• We’ve been working overtime lately because we’ve been busy ____ a new project.
• I was fed up ____ my boyfriend’s lies, so I ended the relationship.
• There are many health risks associated ____ smoking.

• The teacher was disappointed ___ the behavior of the class.
• She was highly skilled ____ physics and chemistry.
• Giovanni is interested ____ classic English literature.
• Marlene is very involved ____ volunteer work.

• Brazil is known ____ its wonderful music and friendly people.
• Chocolate and red wine are actually good ____ your heart!
• Looking at screens all day is bad ____ your eyesight.
• Playing memory games is excellent ____ improving your brain function.

• He’s married ____ an Australian woman.
• Everyone I met on the trip was friendly___ me.
• The movie is very similar ____ the book.
• The little boy was punished after being rude____ his grandfather.

Of

What's at the top of or bottom of your country? What's in the middle of your country?

What are you thinking of doing this weekend?

Across

What the best way to travel across your country? 

Do you have to take a ferry across the water to get anywhere?
How long does it take to drive across the country?

What is across the road from where you live?

Is the weather usually the same across the whole of your country?

Up / down

What's like to drive up or down the coast of your country? Does it have a long coast? No coast? Is it beautiful, dangerous?

what is the difference?

up / upwards

Let drive upwards  /  up the hill.

The cloud of smoke slowly rose up  / upwards.

To

What's you favourite place to go to in your town?

What is the difference?

to / towards

The bull is running to / towards me.

Around

Is there a place in Auckland that's good to walk around?

At

What's the first thing you'd notice at the beginning of a trip to your country?

Prepositions after verbs

Prepositions after adjectives

Prepositions after nouns

General uses of prepositions

Preposition used: ____

1. Are you still ____ good terms with your childhood friends?
2. Have you ever done something  ____ purpose just to surprise someone?
3. Have you ever spoken or acted ____ behalf of someone in an important meeting?
4. Do you feel like you need to be ____ your best behaviour when meeting new people?

 

Preposition used: ____

1. _____ the best of your knowledge, what’s the most effective way to learn a new language?
2. Do you usually try to live life ___ the full, or do you prefer a more relaxed approach?
3. Have you ever had a situation where something was done ___ your satisfaction, but it still didn’t feel quite right?
4. Have you ever confronted someone and said something directly ___ their face? How did it go?

 

Preposition used: ___

1. Have you ever had to speak in front of a large audience? How did it go?
2. In addition to work, what hobbies or activities do you enjoy in your free time?
3. What were you doing in the middle of the last big event or celebration you attended?
4. Are you ever put in charge of organizing group activities or events? How do you manage it?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preposition used: ____

 

1. Have you ever felt completely ____ ease in a new environment? What was it like?
2. Can you think of a time when you were ____ a loss for words? What happened?
3. Have you ever been in a situation where someone’s safety was _____ risk? How did you handle it?
4. Do you find yourself often ____ odds with people over small disagreements, or do you usually avoid conflict?

 

Preposition used: ___

1. Have you ever found something amazing ___ accident?
2. Do you believe most things happen ____ chance, or do you think there's always a reason behind them?
3. Have you ever been misunderstood and felt that something was ___ no means your fault?
4. ___ the time you finish this day, do you think you’ll feel accomplished or tired?

 

Preposition used: ___

Here are four conversation questions using those phrases:

1. Have you ever faced a challenging situation and managed to get through it ____ a smile?
2. Do you find it easy to complete tasks ____ ease, or do you often find yourself struggling?
3. _____ respect to your career goals, where do you see yourself in the next five years?
4. Is there something you’ve achieved recently that you accomplished ____ the help of others?