Unit 11C . Vocabulary Builder
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The picture dictionary in Unit 11 revises prepositions of place and movement. Remember to print out this page and keep it in your Portfolio.

Match phrases 1 - 17 and pictures A - Q.
  
  
 
    

Prepositions of place
1. above _____
2. behind _____
3. below _____
4. between _____
5. in front of _____
6. inside _____
7. near _____
8. next to _____
9. opposite _____
10. outside _____
11. under _____


Describing a picture
12. at the top _____
13. at the bottom _____
14. the middle _____
15. in the corner _____
16. in the foreground _____
17. in the background _____

icone_listen.gif1 Match phrases 1-17 and pictures A-Q. Listen, check and repeat.

Prepositions of movement
  
  
 
 
 
  

Match prepositions of movement 18 - 31 and pictures R - DD.

Prepositions of movement

18. across ____
19. along ____
20. down ____
21. downstairs ____
22. into ____
23. out of ____
24. over ____
25. past ____
26. round ____
27. through ____
28. to ____
29. under ____
30. up ____
31. upstairs ____

We often use get with the following prepositions
get into
get onto
get off
get out of
For more uses of get see Unit 7C


2 Describe Fernanda's living room in 30 seconds.

icone_listen.gif3 Describe a room in your house or apartment in 2 minutes.

4 Where are you now? Is there a picture on the wall? Describe it. If there isn't, think of your favourite painting or photo and describe it. Add some adjectives too.
Example: There's a short, slim woman in a red dress standing next to a tall dark-haired man.
There are beautiful pink flowers in a vase on a wooden table.


icone_listen.gif5 Match Prepositions of movement 18-31 and pictures R-EE. Mark the stress. Listen, check and repeat.
across
along
down
downstairs
into
out of
over
past
round
through
to
under
up
upstairs

icone_listen.gif6 Pronunciation.
Put two words from Vocabulary Builder 11 in each column. Listen and check.

house horse hut hot home hair
outside _______ _______ _______ _______ _______
_______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______

icone_listen.gif7 Describe the picture. Listen and compare.


Answer e.g.:
In the middle of the picture are some shops.
There are two women going into a clothes shop.
There's a man getting out of a car.
There's a boy walking past an old man.

icone_listen.gif8 Describe your journey to work. Read and listen to the example first.
Example: I get into my car and drive along the main street for about ten minutes. I go past a few banks and shops and then at the traffic lights I turn right. After that I drive round a sharp corner and through a tunnel. When I arrive at school I get out of my car, of course, walk across the car park and go into the main entrance. I go past reception and upstairs to the staff room. Then I sit down for five minutes with a cup of coffee!

9 Update your Portfolio. Record your answers to # 3 and/or #6 and or #8 onto your Portfolio cassette.

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