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Unit 109 · Prepositions

under, behind, opposite etc.

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A

next to / beside / between / in front of / behind

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A is next to B. or A is beside B.

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B is between A and C.

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D is in front of B.

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E is behind B.

also

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A is on the left.

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C is on the right.

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B is in the middle (of the group).

B

opposite / in front of

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A is sitting in front of B.

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A is sitting opposite C.

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C is sitting opposite A.

C

by (= next to / beside)

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Our house is by the sea. (= beside the sea)

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Who is that man standing by the window?

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If you feel cold, why don't you sit by the fire?

D

under

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The cat is under the table.

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The girl is standing under a tree.

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I'm wearing a jacket under my coat.

E

above and below

A is above the line. (= higher than the line)

B is below the line. (= lower than the line)

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The pictures are above the shelves.

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The shelves are below the pictures.

Exercises (3)

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109.1

Where are the people in the picture? Complete the sentences.

  1. 1Carl standing behind Frank
    ALAN BECKY CARL DANIELA EMMA FRANK
    Carl is standing Frank.example
  2. 2Frank sitting next to Emma
    Frank is sitting Emma.
  3. 3Emma sitting in front of Becky
    Emma is sitting Becky.
  4. 4Emma sitting between Daniela and Frank
    Emma is sitting Daniela and Frank.
  5. 5Daniela sitting next to Emma
    Daniela is sitting Emma.
  6. 6Frank seated in front of Carl
    Frank is sitting Carl.
  7. 7Alan standing behind Daniela
    Alan is standing Daniela.
  8. 8Alan standing on the left of the group
    Alan is standing left.
  9. 9Becky standing in the middle of the group
    Becky is standing middle.
109.2

Look at the pictures and complete the sentences.

  1. 1A cat under the table
    The cat is the table.example
  2. 2A big tree behind the house
    There is a big tree the house.
  3. 3A plane flying above the clouds
    The plane is flying the clouds.
  4. 4A woman standing in front of a piano
    She is standing the piano.
  5. 5A cinema on the right of the street
    The cinema is the right.
  6. 6A woman standing by the fridge
    She's standing the fridge.
  7. 7A light switch below the window
    The switch is the window.
  8. 8A cupboard above the sink
    The cupboard is the sink.
  9. 9Shoes under the bed
    There are some shoes the bed.
  10. 10A plant by the piano
    The plant is the piano.
  11. 11Paul sitting opposite Fiona
    Paul is sitting Fiona.
  12. 12Cars driving on the left in Britain
    In Britain people drive the left.
109.3

Write sentences about the picture.

  1. 1The bank next to the bookshop
    (next to)
    The bank is next to the bookshop. example
  2. 2The fountain in front of the theatre
    (in front of)
    The in front of
  3. 3The bank opposite the theatre
    (opposite)
  4. 4The bank next to the bookshop
    (next to)
  5. 5Paul's office above the bookshop
    (above)
  6. 6The bookshop between the bank and supermarket
    (between)