Unit 102: under / behind / opposite etc.

Master prepositions of position

A. next to / between / in front of / behind

Next to B

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

Between B and C

B is between A and C.

• D is in front of B.
• E is behind B.
also
• A is on the left.
• C is on the right.
• B is in the middle (of the group).

B. opposite / in front of

In front of B

A is sitting in front of B.

Opposite C

A is sitting opposite C.

C. by (= next to / beside)

By the window

by the window

• Our house is by the sea. (= beside the sea)
• Who is that man by the window?
• 'Is there a public phone here?' 'Yes, by the door.'

D. under

Under the table

under the table

Under a tree

under a tree

• The cat is under the table.
• The girl is standing under a tree.
• I'm wearing a jacket under my coat.

E. above and below

Above the line

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

Below the line

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

• The pictures are above the shelves.
• The shelves are below the pictures.

next to / between / in front of / behind

next to B
between A and C
in front of B
behind B

opposite / in front of

in front of B
opposite C

by

by the sea
by the window
by the door

under

under the table
under a tree

above / below

above the line
below the line

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

Group

A=Alana B=Barbara C=Colin D=Donna E=Emma F=Frank

  1. Colin is standing behind Frank.
  2. Frank is sitting Emma.
  3. Emma is sitting Donna and Frank.
  4. Donna is sitting Emma.
  5. Frank is sitting Colin.
  6. Alan is standing Donna.
  7. Barbara is standing left.
  8. Barbara is standing middle.

102.2 Look at the pictures and complete the sentences.

Table

1

Building

2

Clouds

3

Plane

4

Cinema

5

Phone

6

Switch

7

Sink

8

Shoes

9

Bed

10

Paul

11

Brian

12

  1. The cat is under the table.
  2. There is a big tree the house.
  3. The plane is flying the clouds.
  4. She is standing the piano.
  5. The cinema is the right.
  6. She's sitting the phone.
  7. The switch is the window.
  8. The cupboard is the sink.
  9. There are some shoes the bed.
  10. The plant is the piano.
  11. Paul is sitting Fiona.
  12. In Britain we drive the left.

102.3 Write sentences about the picture. Use the words in brackets ( ... ).

Street

Street scene

  1. (next to) The bank is next to the bookshop.
  2. (in front of) The .
  3. (opposite) .
  4. (next to) .
  5. (above) .
  6. (between) .
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