Unit 103: up / over / through etc.
Master prepositions of movement
A. to / into / out of / from
to: Jane is going to France next week.
into: We jumped into the water.
• We walked from the hotel to the station.
• A lot of English words come from Latin.
• We jumped into the water.
• A man came out of the house and got into a car.
• Why are you looking out of the window?
• I took the old batteries out of the radio.
• A lot of English words come from Latin.
• We jumped into the water.
• A man came out of the house and got into a car.
• Why are you looking out of the window?
• I took the old batteries out of the radio.
B. on / off / up / down
on: Don't put your feet on the table.
up: We walked up the hill to the house.
• Please take your feet off the table.
• I'm going to hang some pictures on the wall.
• Be careful! Don't fall down the stairs.
• We got on the bus in Princes Street.
• I'm going to hang some pictures on the wall.
• Be careful! Don't fall down the stairs.
• We got on the bus in Princes Street.
C. over / under / through / round / along / across / past
over: The plane flew over the mountains.
through: The road goes through the village.
• I jumped over the wall into the garden.
• A bird flew into the room through a window.
• The new road goes round the village.
• The bus stop is just round the corner.
• I walked round the town and took some photographs.
• I was walking along the road with my dog.
• Let's go for a walk along the river.
• The dog swam across the river.
• They walked past me without speaking.
• A bird flew into the room through a window.
• The new road goes round the village.
• The bus stop is just round the corner.
• I walked round the town and took some photographs.
• I was walking along the road with my dog.
• Let's go for a walk along the river.
• The dog swam across the river.
• They walked past me without speaking.
to / into / out of / from
going to France
walked from the hotel to the station
jumped into the water
came out of the house
walked from the hotel to the station
jumped into the water
came out of the house
on / off / up / down
put your feet on the table
take your feet off the table
walked up the hill
fall down the stairs
take your feet off the table
walked up the hill
fall down the stairs
over / under / through / round / along / across / past
flew over the mountains
goes through the village
walked round the town
walking along the road
swam across the river
walked past me
goes through the village
walked round the town
walking along the road
swam across the river
walked past me
103.1 Somebody asks you the way to a place. You say which way to go. Look at the pictures and write sentences beginning Go ...
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- Go past the church.
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103.2 Look at the pictures and complete the sentences with a preposition.
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- The dog swam across the river.
- A book fell the shelf.
- A plane flew the village.
- A woman got the car.
- A girl ran the road.
- Suddenly a car came the corner.
- They drove the village.
- She got the train.
- The Moon travels the Earth.
- They got the house a window.
103.3 Put in a preposition (over/from/into etc.).
- I looked out of the window and watched the people in the street.
- My house is very near here. It's just the corner.
- Do you know how to put a film this camera?
- How far is it here the airport?
- We walked the museum for an hour and saw a lot of interesting things.
- You can put your coat the back of the chair.
- In tennis, you have to hit the ball the net.
- Silvia took a key her bag and opened the door.