1. Příjemce podpory – škola:
Hotelová škola, Obchodní akademie a Střední průmyslová škola Teplice, Benešovo náměstí 1, p.o.
Číslo projektu:
CZ.1.07/1.5.00/
Název projektu:
ICT ve výuce
Číslo a název šablony klíčové aktivity:
III/2 - Inovace a zkvalitnění výuky prostřednictvím ICT
Název ověřovaného materiálu:
Digitální učební materiál pro výuku anglického jazyka
VY_32_INOVACE_JAA_212
Ročník: 3.
Vzdělávací obor:
65 – 42 – M/01 Hotelnictví
Předmět:
Anglický jazyk
Tematická oblast:
Gramatika
Téma:
Prepositions of Place
Jméno autora:
Ing. Zdeněk Brabec
Vytvořeno dne:
Metodický popis,
(anotace)
Výukový materiál slouží k seznámení, procvičování, upevnění znalostí specifického gramatického jevu a komunikativní dovednosti specifické slovní zásoby a frazeologie, doplněný o přiložený pracovní list, který žáci vypracovávají v hodině po shlédnutí prezentace.

2. Prepositions of Place

3. Prepositions of Place
Prepositions of place in English are fairly important in order to define where something is located or something happens.
Generally – we mainly use the following ones:
IN – ON – AT – BY – OVER – UNDER – ABOVE – BELOW – BETWEEN – AMONG – NEXT TO – IN FRONT OF – BEHIND – OPPOSITE – ON THE RIGHT OF – ON THE LEFT OF – and some others

4. Prepositions of Place On the most common is IN:
we use it to define a specific area or a space
IN – countries, continents, large or indefinite areas, cities, towns or villages:
- in Africa, in the USA, in France, in the Sahara Desert, in the river/sea, in the field(s), in the garden, in the city centre, in a town, in the country, in the south of Italy…
IN – is also used for rooms or spaces within or buildings
The kitchen, the bedroom, the living room, …
In a shop, in a garage, in a car, in a bank / in a factory, in a classroom, …

5. Prepositions of Place IN also may define a specific place: IN BED
IN PRISON
IN A STREET
IN THE SKY / THE WORLD
IN A NEWSPAPER / A BOOK
IN A PHOTOGRAPH / A PICTURE
IN A CAR / A TAXI
IN THE MIDDLE OF..
She stayed in bed late.
He ended up in prison.
The homeless live in streets.
There are clouds in the sky.
She is the best person in the world.
I saw it in a book.
He found the advert in a newspaper.
It is in my car. I left it in the taxi.
We live in the middle of nowhere.

6. Prepositions of Place
ON usually indicates being on a specific surface or a place:
ON A SHELF
ON A PLATE
ON A BALCONY
ON THE (FIRST) FLOOR
ON THE GRASS
ON THE DOOR
ON THE ENVELOPE
ON MY NOSE
ON HER HEAD
ON THE BOTTLE
All my books are on the shelf.
There a only few peas on my plate .
I have my plants on the balcony.
We live on the third floor.
Don‘t step on the grass!
There was no nameplate on the door.
Please, stick the stamp on the envelope.
Look. There is a fly on my nose.
Something white fell on her head.
There is a nice label on the wine bottle.

7. Prepositions of Place ON is often used with means of transport.
ON A HORSE
ON A BICYCLE
ON A MOTOR-BIKE
ON A BUS
ON A BOAT
ON A TRAIN
ON A PLANE
WARNING!!!
IN --- CARS AND TAXIS
Who is the woman on the horse?
The Chinese carry everything on bicycles.
I‘d never sit on a motorbike.
There was almost nobody on the bus.
A lot of passengers boarded on the plane / train / boat.
She forgot her mobile phone in the taxi.
Please, sit in the car and drive away.

8. Prepositions of Place A few examples of usage of AT: AT HOME AT SCHOOL
AT COLLEGE
AT UNIVERSITY
AT WORK
AT A BUS SOP
AT A STATION
AT AN AIRPORT
AT may indicate proximity to a certain place or object.
AT A TABLE / WINDOW
I am at home, come anytime you want.
The kids are at school and my husband is at work, I can take a nap now.
After I graduate my college I want to study at university.
I will pick you up at the airport.
You must wait for your bus at the bust stop behind the corner.
She is sitting at the table and doing her homework.

9. OVER – UNDER – ABOVE – BELOW – BETWEEN – AMONG – NEXT TO – IN FRONT OF – BEHIND – OPPOSITE – ON THE RIGHT OF – ON THE LEFT OF
The above stated prepositions usually deal with the direct position of an object with respect to the position of the observer or the speaker or other related objects.
It is just over your head.
Men over 18 must join the army in some countries. --
It is seven above zero.
The God above us.
It is under the table.
I can‘t breathe under water.
They were under pressure.
His work is a bit below the average.
I looked town to the valley below.

10. OVER – UNDER – ABOVE – BELOW – BETWEEN – AMONG – NEXT TO – IN FRONT OF – BEHIND – OPPOSITE – ON THE RIGHT OF – ON THE LEFT OF
The supermarket is between the grocer‘s and the butcher‘s.
Her mother was always between us.
The house is hidden among the trees.
They talked about that among themselves only.
She lives next to me.
It is in the house next to.
She was standing in the queue just in front of me.
They closed the door just in from of us.
The garden is behind the house.
He ran out of from behind the house.
The bank is opposite the café, you must cross the street.
She was standing opposite me and looking directly into my eyes.
I am in the middle, she is on the right of me, he is on the left.

11. WORKSHEET. Fill in the appropriate preposition of place:
I live …….. New York. They work ….. a factory. I bought it …… a shop.
He works ….. an office in Paris. She likes to work ……. the garden.
She is not …… home. She is …….. work. I saw her ………… bus stop.
Their house is ……… the end of our street. Stop ….. the traffic lights.
John sits …………. this table. Your dinner is ……….. the table.
Don’t sit ……… the floor, it is too cold. He never sits …… the bus.
Get …….. the car and don’t delay. The woman was ….. the kitchen.
The glasses I have been looking for are …… my nose!!!
The books are ………. the shelves, ……. the boxes, …... my bed.
I will pick you up ……… the airport. There are a lot of duty free shops …… the airport.
He is going to study …………. University.
If you are ………….. 18, you can legally drink alcohol.
We were far ………….. you, we could see your back only.
Salaries …. Northern Bohemia are low, they are ………….. the average.
The butcher’s ….. the middle, the grocer’s ….. the left and there is a small stall next …. the florist.
We are …………….. you, we are looking at you.

12. WORKSHEET. POSSIBLE SOLUTION:
I live in New York. They work in a factory. I bought it in a shop.
He works in an office in Paris. She likes to work in the garden.
She is not at home. She is at work. I saw her at bus stop.
Their house is at the end of our street. Stop at the traffic lights.
John sits at this table. Your dinner is on the table.
Don’t sit on the floor, it is too cold. He never sits on the bus.
Get in the car and don’t delay. The woman was in the kitchen.
The glasses I have been looking for are on my nose!!!
The books are on the shelves, in the boxes, in / under my bed.
I will pick you up at the airport. There are a lot of duty free shops in the airport.
He is going to study at University.
If you are over 18, you can legally drink alcohol.
We were far behind you, we could see your back only.
Salaries in Northern Bohemia are low, they are below the average.
The butcher’s in the middle, the grocer’s on the left and there is a small stall next to the florist.
We are opposite you, we are looking at you.

13. REFERENCES AND SOURCES OF MATERIAL:
MURPHY, Raymond. English grammar in use. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1985, ISBN
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