Lesson I did on prepositions including a scavenger hunt at the end. This was for a mixed-level ESL class.

1. Prepositions: Where is it?
Chad
Hendrick
Chungmu
Girls
Middle
School
FIRST
Year
Class

2. What’s a preposition?
• Prepositions are words that tell us where
something is!
• These are very important for finding things!

3. Key Expressions
• Across from
• Next to
• Inside
• Outside
• Under
• On top of
• In-Between
• Behind
• In front of

4. Across from…
• A: Where is the glass bottle?
• B: It’s across from the earphones.

5. Next to…
• A: Where is the bus ticket?
• B: It’s next to the cabinet.

6. Inside
• A: Where is Rap Monster?
• B: He’s inside the cabinet.

7. Outside
• A: Where is Pororo?
• B: He’s outside the box.

8. On top of
• A: Where is the bus ticket?
• B: It’s on top of the table.

9. Under
• A: Where is the water bottle?
• B: It’s under the table.

10. In-Between
• A: Where is the mask?
• B: It’s in between the books.

11. Behind
• A: Where is EXO?
• B: They’re behind the box.

12. In front of
• A: Where is the iPhone?
• B: It’s in front of the cubby.

13. Practice
• What are all the prepositions you learned today?
• Tell me where the object is using the prepositions
you learned today!
• We will do this as a class.
• Write in your answers on your paper!

14. 01. Where is the fan?
• It’s ___________________the box.

15. 01. Where is the fan?
• It’s inside the box.

16. 02. Where is the Peppero box?
• It’s _______________________the ceiling.

17. 02. Where is the Peppero box?
• It’s on top of the ceiling.

18. 03. Where is the Black Panther?
• He’s _____________________the table.

19. 03. Where is the Black Panther?
• He’s under the table.

20. 04. Where are the earphones?
• They’re _______________the cubby.

21. 04. Where are the earphones?
• They’re behind the cubby.

22. 05. Where is the mirror?
• It’s __________________the cabinet.

23. 05. Where is the mirror?
• It’s across from the cabinet.

24. 06. Where is Rap Monster?
• He’s______________________the books.

25. 06. Where is Rap Monster?
• He’s in between the books.

26. 07. Where is the Peppero Box?
• It’s _________the calendar.

27. 07. Where is the Peppero Box?
• It’s next to the calendar.

28. What’s a… SCAVENGER HUNT?
• A scavenger hunt is a
game where people
have to find things.
• The first person to find
everything wins.
• …and that’s what we
are going to do today!

29. SCAVENGER HUNT
• How to play:
– You will work in pairs (2’s).
– Use the list with everything on
it.
– Write down where you found
the object…in a sentence!
• Example:
– A: Where is the hat?
– B: It’s on top of the desk.

30. SCAVENGER HUNT
• The things can be anywhere in the classroom!
• Look up, down, right, left, inside, under, on
top of….EVERYWHERE!

31. SCAVENGER HUNT
• What you need to
look for…
– Blue fork
– iPhone 4 cable
– Green comb
– Captain America
head
– Little rectangle
mirror
– Green jump rope
– Sketchbook
(notebook)
– Black Panther figure
– Peppero box
– Darth Vader helmet
– Hand fan
– Black Phone Charger

32. The things you need
to find…

33. Where was everything?
• Let’s take turns and answer!
• Remember to raise your hands!