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Work in pairs. Take turns to use appropriate prepositions of place to explain the
location of the different places on this map to each other.

Pet
Hospital Shop Fast Food

Restaurant

Bank Bookstore Supermarket School
Bose Street Rajpur Road MG Road

Flower Music Restaurant
Shop Store Toy
Store

3. Prepositions for Direction
These prepositions are used to tell the directions. For example,

Preposition Meaning Example sentence

above higher than something else • The plane flew above the clouds.

across on the other side • Columbus sailed across
of something the Atlantic.
through from one side of something • The train went through
to the other the tunnel.

to in the direction of • We went to Lucknow last year.
into moving towards or • The frog jumped into the pond.
entering something with
space inside

towards in the direction of • The puppy went towards
the little girl.
on to to show movement to a • The cat climbed on to the bed.
particular place

from the place where someone • When does the flight from
or something starts Amritsar arrive?
from…to from the beginning to the • We cycled from Noida Sector
end of a journey 2 to Noida Sector 62.

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