English — Prepositions of Place (حروف الجر المكانية)
Subject: English | Level: 4th Year Primary | Curriculum: Algerian
Learning Objectives (أهداف التعلم)
- To understand and use prepositions of place: in, on, under, next to, behind, in front of.
- To describe where objects are in sentences.
- To answer “Where is…?” questions correctly.
Lesson (الدرس)
Prepositions of place tell us WHERE something is. They help us describe the position of people, animals, and objects.
| Preposition | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| in | في (داخل) | The pen is in the bag. |
| on | على | The book is on the desk. |
| under | تحت | The cat is under the table. |
| next to | بجانب | The chair is next to the desk. |
| behind | خلف | My friend is behind me. |
| in front of | أمام | The teacher is in front of the class. |
| between | بين | The school is between the mosque and the shop. |
More Examples (أمثلة إضافية)
- My pencil is in my pencil case. (قلمي في مقلمتي)
- The clock is on the wall. (الساعة على الحائط)
- The dog is under the bed. (الكلب تحت السرير)
- The school is next to the hospital. (المدرسة بجانب المستشفى)
- The car is behind the house. (السيارة خلف المنزل)
- Ali is sitting in front of Ahmed. (علي جالس أمام أحمد)
Exercises (تمارين)
- The cat is ______ the chair. (تحت)
- The book is ______ the shelf. (على)
- The school is ______ the library and the park. (بين)
- Where is your friend? — He is ______ me. (خلف)
- Draw your classroom and describe where 5 things are using prepositions.
Home Activity (نشاط منزلي)
Walk around your house. Point to objects and say where they are in English. Example: “The lamp is on the table. The shoes are under the bed. The mirror is next to the door.” Say 10 sentences!
Summary (ملخص)
- in = inside something (في/داخل)
- on = touching the surface (على)
- under = below something (تحت)
- next to = beside (بجانب)
- behind = at the back (خلف)
- in front of = facing (أمام)
- between = in the middle of two things (بين)
- Sentence structure: Subject + verb + preposition + place.
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