Extra English Practice [EEP squeak]
Misha: Hi, everyone, welcome! Today we're going to talk about prepositions.
Larissa: Prepositions are words that often connect nouns,
so for example "on" is a preposition, and we can say something like,
"The banana is on the book." It connects "banana" and "book".
Today, we're going to focus on prepositions of location,
so prepositions that talk about where something is or where two things are.
Let's look at some examples of these prepositions of place.
We'll use a cup and a phone. So the phone is ON the cup.
The phone is IN the cup. Misha: Better make sure the cup is empty first! Larissa: It's not a good idea.
The phone is UNDER the cup.
The phone is BEHIND the cup.
The phone is IN FRONT OF the cup.
And the phone is NEXT TO the cup.
[fun game noise]
Okay, so, we're going to play a game, and this is how the game works:
You need two dice, and one of the dice matches nouns, and the other die matches prepositions.
So you roll the dice, and then you look at the number and find the matching word.
So, for example, if I rolled a 1 and a 6... if I look on the list, 1 matches pen,
so I would need the pen, and 6 is "next to"
So then I'm going to take the hat and put the pen next to the hat. Like this. [ta da]
Larissa: Ready? Let's play! Alright roll the dice.
Misha: Okay, 3 and 5, so three is the phone, and five is "in front of"
So, here's the hat, and I have the phone. I'm gonna put the phone in front of the hat. [ta da]
The pen is in the hat.
Phone next to the hat.
Both: Ooo! Larissa: Double six! Misha: Lucky!
Larissa: The cup is next to the hat.
Larissa: Oh! Six again? Misha: You are just... that's your favourite number right now.
Larissa: The spoon is next to the hat. Misha: [ta da]
Misha: Oh, 1 & 2. The spoon is in -- Larissa: 2.. The spoon is ON...1
Misha: Oh, was it 1? Sorry. Larissa: The spoon is ON the hat.
Can you see that? The spoon is on the hat. Misha: What if you... Larissa: Ohhh, the spoon is on the hat.. balance!
Misha: [mumbles] Larissa: In front of!
Misha: In front of... the phone is in front of the hat.
Misha: Okay. Larissa: The pen is next to... Misha: No, no, the cup is on..
Misha: You do it. Larissa: The cup is on the hat. Misha: [laughs, gasps] Larissa: Magically.
Misha: One day... oh, so close [she's hoping for a 5]
The book is next to the hat. Larissa: Mm hmm!
Larissa: Ooo! Double eyes! Misha: Snake eyes!
Okay, the pen is on the hat. Larissa: The pen WAS on the hat!
Misha: The banana is under the hat.
Man off-screen: [laughs] Misha: [mumbles] Larissa: [yelps]
Larissa: On! Misha: The banana is on the hat! Larissa: Oo, that's a good way to do it.
The banana is on the hat, and the hat is on my head! Misha: Banana head
Misha: Spoon...the spoon is in the hat.
The banana is behind the hat.
Both: [laugh] Misha: Oh, but I got the purple one. Larissa: Oh!
Misha: The pen is behind the hat.
Thanks for watching and playing the game along with us!
You can play it at home with your friends too; give it a try!
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