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Student A
1. Draw the ten things in the frame below.

1. Draw a clock at the bottom on the left.

2. Draw a mouse to the right of the clock.
3. Draw a dog in the middle of the frame.
4. Draw two fish to the upper-right of the dog.
5. Draw a spider in the upper-left corner.
6. Draw a half moon above the dog, to the left.
7. Draw a hat on top of the moon.
8. Draw a big tree below the fish, next to the dog.
9. Draw a bird in the upper-left of the tree.
10. Draw an umbrella between the moon and the
clock.
2. Now, read the list above to your partner.

3. Listen to your partner and draw in the frame.

Target Prepositions
next to
in the center/middle of
between
on
above
in
on top of
below
at the bottom/top (of)
on the right/left
in the upper-left corner
to the right/left of
in the lower-right corner
to the upper-right of
in the upper-left of

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Student B
1. Draw the ten things in the frame below.
1. Draw an airplane in the middle of the frame.
2. Draw a cloud just above the airplane.
3. Draw a koala bear in the cloud.
4. Draw a house at the bottom in the center of the
frame.
5. Draw three flowers to the left of the house.
6. Draw an apple in the lower-right corner of the
frame.
7. Draw a worm in the upper-left of the apple.
8. Draw a butterfly on the middle flower.
9. Draw a woman between the house and the apple.
10. Draw a bird to the left of the cloud.
2. Now, read the list above to your partner.

3. Listen to your partner and draw in the frame.

Target Prepositions
next to
in the center/middle of
between
on
above
in
on top of
below
at the bottom/top (of)
on the right/left
in the upper-left corner
to the right/left of
in the lower-right corner
to the upper-right of
in the upper-left of

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This is a great activity for practicing or reviewing prepositions of place, specifically prepositions of
location and direction.
Procedure
Start the activity by drawing a picture frame on the board. Label and explain the use of top-right, on
the left/right side, bottom left, in, at the top/bottom, etc.
Have the students take turns in drawing objects in the frame in a range of positions. Try to review
all of the prepositions at the bottom of the worksheet in this part of the activity.
After several objects have been drawn in the frame, ask random students to describe where the
objects are located within the example frame.
Next, hand out one copy of the student A worksheet to half of the students, and a copy of student
B worksheet to the other half.
Students then draw pictures in the upper frame according to the instructions.
Next, pair students A and B together.
Student A reads their instructions to student B.
Student B draws all of the objects in the lower frame.
Student B then reads their instructions to student A and student A draws all of the objects in their
lower frame.
After that, students compare their pictures and discuss any differences.
As an extension, you can have the students add new objects to their drawings and dictate these
new instructions to their partners. When both pictures are finished, have the partners ask and
answer questions about the location of the new objects.

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