Prepositions of position Find what’s wrong in the classroom game

Ask Yes/ No questions to find out what is wrong about an imaginary classroom that is
described in one of the cards below:

Possible questions and answers:

“Is something in the bin?” “No, it isn’t connected to the bin”

“Is something on the table?” “Not on the table.”
“Is the teacher in the wrong place?” “Yes, she is.”
“Is the sellotape on the students’ clothes?” “Yes, that’s right! Well done!”

The teacher is standing on the table

The poster is on the television screen

The Blu Tack is on the floor

The dictionaries are in the bin

The students are under the table

A board marker is in a student’s mouth

A boy’s watch is on his leg

The teacher is behind the window

A pencil is in the teacher’s ear

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 A student has Tippex on his face.

A student in under the carpet

All the bags are on one student’s back

The cupboard is in front of the board

A ruler is behind the whiteboard

Some scissors are in the video (= VCR = video recorder)

100 students are in the classroom

A chair is on the table

The carpet is on the table

Choose one of the sentences above and play the same game with your partner(s).
Start by asking them a question, e.g.
“There is something strange about the classroom. Where is the teacher standing?” or
“Something isn’t right in here. What is on the table (that shouldn’t be)?” or just “Can
you guess what is wrong with the classroom?”

Draw or write other things that could be in the wrong place in a classroom and
continue the game.

Race to draw other things being in strange places that your teacher or another
student explains.

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Do the same with other places.

Possible places:

In the playground In the gym In a youth club

Outside the school In the supermarket In the library
In your house In the laboratory In the kitchen
In the dining room/ cafeteria In the park In a theme park
In the amusement arcade In a theatre In a disco
On an ice skating rink In a martial arts club In an internet café
In a cinema (= movie theatre) On an adventure holiday

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