First Discoveries, Unit 3: Supermarket Shopping

Shopping for Food

Learning Objective
To indicate the position or location of different
items using prepositions of place (next to, behind,
in, on and under).
 Focus on the words in orange.

A: Hey, Ricardo, where is the cat?

B: I don't know?
A: Is it on the table?
B: No, it isn't.
Let’s start

A: Oh, look! It is ____ the box.

B: Ha! Yeah!

a. in
b. on
c. under
 Complete the sentences. Use "on", "under", "in front of", "behind" or
"next to"
Let’s Speak: Activity 1

a. The apple is ____ the table. b. The apple is ____ the book. c. The apple is ____ the book.

d. The apple is ____ the book. c. The apple is ____ the book.
 Ask and answer questions about the owl. Use the pictures.
Prepositions
Example: in in front of
A: Where's the owl? on behind
B: The owl is between the boxes. under next to
Let’s Speak: Activity 1

a b c

A: Where's the owl?

B: The owl is ____ ____ ____ .
d e f
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Let’s Speak: Activity 1
 Organise the sentences. Then match with the pictures.
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1 2
Let’s Speak: Activity 2

Example:
a. front/the/in/box/The/is/dog/of/. 3
The dog is in front of the box. 5

b. dog/is/The/in/the/box/.
c. box/The/dog/on/is/the/.
d. under/dog/box/the/is/The/. 6
e. to/the/next/dog/The/box/is/.
f. behind/is/the/The/dog/box/.
 Look at the picture and describe it. Use prepositions of place.
Examples:

A: Where is the pillow?

B: It's on the bed.
Let’s Speak: Activity 2

A: Where are the books?

B: They are in the bookshelf.
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Let’s Speak: Activity 2
 Select what is true for you.
1. Now I can indicate the location of an object using prepositions of
place.
a. I can do it.
b. I am in progress.
Let’s think!

c. I need more practice.

2. Now I can describe a room using prepositions of place.

a. I can do it.
b. I am in progress.
c. I need more practice.