Life

Beginner Unit 12c(1)

Prepositions of place (2) behind, between, on, under

This is my family. We’re in my parent’s

house and it’s my mother’s birthday. My
mum is sitting between my brother and
me on the sofa. I’m next to my husband
and my two children are sitting on the
floor. My dog is under the table. I gave
my mother a plant for her birthday. It’s
on the table. You can’t see my sister.
She’s standing opposite us and she’s
taking the picture.

Presentation

behind between on under

Key vocabulary    In the house: chair, clock, floor, flowers, lamp, mirror, picture, plant, room, sofa, table, wall

Exercises
1 Match the two parts of the sentences.
1 The children’s clothes are on a Mike and Bethany.
2 I’m sitting between b the floor. Put them in the cupboard.
3 Your dog is under c the door. Who is it?
4 There’s a boy behind d the bed. Get him!

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Exercises

2 Look at the room. Are the sentences true or false?

 1 The cup is on the table. True

 2 The TV is on the wall. False
 3 The lamp is behind the chair.
 4 The cup is between the books and the flowers.
 5 The mirror is on the wall.
 6 The sofa is under the mirror.
 7 The table is between the chair and the sofa.
 8 The sofa is behind the table.
 9 The TV is under the mirror.
10 The sofa is between the chair and the TV.
3 Look at the picture and read the sentences. Choose the
correct options.
 1 The rug is on / in the floor.
 2 The table is opposite / between two chairs.
 3 The window is behind / between the sofa.
 4 The clock is between / under a big picture.
 5 There are books under / on the shelf.
 6 One chair is next to / opposite the other chair.
 7 There’s cup of coffee behind / next to the laptop.
 8 The clock is between / under two small pictures.
 9 There is a sofa in / on the room.
10 The books are near / under the window.
4 Write four sentences about a room in your house. Use
behind, between, on and under.
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2
3
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