P3.
1 – Prepositions of movement,
to, toward, from, away from
Lesson 1/6
ESL Lesson Plan
The ball is rolling He is driving away
toward the drain. from the storm.
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Where are they going?
Where is the
plane going?
Where is he
driving?
Where is the bus
going?
To shows a destination
The plane is
going to
Zurich.
He is driving to
New Delhi.
The bus is going
to Oxford.
Where are they going?
A B C
D
Where are they going?
A B C
They are walking She is jogging The dog is running
toward the house. toward the bridge. toward the ball.
He is riding toward
the ocean.
to and toward
The dotted
The solid green
green line is
line is going to
moving toward
the orange box.
the orange box.
We use
We use to to toward to
show the show in the
destination. direction of.
In British English, toward and towards have the same meaning.
American English uses only toward.
to or toward
We are driving
toward the
airport right
now…
…I am flying to
London today.
direction or destination?
I am walking I am walking to
toward the the
supermarket supermarket,
now. not the bank.
She is walking toward the bridge as she is going to the
fountain. She is meeting Tom at the fountain.
to or toward
1. Tomorrow I am going ____ London.
2. The baby is running ____ the water. His mother is chasing him.
3. Mr Elton came ____ Madrid last year. He lives here now.
to or toward
4. The swimmers are swimming ____ the island and then they
must come back _____ the beach.
5. Hurry up! We need to go _____ the airport now!
6. The lion is in the grass. It is moving very slowly _____ the zebra.
away from and from
The green
line is coming The green line is
from the coming away from
orange cube. the orange cube.
Where are they coming from?
A B
D
C
Where are they coming from?
The flight arrived from
Sydney. They are
walking
home from
the office.
They are walking
She came away from the
from the stadium.
supermarket.
from and to
From shows
To shows the
the point of
destination
departure.
Can you use to and
from to talk about
the flights?
to, toward or from?
7. ‘Ladies and gentlemen. The
next train is going _____ Central
Station.’
8. ‘Why are you so tired?’ ‘I just
came _____ the gym. I exercised
for three hours!’
9. The cat moved little by little
_____ the mouse.
to, toward or from?
10. The horses are racing _____
the finish line!
11. The baby bear ran _____ its
mother.
12. We are going on a cruise next
week! We will sail _____
Havana _____ Lisbon!
Where are they going?
to toward from, away from
the plane
The Jones
family
the rhino the kids
Where are they going to? Where are they
coming from?
to toward from, away from
the ship
Alaska
the car
the car the
ferry
We do not use the preposition to with…
home here there
He is going home now ✓ ✗ He is going to home now
✓ ✗
I am going to there
I am going there tonight
tonight
✓ ✗
She is walking to here
She is walking here now
now
to, toward, from, or no preposition?
13. I am tired so I am going _____ home.
14. We are driving _____ the station to meet grandma. She is
coming _____ here on the train _____ Rome.
15. Do you want to go _____ Japan for the holidays?
16. Jeremy drove _____ home last night.
to, toward, from, or no preposition?
17. Quick! Run! That angry dog is coming _____ us!
18. Please wait for me. I am walking _____ there now and I will be
there in 5 minutes.
19. I love Brazil. I travelled _____ there three times last year.
20. George is taking the train _____ Amsterdam _____ Paris this
evening.
