DIRECTION AND MOVEMENT

WARMING UP

 Now, we will share the

moments when we
saw the prepositions
towards, away from,
around, backwards,
forwards, up and
down.
MATCH THE PICTURE WITH THE CORRECT PREPOSITION

1. Towards
2. Away from
3. Around
4. Backwards
5. Forwards
6. Up and
down
NOW WE WILL LEARN DIRECTION
AND MOVEMENT VOCABULARY
PREPOSITION – TOWARDS

 Towards / toward (mostly AmE)

means movement in the direction
of something.
 Examples:
- The night sky got brighter as they drove
toward the city.
- At last she could recognize the person
coming towards her.
PREPOSITION – AWAY FROM

 We use away from to indicate the point

where a movement begins.

Example:
 The mouse ran away from the cat and
escaped.
 They saw someone running away from
the school, past a car and towards the
road.
PREPOSITION - AROUND

 We use around to indicate a

movement passing something in a
curved route, not going through it.
 Examples:
 A big dog was sleeping on the floor
so she had to walk around it.
 They walked around the town for an
hour.
PREPOSITION – BACKWARDS

 We use towards to indicates

something or someone is going to
the direction behind.
 Examples:
 She took a couple of steps
backward.
 Sheila stepped backwards to let the
man pass.
PREPOSITION – FORWARDS

 We use forwards to indicate

something/someone is going on the
direction that is in front of itself or
himself.
 Examples:
 Please step forward when I call your
name.
 She leaned forward to make sure I could
hear her.
PREPOSITIONS – UP AND DOWN

We use up to indicates a movement from a lower

point to a higher point of something.
We use down to indicates a movement from a
higher point to a lower point of something

 Examples:
 The boat takes two hours going up the river and
one hour coming down.
 They ran down the hill to the stream below.
 The dog was running up and down the path.
BIBLIOGRAPHY

 https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/prepositions-movement.htm
 https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/