PREPOSITIONS
OF MOVEMENT
PREPOSITIONS OF MOVEMENT
Prepositions of movement are words that describe the movement of
objects or people from one place to another.
They help us to describe the direction of movement, the starting point,
and the destination.
UP
DOWN
(PARA CIMA)
(PARA BAIXO)
ON
ONTO
(em cima)
(para cima)
IN
INTO
(dentro)
(para dentro)
TO
PAST
(PARA)
(PASSAR)
Go to school
Vai para a escola
Go past the school.
Passa a escola.
ACROSS
THROUGH
(ATRAVESSAR)
(PELO MEIO DE)
Across the bridge.
Atravessar a ponte.
Through the tunnel.
Pelo meio do túnel.
TOWARDS
(NA DIREÇÃO DE)
Walking towards the car.
Towards the finish line.
Na direção da meta.
Activities in manual
🌟 READING COMPREHENSION:
"TOM’S ADVENTURE IN THE PARK"
First, Tom put on his shoes and packed a small
bag. He walked to the park near his house.
Then, he ran across the grass and climbed onto a
big rock. From the top, he could see ducks
swimming in the pond.
After that, he walked down the hill and went
through a tunnel under the road. It was a little
dark, but Tom wasn’t scared.
He walked past the tall trees and saw a squirrel
running up a tree. Suddenly, a ball rolled
towards him. A boy was chasing it. Tom picked
it up and threw it back.
• Finally, Tom sat on a bench and ate his
sandwich. It was a fun day!
A. Fill in the blanks with the correct
connector of sequence (first, then, after
that, finally):
First
1.________,
Tom put on his shoes.
Then he ran across the grass
2.________,
that he went through the tunnel.
3.After
________,
Finally he ate his sandwich.
4.________,
B. CHOOSE THE CORRECT PREPOSITION OF
MOVEMENT:
1. Tom ran ________ the grass.
a) into
b) across
c) onto
3. He walked ________ the hill.
a) up
b) down
c) Through
2. He climbed ________ the big rock.
a) onto
b) to
c) down
4. He walked ________ the tall trees.
a) past
b) to
c) onto
WRITING TASK: "MY DAY AT THE ZOO"
Imagine you went to the zoo last weekend.
Write a short story (5–7 sentences) about your day.
Use connectors of sequence (first, then, after that, fina
and prepositions of movement (like up, down, past, throug
towards, across, onto, into, to).
You can begin like this:
First, I walked to the zoo with my family.
Then, I went across a small bridge and saw the lions...