NEXT UP! 2 168 Prepositions A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between two other nearby words or phrases. Example: a girl from the city We group prepositions based on time, place and movement. See you in an hour. They waited at the bus station. He walked into the kitchen. Other prepositions: about, after, ago, between, by, for, during, since, until, on, to, out of, in, above, across, behind, below, beside, in front of, near, opposite, over, through, under, up, with 14 Describe feelings When we write about feelings, it is more interesting for the reader if we describe how we feel instead of just telling how we feel. Write at least three sentences to describe what it feels like when you are: • exhausted after a sports game • in love • heartbroken • terrified GRAMMAR 15 Find the prepositions Read the text: Work out, go to the cinema, or pick up a new hobby. Don’t sit at home staring at pictures of the two of you. It only makes it worse. Get out and about! Write a list of all the good stuff in your life: the people around you, things you love to do and look forward to. Then, make sure you go out there and enjoy all the things on the list. a) Write down all the prepositions you can find. b) Write a short text using at least five different prepositions. Example: exhausted: I am out of breath. My legs are shaking and my face is throbbing. Sweat is trickling down my neck. I’m completely drained but flying high. Hæfniviðmið • Skrifað um skoðanir sínar, tilfinningar, reynslu og þekkingu með fjölbreyttum orðaforða. • Sýnt góð tök á orða- forða, meginreglum málnotkunar og notað tengiorð við hæfi.
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