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Lesson Plan August 22 2025

Topic: Prepositions of Place: at, in, on

In this lesson you can review the use of ‘at’, ‘in’ and ‘on’ when we talk about position or location.

Section A: at

We use ‘at’ for specific locations, or very near a specific location

• at the end of the street

• at the top of the page

• at the corner

We also use ‘at’ for these special expressions

• at home

• at work

• at school

• at the top

• at reception

Section B: on

We use ‘on’ for surfaces

• on the wall

• on the ceiling

• on a page

• on the floor

We also use ‘on’ for public transportation

• on a bus

• on a plane

• on a train

We use ‘on’ for these special expressions

• on an island

• on the left

• on the internet

Section C: in

We use ‘in’ for enclosed spaces

• in a building

• in a box

• in my pocket

We also use ‘in’ for open spaces which have boundaries

• in the garden

• in a city

• in France

We use ‘in’ for these special expressions

• in a newspaper

• in the sky

• in a book

Section D: context

• I was in a shoe shop yesterday. (= inside a building)

• Turn left at the supermarket. (= giving directions)

• There’s still a little wine in the bottle. (= inside a container)

• Did you read the washing label on the shirt? (= on the surface of a label)

• There’s somebody at the door. (= somewhere near a door)

• I can’t read the handwriting on this menu. Can you make it out? (= on the surface of the menu)

Lesson Notes

Prepositions of Place

• We use in when something is in the water: in the sea, in the river, in the swimming pool, etc.

• I prefer swimming in a swimming pool.

• I’ll meet you at the swimming pool.

• We say at the cinema when talking about watching movies there. We do not usually say in the cinema unless we mean physically inside the building.

• This is the best movie you can see at the cinema now.

• I lost my wallet in the cinema last night.

• In the corner

• The cat is sleeping in the corner of the room.(= Inside a space, where two walls meet.)

• She put the Christmas tree in the corner of the living room.

• There was a spider web in the corner of the ceiling.

• On the corner

• There’s a café on the corner of Main Street and King Street. (= A building or place that is located on the street corner.)

• We bought ice cream from the shop on the corner of the street.

• There’s a big tree on the corner of the park.

• At the corner

• I’ll meet you at the corner of the street near the traffic lights. (= A point or position where two streets meet, often for directions or meeting points.)

• He was waiting at the corner for the bus.

• I saw a police officer at the corner when I crossed the road.