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Lesson Plan November 28, 2025
Topic: Adjectives & Prepositions
In this lesson we will look at a number of common adjectives with prepositions.
Section A: Introduction
Prepositions are words that show the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence. They often indicate location or direction.
For example “The cat is under the table”, the preposition ‘under’ is indicating where the cat is located in relation to the table.
Other common prepositions include on, in, above, below, beside and with. They help to show the position of things and give more details about the sentence. When prepositions are used in a sentence, ti creates phrases that usually help us to understand the context better.
Adjectives are words that describe a noun or pronoun. They help to give more information about the noun or pronoun.
For example “The red apple is juicy”, the adjective ‘red’ describes the noun ‘apple’ and the adjective ‘juicy’ describes the same noun ‘apple’ as well.
Adjectives can be used to describe different qualities, shapes, sizes and colours of things, including people and places. They make the sentences more interesting and give more details
Section B: About, At, By, For
About
angry / annoyed / furious
Joe was really angry about losing the race
worried / upset
I was very upset about the result of the baseball game.
happy / excited
I’m quite excited about the coming holidays.
At
good / great / excellent / amazing
Paul is really good at playing tennis.
bad / terrible / hopeless
I’m terrible at skiing.
By or At
amazed / surprised / astonished / shokced
Everybody was amazed by their team’s performance.
Everybody was amazed at their team’s performance.
For
famous / well-known
This restaurant is famous for its sushi.
responsible
On weekends, my husband is responsible for making lunch.
Sorry
We are all sorry for your loss.
NOTES
After and adjective + preposition, we can have a noun or verb+-ing
We can include an object before the verb+-ing, for example: “She was upset about me arriving late.”
Section C: Of, On, To, With
Of
nice / kind / generous / sensible
Carla let me stay at her place. That was very kind of her.
mean / rude / stupid / silly
It was very mean of you to throw that book at him.
proud / ashamed / jealous / aware / capable / fond / tired
Cheryl was very proud of her language learning progress.
short / full
I’m a bit short of cash at the moment. Can I borrow ¥2000?
On
keen
We stayed at home because Jack wasn’t very keen on going out in the rain.
To
married / engaged
They were married to each other for 15 years before they divorced.
nice / kind / generous
Our host was very generous to us while we were his guests.
similar / different
This painting is very similar to that one over there.
mean / rude / impolite / unpleasant
There was no need to be so rude to the waitress. You should apologize to her.
With
angry / furious
Jill was furious with Jack for his horrible behaviour.
delighted / pleased / satisfied / happy
Are you happy with how the room looks now?
Lesson Notes
Words & Phrases
My eyesight is 20/20. (= 20/20 eyesight means your vision is normal. It means you can see things clearly from the usual distance.)
The surgery took about 15 minutes. It wasn’t as long as I expected.
Appropriate Language
The everyday shortened form of ‘operation’ is ‘op’.
I’m having an op next week.
He’s recovering from his knee op.
She had a small op on her hand.
Adjectives & Prepositions
"My doctor was disappointed WITH my blood test results.”
If you are disappointed with something, you are sad or upset because something has not happened or it was not as good as you thought.
“Carlos was happy about his performance during the job interview. He's sure he'll get the job.”
“Happy” fits because Carlos feels good about his performance and is confident about getting the job.
“Everybody was _____ about the result of the match. Nobody believed that Switzerland could win!”
“Surprised” fits because nobody expected Switzerland to win, so the result was unexpected.
Surprised about – Common and natural. Used when talking about a situation or event.
I was surprised about the news.
Surprised at – Often used when reacting to a specific thing or fact.
I was surprised at the score of the game.
Surprised with – Usually used when talking about being given something unexpectedly.
I was surprised with a new car for my 20th birthday from my parents.
If you are hooked on something, you like it so much that you can stop watching it, or eating it, or drinking it, etc.
She’s hooked on the new TV series and watches every episode.
He got hooked on chess after joining the school club.
Many teenagers are hooked on social media.
Addicted to (phrase) = physically or mentally dependent on something, often to the point of being unable to stop
Many people are addicted to their smartphones without even noticing.
She became addicted to video games during the lockdown.
If you are sorry about something, you just say that you wish something had not happened.
I’m sorry about you missing your flight. I can’t believe you overslept.
He felt sorry about the delay in replying to the email.
If you say that you are sorry for something, you are taking responsibility for what happened and are apologizing.
She said sorry for being late to the party.
He was sorry for upsetting his friend with his words.
We use “rude to” when talking about the person who experiences the rudeness. The person is being treated badly.
“He was rude to the teacher.” (The teacher experienced rudeness; he treated the teacher badly.)
We use “rude of” when talking about the person who does the rude action, often followed by a comment about their behaviour. It’s more like “it was rude of [someone] to do something.”
“It was rude of him to shout at the teacher.” (We are judging his action as rude.)
