The Book And Music Store-Prepositions Of Location

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Mystery, Thriller, Horror Science Fiction Fiction Magazines

Architecture

Art

Westerns

Display Window

First Aisle

Middle Aisle

Cash Register

Medicine Fitness Mathematics

Health Sports

Front Door

Right Aisle

Display Window

First Aisle

Right Aisle

Nonfiction

Left Aisle

Right Aisle

Literature

Middle Aisle

Second Aisle

History

Middle Aisle

First Aisle Information Desk

Coffee Shop

Second Aisle

Politics

First Aisle

Romance

Left Aisle

Humor

Left Aisle

Comics

Religion

Second Aisle

Right Aisle

Business And Money Management

Middle Aisle

Foreign Language

Right Aisle

Psychology And Self Help

Middle Aisle

Reference

Second Aisle

Display Window

Right Aisle

Movie DVDs

Left Aisle

Music CDs

Left Aisle

Middle Aisle

Games And Manga

Left Aisle

Science

The Book And Music Store Prepositions of Location This is the floor plan of a book and music store.

Display Window

Do the vocabulary exercises on pages 2, 3, and 4. Then, use the book and music store floor plan above to practice using the prepositions of location on page 5.

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Vocabulary Architecture

Brad wants to read a book about the design of buildings. He goes to the architecture section.

Art

Hilary wants to read a book about the paintings of Pablo Picasso. She goes to the art section.

Business

Doug wants to read a book about buying and selling. He goes to the business section.

Comics

Mike wants to read a book that tells a story with pictures. He goes to the comics section.

Fiction

Melinda wants to read a story that is not true. She goes to the fiction section.

Fitness

Brad wants to read a book about exercise. He goes to the fitness section.

Games

Doug likes to do crossword puzzles. He goes to the games section.

Health

Jen wants to read a book about preventing illness. She goes to the health section.

History

Mike wants to read a book about the seventeenth century. He goes to the history section.

Horror

Brad wants to read a frightening story. He goes to the horror section.

Humor

Melinda wants to read a funny book. She goes to the humor section.

Literature

Hilary wants to read A Room With A View by E.M. Forster. She goes to the literature section.

Magazine

Doug wants to read a magazine called Time. He goes to the magazines section.

Manga

Jen wants to read a Japanese comic book. She goes to the manga section.

Mathematics

Mike needs an arithmetic book for school. He goes to the mathematics section.

Medicine

Brad wants to read a book written by a doctor. He goes to the medicine section.

Money management Hilary wants to learn how to save money. She goes to the money management section.

Mystery

Doug wants to read a book about a strange event. He goes to the mystery section.

Nonfiction

Jen wants to read a true story. She goes to the nonfiction section.

Politics

Melinda wants to read a book about the science of government. She goes to the politics section.

Psychology

Mike wants to read a book about human behavior. He goes to the psychology section.

Reference

Brad needs a new dictionary. He goes to the reference section.

Religion Romance

Hilary wants to read a book about Buddhism. She goes to the religion section.

Jen wants to read a love story. She goes to the romance section.

Science

Doug needs a chemistry book for school. He goes to the science section.

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Vocabulary Science fiction

Mike wants to read an imaginary book about outer space. He goes to the science fiction section.

Self help

Melinda wants to stop worrying. She goes to the self help section.

Sports

Brad want to read about the game of soccer. He goes to the sports section.

Thriller

Hilary wants to read an exciting story. She goes to the thriller section.

Westerns

Doug wants to read a book about cowboys. He goes to the westerns section.

Practice. Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word.

Example: Brad wants to read: a book about the design of buildings a book about exercise a frightening story a book written by a doctor a dictionary a book about soccer

1. Hilary wants to read: a book about paintings E.M. Forster’s A Room With A View a book about how to save money a book about Buddhism an exciting story

2. Doug wants to read: a book about buying and selling a crossword puzzle book a magazine called Time a book about a strange event a chemistry book a book about cowboys

Brad goes to these sections in the book and music store: _______architecture_______ _______fitness____________ _______horror____________ _______medicine__________ _______reference__________ _______sports_____________

Hilary goes to these sections in the book and music store: _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________

Doug goes to these sections of the book and music store: _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________

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Practice. Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word.

3. Mike wants to read:

Mike goes to these sections of the book and music store:

a story with pictures a book about the seventeenth century an arithmetic book a book about human behavior an imaginary book about outer space

4. Jen wants to read:

_________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________

Jen goes to these sections of the book and music store:

a book about preventing illness a Japanese comic book a true story a love story

_________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________

5. Melinda wants to read:

Melinda goes to these sections of the book and music store:

a story that is not true a funny book a book about the science of government a book about how to stop worrying

_________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________

Matching. Practice the vocabulary words with this matching exercise.

1. cowboys

__5__humor

2. chemistry

_____ manga

3. dictionary

_____ architecture

4. true

_____ mystery

5. funny

__1__westerns

6. frightening

_____fitness

7. strange event

_____ nonfiction

8. Japanese comic book

_____ science

9. exercise

_____horror

10. buildings

_____ reference

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Prepositions Of Location

across from

behind

between in front of

next to

Look at the book and music store floor plan on page 1. Review the prepositions in the box above. Read these sentences.

The psychology and self help section is across from the westerns section.

The health section is behind the medicine section.

The games and manga section is between the music CDs section and the movie DVDs section.

The reference section is in front of the foreign language section.

The religion section is next to the art section. It is also next to the architecture section.

The left aisle is between the architecture section and the comics section.

The comics section and the humor section are next to the romance section.

Look at the floor plan of the book and music store on page 1. Fill in the blanks below with a preposition of location.

1. The romance section is ____across from___ the magazines section.

2. The sports section is _______________ the fitness section.

3. The business and money management section is _______________ the psychology and self help section.

4. The sports section is _______________the science section and the health section.

5. The middle aisle is _______________ the cash register and the information desk.

6. The nonfiction section is _______________ the literature section.

7. The science section is _______________ the mathematics section.

8. The politics section is _______________ the history section.

9. The coffee shop is _______________ the information desk 10. The westerns section is _______________ the science fiction section and the mystery, thriller, and horror section.

This free handout is available at http://sites.google.com/site/eslhelpfulhandouts. Written by S. Watson.