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    Learn English > English lessons and exercises > English test #128166: Vocabulary: how to give locations
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    Vocabulary: how to give locations


     

    Here is a lesson which will help you revise all the words (prepositions and adverbs) and expressions that you

    need so often to express yourselves, but that are less familiar to you... Their precise usage will keep you from

    many misunderstandings...

     Here/ from here (proximity, closeness)
     There/ over there/ from there  (distance, remoteness)                                                                                        
     In/ inside
     within 
     out of 
     outside (of)

    - I can hear him from here

    - from there you'll see the Town Hall

    - Two kilometres away/ two kilometres off

    - It's in this road/ in my bag

    - I've left my keys inside

    - within this perimeter

    - It's outside the town

    - leave your muddy boots outside

     

                             

     

     On/ upon 
     On top of 
     Over (it)                                                                                                                            

     Below/ beneath/ underneath 

     In front of/ before                               
     Behind 
     Behind/ After
     After/ past

     

    - below the horizon

    - He's hidden under the bed

    - the flat below

    - He was standing in front of/ before me

    - I'll go ahead

    - ahead of/ in front of

    - She's gone on ahead/ she's gone on in front

    - in the front of/ at the front of

    - in the back of/ at the back of

    - at the rear of the train

    - The others are far behind us

    - His house is after/ past the town hall

     

     On/ to the left/ right of: 
     Opposite                                                                                                                                            
     beyond 
     between 
     on the surface of
     at the end of 
     at/ on the tip of 
     in the middle of/  at the heart of 
     at the centre of/  in the centre of 
     next door
     on the side
     side by side
     on every side/ on all sides                      

     next to/ beside/ at the side of/ by the side of

     

    - She lives in the house opposite ours

    - He was at my side/ by my side: next to me

    - on the other side of/ across

       

     

     At the bottom of                                                                                                                     
     At the foot of/ At the base of 
     At the top of/ on top of 
     At the edge/ on the edge                         
     Across 
     Around 
     Among 
     Halfway between 

         

     

     Distance 

     remote/ distant// far off/ faraway

     Proximity 
     in proximity to/ close to                                                                                                          
     Close by/ nearby
     Adjacent to 

    - It's a good/ long way off/ a long way away

    - He's somewhere about

     

     Somewhere/ some place  

     Somewhere else/ elsewhere/ Some place else                                                                      

     Anywhere/ any place 
     Nowhere/ no place//  Nowhere else/ no place else 
     Here, there and everywhere    
     In places/ here and there

     

      

     To locate/ to situate                                                                                                                 
     Situation/ location 
     To be well/ badly situated                           
     To be located at/ in 

     

    I know there are many... but you already know most of them... Please, do not limit the number of 

    the new ones you're going to use, so as to make varied and richer sentences! 

    Good luck for the test! 

     



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