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Stand by Me CHAPTER 9

B Prepositions of Direction

• A preposition is a word/phrase that describes a relationship between its object and another word
or group of words in a sentence.
• A preposition of direction is used to show the movement of an object from one place to another.

TASK 1 Read the letter and fill in the blanks with the appropriate prepositions
like ‘to’, ‘along’, ‘from’, ‘into’, ‘on’, ‘past’. Refer to the map below.

Dear Emma,
Hope you are well. I have been wondering about you since we parted after Year Three. I am
truly glad that I tracked you down through social media. I am grateful that your mother has
agreed to send you to my house. Please follow these directions to get to my place.
First, ask her to drive ... (1) Jalan Puchong until she reaches Puchong Mall, which will
be ... (2) her right. After the Mall, ask your mother to take the exit ... (3) the left. She
will then be driving ... (4) Jalan Setia 1. Tell her to keep driving until she comes ... (5)
a T-junction. She has to turn right ... (6) Jalan Setia 2 and drive for about fifty metres
until she reaches a roundabout. Ask her to take the second exit and she will see Taman Setia
... (7) her left. Here she must turn ... (8) Jalan Setia 3 and drive ... (9) Toddlers’
Kindy. My house is two houses away ... (10) the kindergarten. I will be eagerly waiting for
your arrival. Isn’t it exciting that we are going to meet again after four years?

Yours sincerely,
Elizabeth

Alam Sky
Condominium
Toddler’s
Kindy
Puchong
Specialist Taman
Centre Setia

SK Alam Setia

Jalan Puchong
You are Puchong Mall
here

TASK 2 Practise giving directions.
• Take turns to invite your friends to your house.
• Give directions to them on how to get to your place.
• Draw a simple map from your school to your house.

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