Class 11 English Unit 3: Grammar

 

Grammar

Prepositions of direction (page 26)

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YF0huZdZtQ

 

A.   Look at the following prepositions of direction with examples.

a.      away from : Why are you going away from me?

b.     across : She walked across the road.

c.      along :  A soldier walked along the rope.

d.     out of:  He came out of the room.

e.      up to : He came up to her and asked a question.

f.       past : The bullet whistled past my right ear.

g.     through : The river runs through the woods.

h.     to : This bus goes to Dhankuta.

i.       into : The thief jumped into a car and drove away.

j.       round : We travelled around the country.

k.     onto : The cat climbed onto the roof.

l.       towards : He started walking towards the library.

m.    off:  Don’t jump off that wall

Quiz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbloPhGqAXo

B.    Complete the following sentences using the correct prepositions of direction: to, toward, onto, or into.

a.      Prem drove Milan to the airport.

b.     The plane landed on the runway.

c.      The kids climbed onto the monkey bars.

d.     Manish and Richa moved the table into the dining room.

e.      Ganesh almost fell into the river.

f.       Lalit and Sarita took the bus that was heading toward the university.

Quiz:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHUdQZC8fHI

C.    Complete the sentences with the correct preposition from the brackets.

a.      While we were hiking through the forest, we saw a mountain lion. (across/ through/along/under)    

b.     The leopards walked in a circle round the baby giraffe before they attacked. (into/towards/round/through)

c.      Go out of the building and turn left. (into/up/off/out of)

d.     She ran away from home when she was eighteen. (towards/away from/down/ across)

e.      Raindrops ran down the windscreen, making it difficult to see the road. (into/up/down/over)

f.       Hemanta put the plate onto the table and began to eat his dinner. (onto/ into/up/off)

g.     The frightened deer disappeared into the forest. (up/onto/into/toward)

h.     We were driving towards the City Centre when we had an accident. (up/into/ towards/along)

i.       i. The smoke from the fire went up into the sky. (into/up/to/onto)

Quiz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqWg2C_grZ4

Giving directions

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXIpaNU6WlE

 

A.   Study the following expressions about asking for and giving directions.

Asking for Directions	Giving Directions
How can I get to the office? How do I get to the health post? What’s the best way to get to your house? Can you please tell me how I can get to Puspalal Chowk? Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to the bus station?	Go straight on till you see the hospital, then turn left. Go along here/ Go along Green Street. Go as far as the bus stop. Turn left/ right. Take the first/ second/ third turning on the left/right.

Project Work

•      Look at the status of Facebook of your Facebook friends in the last 24 hours or the last two days.

•      Do not write their names or any other identity.

•      Categorize the information into various groups and critically discuss how you find them.

•      Explain what kind of messages the users were trying to communicate, whether or not the messages have any ethical issues, and how people might perceive the messages on the status.

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