Egypt Primary 6 English (Connect), Week 17: In front of, between, under; bear, pair, wear

Metals, places and fact files

Week 17 · Unit 7 (B): metal and trade in Ancient Egypt (a presentation), prepositions of place, a myth (reference only), sounds in bear / pair / wear, a fact file, project display boards, self-assessment · 3 lessons

In front of, between, under; bear, pair, wear

Connect Primary 6 Term 2, Unit 7: pp. 10–17

GoalSay where things are with prepositions of place and say the sound /eə/ in bear, pair and wear.

New words

in front of · before something, facing itbetween · in the middle of two thingsbehind · at the back of somethingunder · below somethingnext to · at the side of somethingpair · two things that go together

Explanation

Prepositions of place tell us where something is. A cat is on the box. A cat is in the box. The ball is under the chair. The bag is behind the door. The book is in front of the lamp. The box is between the cat and the dog. The desk is next to the window. Now the sound /eə/ in bear, hair and share. We spell it ear, air, are or ere: bear, pear, hair, pair, air, share, wear, there. Make your mouth open a little and then close it a little. Listen to your teacher and say the words.

Preposition	Example
on	The cat is on the box.
in	The ball is in the box.
in front of	The chair is in front of the desk.
between	The box is between the cat and the dog.
under	The bag is under the chair.
next to	The lamp is next to the window.
behind	The door is behind the chair.

Worked examples

Look and say. The box is between the cat and the dog. Where is the cat? Where is the dog?

Listen and say the /eə/ words.

I share a pear with my sister. There is a bear in the picture. Layla can wear a pair of new shoes there.

Listen and say.

Now you. Look at your room. Say where five things are: The lamp is next to the bed.

Class activity

Where is it? The grown-up hides a small object (a coin or a pencil) in the room. The child asks: Is it under the chair? Is it behind the door? Is it between the books? The grown-up answers Yes or No. Then change places.

Practice

The cat is on the left and the dog is on the right. The box is between them. Where is the box: between the cat and the dog or behind the dog?

Choose: The ball is (on / under) the chair. It is below the chair.

Which word has the /eə/ sound: bear or beer?

Listen. Which word do you hear: bear or beer?

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Writing: write three sentences about where things are in your classroom.