•Prepositionsarewordsthatareusedbeforeanounoranounphrasetoshowtime,place,movement,etc.•Aprepositioncanalsobeusedbeforeaverbinthe–ingform.•Listalltheprepositionsinthestoryandthinkhowtheyareused.•Myfamilywillmovetoanewflat.Weneedalotofnewhouseholdappliancesbeforewecanmovein.LastSaturday,wewenttoadepartmentstore.Thehouseholdappliancessectionisonthefifthfloor.•Wefirstboughtafridgeandanelectricricecooker.Myparentssuggestedwebuyamicrowaveovensothatwecansavealotoftimereheatingfood.Thenweboughtawashingmachine.Afterthat,avacuumcleanercameintoourpackageasitisusefulforkeepingourhouseclean.Wehadatiringbuthappyday.•Myfamilywillmovetoanewflat.Weneedalotofnewhouseholdappliancesbeforewecanmovein.LastSaturday,wewenttoadepartmentstore.Thehouseholdappliancessectionisonthefifthfloor.Wefirstboughtafridgeandanelectricricecooker.•Myparentssuggestedwebuyamicrowaveovensothatwecansavealotoftimereheatingfood.Thenweboughtawashingmachine.Afterthat,avacuumcleanercameintoourpackageasitisusefulforkeepingourhouseclean.Wehadatiringbuthappyday.Prepositionsareusedbeforeanounoranounphrase.Andwhenaverbisusedafterapreposition,itisusuallyusedinits-ingform.ReadthedialogueonPage8andfillintheblankswithproperprepositions.Answers(1)for(2)at(3)until(4)by(5)during(6)toPrepostionsPrepostionsoftimeat,in,for,by,since,during,before,after,from,untilPrepostionsofplaceat,in,on,above,against,behind,between,under,oppostitePrepostionsofmovementAcross,along,down,into,off,over,round,through,uder,up表示时间的at,in,on•at表示片刻的时间，或者说时间点•at8o’clock，常用词组有：atnoon,atnight,atmidnight,attheendof,atthattime,atthebeginningof,attheageof,atChristmas,atNewYear等。•in表示一段的时间，•inthemorning,intheafternoon,intheevening,inOctober,in1998,insummer,inthepast,inthefuture等。•on总是跟日子有关，•onMonday,onChristmasmorning,onthefollowing,onMayDay,onawarmmorning等。表示时间的since和from•since表示从过去到现在的一段时间的过程，常与现在完成时连用。•from表示从时间的某一点开始，不涉及与现在的关系。一般多与现在时、过去时、将来时连用。•如：Ihopetodomorningexercisesfromtoday.•Wehavenotseeneachothersince1995.表示时间的in和after：•两者都表示“在（某个时间）之后，区别在于in表示“在（一段时间）之后”，而after则表示“在（某一具体时间点之后）”，in短语和将来时态连用，after短语和过去时态或将来时态连用。•如：We’llbebackinthreedays.•Afterseventherainbegantofall.•Whatshallwedoaftergraduation?•注意：after有时也可以表示在一段时间之后（常用在过去时里）。•如：Aftertwomonthshereturned.表示地理位置的in,on,to•in表示在某范围内，•on指与什么毗邻，•to指在某环境范围之外。•ChangchunisinthenortheastofChina.•MongoliaisonthenorthofChina.•JapanistotheeastofChina.under/over,below/above•below是onalowerlevelthan的意思,表示在下方位置的某物.不强调直上直下,反义词是above.•under有directlybelow的含义,表示垂直在下方,反义词是:over.表示“穿过……”的through和across•through表示从内部通过，与in有关；•across则表示从一端至另一端在表面上的通过，与on有关。•over指从一个物体的一边到另一边的越过•Waterflowsthroughthepipe.•Theoldmanwalkedacrossthestreet.toward(s),to,for•to和toward(s)用来表示静态的方向,可以换用,但和表示位置转移的动词如:go,come,move,run,return,walk,等连用是,•to有到达之意,而toward(s)只表示运动方向,无到达之意.•for一般用语动词leave,sail,start及短语setoff,setout,startout,startoff等短语后表示方向.ReadthedialogueonPage8andfillintheb...
