Patina · Building English

In, On, Under

Where is it? Three words that answer that question, and the classroom is the whole picture: the desk, the drawer, the backpack, the board, the page. Tap anything to hear it.

★ the three words  ·  ★★ classroom sentences  ·  ★★★ the phrases you learn whole

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For the teacher · In class

hold something up, move it, and ask "Where is it now?" Everyone answers with the whole phrase out loud — "on the desk", "under the chair". Then call a number from the check and they type in, on or under in the chat.  ·  For a page, a class, or the clock, learn the whole phrase.

Unit 4 teacher's key (PDF)

The three words ★

Look at the picture. Say the word. Tap to hear it.

In your classroom ★★

Tap a sentence. Listen. Then say it about your own classroom.

Phrases you learn whole ★★★

Here English does not follow the picture. Learn the whole phrase, not the rule.

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Check yourself ★★★

Write in, on, or under. Then check the answers under the cut line.

  1. The pencil is the desk.
  2. My books are my backpack.
  3. My bag is my chair.
  4. Write the date your notebook.
  5. The homework is page 20.
  6. Please come time.

For the teacher · Answer key

1 on  ·  2 in  ·  3 under  ·  4 in  ·  5 on  ·  6 on   · 5 and 6 are the fixed phrases: on page 20, on time.