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Prepositions of movement show movement from one place to another place. These prepositions always describe movement and we usually use them with verbs of motion.

The most common preposition of movement is the preposition to, which describes movement in the direction of something, for example:

How do you go to work?

He drove to London in five hours.

Nobody came to the party :(

Prepositions of movement are also called prepositions of direction.

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Prepositions of Movement list

Here is a list of the most common prepositions of movement, with example sentences for each one:

across: movement from one side to the other side of something

It took us three days to drive across the desert.

The dog ran across the road and nearly got hit by a car.

around: movement passing something in a curved route, not going through it

A big dog was sleeping on the floor so she had to walk around it.

They walked around the town for an hour.

away from: indicating the point where a movement begins

The mouse ran away from the cat and escaped.

down: movement from a higher point to a lower point of something

They ran down the hill to the stream below.

He climbed down the ladder to the bottom of the well.

from: indicating the point where a movement begins

We flew from Bangkok to London.

The police took my driving licence from me.

into: movement to an enclosed space; movement resulting in physical contact

He got into the car and closed the door.

The car crashed into the wall.

off: movement away from (and often down from) something

Please take your papers off my desk.

The wineglass fell off the table and shattered on the floor.

on to, onto: movement to the top surface of something

They went up on to the stage.

Move the kettle onto the counter.

out of: indicating the enclosed space where a movement begins

Take your hands out of your pockets and help me!

He went out of the room to smoke a cigarette.

over: movement above and across the top or top surface of something

We are flying over the mountains.

The cat jumped over the wall.

past: movement from one side to the other side of something

We could see children in the playground as we drove past the school.

We gave the marathoners water as they ran past us.

to: movement in the direction of something

Could you give this to Kob please?

Does this train go to London?

through | thru (AmE): movement in one side and out of the other side of something

The train goes through a tunnel under the hill.

Hey! You just went thru a red light!

towards | toward (mostly AmE): movement in the direction of something

The night sky got brighter as they drove toward the city.

At last she could recognize the person coming towards her.

under: movement directly below something

The mouse ran under the chair.

Submarines can travel under water.

up: movement from a lower point to a higher point of something

Jack and Jill ran up the hill.

The boat takes two hours going up the river and one hour coming down.

Example sentences with Prepositions of Movement

Here are some more example sentences showing prepositions of movement in context:

James Bond came into the room and took his gun out of his pocket.

He walked around the table and moved toward the window.

They saw someone running away from the school, past a car and towards the road.

They went up on to the roof.

He jumped off the platform and ran over the rails just before the train arrived.

The prisoners squeezed through the window, ran across the grass and escaped under the fence.

Jack and Jill walked up the hill. Pretty soon they were tumbling down the hill.

Did you walk here from home?

They didn't go to school yesterday.

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For a full list of prepositions plus examples and quizzes, you may like this PDF ebook, English Prepositions List by EnglishClub founder Josef Essberger.

94 one-word prepositions and 56 complex prepositions

400 example sentences

200 quiz questions, with answers

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Feelings and emotions

In this pre-advanced vocabulary lesson, you will learn many adjectives we can use to describe the way we feel, from happy to sad and everything in between. Check the following pictures and read the definitions and examples to understand what each term means and in which situations it could be used.

Positive and negative emotions

Positive emotions

When you feel 1 joyful, you're happy, perhaps because you've heard some good news.

When you're 2 excited, you're happy because you' re looking forward to something that is going to happen in the future.

If you're 3 content, you're not extremely happy, but you feel quite satisfied.

When you're 4 grateful, you feel thankful for something you have or that someone has done.

When you're 5 proud, you feel respect for yourself, often because of something you or someone close to you has achieved.

If you're 6 confident, you believe in yourself and are not worried about failure.

When you're 7 hopeful, you have hope and believe that it is possible for something good to happen.

If you're 8 relieved, you feel pleased because you have avoided a difficult or unpleasant situation.

Negative emotions

When you're 9 offended, you feel angry or hurt by something someone has said or done to you.

If you're 10 anxious, you feel worried or uneasy about something.

When you're 11 frustrated, you feel annoyed because something is not working or happening the way you want it to.

If you're 12 disappointed, you're unhappy because something was not as good as you thought it would be.

Feeling 13 guilty means that you feel bad for something you did wrong.

When you're 14 nervous, you feel worried about a stressful situation that is going to arise in the future.

If you're 15 upset, it means you're sad because of something that has happened.

When you're 16 depressed, you feel unhappy and have little hope.

Neutral and intense emotions

Neutral emotions

When you're 1 calm, you feel relaxed, and are not worried about anything.

If you are 2 indifferent, you have no feelings about or interest in something.

If you're 3 bored, it means you're uninterested in what is happening around you.

When you're 4 curious, you want to know more about something.

If you're 5 tired, you don't have a lot of energy and may want to sleep.

When you're 6 relaxed, you feel free because nothing is worrying you.

7 Puzzled means you're confused about something that is happening or has happened.

8 Neutral means you have no strong preferences or opinions about something.

If you're 9 reserved, you keep your feelings to yourself.

When you're 10 satisfied, you're pleased because you got what you desired.

Intense emotions

When you're 11 ecstatic, you feel incredibly happy, usually because something good has happened.

If you're 12 furious, you are extremely angry about something.

When you're 13 terrified, you're very scared, so something is really frightening you.

When you're 14 exhilarated, something makes you feel thrilled and excited.

15 Devastated means extremely sad, so if you're feeling this way, something very upsetting has happened.

If you're feeling 16 overwhelmed, something has affected you deeply, causing you to feel very emotional.

When you're 17 desperate, you've lost all hope, and are feeling very down.

If you're 18 hysterical, you're in a state of uncontrolled excitement, anger, or panic.

When you're 19 stunned, you're too shocked to express any emotion, usually because of bad news.

If you're 20 bewildered, you're extremely confused, and are unable to understand a situation.

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The weather

In this Pre-intermediate Vocabulary Lesson about The Weather, you will learn about different weather conditions, how to describe them in English, and the vocabulary associated with various weather phenomena. The pictures, descriptions, and examples below will help you understand and remember the terms.

Adjectives

When we talk about the weather in English, we often create adjectives by adding the letter -y to the end of a noun.

When it's 1 sunny, it means the sky is clear and the sun is shining. When it's 2 cloudy, there are many clouds in the sky, which may make the day seem grey or dark.

3 Rainy means there are regular periods of rain, making everything wet. When it's 4 snowy, it means that there is snow falling from the sky.

5 Windy weather means there is a lot of wind, and this may make things blow away, so you need to be careful.

Temperature

Temperature is measured in 6 degrees in English. In the US, they use Fahrenheit degrees, whereas in the UK, they use Celsius degrees.

When it's 7 hot, the temperature is high, and it's uncomfortable. When it's 8 warm, it is a little hot, but it's a pleasant temperature.

When it's 9 cold, the temperature in the air is very low, maybe between 0 and 5 or 10 degrees. When it is very cold, with below-zero temperatures, we say that it is 10 freezing. We also use the word freezing to describe anything that is extremely cold.

Humidity

11 Humid weather means there is a lot of water vapour (tiny drops of water) in the air, and it's hot, which can make you feel quite uncomfortable.

The humidweather made walking long distances uncomfortable.

When it is 12 wet, there is water on the ground because it is raining or has recently rained. 13 Dryhas the opposite meaning, so dry weather means there is no rain or that it hasn't rained in a long time.

Phenomena

14 Lightning is a bright flash of electricity in the sky during a storm, and 15 thunder is the loud noise you hear during a storm caused by lightning.

A 16 thunderstorm is a heavy rainstorm accompanied by thunder and lightning.

A 17 snowstorm is a storm with lots of heavy snow falling.

A 18 shower is a short period of rain, especially light rain.

The word 19 drizzle refers to light rain falling continuously. Drizzle does not cause problems and will not make you very wet.

The word 20 hail refers to small balls of ice that fall like rain.

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One of the most popular ways of relaxing at the end of each day is to watch television. We can watch the news or a show about current affairs, a sitcom or a reality TV show, or we can watch our favourite sports or a movie. But the kind of show that many people enjoy watching the most iscalled a series. This is the kind of show that tells a story over many episodes, like Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead.

When television was first broadcast in the 1950s it was free-to-air, so anyone who had a TV could watch. They could watch public television on a state-owned channel like the BBC or PBS, or they could watch commercial television on a privately-owned channel that showed commercials during the shows. To find out which TV shows each channel was broadcasting, viewers had to check the TV schedule in a newspaper. In most countries, there were only four or five channels to choose from, but in the 1980s more channels became available when cable TV was launched. This meant viewers could pay to have a cable connected to their home that brought lots of new channels. These included sports channels like ESPN, news channels like CNN, and also channels like HBO that showed movies and TV series.

We can still watch free-to-air or cable TV, but now we can also buy boxed sets containing all the episodes of a TV series, or we can pay to have a series streamed via the Internet. Before boxed sets and streaming TV, we'd often have to wait a whole week for the next episode of a series to be shown, but now we can watch episodes at any time. We can even watch a whole season, or a whole series, in one or two days if we want to. For learners of English, watching a series like Breaking Bad or Downton Abbey is not only great entertainment, it's also a great way to improve your English.

If you'd like to watch a TV series in English, checkout out our Recommended TV Series.

BBC (noun): British Broadcasting Corporation, a public broadcaster of radio and television programs in the UK. - The BBC has some really interesting current affairs shows.

boxed set (also "box set") (noun): a collection of TV series episodes, music albums or movies on a set of DVD or Blu-ray discs - I just bought a boxed set of the first five seasons of Doctor Who!

broadcast (verb): to send television or radio signals over the air - Most television stations didn't broadcast in colour until the 1960s.

cable TV(noun): television channels that paying customers receive via coaxial or fibre-optic cable - When we first got cable TV in 1983, we watched lots of music videos on MTV.

channel (noun): a public or private broadcaster of TV shows - Let's change the channel and watch something else.

CNN (noun): Cable News Network, a private cable TV news channel - CNN was one of the first 24-hour cable channels that only showed news.

commercial (noun): an advertisement on television or radio - If a TV channel shows too many commercials, not many people will watch it.

commercial television (noun): private television companies that make money by showing commercials - My dad hated commercials, so we never watched commercial television.

current affairs (noun): political, economic and social events that are current, or happening now - We usually watch a current affairs show after the nightly news.

episode (noun): one part of a TV series, usually 30 to 60 minutes long - How many episodes are there in the first season of Game of Thrones?

free-to-air (adjective): can be watched for free by anyone with a television set - Before cable television appeared, all television broadcasts were free-to-air.

HBO (noun): Home Box Office, a private cable TV channel that shows movies and TV series - John and Liz love watching movies, so they don't mind paying extra for HBO.

PBS (noun): Public Broadcasting Service, a public broadcaster of radio and television programs in the U.S.A. - Did you watch that show about Martin Luther King on PBS last night?

public television (noun): free government-funded TV channels that don't usually show commercials - There are some really good shows on public television in Australia.

reality TV (noun): a form of television in which members of the public are shown in competitive situations - Some of the most famous reality TV shows include Big Brother, The Voice and Survivor.

season (noun): a set of related episodes shown over one single period of weeks or months - Did you think the second season of Downton Abbey was as good as the first season?

series (noun) a television show that tells a story over many episodes or seasons - The best series I've seen recently is called Top of the Lake.

show (noun): a programme on television or radio - Did you watch that show on the BBC last night about the history of India?

sitcom (or "situation comedy") (noun): a TV series about a group of people who keep getting into comical situations - Julie's all-time favourite sitcoms are The Big Bang Theory and Modern Family.

the news (noun): a television or radio broadcast with the latest news and current events - When I was a kid, we watched the news on Channel 2 every night at 7 o'clock.

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