Unit Overview

📍 SWATStudents will be able to describe the location of objects using prepositions of place: in, on, under, next to, behind, in front of, and between.

Teacher Note

What You Will Deliver

Prepositions of place are essential for describing any environment — a room, an office, a city, a building. Students also combine this with There is/are from Unit 10. By the end, every student must be able to describe where any object is without hesitation.

Grammar Targets

Prepositions of Place

Preposition	Meaning	Example	Spanish
in	inside something	The cat is in the box.	en / dentro de
on	on top of a surface	The book is on the table.	sobre / encima de
under	below something	The shoes are under the bed.	debajo de
next to	beside, at the side	The lamp is next to the sofa.	al lado de
behind	at the back of	The cat is behind the door.	detrás de
in front of	facing, before	The student is in front of the board.	enfrente de
between	in the middle of two	The pen is between the books.	entre