Cómo usar “behind”, “in front of” y “next to”

* I´m sitting in front of my laptop, and my wardrobe is just behind me. * This year, I´m living in Landås, in a small hose next to a supermarket. * There is a Cafe beside the Library, near my house.

My neighborhood: I´m living in a block, in a small apartment on the third floor. Near home, I have a supermarket, a school, a bus stop, a gas station, and a library. My block is on the mountain side named Ulriken. The block is Between a school and another smaller building. The bus stop is just in front of the library, and the library is next to the supermarket. The gas station is near my house but not at all, I think is nearer than the supermarket.

**Let's practice** * **In front** of my house is the street. * **Behind** of my desk, there is a wall. * I'm **next to** the desk. * The bed is **in** **front** of the closet

* ***In front of** my house is a blue house where live my neighbor who is one of my best friends.* * ***Behin** my desk is the wall which is white, and also there a a pair of cords.* * *Right now i am sitting **in front of** my desk studying in platzi and and **next to** me is an fan and **behind** its is my bed. Also **next to** left me is a door.*

**Cómo usar “behind”, “in front of” y “next to”** Practice: \- What’s in front of your house? A rehabilitation center is in front of my house. \- What’s behind your desk? A box with old CDs is behind my desk. \- What’s next to you? My guitar is next to me. Workbook. Part 2 - Prepositions of Place During the previous classes, you learned how to use a variety of prepositions when referring to the location of someone or something. Get your notes ready and let’s take your knowledge to the test by using them in the following activities! ● According to the images, complete the sentences with the correct preposition. a. The basketball ball is \_next to\_ the training shoes. b. While the man waits, his luggage is \_on\_ the floor, \_on\_ his right. c. The beautiful bird is \_above\_ the water. d. The singer is \_in front of\_ the audience. The fans are singing all his songs! e. I always keep my shirts and coats very well-organized and \_in\_\_ the drawer. f. There is a utility pole \_between\_\_ the two red trains. g. Let’s go to a pizzeria \_near\_ my house. We can get there in just 2 minutes. h. The mechanic is \_below\_ the car checking what’s the problem with the brakes. Use as many prepositions of place as possible to describe the following places: Your room: My room is next to my mother’s room. My room is between the skylight and the hallway. The neighborhood where you live: \- My neighborhood is near to a red bridge. \- My neighborhood is in the southeast of my city. The place where you work or study: \- The place of my work is behind a bakery. \- The place of my work is beside a large winery. One of your favorite places in the city where you live: \- My favorite tool store is on the mall near the highway. \- My favorite electronics store is in front of the oval of my city.

1. What is in front of your house?The house building is in front of my house 2. What behind your desk?Nothing special, just a plain white wall is behind my desk. 3. What is next to you?The large windows are next to me

### **Summary and practice** * **Behind:** Indicates something at the back (e.g., "The cable is **behind** me"). * **In front of:** Indicates something facing you (e.g., "My house is **in front of** the tree"). * **Next to:** Indicates something at the side (e.g., "The desk is **next to** the wall"). **Practice:** ### **Behind:** 1. The cat likes to hide behind the sofa whenever there are loud noises in the house. 2. There is a small garden behind the house where we grow our vegetables. ### **In Front of:** 1. The car is parked in front of the house, blocking the driveway completely. 2. There is a bus stop in front of the grocery store where I shop every week. ### **Next to:** 1. There is a small bookstore next to the coffee shop that sells unique books. 2. The lamp on the table next to the sofa creates a cozy reading corner.

**use behin**: when something is the back **use in front of**: is oposition of behin **use next to :** or beside (formal ).

the park is in front of my house, and also I see the Avenue, behind my desk is the wall, above is the clock, the machine beside, and I am in front of the my computer.

I'm practicing! **Behind** my desk there are a nice chair. **In front of** my home there are an house of two floors. Also, near there are a store **in front of** another store, it's funny! **Next to** me there are a beatiful view.

The real world in in front of you Behind my house there is a supermarket In front of my desk there is a TV Near me is my brother

My cat is next to me

There is a highway un front of my house and behind there is a lake

Let’s practice

• In front of my house is my neighbor’s house.
• Behind of my desk, there is a wall.
• I’m next to the desk.
• My couch is beside the window.

* My aunt's house is in front of my house. * The wall is behind my desk. * The kitchen is next to my work zone.