Choose the Prepositions

Other Suitable
Sentence
Prepositions
1) The dog is ________ the man.
2) The man dived ________ the water.
3) The boy climbed ________ the tree.
4) The ducks swam ________ the river.
5) The cat is ________ the dogs.
6) The mouse is ________ the table.
7) The man fell ________ the hole.
8) The man skated ________ the tree.
9) The boats sailed ________ the bridge.
10) The kittens are sitting ________ the basket.
11) The children got ________ the bus.

ACTIVITY #1: LOVERS

Deborah and Gilbert are both finishing their last year of university. She will be a social worker and he
will graduate in geophysics, specializing in oil exploration. They are in love, spend a lot of time
together and had planned to be married soon after their graduation. Now, however, Gilbert can't get a
job in Western Canada where they want to make their home.
Deborah has had an offer of a job in Vancouver that is well paid. Gilbert has only one job possibility
and that is for a five year contract with a company in Saudi Arabia. Although it would be very well
paid, he doesn't know if he wants to take it. Deborah couldn't work as a social worker there and she
doesn't want to live in a culture that she believes discriminates against women.

Complete the following with a preposition:

Deborah and Gilbert are ____________ love.

They have been devoted_________ each other _____________ many months.

Until recently they had counted__________ being

able to marry soon after their graduation but now they are

concerned_____________ Gilbert's

difficulties with getting a job. Deborah had felt very happy

____________ her job offer in Vancouver but now she

worries _______________ Gilbert. They are committed ___________

each other and hate the thought ____________ being apart.

If Gilbert were to take the job in Saudi Arabia they would

be provided _____________ plenty of money.

Would five years be too long to wait?

BRAINSTORM:
SMALL GROUPS: What should Deborah and Gilbert do?

LARGE GROUP: List the ideas of all the groups on the blackboard.

SMALL GROUPS: Consider all the suggestions and decide what your group would do?

WORK WITH A PARTNER OR IN A SMALL GROUP:

IF YOU HAD TO GET A JOB IN ANOTHER COUNTRY, WHICH ONE WOULD YOU
CHOOSE?_____________________________

List your reasons for choosing that country: You may not feel the same as your partner.

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Imagine the following scenario:

Write a paragraph telling what happened. Use the appropriate tenses. Choose an ending for the story.

Deborah and Gilbert are lovers in Vancouver in 1998.

They decide to marry in five years.
Gilbert goes to Saudi Arabia.
Deborah meets a handsome guy in 2000.
Gilbert returns in 2001.

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ROLE PLAY:
Scenario 1:
Gilbert is talking to one or two of his friends. He tells them his problem and they suggest that he
should take the job because then he'll have enough to live very well when he returns home. They say
that money is the most important. You decide what Gilbert thinks.
Scenario 2:
Deborah is talking to her family. They are proud that she has been offered such a good job. They
would worry if she went to Saudi Arabia. They say that five years isn't such a long time and she could
visit him there. You decide what Deborah thinks.
Scenario 3:
Deborah and Gilbert are talking to some of their friends who have travelled a lot. They suggest that
Deborah live in a country nearby so they can visit each other often. With her university qualifications
she could probably get a job. You decide what Deborah and Gilbert think.