Location, place and time: English Language prepositions

Stimulate discussion in English with these conversation prompt cards designed to elicit discussion using a variety of prepositions related to location, place and time. With this set of 60 conversation prompts, help your students encounter, notice, and practise the correct prepositions and patterns commonly used to talk about directions and time in English.

Questions are colour-coded and grouped into patterns, with repetition of question forms designed to encourage language uptake as students share their answers.

Example questions:

Do you live by a river?
Where is your nearest train station?
What is on your kitchen counter?
What do you do on your commute?
What do you do in the evening?
Can you describe your favourite restaurant?

These cards are designed for pre-intermediate levels and above, but are suitable for most levels depending on language goals and appropriate monitoring by the teacher.

They are appropriate for all ages of learners, regardless of if they are currently at school or graduated some time ago. However, some cards refer to work and employment, so younger students may need to explain (in English!) that these questions are not relevant to them.

These cards ensure your students learn naturally, increasing the fluency, accuracy, and vocabulary while discussing their own lives, opinions, and giving their own recommendations.

These conversation prompts allow you students to identify and learn common English patterns in a natural, communicative way, while making the class personal to them and their ideas.

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Enliven your language classroom with engaging discussions!