Prepositions of movement and travel collocations: walkthrough

Section role: supports the 'Mapping the Journey' section while the teacher formalizes the grammar of movement and travel collocations. Slides: (1) Title — 'Mapping the Journey: Prepositions and Collocations'; (2) Prepositions of Movement — visual arrows for through, across, into, out of with directional icons; (3) Preposition Examples — sentences like 'The traveler walks through the forest' and 'The cruise ship sails across the ocean'; (4) What is a Collocation? — defining how words go together naturally in English; (5) Collocations Do's and Don'ts — comparison of correct forms (book a hotel, catch a bus) versus incorrect forms (make a hotel, get a bus); (6) Listening Warm-up — setting up the audio activity with key verbs and prepositions to listen for. Closing slide: 'Which verb pairs best with catch, book, and ride?' — sets up the listening exercise that follows. This material is part of a English foreign-language class for students in Chile learning English. Regardless of the material's language, the key terms and examples being taught must be written in English, not in the students' native language.

Lara de Teachy