Thomas Celentano - Beyond Prepositions for ESL Learners: Mastering English Prepositions for Fluency

Focus on English ESL Reference Series Beyond Prepositions for ESLLearners Mastering English Prepositions for Fluency by Thomas Celentano

Copyright 2012 by ThomasCelentano All rights reserved. Third Edition 2017 No part of this book may be reproduced ortransmitted in any form without the express written permission ofthe copyright holder. All inquiries should beaddressed to: liaison@foebooks.com A free audio version ofthis book can be found at https://foebooks.com/index.php/beyond-prepositions-for-esl-learners-audio/ Focus on English Books 10 9 8 76 5 4 3 To my students everywhere English prepositions are everywhere in theEnglish language. The correct use of English prepositions inEnglish communication can sometimes be difficult because of theirunpredictable nature. This text was written as a quick referenceguide, and primer, to help students quickly find and correctproblem areas. The book was written for intermediate and advancedlearners.

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Beyond Prepositions for ESL Learners -Mastering English Prepositions for Fluency This book goes beyond justbeing a guide to the correct use of English prepositions. Thestudent can use this text to learn how to correctly useprepositions, prepositional phrases, prepositions after certainEnglish verbs, and prepositions in situational Englishcommunication in a wide variety of English sentence contexts. Inaddition to complete and clear explanations ofthe correct way to use prepositions, there are many examples of correctusage and self reviews throughout the book. The student is encouraged to use this bookin three ways: - As a quickreference resource . The book layout anddesign make it easy for the student to quickly search for words orphrases of interest. - As a learn-by-exampletext .

Every step of the way there are manyclear examples of usage, making it easy for the student tounderstand how English speakers use prepositions in everydaycommunication. - As a grammar text . This book wasdesigned to push the student to the next level in learning Englishprepositions in their many different usages. The practice andreview sections of the book challenge the student to generatecommunication based on the lesson at hand, helping the student toreinforce his or her new knowledge. Focus onEnglish Books for ESL Learners Making the difficult partsof learning English easy Use Prepositions Correctly in EveryEnglish Sentence This book is designed forEnglish Learners who want to clearly understand the use ofprepositions in many different kinds of Englishsentences. in November; we sit at a desk but wesit in a chair;our hands are on the desk but our pencil is in our hand; we say we did something for him and then didsomething to him;I like my friend because hes like my brother; we have been talking about school since 2 p.m. for 3 hours outside the buildingthat is close to the bank; the book is underneath the counter, beneath thebookshelf, under the window, near the door, beside the TV, which is next to the chair that is over the box that is on the floor...whew! Does some of this soundconfusing to you? Well, dont worry! This Focus On English lessonis about English prepositions and will help you to understand anduse English prepositions correctly in every situation.

This book was designed tobe both a reference book and a classroom text book that can bequickly searched for answers about the correct use of prepositionsin most English sentences. This book was designed tobe both a reference book and a classroom text book that can bequickly searched for answers about the correct use of prepositionsin most English sentences.

At the end of this prepositions bookthere is an Appendix where the student can quickly find the correctprepositions that are used after certain English verbs. "Prepositions Made Easy" isbroken down into three sections. The first section provides the studentwith the resources to understand the functional use of prepositionsin everyday English communication. In this section, the studentwill find explanations and examples about how to use prepositionswhen talking about time , place/location , transportation/travel , giving directions ,and how things get done (special uses for the prepositions with and by ). The second section is designed to helpthe student with the difficult area of prepositions followingcertain common verbs in English. The student may quick-search thissecond section easily, either by verb or by preposition, using thetable of contents at the beginning of this book.

This will save thestudent time and help to get answers quickly. The third section is designed to be areference resource for all of the most common prepositions used inEnglish. This section contains a comprehensive listing of theprepositions followed by explanations and examples. This book was designed tobe used as a classroom study text or as a quick-search resourcemanual.

Verbs will be listed inalphabetical order. - - - - - - - - - - - - Learn to use English prepositionscorrectly when talking about time, places, transportation, givingdirections, and expressing how things get done.

This first section helpsthe student to understand the use of English prepositions inreal-life situations. In this section, the student will findexplanations and examples relating to preposition usage in everydayEnglish usage.

Using theprepositions ahead , behind , at , on , in , by , within , under , during , over , since , from , for and after when talking about time inEnglish Directions: Read the brief explanations and then theexamples below.(Note: students are encouraged to use thistext in groups, when possible. The student can then practice bylistening and speaking, as well as reading, which should makelearning easier, faster and more fun.) Ahead : Use ahead to talk about being earlier thanexpected Examples: The trainis ahead ofschedule. It was supposed to arrive at 9 a.m. and it is here! This is myfirst day of work, so I arrived at the office ahead of time.
( Meaning: earlier than I wassupposed to be there.) Behind : Use behind to talk about being later thanexpected Examples: The trainis behind schedule. and it is here! This is myfirst day of work, so I arrived at the office ahead of time.
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