A full prepositions lesson based on your student’s interest in travelling.

Here’s a full prepositions lesson based on your student’s interest in travelling. It includes:

1. A fill-in-the-blanks exercise with 10 sentences.
2. A short, easy travel story using many target prepositions: for, from, till, with, to, on.
3. The same story turned into a gap-fill exercise.
4. The story has a simple plot and is suitable for retelling.

✅ Part 1: Prepositions – Fill in the blanks

Use these prepositions: for, from, till, with, to, on

(Each preposition is used at least once.)

1. I bought a ticket ___ Paris.
2. She travelled ___ her sister.
3. We stayed in Rome ___ Monday ___ Friday.
4. This gift is ___ you!
5. They came back ___ their trip yesterday.
6. We were ___ the train when it started to rain.
7. He walked ___ the hotel ___ the museum.
8. I got a postcard ___ Anna.
9. We went ___ a boat trip ___ the river.
10. I will wait ___ you at the airport.

✅ Part 2: Short story with plot and prepositions

Story title: “A Trip to Italy”

Anna went to Italy last summer. She travelled with her best friend, Lisa. They flew from London to Rome on a Monday morning.

They stayed in Rome till Friday. Every day they walked around the city and took photos. They visited the Colosseum and ate pizza on the Spanish Steps!

On Friday, they took a train to Florence. The train was fast and comfortable. In Florence, they met a local guide and went on a walking tour with him.

Anna bought a small gift for her brother and a postcard from Florence for her parents.

They came back home on Sunday evening, tired but happy. It was a perfect trip!

✅ Part 3: Story with gaps (gap-fill exercise)

A Trip ___ Italy

Anna went ___ Italy last summer. She travelled ___ her best friend, Lisa. They flew ___ London ___ Rome ___ a Monday morning.

They stayed in Rome ___ Friday. Every day they walked around the city and took photos. They visited the Colosseum and ate pizza ___ the Spanish Steps!

___ Friday, they took a train ___ Florence. The train was fast and comfortable. In Florence, they met a local guide and went ___ a walking tour ___ him.

Anna bought a small gift ___ her brother and a postcard ___ Florence ___ her parents.

They came back home ___ Sunday evening, tired but happy. It was a perfect trip!

🏃‍♂️⚽ "The Big Match" — Choose the Correct Word

🔑 Target words:

while, during, before, after, as soon as, until, till

Last Saturday, Tom played in the biggest football match of his life.
(1) ___ (Before / After) the game, he was so nervous that he couldn’t eat breakfast. (2) ___ (During / While) the warm-up, he kept checking his shoelaces every two minutes. His coach told him to relax and focus.
(3) ___ (Until / As soon as) the referee blew the whistle, Tom forgot his fear and ran onto the field. (4) ___ (During / Before) the first half, his team scored two amazing goals.
Tom didn’t score, but he made a great pass. (5) ___ (While / After) the goalkeeper was distracted, their striker kicked the ball straight into the net.

(6) ___ (As soon as / Till) the second half started, the other team became more aggressive. Tom had to defend hard. He didn’t stop running (7) ___ (until / while) the final whistle.

(8) ___ (After / During) the match, he was completely exhausted but happy.
(9) ___ (Before / While) the coach gave the final speech, everyone cheered and clapped.
(10) ___ (Till / As soon as) Tom got home, he threw himself on the sofa and fell asleep!

✅ Answer Key:

1. Before
2. During
3. As soon as
4. During
5. While
6. As soon as
7. until
8. After
9. Before
10. As soon as