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Position & Location vocabulary — A1

Position and location vocabulary for describing where things are, such as near, behind and between, plus under, inside and outside a place.

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  1. corner

    /ˈkɔrnər/

    The place where two streets meet and turn.

    Example: The cafe is on the corner of my street.

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  2. near

    /nɪr/

    Only a short distance away from something.

    Example: We're staying very near the train station.

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  3. behind

    /bɪˈhaɪnd/

    At the back of something or someone.

    Example: The car park is behind the supermarket building.

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  4. between

    /bɪˈtwin/

    In the space that has one thing on each side.

    Example: The little cafe is between the bank and the bakery.

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  5. under

    /ˈʌndər/

    Below something and often covered by it.

    Example: I keep my suitcase under the hotel bed.

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  6. inside

    /ˌɪnˈsaɪd/

    In a building or a box, not out in the open air.

    Example: Please wait inside the station until the rain stops.

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  7. outside

    /ˈaʊtˈsaɪd/

    Not in a building, but in the open air.

    Example: We waited outside the hotel for our taxi.

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  8. beside

    /bɪˈsaɪd/

    Next to something.

    Example: She sat down beside her sister.

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  9. through

    /θru/

    Moving from one side of something to the other.

    Example: We walked through the park to get to school.

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  10. over

    /ˈoʊvər/

    Above something, often touching or moving across it.

    Example: A bird flew over the house.

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