SEMAINE 11 – JOUR 3 Prepositions of Time & Place Reading + Writing + Listening
SEMAINE 11 · JOUR 3 · NIVEAU B1
Prepositions of Time & Place
Reading + Writing + Listening
👋 Introduction
Maintenant que tu connais les principales prépositions at, in, on, tu dois être capable de les reconnaître dans un texte et les utiliser dans tes propres phrases.
Aujourd'hui, tu vas :
- lire un texte simple de la vie quotidienne
- repérer les prépositions de temps et de lieu
- écrire ton propre texte
C'est une étape importante : comprendre → utiliser → produire.
💡 Daily Idiom — Home away from home
Sens en français : un endroit où l'on se sent aussi bien que chez soi.
✔️ This café has become a home away from home for me.
✔️ The host family made her feel like it was a home away from home.
🔤 Daily Phrasal Verb — Move in
Sens en français : emménager.
✔️ They moved in to their new house last month.
✔️ When did you move in to this neighbourhood?
🔗 Daily Collocation — Live in a neighbourhood
Sens en français : vivre dans un quartier.
✔️ I live in a quiet neighbourhood near the market.
✔️ She has lived in this neighbourhood for ten years.
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📄 Transcript
Les prépositions de temps et de lieu sont mises en évidence. Fais attention à leur usage.
Maria has lived in the same small town in southern France for nearly twenty years. She was born in September 1985 and moved there at the age of six. The town is situated between two rivers, and the old market square lies at the very centre of it.
Every morning at seven o'clock, Maria walks to the bakery, which is on the corner of Rue Saint-Jean. The baker, Monsieur Dupont, arrives at work before dawn and the fresh baguettes are ready by six-thirty. Maria always buys bread on her way to the school where she teaches.
The school is next to a large park, and during the lunch break students sit on the benches under the chestnut trees. In winter, they stay inside, but from April to October the park is full of life.
On Saturdays, Maria visits her parents, who live across the river, in a house behind the old church. She usually arrives at their house around noon and stays until the evening. Since her parents moved there three years ago, she has never missed a single Saturday visit.
📌 Key prepositions in this text
| Preposition | Usage |
|---|---|
| in | months, years, countries, cities, rooms |
| at | exact times, specific places (at school, at the corner) |
| on | days, surfaces (on Tuesday, on the bench) |
| by | deadline ("ready by six-thirty") |
| for / since | duration vs. starting point with present perfect |
| from … to | a period between two points in time or place |
| during | within a named period (during the break) |
| between / next to / behind / under | relative position in space |
Comprehension Questions (6)
Choose the correct preposition for each gap. Type your answer in the box.
🗂️ Word bank
atinonbyduringsinceforuntilbetweennext tounderbehindfrom … toacross
1. The café is the corner of Main Street.
2. She has worked here 2019.
3. The meeting starts nine o'clock sharp.
4. I usually read the train journey.
5. He sat the big oak tree.
6. The supermarket is the pharmacy and the post office.
7. Please finish the report Friday afternoon.
8. The bank is the library.
9. They waited midnight for the news.
10. We visited Paris the summer.
11. The shop is open Monday Saturday.
12. I have known him many years.
13. The village is the river from here.
14. The car is parked the building.
Write a short paragraph of 80-120 words. Use at least 6 different prepositions of time or place.
Task 1 — Describe your neighbourhood
Prompt: Describe the area where you live or a neighbourhood you know well. Where is it located? What is nearby? What do people do there? When is it busy or quiet?
inatonnext tobetweenbehindduringin the morningat nighton weekendsnearopposite
✔️ At least 6 prepositions of time or place · 80-120 words · Present tense (+ present perfect if suitable) · Varied sentence structure
0 words (objectif : 80-120)
Task 2 — A typical day
Prompt: Describe a typical day in your life (or a fictional character's day). Focus on times, locations, and movements throughout the day. Where do you go? When? How long does each thing take?
atbyuntilfrom … toforsinceduringbeforeafterin the eveningat lunchtime
✔️ At least 6 prepositions of time or place · 80-120 words · Use of present simple for routines · Natural flow from one activity to the next
0 words (objectif : 80-120)
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