CEFR Band 1 (A1) · Chapter 14: — English

Dialogue

Where's My Pen?

Emma Minsu, where's your pen?
Minsu It's table on.
Emma On the table? Yes! And where's your bag?
Minsu It's under the chair!

Dialogue

Where Is the Cat?

Jack Minsu, come. The cat is there, under the table.
Minsu Under the table? No, the cat is there — chair under.
Jack Under the chair? Yes! And the dog?
Minsu The dog is big! It's under the table. Go there!

Vocabulary

汉字	Pinyin	POS	Meaning
in	/ɪn/	prep.	in
on	/ɒn/	prep.	on
under	/ˈʌndər/	prep.	under
there	/ðer/	adv.	there
table	/ˈteɪbl/	n.	table
chair	/tʃer/	n.	chair
big	/bɪɡ/	adj.	big
small	/smɔːl/	adj.	small
go	/ɡoʊ/	v.	go
come	/kʌm/	v.	come

Grammar

Prepositions of place: in, on, under Prepositions of place: in, on, under

To say where something is, use in, on, or under before the noun: in the bag, on the table, under the chair. "in" = inside, "on" = touching the top, "under" = below. The preposition comes first, then the noun — English puts the place word before the thing. With "be", you get: It is on the table. The cat is under the chair. The pen is in the bag. Note: in many languages the place marker follows the noun, but in English it leads.

It's on the table. /ɪts ɒn ðə ˈteɪbl/ It's on the table.
The cat is under the chair. /ðə kæt ɪz ˈʌndər ðə tʃer/ The cat is under the chair.
The pen is in the bag. /ðə pen ɪz ɪn ðə bæɡ/ The pen is in the bag.
Is the dog under the table? — No, it's on the chair. /ɪz ðə dɒɡ ˈʌndər ðə ˈteɪbl noʊ ɪts ɒn ðə tʃer/ Is the dog under the table? — No, it's on the chair.

pronunciation