Revizo: Prepositions of Place

This online-friendly and printable Prepositions of Place Speaking Activity helps A2 learners practice—and B1 learners master—using prepositions of place in natural spoken English. With imaginative and playful scenarios, students describe and visualize how objects or people are positioned in various spaces, all while reinforcing spatial vocabulary and fluency.

How It Works:

The game features 15 scene prompt cards, each describing a unique and often amusing situation such as “A very messy teenager’s bedroom,” “A perfectly organized fridge,” “A family car packed for vacation,” or “An alien trying to set a dinner table on Earth.” Whether students are working solo, in pairs, or in small groups, their goal is to describe each scene in detail using accurate prepositions of place (e.g., on, under, between, next to, behind, in front of, inside, above, below).

Discussion Phase: Students brainstorm what the scene looks like and where items or people are located, using a wide variety of prepositions of place to describe positions clearly.

Writing Phase: Students write down their version of the scene, focusing on clarity and range of spatial expressions.

Presentation & Comparison: Groups or individuals present their scenes to the class. Peers can ask questions or compare how different students imagined the layout.

Variants to Add Variety:

Recreate the Scene: After one student or group describes their scene, others draw what they think it looks like based on the description. Then compare drawings!

What Changed?: One student describes a scene. Then, they subtly change some elements and describe it again. Others must spot what changed by focusing on prepositional clues.

Guess the Scene: A student describes the position of objects using only prepositions of place, and classmates must guess which scene card they are referring to.

Find Someone Who: Give each student a card. They must describe their scene to a partner using prepositions of place. Then, they rotate to find someone with a completely different scene.

Visual Matching: Provide printed or digital images (real or cartoon) that match—or mismatch—the scene cards. Students must match the description to the image and explain their choice using full sentences.

Whether online or in-person, this activity transforms a grammar point into a fun, visual, and communicative experience your students won’t forget. Perfect for reinforcing key vocabulary and turning grammar into conversation.