IN, ON, UNDER BESIDE, BEHIND BETWEEN IN FRONT OF ABOVE, AROUND OPPOSITE IN THE MIDDLE IN THE CORNER 1 The old lady is _____ the living room.. Every Picture Tells a Story A What is the
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IN FRONT OF ABOVE, AROUND OPPOSITE
IN THE MIDDLE
IN THE CORNER
1) The old lady is _ the living room She is sitting her chair
2) Her book is _ the table It is the old lady.
3) There is a black cat _ the table and it has got its tail _ the
table leg
4) There are three rugs _ the floor The one with a basket _ it
is the two rugs which have chairs _ them.
5) The green vase is _ of the table There are seven poppies _ it.
6) There is a black cat _ the shelf.
7) The shelf is the picture.
8) The vase is the brown mug and the blue and white mug
9) The clock is the wall It is the old lady.
10) The broom is
11) There is an empty chair the old lady
Key
1) The old lady is IN the living room She is sitting ON her chair
Every Picture Tells a Story
A) What is the old lady doing and where is
she sitting?
B) What time is it?
C) Is she rich?
D) What colour are the rugs?
E) How many windows are there?
F) How many cats are there?
G) What is the matter with the vase?
H) Do you think she is married? Give reasons I) Do you think there is any symbolism in the picture? List the objects and their significance J) Do you think the picture is modern? Explain K) What would you say is the mood of the picture?
L) Give this picture a title and justify your choice
M) Do you like it? Why or why not?
Put the prepositions in Numbers 1-11 and then answer the questions A-M
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3) There is a black cat UNDER the table and it has got its tail AROUND the table leg
4) There are three rugs ON the floor The one with a basket ON it is
BETWEEN the two rugs which have chairs ON them.
5) The green vase is IN THE MIDDLE OF of the table There are seven poppies IN it.
6) There is a black cat ON the shelf.
7) The shelf is ABOVE the picture.
8) The vase is BETWEEN the brown mug and the blue and white mug
9) The clock is ON the wall It is BEHIND the old lady.
10)The broom is IN THE CORNER
11)There is an empty chair OPPOSITE the old lady.
A) She is reading a book and she is sitting at the table
B) It’s 4:05, (five past four in the afternoon)
C) I think she is poor because …
D) The rugs are multi-coloured
E) There is one window
F) There are two cats
G) The vase is broken
H) No I think maybe she is a widow./Or maybe her husband is at work
I) Yes The vase is broken – maybe this shows that something is wrong in her life Maybe she has recently lost something – her husband? Her children might have left home There are two black cats – traditionally the companions of witches Poppies – maybe her sons have gone to fight in a war The fact that she is reading – and, is she holding her hand to her head?
- shows that she is a Stoic and whatever befalls her, she will carry on The old-fashioned broom in the corner signifies her tidiness
J) Maybe from last century Not too old, she has glasses… and there is a clock up on the wall K) Strange! Very bright walls and light coming in, but there is a sadness about it… The solitude
of the old lady…
L) I don’t know the real title– this is an example of Nạve Art I took the picture from the Youtube link provided
M) I like it because… I don’t really like it because…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGKWbmOVIxQ