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Lesson Plan September 8, 2023

Topic: At, In, To & Into (Movement)

In this lesson we will cover the different uses of the prepositions of movement at, in, to and into.

Section A: TO

We use “to” to show movement in the direction of a specific destination

• go to London

• return to the office

• fly to Japan

• on my way to Canada

• a journey to Australia

• a trip to Rome

Here are some special uses of “to”

• Welcome to Tokyo!

• I’ve been to France five times.

• I’m going home. (We do not say “to home”) (Here “home” functions as an adverb, and means “to or at the place where one lives”)

• I’m going to my home. (Here “home” is a noun, and we can use “to”. The same applies for “house” we will use “to someone’s house)

  • We are going to her (home / house) after school.

  • Have you been to their new (home / house)?

Section B: INTO, IN

We use “into” to mean "enter an enclosed space”.

• go into the room

• get into the car

• break into the house

We can sometimes use “in” instead of “into”

• come in the house

• throw it in the garbage

After some verbs, we use “into” for movement that results in physical contact

• crashed into a tree

• run into a wall

• walk into a lamppost

Section C: AT

After some verbs, we use “at” to show the target of an action

• Why did you throw the ball at me?

We also use “at” after “arrive” for buildings and events

• arrive at the hotel

• arrive at the party

But we use “in” after “arrive” for countries and cities

• arrive in Tokyo

• arrive in Japan

Lesson Notes

• We use a variety of words to describing muscle injuries (you can use similar phrases when speaking about a tendon), here are two common ones

• Pull a (muscle / tendon); to strain or injure a muscle by stretching it too far or using it too forcefully, usually causing pain and discomfort.

• Don't lift that heavy box too quickly; you might pull a muscle in your back.

• Sarah pulled a tendon in her ankle while running, so she had to stop and rest.

• Tear a (muscle / tendon); to damage or rupture a muscle by overexerting it, often resulting in more severe pain and potential long-term injury compared to pulling a muscle.

• After the intense workout, Maria realized she had torn a muscle in her thigh, and she needed to see a doctor for treatment.

• During the tennis match, Maria accidentally tore a tendon in her elbow when she made a sudden and forceful swing.

• "Welcome to our city! Have you visited the town square yet?” (“Visit + direct object”; no preposition needed)

• Both “in” and “into” can be used for movement or direction. There is a slight difference in some context

• “In” is more common in everyday conversation: (a friend visiting) “Please, come in my house and have coffee.”

• “Into” can sound formal or forceful: (a child who refuses to go inside) “Get into the house right now, or I will go and get your father!”

• Let’s compare these two situations

• (While at work) “Are you going to Paul’s birthday party tonight?”

• (Standing outside the party’s location) “Are you going (into / to) the party?”

• In the second second sentence “in the party” is not appropriate

• When talking about experiences the phrase “I’ve never …” is more commonly used in conversation than “I’ve not …”

Get and Arrive

We say “get to” a place

• What time did they get to London?

• The trains were delayed, but I got to work just on time.

• We got to the hotel, dropped our bags off and went looking for food.

We use “arrive in” for a town, city or country

• They arrived in London late this morning.

• I arrived in Spain a week ago.

We use “arrive at” for places such as buildings, or events

• After we arrived at the hotel, we dropped off our bags and went looking for food.

• When will you arrive at the party?