In my Explanations class we have been talking about how to express clearly where stuff is as a way of beginning to explain things.
There are some phrases we came up with to get things started.
Here are just a few:
on the top
left
right
in the center
middle
You can also use phrases like ‘to the left’ or ‘to the right’ along with ‘beside’ or ‘above’ or ‘behind’ or ‘below’ other objects or people or stationary markers.
Here’s a photo you can use for practice. You should be able to make lots of practice sentences by using this. It’s great to use by yourself if you have to, but it’s even better to work with a partner.
You can try some things like asking each other ‘where is the airplane?’ or ‘what is below the mat?’
You can also place some items at random on a desk or table in partners then talk about them. Another way to practice this is to give commands to your partner to put certain items in specific places.
Be sure you have fun!