CONFUSING PREPOSITIONS/on the way, in the way, in a way, on my way, pave, paved/COMPREHENSIBLE INPUT

Ajouté : 2026-05-05

[00:00:00]Hi there. Welcome to English by Everyone. My name's Lisa. Today I'm going to teach you the difference between in the way and on the way. Let's take a closer look.

[00:00:11]In the way.

[00:00:12]If something is blocking the path, if something is blocking the way, we say in the way.

[00:00:20]He can't walk because the wall is in the way. It's blocking the path.

[00:00:27]It's in the way.

[00:00:29]He can't open the door because the box is in the way.

[00:00:34]You can also say it's in his way or it's in the way. If something is in the way, what do you need to do? The box is in the way.

[00:00:46]What do you need to do? You need to get the box out of the way.

[00:00:51]He needs to get the box out of the way.

[00:00:55]Out of the way.

[00:00:57]Of, the sound v is silent.

[00:01:00]We don't pronounce v because the following word starts with a consonant. v the out of the way The letter t is between vowels. We pronounce it as the fast d.

[00:01:16]outta out of the way He needs to get the box out of the way.

[00:01:22]So, if something is in the way, you need to get it out of the way.

[00:01:27]Or you can say he needs to get the box out of his way. Let's practice.

[00:01:33]Why can't he open the door?

[00:01:38]That's right. He can't open the door because the box is in the way.

[00:01:44]What does he need to do?

[00:01:49]That's right. He needs to get the box out of his way.

[00:01:53]Great job.

[00:01:54]He is carrying a heavy box.

[00:01:57]What's the problem?

[00:01:59]Who is in the way?

[00:02:01]The kids are in his way.

[00:02:03]What do they need to do?

[00:02:05]They need to get out of his way because he's carrying a heavy box and they're blocking the path. They need to get out of his way.

[00:02:14]Let's practice.

[00:02:16]He's carrying a heavy box. What's the problem?

[00:02:22]That's right. The kids are in the way.

[00:02:25]What do they need to do?

[00:02:29]They need to get out of his way. Great job.

[00:02:32]They are carrying a heavy couch. They are walking up the stairs. What's the problem?

[00:02:39]Is there a box in the way?

[00:02:44]That's right. There is a box in the way.

[00:02:47]What do they need to do?

[00:02:52]That's right. They need to get it out of the way.

[00:02:55]Great job.

[00:02:57]And now let's talk about on the way.

[00:03:00]On the way.

[00:03:01]It means coming or going.

[00:03:05]They are going to the store.

[00:03:07]They are on the way to the store.

[00:03:10]He is on the way to work.

[00:03:12]He is on the way to work.

[00:03:15]Remember to use the connective direction to.

[00:03:19]But it's not stressed.

[00:03:21]Because it's not stressed, we say ta.

[00:03:25]ta But the letter t is between vowels. We pronounce it as the fast d, da.

[00:03:33]on the way to work He is on the way to work.

[00:03:38]He is going to work.

[00:03:41]They are going to the store.

[00:03:43]They are on the way to the store.

[00:03:45]You can also use on the way when we talk about in the direction.

[00:03:51]There is a post office on the way to work.

[00:03:54]There is a park on the way to the store.

[00:03:57]Let's practice. Where is he? Is he on the way to work?

[00:04:03]That's right. He is on the way to work.

[00:04:07]Where are they going? Are they on the way to the store?

[00:04:13]That's right. They are on the way to the store.

[00:04:17]Is there a post office on the way to work?

[00:04:23]That's right. There is a post office on the way to work.

[00:04:26]Is there a park on the way to the store?

[00:04:32]That's right. There is a park on the way to the store.

[00:04:35]Great job. Yesterday, he stopped by at the post office on the way to work.

[00:04:41]He usually gets gas on the way to work.

[00:04:45]And they are going to go to the park on the way to the store.

[00:04:49]Let's practice.

[00:04:50]Did he stop by at the post office on the way to work?

[00:04:57]That's right. He stopped by at the post office on the way to work.

[00:05:02]Does he usually get gas on the way to work?

[00:05:08]That's right. He usually gets gas on the way to work.

[00:05:12]Are they going to go to the park on the way to the store?

[00:05:18]That's right. They are going to go to the park on the way to the store.

[00:05:22]Great job.

[00:05:23]And remember, you can also say on the way to work or on my way to work, on his way to work, on her way to work.

[00:05:34]Let's practice.

[00:05:36]Does he usually get gas on his way to work?

[00:05:42]That's right. He usually gets gas on his way to work. Great job.

[00:05:48]And remember there's exceptions. Home, there. With these words, to is not necessary.

[00:05:55]on the way home On the way to home is not correct.

[00:06:00]He usually gets gas on the way home.

[00:06:03]I usually get gas on the way home.

[00:06:06]Do you usually get gas on the way home?

[00:06:11]Does he get gas on the way home?

[00:06:16]Great job.

[00:06:18]Yesterday, he stopped by the post office on the way home. Let's practice. Did he stop by the post office on the way home yesterday?

[00:06:30]Great job.

[00:06:31]And remember, on the way there, no connective to.

[00:06:35]Hey, when are you coming?

[00:06:38]I am on my way there.

[00:06:40]We don't say I am on my way to there.

[00:06:43]It's not correct. I'm on my way there.

[00:06:46]Let's review.

[00:06:48]in the way in my way, in his way If something is blocking the path, it is in the way.

[00:06:56]He can't open the door because the box is in the way.

[00:07:00]He needs to get the box out of his way.

[00:07:04]We also use in the way when we talk about something that stops us or prevents us from doing something. For example, I work a lot. I don't have time to hang out with my friends. Work gets in the way of my social life.

[00:07:19]Unfortunately, I don't have time to hang out with my friends. What about you?

[00:07:23]Does work get in the way of your social life?

[00:07:30]Great job.

[00:07:32]Why can't he open the door? Is the box in the way?

[00:07:38]Does he need to get it out of his way?

[00:07:43]Great job.

[00:07:45]And remember, we say on the way when we talk about coming, going, in the direction.

[00:07:52]For example, I get coffee on the way to work.

[00:07:56]And I get gas on the way home. You can also say on my way, on his way. He usually gets gas on his way home. And home is a special word. No connective to.

[00:08:10]He usually gets gas on his way home.

[00:08:13]When are you coming? I am on my way there.

[00:08:17]Today I'm going to teach you the difference between in the way and in a way. Let's take a closer look.

[00:08:25]When something is blocking the path, we say it's in the way.

[00:08:30]For example, he can't open the door because the boxes are in the way.

[00:08:36]Let's practice.

[00:08:38]Why can't he open the door?

[00:08:42]That's right. He can't open the door because the boxes are in the way. Great job.

[00:08:49]And now let's look at this expression, in a way. This expression has two meanings. Let's talk about the first meaning. in a way It means kind of. For example, some people think you don't have to go to college to be successful in life. And that's true, in a way.

[00:09:07]That's kind of true.

[00:09:09]Not completely, not 100%.

[00:09:13]That's true in a way.

[00:09:16]What do you think? Do you think that's true, you don't have to go to college to be successful in life?

[00:09:24]Great job.

[00:09:26]And now let's talk about the second meaning of the expression in a way.

[00:09:30]We usually say in a way that and it means in a form that, in a manner that.

[00:09:38]For example, I want to live my life in a way that suits me.

[00:09:44]It means I want to live my life in a manner that suits me. Or I want to live my life in a form that suits me.

[00:09:53]What about you? Do you want to live your life in a way that suits you?

[00:10:03]That's right.

[00:10:04]So, it means I want to live my life in a form that I like, in a form that I prefer. I want to live my life in a manner that I prefer, in a manner that I like.

[00:10:17]I want to live my life in a way that suits me.

[00:10:20]I teach English in a way that is easy to understand. It means I teach English in a manner that is easy to understand.

[00:10:29]I teach English in a form that is easy to understand.

[00:10:33]So, let's review what you just learned.

[00:10:35]In the way, if something is blocking the path, it's in the way. He can't open the door because the boxes are in the way.

[00:10:44]In a way, it has two meanings.

[00:10:46]The first meaning is kind of.

[00:10:49]That's true, in a way. Not completely, not 100%.

[00:10:55]In a way.

[00:10:57]And the second meaning is in a form that, in a manner that. For example, I teach English in a way that is easy to understand. You can say pave the road, or you can say pave the way, but they're different. Pave is an action.

[00:11:15]Pave in the continuous form, paving.

[00:11:18]They're paving the road.

[00:11:20]That means they're physically building a road. They're making a road. The material is asphalt, concrete, something like that. They're paving the road.

[00:11:30]Let's practice. Are they paving the road?

[00:11:35]That's right. They're paving the road.

[00:11:37]We see the pronunciation is a long A, like say and day, pay.

[00:11:43]We have that V sound with a vibration, v, pave.

[00:11:48]They're paving the road. So, what is pave the way?

[00:11:51]Pave the way is when somebody does something first, before anybody else, and that makes it possible for others to do it, too. Example, this is Jackie Robinson. He was the first black baseball player to play in the major leagues.

[00:12:07]So, you can say he paved the way.

[00:12:09]After him, there were many others, but he was the first one.

[00:12:14]So, we can say he paved the way.

[00:12:16]He paved the way for others to follow.

[00:12:19]This is Jackie Robinson. He was the first black major league baseball player. Did he pave the way for others to follow?

[00:12:29]That's right. He paved the way for others to follow.

[00:12:32]Pave in the present, paved in the past.

[00:12:35]When you link the sounds, he paved the way.

[00:12:39]And I can change the action pave in the past, paved, to make an adjective. I can say the road is paved. And if it's not paved, I can say unpaved. The road is unpaved. There are many unpaved roads in rural areas.

[00:12:55]They're just dirt roads. They're unpaved. Let's practice. Are there many unpaved roads in rural areas?

[00:13:05]That's right. There are many unpaved roads in rural areas.

[00:13:09]Let's practice.

[00:13:10]Is the road paved or unpaved?

[00:13:15]That's right. The road is paved. What about this road? Is this road paved or unpaved?

[00:13:23]That's right. This road is unpaved, which brings us to the noun. The noun is pavement. That's right. We don't pronounce it pavement. It is the long A, like say and day, pave-ment.

[00:13:36]The stress is on the first syllable, pavement. Pavement is a noun, is a thing. Example, she's lying on the pavement.

[00:13:44]What happened?

[00:13:45]Maybe she drank too much. Maybe she had an accident, but she's lying on the pavement. I think somebody should call 911. Let's practice. Is she lying on the pavement?

[00:13:57]That's right. She's lying on the pavement. Somebody should call 911.

[00:14:01]So, remember the difference between pave the way and pave the road. They are very different. And the pronunciation of pave, unpaved, and pavement. Thank you for watching. And if you like this video, subscribe to our channel. And if you want to become a member, click the join button. And we'll see you next time.