1. Ask some students about the objects in the class to clarify that they understand them. Teacher using objects in the classroom, e.g. a book or a pen, elicit the prepositions in the box. Put the object in various places around the room and then ask: Where is it? Students say: It’s on the floor. It’s in the bag. It’s against the window, etc. Pair work. 2. Practice the prepositions Put students in pairs and give each pair a box and toy - or anything which can be used to practice the prepositions (e.g. a pencil and pencil case). Have each pair ask and answer questions using the prepositions. Listening activity Pre listening Exercise 1 • Learners should complete the examples from the listening They read the sentenses by themselves in 1 minute. While listening They listen the tape, complete the examples. Post listening Now learners work in pairs. They exchange with their works. Peer assesment Check answers. Right answers are on the blackboard.•. Game: Prepositions Ask learners to take one shit of paper and place on the floor. Then stand behind the papers. Learners should follow teachers instructions. For example : Under! The learners take papers and put it over the head7 Who is the best! In this activity learners divide into two team and compete with each other. They must make sentences by choosing right prepositions. The winner team is that which get more points.
Formative assesment 4 • Draw students’ attention to the picture and ask them to tell you the names of some of the objects in the room, e.g. guitar, desk, laptop, bed, wall, etc. • Ask students to look at the prompts and make sure they know all the vocabulary. • Read out the first prompt and the example answer. Explain to students they have to use the other prompts in the same way to make sentences and will need to refer to the picture to help them. • Put students into small groups to do the exercise. • When finished, ask them to compare their answers with another group. • Check answers. Establish that we use against for objects that are touching the wall but are standing on the floor; for pictures or mirrors we use on.
Assessment criteria (Students check and correct if necessary) Differentiation Ask more able students to ask at least 5 questions about the picture e.g. Do you have 1 or 2 apple trees in your picture? Is your pear tree small or big? Etc. |