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Prepositions (from, in, near)
Elementary level

Description

In this lesson, students learn about prepositions(from, in, near) through guided discovery based on sample sentences with prepositions. This is followed by reading for choosing the correct answer After that there is some semi-controlled speaking activity in which students make decisions and produce language via a list of prepositions and places. Finally students practise speaking fluency freely.

Materials

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Main Aims

  • To provide practice of prepositions in the context of daily life
  • To provide practice of prepositions of place in the context of daily life

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide fluency speaking practice in a conversation in the context of daily life

Procedure

Warmer/Lead-in (3-5 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

I will start showing an old house picture via PPT and I will ask for description about how it looks. After that I will introduce them a character who moved from the old house and I will ask them to guess why he moved. This is followed by a new house picture which is the character is plannig to move. Finally I will ask them which one they would prefer.

Exposure (8-10 minutes) • To provide context for the target language through a text or situation

I am going to hang a paper on the wall outside the classroom based on self-introduction of the character involving target grammatical structure. Students will work in pairs. One of them will dictate which is on the paper and the other will write it. This is going to be a competition. The pair finishing first wins. After that they will read the text and discuss why the character is moving. Finally, I will project how to use the prepositions by eliciting.

Highlighting (8-10 minutes) • To draw students' attention to the target language

I am going to project a Turkey map and ask students to work in group.One of them will choose one of the cities on the map and try to tell the other group members it, not using the city name but using the prepositions.

Controlled Practice (8-10 minutes) • To concept check and prepare students for more meaningful practice

I am going to hand out an exercise in which students will choose the correct answer. They will work individually at first and check in pair and then we will check as whole class.

Semi-Controlled Practice (8-10 minutes) • To concept check further and prepare students for free practice

I am going to hand out the students the list of prepositions and phrases. Students will tick the phrases that are true for them and start to work in group. They will speak using these phrases.

Free Practice (10-12 minutes) • To provide students with free practice of the target language

I am going to hand out ID cards. Some of them will be house agents and the others will be customers. These customers will look for a house which has some features such as being near city center or in a modern place.They will work in groups changing their partner after having conversation for a while.

Free Practice (5-7 minutes) • To provide students with free practice of the target language

I am going to ask them to write a paragraph about their hometown using the prepositions. They will introduce their hometown and then have conversation about them. If still there is extra time, I will make them change their partner and keep working.

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