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On the Job Prepositions #2 

 

Objectives:

  • The learner will correctly use prepositions of location and movement in verbal and written form.

  • The learner will copy and paste a preposition reference sheet from the Internet to a word processing file, save the file and print it. 

Duration:

 

    2 hours

 

Materials:

Activities:

  1. Teacher introduces prepositions of location and movement by telling learners, "You are in English class. You are not at work. When you arrive, you walk upstairs and take a seat inside the classroom." Teacher reveals introductory statement on sentence strip, tapes it to a wall or white board, and underlines the prepositions of location and movement. Teacher asks learners, "How do we know when to say "at," "on," and "in? When do we use no preposition?" Teacher comments on learner responses.

  2. Teacher distributes Common Prepositions #2 reference sheet. Class starts with prepositions of movement, completing a substitution drill followed by a response drill with "at" before progressing to "on" and "in." All learners should have the opportunity to respond individually at least once to each drill. 

  3. Learners complete first section of Practice with Prepositions #2 worksheet. Learners share answers for nos. 1-10 as a class; exchange papers with another learner to review nos. 1-6.

  4. Teacher refers again to Common Prepositions #2 reference sheet, this time focusing on prepositions of location. Class follows same sequence as with prepositions of movement. 

  5. Learners complete second section of Practice with Prepositions #2 worksheet. Learners share answers for nos. 1-10 as a class; exchange papers with another learner to review nos. 1-6.

  6. Learners share each other's sentences with class.

  7. Learners complete Copy and Paste computer activity for prepositions of time.

Assessment:

 

Teacher monitors quality of verbal responses providing correction where necessary, evaluates written responses.

 

 

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