Main Course 1-5 / PREPOSITIONS / Days 3 to 6
GENERAL AIMS
- To increase the students’ repertoire of frequently used expressions using prepositions and adverbs.
- To help students remember which preposition or adverb collocates with the words in each of the expressions.
- To have the students become accustomed to saying the expressions with the appropriate pronunciation.
STEP SUMMARY
|
A |
Review |
Expressions from last class |
|
B |
New expressions |
Learning meaning and pronunciation |
|
C |
Speaking |
Using the expressions while speaking |
|
D |
Reinforcement |
Quiz of expressions to date & homework |
RECOMMENDED LEVELS
Intermediate Up
ACTIVITY TIME
about 25 minutes
MATERIALS
Handouts for students:
HO4 12 rows of expressions
HO5 Speaking themes
HO6 -optional- Definitions
HO7 Homework sentences
Audio MCAUD3 – Group C expressions
Audio MCAUD4 – Group D expressions
Audio MCAUD5 – Group E expressions
Audio MCAUD6 – Group F expressions
Audio MCAUD7 – All expressions
SPECIAL NOTES
– Note 1
– Note 2
Quickpage
Class Plan for MC 1-5
MC 1-3 represents the first of a 6-day lesson plan, introducing the first two rows of common expressions using prepositions and adverbs found on the handout HO 4.
MC 1-4 shows what can be done on Day 2, going over the homework and the previously presented expressions, and continuing on with the next two rows.
MC 1-5 (this lesson plan) highlights what is done on Days 3 to 6. The general procedure is the same, but the handouts for speaking and homework differ. Below is a description of that procedure, but if there are some doubts, one can refer back to MC 1-4 for more details on how going over the previously presented expressions might be approached, for example.
PART A: REVIEW EXPRESSIONS FROM LAST CLASS
| A | STEPS 1-3 | REVIEW EXPRESSIONS FROM PREVIOUS CLASSES PREPOSITIONS | |
| 1 | Elicit & provide the answers to the homework from last class. | ||
| 2 | Practice the pronunciation, including the intonation. | ||
| 3 | Quickly quiz the students on all expressions to date. | ||
| A | HANDOUTS USED | HOMEWORK FROM LAST CLASS PREPOSITIONS | |
| On Day 3 | Review homework HO 7B | ||
| On Day 4 | Review homework HO 7C | ||
| On Day 5 | Review homework HO 7D | ||
| On Day 6 | Review homework HO 7E | ||
| On Day 7 | Nothing new to present to the students, but review homework HO 7F | ||
HO 7B GROUP B EXPRESSIONS HOMEWORK
Prepositions & Adverbs Worksheet Sentences
(to be given to students on Day 2)
HO 7C GROUP C EXPRESSIONS HOMEWORK
Prepositions & Adverbs Worksheet Sentences
(to be given on Day 3)
HO 7D GROUP D EXPRESSIONS HOMEWORK
Prepositions & Adverbs Worksheet Sentences
(to be given on Day 4)
HO 7E GROUP E EXPRESSIONS HOMEWORK
Prepositions & Adverbs Worksheet Sentences
(to be given on Day 5)
HO 7F GROUP F EXPRESSIONS HOMEWORK
Prepositions & Adverbs Worksheet Sentences
(to be given on Day 6)
HO 7 akey ANSWER KEY TO ALL EXPRESSIONS (GROUPS A – F) HOMEWORK
Prepositions & Adverbs Worksheet Sentences
(to be corrected the day after they are assigned)
PART B: NEW EXPRESSIONS: The next 2 rows
| B | STEPS 1-3 |
NEXT 2 ROWS GO OVER THE NEW EXPRESSIONS PREPOSITIONS | |
| 1 | Elicit / provide the missing particles (adverbs or prepositions) and have the students practice the pronunciation. | ||
| 2 | Go over the meaning of the expressions. | ||
| 3 | Teacher/Student: In pairs students practise the current and past expressions, taking turns quizzing each other. | ||
| B | HANDOUTS USED | NEXT 2 ROWS NEW EXPRESSIONS PREPOSITIONS | |
| Day 3 | HO 4 Introduce Group C expressions (rows 5 & 6) | ||
| Day 4 | HO 4 Introduce Group D expressions (rows 7 & 8) | ||
| Day 5 | HO 4 Introduce Group E expressions (rows 9 & 10) | ||
| Day 6 | HO 4 Introduce Group F expressions (rows 11 & 12) | ||
OPTIONAL:
Play the audio recording and have the students repeat each expression after hearing it.
AUDIO VERSION: GROUP C – MCAUD3
Prepositions (& adverbs) used in expressions (Day 3)
What for? go on an excursion/trip go for a walk/drive/swim/ride
for the time being in a hurry from good to bad
AUDIO VERSION: GROUP D – MCAUD4
Prepositions (& adverbs) used in expressions (Day 4)
in a way at times under the impression
for sure under age from now on
AUDIO VERSION: GROUP E – MCAUD5
Prepositions (& adverbs) used in expressions (Day 5)
off and on on and on out of practice
in time on time out of / in luck in/within/out of reach
AUDIO VERSION: GROUP F – MCAUD6
Prepositions (& adverbs) used in expressions (Day 6)
out of / in debt get out of / in my way on / off duty
up to date out of date by the way by all means
The following can be used on Day 6 or a later class. It is a recording of all the expressions presented on HO 4:
AUDIO VERSION: ALL EXPRESSIONS – MCAUD7
Prepositions (& adverbs) used in expressions
all the expressions spoken once in the order they appear on HO 4
PART C: SPEAKING
| C | 1 STEP | SPEAKING PREPOSITIONS | |
| a) | Put the students into groups of 2 or 3. | ||
| b) | Tell them to try to include at least two of the new expressions each while speaking. (It’s okay if they say one that was already used by another student.) | ||
| c) | Give them one (or both) of the themes for the appropriate group of HO5 (on the board or a slip of paper) and five to ten minutes of speaking time. | ||
| d) | Monitor the groups and give them feedback on their pronunciation and appropriate use of the expressions (as well as other elements of the language) while they’re speaking and at the end of the activity. | ||
PART D: REINFORCEMENT
| D | STEP 1 | DEFINITIONS (OPTIONAL QUIZ) PREPOSITIONS | |
| a) | After completing Parts A to C, focus on other themes in class (a listening or reading a text in the coursebook, for example) and return to this part (Part D) later. You want the students to reinforce their memories while the access to the recently learned information is fairly fresh, but has some interference (they have been concentrating on other matters for a while). It could be saved as a closing activity in the last 5 or 10 minutes of the class. | ||
| b) | Verbally, projected onto the screen or in the form of handouts (ex: HO 6C), provide the students with the definitions / synonyms and elicit the expressions. | ||
| c) | Prompt them with clues for any items defying memory and make sure all 6 expressions are gone over. | ||
| d) | If you’re using HO 6C (for example) and the students have already filled in the expressions to the left of the definitions, tell them to cover everything but the blank box to the right of Group C rows 5 & 6. Ask them to write the same six expressions from memory. When they’re done, they can check below. | ||
| e) | As a final close to the theme, say each of the items using a natural form of expression in your voice and have the students repeat, mimicking those intonation patterns. | ||
| D | STEP 2 | HOMEWORK PREPOSITIONS | |
| a) | Give the students HO 7 (HO 7C or whichever one is relevant for that class) and tell them to complete the sentences for homework by putting the correct expression into the appropriate box below those sentences. | ||
For a listing of handouts for homework (HO 7C, 7D, 7E & 7F) see Part A above.
