Prepared by: Munazza Kashif

Subject: English {ESL}

Topic: Prepositions of time

Date: 01/17/2015

Level: Elementary
Resource: White board, OPH and a ball.
Objectives: At the end of the lesson learners will be able
Skills: Grammar, Speaking and listening.
-To talk about and describes the events using prepositions
of time
-To perform their tasks individually and In the group
-To ask and give information using target language
-To use newly built vocabulary( days of the week and
months of the year)

Time

Content
Stage

15 minutes

Teaching Procedure

Rationale

Student
Activity

Aid/
Material

Time: 45 minutes
Assumption: some students might make mistakes
using since and for prepositions.
Solution: teacher will do a lot of drilling to ensure
complete understanding.

Assessment

Problems
Anticipated

Solution

Initially there
would be some
difficulty in
becoming
familiar with the
topic.

Teacher will drill

to make the
concept clear.

Introducing Topic

Lead - In

-Teacher throws ball to the

students randomly and asks:
-What is your date of birth?
-when do you wake up?
-What do you do on Saturdays?
-What are your plans for next
weekend?
-What is the time now?
-Now Teacher draws three
columns on the board.
-Also draws clock, writes month
and date.
-At 8 oclock/ on Sundays/ in
January2015
-Asks students to write in each
column.

Topic: Preposition of time Elementary level

To bring
students
indirectly to the
topic.

Pupils will be
actively
involved.

Observation.

White board
To consolidate
their
understanding
of the target
language.

Learners will
be engaged in
making
responses.

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Q&A

Teacher will
Some students
ensure effective
will not response. participation.

Course: TFEL

15 minutes

Study

-Once students are comfortable

with the topic teacher shows on
OPH table of prepositions.
-Teacher explains :
-On is used for days
-Eliciting from students:
- IN is for --------Since ----------Students are paired up.
- Each pair has to make sentences
using two of these prepositions.
-Teacher assigns them with
prepositions being displayed on
OPH.
-Pairs read their sentences out.
-Choral repetition.

15 minutes

Activate

To give
students
presentation
about number
of time
prepositions.

Students will
be engaged in
choral drilling.

OPH

Some students
may not
response.

Making
interaction more
effective.

Some students
may make
mistakes.

Teacher rewords
to help them
correct their
mistakes.

Mistakes are
expected in the
use of
preposition.

Drilling to make
concept clearer.

OPH

Learners will
To help students be engaged in
memorize them. pair activity.

To check their
conception of
the topic.

Observation,
Q&A.

Observation.

Pupils will be
actively
involved.

Observation.

Controlled practice
-Teacher distributes the cards
among pairs
-On cards prepositions of time (at
least three) are written on
Mondays/At quarter past one.
-They have to ask their partners
questions using these
prepositions.
ACTIVITY TWO
-Students write some sentences
using time clause on paper.
-Teachers takes and shuffles them.
- T Takes students out and throws
paper on the ground.

Topic: Preposition of time Elementary level

To check their
comprehension.

Students will
do their tasks.

Observation.

Some students
may be lazy.

Teacher clearly
announce the
time to make
them finish their
tasks.

Observation.

Some students
may try to cheat.

Teacher goes
around and have
a critical eye.

Cards

To make
understanding
of the topic
more effective.

Students will
be actively
engaged.

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Course: TFEL

-Each student picks the paper and

asks the fellow students question
to find the person who wrote this.
-Activity goes until all have found.

CONCLUSION
-Teacher gives a quick conclusion.

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http://edition.tefl.net/ideas/grammar/fun-activities-prepositions-of-time/
http://www.teach-this.com/resources/prepositions
http://www.onestopenglish.com/grammar/grammar-reference/nouns-and-phrases/prepositions-of-time-and-place-article/152825.article
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-lesson-prepositions-time.php#.VOIwvfmUfiM
http://eslvietnamzone.com/trip-countryside-prepositions-time-esl-lesson-plan/

Topic: Preposition of time Elementary level

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Course: TFEL