Unit

HOBBIES

Grammar:
*Prepositions of time *Prepositions of place
LESSON 3: A CLOSER LOOK 2

Unit

A VISIT TO A SCHOOL

6

time

place

Bui Thi Chin

Tien Lu secondary school
WARM-UP

_Put the pen in the pencil case._

_Sit on the chair._

_Put your ruler on the table._
PRESENTATION 1
at

in

on
at six o'clock

at noon

at break time

in the morning/ afternoon/ evening

in December

in 2020

on Monday

on January 18th

on Christmas Day
A point of time

A period of time

(longer/shorter than a day)

A day or a part of day
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PRACTICE 1

1. In England, schools usually starts ___ 9 a.m. and finish ___ 4 p.m.

2. They built our school a long time ago, maybe ___ 1990.

3. We are going to visit Thang Long Lower Secondary School ___ January.

4. The school year usually begins ___ September 5th every year.

5. The children like playing badminton and football ___ their break time.

Complete the sentences, using suitable prepositions of time.

at

at

in

in

on

at
2

PRACTICE 1

1. When does your school year start?

2. When do you have English lessons?

3. When do you usually celebrate Teachers' Day?

4. When are you going to finish the school year?

Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about your school.
PRESENTATION 2
at

in

on
at home

at school

at work

in the classroom

in the school garden

in the playground

on the board

on the wall

on the second floor
A certain point

Inside sth/ a place

On the surface of sth
Complete the sentences with _at, in _or _on_.

3

PRACTICE 2

Aim of the task:

*To check students' understanding of the prepositions of place.
3

PRACTICE 2

1. Her classroom is ___ the third floor of that building.

2. When I'm at school, my parents are ___ work.

3. Look! The students are playing football ___ the classroom.

4. My little sister usually has lunch ___ school.

5. The most beautiful posters are ___ the wall ___ the staffroom.

on

at

in

at

on

Complete the sentences with _at, in _or _on_.

in
Work in pairs. Look at the pictures and answer the questions.

4

PRACTICE 2

1. Where does Mrs Hien teach maths?

2. Where do the students water the flowers?

3. Where is the boy writing?

4. Where do they sing English songs on Teachers' Day?

*At school.
*In the school garden.
*On the board.
*On the stage.
Complete the passage with _at, on _or _in. _Then discuss in groups which prepositions express time and which ones express place.

5

PRODUCTION

Tom's mother is at home, but she is not (1)___ the kitchen. She usually waters the vegetables in the garden (2)___ the morning.

Tom's father is (3)___ work, but he isn't in his office at the moment. It is lunch break and he is (4)___ a travel agent's, looking at holiday brochures.

Tom is usually at school this time, but he has a bad cold today. He has nothing to do but lying (5)___ the sofa and looking at the posters (6)___ the wall.

in

in

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on

on
WRAP-UP

1

CONSOLIDATION

Grammar:
*Prepositions of time *Prepositions of place
time

place
HOMEWORK

2

CONSOLIDATION

*Complete Exercises …. in the workbook. *Make sentences using the prepositions of time and place.