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LESSON 3: A CLOSER LOOK 2

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LESSON 3: A CLOSER LOOK 2
WARM-UP

Where is it?

PRESENTATION

• Task 1: Complete the sentences with at, in, in front of,
on, opposite, or under.
• Task 2: Circle the correct preposition in each sentence.
• Task 3. Complete the text with the prepositions from the
box. Use each preposition only ONCE.
• Task 5: Complete the second sentence so that it has the
same meaning as the first sentence.

PRACTICE

PRODUCTION
CONSOLIDATION

• Prepositions of place and time
• Possessive pronouns

• Task 4: Work in pairs. Tell each other whether you agree
or disagree with the following ideas.
• Wrap-up
• Homework

WARM-UP
Answer the questions:
1. Where is teacher's smartphone?

Where is it?

2. What will smartphone be like at
the end of 2024?
3. What will smartphone be like in
10 years?

PRESENTATION
Prepositions of place

on

under

in front of

opposite

in

at

PRESENTATION
Prepositions of time
• “in + a length of time” can express future
meaning.
Example: Robots will replace human shop assistants
in ten years.
• “for + a length of time” says how long something
goes on for.
Example: It rained for three hours yesterday.
• “by + a specific time” means “not later than that
time”.
Example: We'll be there by 6 p.m.

PRESENTATION
Possessive pronouns

We can use possessive pronouns after of.
Example:
Mi is one of my friends.
Mi is a friend of mine.

PRESENTATION

PRACTICE

1 Complete the sentences with at, in, in front of, on,
opposite, or under.

1.Lily's house isat______ the end of this street.
2.Players alwaysopposite
sit _________ each other in a chess
game.

under

onfinally found her
3.She lookedin
______ the table and
in front
smartwatch.
of
4.Don't walk ______
the street. Walk ______ the
pavement.

PRACTICE

2

Circle the correct preposition in each sentence.

1. Let's get ready by / on / for 10 a.m. We are meeting Dr
Saito at 10:15.
2. The first camera phone appeared on / at / in May 1999
in Japan.
3. We will be away on / for / by two weeks.
4. In the UK, supermarkets always close early in / by / on
Sundays.

PRACTICE

3 Complete the text with the prepositions from
the box. Use each preposition only ONCE.
in

on

at

for

by

I think smartphones will change a lot
in (1) ______ the near
future. They will be By
much thinner. (2) ______ 2035, we
might be able to roll a phone like a sheet of paper. They
will become much smarter, too. They will be able at
to charge
their battery automatically when
on we are (3) ______ home.
They might
forcheck the latest news (4) ______ the Internet.
We won't have to wait (5) ______ a long time for these
super smartphones.

PRACTICE

5 Complete the second sentence so that it has the
same meaning as the first sentence.
1. Jack is one of her cousins.
Jack is a
_______________________.
cousin
of hers.
2. Is this one of his tablets?
Is this atablet
_______________________?
of his.
3. Can I borrow a pencil of yours?
Can I borrow
___________________?
one
of your pencils.
4. You look like Nick and Peter. Are you one of their
relatives?
a relative of theirs.
You look like Nick and Peter. Are you
_______________________?
two classmates of

PRODUCTION

4 Work in pairs. Tell each other whether you agree or
disagree with the following ideas.

1. We should not use our smartphones for
more than a few hours every day.
2. By 2050, the way people communicate
with each other will be different from now.

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What have we learnt in this lesson?
 How to use prepositions of place and time
 How to use possessive pronouns

CONSOLIDATION

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Homework

Workbook

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