Lesson Planning of Types of Prepositions

 

Lesson Planning of Types of Preposition

Subject English

Grade 4th

Student Learning Outcome

Demonstrate use of some words showing position, time and movement. 

Information for Teachers

  • A preposition is a word placed before noun or a pronoun or a noun-equivalent to show its relation to any other word of the sentence. The noun or pronoun or the noun-equivalent is called its object.

Types of Prepositions

Prepositions tell the position of a noun

Put the cup

on

the dish

The cows are

in

the field

Ahmad goes

to

school

He is fond

of

reading books

Aniela lives

with

her parents

You should stand

by

him/her

The fan is moving(rotating)

over

her head

The book is

behind

the bag

The book is

under

the table

The sky is

above

our head

 

  • Preposition here in above table is telling the position of the noun ’dish’, the field’, ‘school’, books’,  ‘parent’, ‘bag’, ‘table’

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Duration/ 2 periods:

Material/Resources Required:  

Black board, chalk, chart paper to draw the tables on it; if easily available otherwise draw the tables on the board

Introduction

Activity 1

  • Ask the students where do they keep their books bag, towel, comb, shoes, clothes, etc
  • Record their responses on the board tell them the word ‘on’, ‘in’ are prepositions.
  • Draw the diagram (given in teacher’s help) on the board.  Explain to the students that prepositions are of four kinds: position, time, direction and movement.
  • Write the following examples on the board:
    1. The cat is sitting on the table.(“on” is a preposition of place, which tells the position of the cat)
    2. I bought it in March.(“in” is the preposition of time that is March)
    3. My friend is coming from Lahore. (“from” is the preposition of direction)
    4. The cat is jumping into water. (“into” is the preposition of movement)
  • To further explain the kinds of prepositions, create the similar examples with the help of the students and note their responses on the board.

 Development 

Activity 1

  •  Make the following charts on the board. .

 

 

  • Ask the students at random to provide examples for each preposition; They must then use any two prepositions in their sentences. (The answers are highlighted in the column of examples.)

Preposition of Time

Preposition

Usage

Example

▪ On days of the week On Monday

§  ▪ in

§  months / seasons

§  time of day

§  year

In August/ in winter

In the morning

In 2009

§  ▪ at

§  for night

§  for weekend

§  a certain point of time (when?)

At night

At the weekend

 

At 7’ o” clock


Activity 2

Prepositions – Place Position:

Preposition

Usage

Example

§  in

§  room, building, street, town, country, car, taxi

 

§ 

In the kitchen, in

Pakistan

            In the car, in a taxi

 

At the door, at the station

At the table

At a concert, at the party

At the cinema, at school

At work

 

The picture on the wall

On the table

On the first floor

 

in the kitchen, in Pakistan

§  in the car, in a taxi

§  at

§  meaning next to, by an object

§  for table

§  for events

§  place where you are to do something typical (watch a film, study, work)

§  at the door, at the station

§  at the table

§  at a concert, at the party

§  at the cinema, at school, at work

§  on

§  attached

§  being on a surface

§  for a floor in a house

 

§  the picture on the wall

§  on the table

§  on the first floor

 

  • Use the above mentioned prepositions of position in sentences with help of the students.
  • For example:
  1. I live in Pakistan.
  2. Somebody is at the door.
  3. Glass is on the table

.Activity 3:

Prepositions of Movement:

Preposition

Usage

Go to the cinema

Go to London/ Ireland

Go to bed

 

 

 

Go into the kitchen/ the house

 

Example

§  To

§  movement to person or building

§  movement to a place or country

§  for bed

§  go to the cinema

§  go to London / Ireland

§  go to bed

§  into

§  enter a room / a building

§  go into the kitchen / the house

 

§   

§   

Ask them to work in groups of four and use each preposition of movement in a simple sentence teacher can help the students where they need it.

 

 

Activity 4

Preposition of Direction: 

Preposition

Usage

Example

§  from

§  coming

§  room, street, town, country etc.

 

From the room, from Lahore, from school

 

To the room, to Lahore, to school

 

from the room, from Lahore, from  school

§   

§  To

going

 room, street, town, country etc.

to the room, to Lahore, to school

 

  • Examples: Ali is coming from Lahoretonight.

            I will come back from the school in the afternoon.

  • Example ‘To’: Sarah is going to Islamabadtoday.

            He is going to school.

 

Conclusion / Sum up

  • Briefly discuss the prepositions of movement and direction.

Assessment

  • Give them any five sentences based on the examples above.   Ask them to underline the preposition and then write in front of the sentence whether the preposition is of time, place, direction or movement.

Follow Up

  • Any related activity from the textbook should be given as a follow up.

 

                       

 

 

 

 

 

 

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