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Lesson plan 11: Prepositions of movement

Posted by admin on May 22nd, 2008

For this lesson plan you will need to print off the following worksheets:

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  • Prepare a set of cut up sentences for each pair of students. Put sentence sets into envelopes.
  • Also make a copy of the worksheet for each student.

Lesson plan:

1. Ask your students what they had for breakfast.

2. Tell them that they are going to see a video clip in which a man’s breakfast speaks to him. Ask them to guess what it says.

3. Play the following clip:

4. Put students into pairs, give out a set of cut up sentences to each pair and get them to attempt to put the sentences into the correct order from memory according to what they saw in the clip.

5. Let pairs compare their results. Use this as an opportunity to drill the language.

6. Play clip again and let everyone check the order of their sentences.

7. Get your students to put their sentences back into the envelopes and return them to you.

8. Give out copies of the worksheet and see if your students can remember the missing words.

9. Go over the answers and drill all the sentences again.

10. Get your students to turn over their worksheets, play the clip a third time and see if your students can recall the sentences. Make use of the pause button while you do this.