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SUBMITTED BY: Koji Takahashi     BORROWED FROM / INSPIRED BY: My JTE     EDITED BY: まだ

Prepositions of Place

TOPIC: Preposition     EXAMPLE: There is a plant in the corner of the room.     DATE ADDED: Dec 24, 2010    

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 45-50 min.
 
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Brief Outline: This game teaches the students to hear prepositions of place: on, above, below, in front of, etc. The students listen and try to draw an image of a room that is described by the ALT.

 

Materials Needed:

  • PrepositionsOfPlace attachments: Room / Vocabulary & Flashcards. For the room attachment, you have two options: 2.)Delete all the things out of the room and all the sentences on the page before you give students a copy, or 2.) simply use the room attachment as a teacher's guide and give the students a blank piece of paper.

 

Detailed Explanation:

  1. Run through the new vocabulary while using the vocabulary flashcards or drawing pictures on the chalkboard.
  2. Explain to the students that you will describe a room that they will try to draw.
  3. At the end, pass out the Room attachment so the students can compare their work with the original. There are a few different ways to draw out the room, so the students' drawings don't have to match the picture exactly.

 

Variations:

  • You can change the items in the room or the characters sitting on the sofa.

 

Teaching Suggestions:

  • While I was teaching the new vocabulary (on, in front of, behind) I would also use examples from around the class. "The lights are on the ceiling." "The clock is on the wall." "I am in front of you." "He thinks his cell phone is hidden inside his desk."

 

Comments:

  • (Nov 25, 2011) Kansai Area ALT said:
    This lesson has worked out very well for my straight-laced high school: advanced students and lower performers. (I only had one student completely reject the lesson.) I'm going to give it a go at my delinquent school next.
  • One thing; the time required can vary quite widely between classes, so be prepared to have a short follow up task ready. If there is time remaining, I have A students describe (and write descriptions) their rooms and B students draw what A students dictate.
  • (Dec 28, 2010) Random Kyoshi said: Thank you. I altered this as a collocation review activity by leaving blanks in the target prepositions. Nice job on the room photo. (^_^)V