Form : Form 1 Date : 25th of November 2013

Level : Upper Intermediate Time : 8.30 am 9.00 am

Theme : Chapter 5 - Social Issues
Topic : Preposition of Time

Objective : Students should be able to use the appropriate preposition of time in their
speech and writing.
Learning Outcomes : At the end of this lesson, students should be able to:
1. Use the appropriate preposition of time according to the given sentences.
2. Fill in the blank on the worksheets given by using the appropriate
preposition of time.
3. Produce sentences using the appropriate preposition of time for each given
phrase from a Tic Tac Toe grid.

Moral Values : Cooperation

Educational Emphases: Thinking skills and multiple intelligences.
Instructional Aids : Whiteboard, Manila card, Worksheets.
Previous Knowledge : Students have learned about the simple present tense, simple past tense and
the usage of 12-hour clock.
References:
English Language Curriculum Specifications Form 1
Prepositions of time and place - article. (2012). Retrieved November 12, 2013, from One Stop
English:http://www.onestopenglish.com/grammar/grammar-reference/nouns-and-
phrases/prepositions-of-time-and-place-article/152825.article
Nesamalar Chitravelu, Nesamani Sitravelu & Hafizah Saman. (2002). English Form 1. Batu Caves,
Selangor: PTS Publications & Distributors Sdn. Bhd. (Textbook Form 1)

Brief description about the students.

They are Form 1 students who are studying in a mixed school in an urban area. They have already
acquired the knowledge of the simple present tense, the simple past tense and they have understood
the usage of 12-hour clock. Other than that, these students have moderate proficiency in English and
they are in the upper intermediate level.

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Procedure:

Stages Teaching Activities Learning Activities

1. Teacher greets the students and recaps 1.Students greet the teacher.
Set Induction previous lessons.
2.Students look at the clock.
(5 minutes) 2. Teacher shows a clock to the whole class and
3.Students answer the
set the time at 8.30am.
questions: 8.30am
3. Teacher points out some questions:
i) According to the clock, what time is it 4.The student answer the
question: 6am/6.30am
now, class?
4. Teacher asks one of the students, At what time 5.The students respond to the
question with 7am/7.30am
do you usually wake up in the morning?
5. Teacher prompts the students with another 6.The student reply with his
nd
statement and question, Class starts at 7.30, so date of birth. (example: 2 of
March)
you have to be in school before...? 7.The students listen to the
6. Teacher asks one of the students, When is teachers introduction.
your birthday?
7. The teacher introduces the lesson of the day
which is the preposition of time.

Development Presentation
(25 minutes) 1. Teacher pastes the three prepositions of time 1.Students look at the
(at, before, on) , the rules and the examples whiteboard and read what the
teacher pastes.
that the students will learn in the lesson.
2. Teacher explains about the rules of usage and 2.Students listen to the
gives some examples: teachers explanation.

i) Preposition at
-Used with time. At 6.00 pm means at exactly
6.00 pm, not before or after.
Example: The school bell rings at 1.30 pm.

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 ii) Preposition before
-Before 7.00 am means earlier than 7.00 am
Example: I have breakfast before 7 am.

iii) Preposition on
-Used to indicate: a day or a date,
day+morning, afternoon or evening.
Example: The assembly is on Monday.
My birthday is on 27 June 1992.
They play football on Saturday
morning.
Practice
1.Students receive the
1. Teacher gives a worksheet to each of the
worksheets from the teacher.
students and explains briefly about the
worksheets. (Refer to Appendix A)
2.Students work in pairs by
2. Teacher tells the students to complete the first taking turns to practice the
part of the exercise and take turn to practice above sentences.
the sentences in the worksheet.
3.Students read their
3. Teacher selects a few students at random to
sentences to the whole class.
read their sentences to the whole class.
4. Teacher tells the students to complete the 4.Students complete the
second part of the exercise. second part of the exercise.
5. Teacher selects a few students to read their
5.Students read their answers
answers to the whole class.
to the whole class.
Production
1. Teacher divides the students into two teams. 1.Students are divided into
Team X 12 students; Team O 12 students two teams.

2. Teacher pastes a tic tac toe grid on the board

2.Students look at the
that contains several dates, days and time.
whiteboard.
3. Teacher explains the tic tac toe activity:
i) A student from Team X comes to the board 3.Students listen to the
and writes in a sentence using the time word teachers explanation.
he/she selects. If correct, he/she draws his/her
mark in the square (an X).

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 ii) A student from Team O then comes to the
board and does the same. If an answer is
incorrect, the student cannot draw his/her
mark and erases the answer. The next player
on the other team may choose that same
square or another square.

iii) The first team with three marks in a row

wins. (or the team who gets the most correct
answers wins)

Conclusion 1. Teacher tells students to relax, reassure them 1. Students calm down after
(5 minutes) that all activities are meant for learning. the activity.

2. Teacher recaps todays lesson. 2. Students recall on what

they have learned.

Follow- up Activity: Teacher tells the students to find an article on the internet or from newspapers
that consists of the preposition of time in it and bring it to the next class.

Self-Evaluation:
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Activity 1 :Complete the following sentences. Then, in pairs, practice the sentences
by taking turns to tell your partner about your daily routine.

My name is.
I was born on..
Every morning, I wake up at
I eat my breakfast at..
I will go to the school before ...to attend the assembly.
I have assembly on .
The school starts at.. and ends at.
I dont have to go to school on..

Activity 2: Read the text below and fill in the blanks with at, before or on.
1. She usually wakes up early ____ Mondays.
2. Everyday, Afiq rides his bicycle to school ____ 7am so he would not be late for the 7
am assembly.
3. The school starts ____ 7.30 am.
4. The movie starts at 3 pm so make sure you come ____ 3 pm.
5. Farhan usually wakes up ____ 6.30 oclock in the morning
6. Nurul was born ____ 14 May ____ 6.00 pm.
7. We always go to the cinema ____ Wednesday evening.
8. The English class starts ____ 8.40 am ____ Tuesday.
9. The school assembly starts at 7 am, so all of the students must be in school ____ 7
am.
10. You must submit the homework ____ 14 May.

APPENDIX A (ANSWER SCHEME)

Activity 1 :Complete the following sentences. Then, in pairs, practice the sentences
by taking turns to tell your partner about your daily routine.

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 My name is Muhammad Amirul
I was born on 14 May 1997
Every morning, I wake up at 6.30 am.
I eat my breakfast at 7.00 am.
I go to the school before 7.15 am to attend the assembly.
The school starts at 7.30 am and ends at 1 pm.
I do not have to go to school on Saturday and Sunday.

Activity 2: Read the text below and fill in the blanks with at, before or on.

1. She usually wakes up early on Mondays.

2. Everyday, Afiq rides his bicycle to school before 7am so he would not be late for the
7 am assembly.
3. The school starts at/before 7.30 am.
4. The movie starts at 3 pm so make sure you come before 3 pm.
5. Farhan usually wakes up at 6.30 oclock in the morning
6. Nurul was born on 14 May at 6.00 pm.
7. We always go to the cinema on Wednesday evening.
8. The English class starts at 8.40 am on Tuesday.
9. The school assembly starts at 7 am, so all of the students must be in school before 7
am.
10. You must submit the homework on/before 14 May.

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 APPENDIX B

Activity 3: This is the Tic tac toe game between two teams. The students have to
make sentences according to the phrases given.

before 3 pm on Saturday night at 3.30 pm

on Sunday morning at 1.30 pm on Monday

on 16 April 2010 before 7 am at 6.00 am