I.
OBJECTIVES
At the end of discussion, students should be able to;
a) Identify the proper usage of prepositions of place in, on and at;
b) Complete the given sentences using the prepositions of place in, on and at;
c) Apply the use of prepositions in everyday life, such as locating or positioning objects.
II. SUBJECT MATTER
a) Topic: Preposition of Place
b) Reference: New Ways in English by Lodge and Trett page. 115-117
c) Materials: visual aids, jumbled letters
III. LEARNING TASK
Motivation
- What is preposition?
- What are the types of prepositions?
Presentation of the Lesson
Activity
There must be atleast 3 students who will volunteer for this activity.
The 3 students will pick a paper that include a scrambled letters and they will arrange it on the board.
The student who will finished first will be given 3 chips and the second will be given 2 chips and the last
one will be given 1 chip.
These are the list of jumbled letters.
EEVNTS
CTIIES
SRUAFCES
VIHECLES
CUONTREIS
PSOITOIN
Analysis
EVENTS
CITIES
SURFACE
VEHICLES
COUNTRIES
POSITION
Abstraction
Preposition of Place – is a word which helps to describe the location something or somebody is.
Prepositions of Usage Examples
Place
Specific point or place at the entrance.
at the bus stop.
Exact address at 55 Oxford Street.
AT at 1848 Champaca St. Camarin, Caloocan City.
Events at the party
at the concert
Surfaces on the floor
on the ceiling
Vehicles on the bus.
ON on the trains.
Directions on the left
on the right
Countries/towns/cities/region in Caloocan City.
in the Philippines
Large place with boundaries in the garden.
IN in the car park.
Bodies of water In the sea
(sea/lake/pond/ocean) In the river
Application
From the given examples, students will construct 5 simple sentences with prepositions of place and write it
on a piece of paper.
IV. EVALUATION
Complete the gaps in the statements about preferences and habits with the prepositions of place: in,
on at.
1. I enjoy going for walks ____ the countryside.
2. When I fly, I like to arrive ____ the airport before check-in time.
3. I like listening to music ____ the car.
4. I live ____ the 8th floor____ 25 Cambridge Road ____ Bristol.
5. When I’m ____ home, I like to sit ____ the sofa and read a book.
6. I prefer being ____ a cinema, watching a film ____ a big screen, to being _____ my living room,
watching a film ____ television.
7. I always keep some extra money ____ on my wallet in case of emergencies.
8. I prefer living _____ a city to living ____ a town.
9. I prefer a job where I don’t spend all of my time sitting ____ a desk.
10. I’d like to go to Singapore _____ Southeast Asia. The country lies ____ the equator.
V. Assignment
Choose one short story and encircle all the prepositions of place and identify its usage.
Prepositions of Usage Examples
Place
AT To describe specific point or place The dog is at the top of the steps.
The postman is at the door.
An exact address Mark lives at 55 Oxford Street.
My house is located at 1848 Champaca St. Camarin,
Caloocan City.
Events I was at the party last night.
Surfaces There’s a clock on the wall.
My books are on the table.
Attached to She is wearing a ring on her finger.
ON There is one candle on the cake.
Vehicles We rode on the bus.
I love travelling on trains.
Countries/towns/cities/region I was born in Caloocan City.
Christine lives in the Philippines.
Large place with boundaries The dog is in the garden.
David’s car is in the car park.
IN
Bodies of water How many fishing lines can you see in the river?
(sea/lake/pond/ocean) I prefer to swim in the sea rather than swimming
pool.