SEMI-DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH 4
PREPOSITIONS
I. Objectives:
At the end of the lesson the students will be able to:
a. define prepositions and explain its usage,
b. identify prepositions in the text,
c. use prepositions in sentences and,
d. apply prepositions in communication.
II. Subject Matter
Topic: Prepositions
Material: Laptop, charts, and images
Reference: Rhalmi, M. (2024, April 15). Mastering Prepositions in English. My
English Pages. https://www.myenglishpages.com/grammar-lesson-prepositions/
III. Procedures
A. Preliminary Activities
a. Prayer
The teacher will ask a student to lead an opening prayer.
b. Greetings
The teacher will greet the students
c. Classroom management
The teacher will request the students to pick up all the pieces of paper
under the chair and arrange their chairs properly.
d. Checking of Attendance
The teacher will check the attendance and take note of the student/s who are
absent
e. Grouping
The teacher will divide the class into four groups for the upcoming activity.
B. Motivation
The teacher will lead the class in singing a song about an axolotl and a penguin, with
lyrics containing various prepositions. After the song, the teacher will ask the students to
reflect on the lyrics and share their thoughts on what they think the lesson will be about.
C. Presentation and Discussion
The teacher presents the topic for the day and posts the day’s objectives that they will
attain. The teacher explains that prepositions show relationships of location, space,
time, and direction in a sentence.
Common Space/ Location/ Direction Time
Prepositions
in (enclosed spaces; names of (time of the day, months,
cities, towns) years, decades & future)
- in the room - in 10 minutes
- in California - in the morning
on (surface, roads, public (days, dates, holidays,
transportation, and streets) special occasions)
- on the desk - on Christmas
- on a bus - on Saturday
At (certain point, open spaces, (specific time)
specific places)
- at night
- at the corner
- at the weekend
- at the bus stop
- at 1:00 PM
into (towards the middle or inside (a period of time)
of something)
- into her forties
- into the pool
- into the night
- into the bottle
onto (towards a particular (cannot be used in
place/surface) preposition of time)
- onto the table
- onto the dance floor
for (specify reason/purpose; (duration)
distance)
- for 7 years
- for 7 miles
- for three months
- for final examination
from (shows starting point; origin, (indicates fixed time span)
distance)
- work from 9 to 5
- from N.Y. to L.A.
- from 2010 to 2022
- from the farm to the market
by (near, beside, close to) (specific time, deadline)
- by the door - by 5 p.m.
- by the lake - by next week
with (accompanied by) (used with periods of time)
- with a friend - with age comes wisdom
- with my parents
about (around, concerning) (approximate time)
- about the house - about 3 p.m.
- about the city - about an hour ago
under (lower than something) (rarely used for time)
- under the table
- under the bridge
over (higher than something) (time expressions)
- over the bed - over the years
- over the fence - over the weekend
above (higher than but not touching) (not commonly used for time)
- above the clouds
- above the picture frame
below (lower than something else) (not commonly used for time)
- below the surface
- below sea level
behind (at the back of something) (not commonly used for time)
- behind the door
- behind the school
in front of (positioned before something) (not commonly used for time)
- in front of the house
- in front of the classroom
between (in the middle of two objects) (between two points in time)
- between two buildings - between Monday and
Friday
- between the books
- between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
among (in the middle of multiple (rarely used for time)
things)
- among the trees
- among the crowd
D. Activity
Students will be given sentences with missing prepositions. Each team will receive a
specific preposition (e.g., "in"). They must correctly place it in the given sentences on
the board. The fastest team to complete all sentences correctly wins.
IV. Generalization
The teacher will summarize the key points of the lesson and reinforce the correct usage
of prepositions through a brief review and class discussion.
V. Assessment
The teacher will administer a short quiz consisting of 10 items about Prepositions.
Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition from the box below.
1. My birthday is ___ December.
2. She placed the books ___ the table.
3. The secret was shared ___ two close friends.
4. He jumped ___ the swimming pool.
5. They traveled ___ New York to Los Angeles last summer.
6. I have been studying English ___ three years.
7. The kids got ___ front of the bus and found their seats.
8. The coffee is ___ the cup.
9. He was sitting ___ his colleagues during the meeting.
10. We will meet __5 PM.
VI. Assignment
The teacher will ask the learners to:
1. Write five sentences applying the lesson on prepositions
2. Illustrate each sentence with a drawing that represents the prepositional
relationship.
