The main
topic of this lesson is fact or fiction. We are going to talk about
books and look at an extract from a story. It will be up to you to decide
whether or not the story is factual or fictional. We are then going
to examine three prepositions of place: in, at and on.
1.1.- Look
at the following questions and think about your answers.
Do you
enjoy reading books?
When and where do you usually read?
What types of books do you like reading?
Describe the story line of your favourite book.
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2.- Teacher
Talk Time (Video)
2.1.- You
are now going to listen to your teacher answer the above questions.
Note down her answers:
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see the answer click on the table; double click return)
Now it’s
your turn to answer the above questions. Look at the tapescript if you
need help answering the questions.
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2.2.- Tapescript
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3.- Introduction to Language Focus
3.1.- Look
at the tapescript and find two prepositions of place: in, at or on.
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4.- Listening
4.1.- You
are going to listen to a short story. Decide whether or not you consider
the story to be fact or fiction. What would you have done in Sarah’s
situation?
Listening
Listen again
and say whether the following statements are true or false. Correct
the false statements.
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see the answer click on the table; double click return)
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5.- Language
Focus – Prepositions of place (In/at/on)
We are now
going to focus our attention on prepositions of place. In the text,
there are a number of prepositions of place.
5.1.- Fill
in the following grid, with the prepositions of place you find in the
tapescript.
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see the answer click on the table; double click return)
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5.2.-
Tapescript
About a
year ago, Sarah was waiting at the bus stop. It was ten to nine in the
morning and Sarah was running late again. She was due at work at nine
o’clock but generally never arrived on time. She knew her boss
was going to be angry with her again but there was nothing she could
do.
It
was winter and when her alarm clock had gone off at half past seven,
it was still dark outside and so she hit the ‘snooze’ button,
hoping for another ten minutes sleep. She drifted off again but instead
of hitting what she thought was the ‘snooze’ button, she
had hit the ‘off’ button and she continued sleeping for
another forty minutes.
When
she eventually woke up, she looked at the time and got into a terrible
panic. She had overslept again! She ran in the bathroom, washed her
face and brushed her teeth and then hurried into her bedroom only to
find all of her clothes on the floor. Now she remembered, the wardrobe
had collapsed the day before and all of her clothes were in a pile in
the corner of her room. ‘Why me?!’ she thought to herself.
She rummaged through the pile and found something to wear. Then she
ran out of the house towards the bus stop.
She
had been waiting for fifteen minutes when something very strange happened.
A man on a motorbike stopped at the bus stop and asked if anyone wanted
a lift into town. Sarah would not have usually contemplated such an
offer from a complete stranger, but today she was desperate and was
in serious danger of losing her job. So, when the man asked a second
time, she said ‘yes’ and jumped on the bike.
A year
later, Sarah and the mystery motorbike man, Paul, are engaged to be
married. It turned out that on that day when Paul had picked Sarah up
from the bus stop, they had hit it off immediately and Paul had invited
Sarah out for dinner that same day. It was love at first sight and their
relationship went from strength to strength until one day, yesterday
in fact, Paul asked Sarah to marry him and of course, she accepted.
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5.3.- In
general, we use:
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Examples:
a) Study
the following examples with in:
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In Spain the people speak Castilian. (country)
• We took these photos in the mountains. (Geographical region)
• I used to live in London. (city)
• Selfridges is in Oxford Street. (street)
• It is very hot in the living room. (room)
b) Study
the following examples with at:
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I was at my friend’s house. (specific place)
• I live at 32 Bradgate, Cuffley, Herts. (address)
• We’ll meet at the station. (public place)
• James is at the supermarket. (shops)
• They were at the theatre yesterday. (social event)
• Does this train stop at Paddington? (place)
• Last night I ate at a restaurant. (building)
c) Study
the following examples with on:
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I am lying on an island. (surface)
• The fly is on the ceiling. (surface)
• I am sitting on the floor. (surface)
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5.4.- Expressions
with IN:
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In a line / in a queue / in a street
• In a picture
• In the world / in the sky
• In a book / in a letter
• In a car / taxi
- I was
waiting in the queue for two hours.
- I read it in a book.
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5.5.- Expressions
with ON:
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On the right / left
• On the first/second, etc floor.
• On the menu
• On the coast
• On a bus/train/plane/ship/bicycle/horse
- My house
is the first on the left and I live on the third floor.
- I got on the bus.
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5.6.- Expressions
with AT:
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At home/work/school/university/college
• At somebody’s house
• At the station / airport
• At sea
- We were
at sea for 3 months.
- They were studying at the University of London.
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6.- Controlled
Practice
6.1.- Complete
these sentences with in, at or on.
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see the answer click on the table; double click return)
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7.- Freer
Practice
Answer the
following questions giving as much detail as possible.
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see the answer click on the table; double click return)
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