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Dear 1Erat Students,

Please listen and enjoy the catchy preposition song below! :) 

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Prepositions

Prepositions show time,direction and many other functions.

Example: We will go to Sabah on Monday. We'll go by plane.

Prepositions are usually single words, but there are some prepositions which have more than one word

Example:We walked in between them.

Prepositions can be used before or after nouns, or with verbs and adjectives.

Common expressions using prepositions.

1) Use at before a certain place (At the market, At school)
2) Use in for a country or a town (In Shah Alam, In Sydey)
3) Use in for conditions (In pain, In sorrow)
4) Use in for ways of writing. (In pencil, In pen)
5) Use by for something done by others. ( Report by Athirah)
6) Use by for means of transportation ( By car, by Taxi)


For clearer explanations, refer to table below

English	Usage	Example
on	days of the week	on Monday
in	months / seasons time of day year after a certain period of time (when?)	in August / in winter in the morning in 2006 in an hour
at	for night for weekend a certain point of time (when?)	at night at the weekend at half past nine
since	from a certain point of time (past till now)	since 1980
for	over a certain period of time (past till now)	for 2 years
ago	a certain time in the past	2 years ago
before	earlier than a certain point of time	before 2004
to	telling the time	ten to six (5:50)
past	telling the time	ten past six (6:10)
to / till / until	marking the beginning and end of a period of time	from Monday to/till Friday
till / until	in the sense of how long something is going to last	He is on holiday until Friday.
by	in the sense of at the latest up to a certain time	I will be back by 6 o’clock. By 11 o'clock, I had read five pages.

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/prepositions

Articles

A/An

The Article ‘a’ is used before countable nouns beginning with consonant sounds. (b, c, d, f, g, I and etc.)

Example

A boy

A cat

A dog

A fish

A girl

The Article ‘an’ is used before countable nouns beginning with vowel sounds. (a, e, i, o, u.)

Example

An apple

An elephant

An ice cube

An orange

An umbrella

(* Countable nouns are nouns that can be counted. For example- you can count trees, animals and people)

When do you use a/ an?

1)      Refers to a general, countable item (one item)

“Please pass me a plate, please get me a drink, I bought a shirt.”

2)      However, we use a/ an in expressions referring to more than one thing

A few, A number of, A great deal of, A great amount, A little, A lot, A small amount of

Leona Lewis - I Will Be

Dear beloved 1E students,


We've learned about the grammar component 'will' in our previous lesson and we've also done a role play using the grammar component 'will' in the dialogues. Now, it's time for us to relax and enjoy the music video by Leona Lewis entitled 'I Will Be'


I want all of you to listen carefully to the lyrics of the song and identify the usage of grammar component 'will'. Is the grammar component 'will' in the music video assumption, routine or is it spontaneous action as discussed in the last class.


I want you to think, reflect and give reasons to your answers. We will discuss the answers in the next class.


Enjoy! :)

Grammar Component ‘Will’

The grammar component 'will' is used in assumptions, routines and and spontaneous actions.


Assumptions
I have a feeling Tawfiq's parents will have a word with him regarding his recent exam grade.


Routines.
(Future actions without intentions)
According to the weather forecast, It'll rain later in the evening.

Spontaneous actions.

I'll be there in a minute

Form

will + infinitive

Affirmative sentences

I'll be going to Paris this July

I will be going to Paris this July

Negative sentences.

I'll not be coming to school today

I will not be coming to school today

Questions

Will you marry me?

Grammar Component ‘Will’

Form: 1 E                                                                                            Date:

Level: Low                                                                                         Time:

Theme: Values

Topic: Grammar Component ‘Will’

Objective: To teach students how to the grammar component ‘will’

Learning Outcomes: By the end of the lesson,
 1.Students are able to test their understanding of grammar component ‘will’ by acting out

  This can be seen in Activity 2 section where students have to act out and use will in their dialogues.

2.  Students are able to write sentences using grammar component ‘will’

Moral- values: Co-operation

Instructional Aids: Whiteboard, marker, pieces of blank paper.

Educational Emphasis: CCTS, Multiple Intelligence (Interpersonal)

 Previous knowledge: Adjectives, Verbs, Nouns

References: KBSM English Form 1

Stages	Instructional Activity	Learning Activity
Set Induction	1.       Teacher greets students 2.       Teacher tells a brief story using grammar component ‘will’          Teacher introduces lesson of the day grammar component ‘will’	1.       Students greet teacher. 2.       Students listen attentively.
Development	Activity 1 1.       Teacher explains when to use will 2.       Teacher explains by acting out so students can understand better. Activity 2 1.       Teacher tells students that they will be playing a game on grammar component ‘will’ 2.       Teacher divides the class into small groups. 3.       Teacher tells students to come up with a short role play and students have to include grammar component ‘will’ in thei role play. 4.       Teacher allocates several minutes for students to discuss	1.       Students listen attentively. 2.       Students discuss their role play and presentation.
Conclusion	1.Students' presentation. 2.Teacher asks if students have any questions.	1.       Students present. 2.       Students ask questions

                                                    
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