Prepositions of Time in Sports
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Prepositions of Time in Sports

This ESL lesson plan helps students understand and practice grammar using prepositions of time: for, during, while. Through engaging tasks like speaking activities and writing exercises, students will learn to describe the duration of activities in sports contexts. The lesson includes group discussions, grammar exercises, and sentence construction tasks to reinforce the concepts. This lesson targets the development of both speaking and writing skills, helping students to master these prepositions through talking about sports.

Skills

  • Can describe how to do something, giving detailed instructions.
  • Can give straightforward, detailed descriptions on a range of familiar subjects within their field of interest.
  • Has enough language to get by, with sufficient vocabulary to express him/herself with some hesitation on topics such as family, hobbies and interests, work, travel, and current events.
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1

Warm up. Work in small groups.

Look at the list of different sports events: - marathon - soccer match - basketball game - volleyball match - tennis tournament - swimming competition - hockey game - boxing match In small groups, discuss what you might do for training or preparation before and during these events. After 5 minutes, share one of your training plans with the class. Examples: - Before the match, I stretch my muscles for 5 min. - I think it's important to focus on communicating well with my teammates during the match.
2

In pairs, discuss the following questions.

3

Read the dialogue between Kevin and Mike and answer the following questions.

4

Read the grammar rule and fill in the gaps with the correct preposition of time.

5

Complete the sentences using for, during, or while.

6

Make sentences from these words using prepositions of time: for, during, while.

7

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