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Tiếng AnhLớp 7Unit 6. A visit to a school

Giáo án A Closer Look 2

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I. Objectives

1. Knowledge

  • By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:
  • use the prepositions at, on and in correctly with time expressions (at seven o'clock, at night; on Monday, on 12 May; in June, in 2026, in the morning, in the evening).
  • use the prepositions in, on and at correctly with place expressions (in a room or area, on a surface or floor, at an exact point such as at the entrance).
  • explain how meaning decides the preposition (at school refers to the school activity or site; in the classroom places someone inside a room).

2. Competences

a) General competences

  • Self-control and independent learning: Ss work out the correct preposition by first identifying the meaning of the sentence, then choosing the pattern, and check their own answers against the rules.
  • Communication and collaboration: Ss work in pairs to discuss the choice of prepositions, and share their answers and reasons with the class in full English sentences.
  • Problem-solving and creativity: Ss plan a short description of a school visit or outdoor activity, deciding which time and place prepositions the sentences need.

b) Specific competences

  • Communicative competence in English through listening, speaking, reading and writing: Ss listen to and read the gardening activity paragraph, identify the prepositions in it, talk about their own school activities, and write 60–80 words about one outdoor activity at school.
  • Language knowledge (pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar): Ss use the prepositions of time and place accurately in gap-fill, multiple-choice, sentence ordering and judgement tasks, and use the topic vocabulary (laboratory, facility, entrance, gifted, lower secondary school, outdoor activity).

3. Personal qualities

  • Diligence: Ss complete all practice exercises on time and revise their written sentences carefully before submitting them.
  • Responsibility: Ss take responsibility for their group's answers during pair and group work and explain their choices to the class.
  • Honesty: Ss check their answers honestly against the answer key and admit where they made mistakes, then correct them.

II. Teaching aids and materials

1. Teacher

  • Laptop, projector and presentation slides with the grammar boxes, example sentences and the gardening paragraph
  • Textbook Tiếng Anh 7 (Global Success), Unit 6, A Closer Look 2
  • NeoEdu lesson page: neoedu.vn/learn/7/english/unit-6-a-closer-look-2 (interactive exercises for the practice step)
  • Picture cards showing a school gate, a laboratory, a classroom, a school garden and a shelf
  • Printed worksheet (Phiếu học tập số 1) for each pair
  • Timer and whiteboard markers

2. Students

  • Textbook, notebook, pen and pencil
  • Small whiteboard and marker (optional)
  • A sheet of paper for writing the 60–80 word paragraph (homework)

III. Procedures

Activity 1: Warm-up · 5 minutes

Where and When Do We Meet?

a) Aims

Ss activate prior knowledge of time and place expressions and realise that a school visit plan needs both a time and a meeting point.

b) Content

T shows a picture of a school gate and a clock showing 8:15. T asks: 'When do we meet for the school visit? Where do we meet?' T then asks Ss to make two short sentences about their own school day, using at, on or in (for example: 'I have English at seven o'clock on Monday.'). Ss do this individually and then share with a partner.

c) Expected outcomes

Ss produce 2 short sentences each, for example: 'We meet at the school gate at eight.' or 'We have a Science lesson in the laboratory on Tuesday.' Ss recognise that the lesson's focus is the correct choice of at, on and in.

d) Organisation

  1. Teacher

    Step 1: Task delivering

    T shows the picture and the clock (8:15) and asks: 'When and where do we meet for a school visit?' T says: 'Today we will learn how to use prepositions of time and place correctly.'

    Students

    Ss look at the picture and listen to the question. Ss think about the answer silently for 20 seconds.

  2. Teacher

    Step 2: Task performance

    T asks Ss to write 2 sentences about their school day with at, on or in and walks around to check.

    Students

    Ss write 2 sentences individually. Ss may write: 'We have Maths at 7:30.' or 'We go to the library on Friday.'

  3. Teacher

    Step 3: Report and discussion

    T invites 3 pairs to read their sentences aloud and asks: 'Why did you choose at / on / in here?'

    Students

    Ss read their sentences. Expected answer: 'I chose at because it is a clock time.' or 'I chose on because it is a day.'

  4. Teacher

    Step 4: Conclusion and assessment

    T confirms that the preposition depends on the meaning and writes the title on the board: 'Prepositions of time and place'. T says: 'Today we will check the rules and practise them.'

    Students

    Ss copy the title into their notebooks and get ready for the lesson.

Activity 2.1: Knowledge formation · 10 minutes

Prepositions of Time

a) Aims

Ss identify and explain the rules for using at, on and in with time expressions.

b) Content

T shows the grammar box on the slide with the following examples: at seven o'clock; on Monday / on 12 May; in June / in 2026 / in the morning. T explains that we use at night but in the evening. T asks Ss to work in pairs to complete the rule table (Phiếu học tập số 1, Part A) by writing one example for each preposition. T then asks: 'Why do we say at night but in the evening?'

c) Expected outcomes

Ss complete the rule summary: AT + clock time (at seven o'clock), at night; ON + day or date (on Monday, on 12 May); IN + month, year, part of the day, and evening (in June, in 2026, in the morning, in the evening). Ss can explain that at night is a fixed expression, while in the evening follows the general pattern.

d) Organisation

  1. Teacher

    Step 1: Task delivering

    T shows the examples on the slide and says: 'Look at the time expressions. Work in pairs and complete Part A of the worksheet with the rule for each preposition.'

    Students

    Ss listen to the instructions and look at the examples on the slide.

  2. Teacher

    Step 2: Task performance

    T monitors the pairs and gives hints if needed, for example: 'Is it a clock time, a day, a month or a part of the day?'

    Students

    Ss discuss in pairs and fill in Part A. Expected answer: 'at = clock time; on = day or date; in = month, year, part of the day.'

  3. Teacher

    Step 3: Report and discussion

    T asks: 'Which pair can explain why we say at night but in the evening?'

    Students

    A pair answers: 'At night is a set expression. We say in the evening because evening is a part of the day, like in the morning.'

  4. Teacher

    Step 4: Conclusion and assessment

    T confirms the rules and writes on the board: 'at + clock time / at night; on + day / date; in + month / year / part of the day / in the evening.' T reminds Ss that the choice depends on the meaning.

    Students

    Ss copy the rule summary into their notebooks.

Activity 2.2: Knowledge formation · 8 minutes

Prepositions of Place

a) Aims

Ss identify and explain the rules for using in, on and at with place expressions, and understand how meaning changes the preposition.

b) Content

T pre-teaches the vocabulary: entrance (lối vào), laboratory (phòng thí nghiệm), facility (cơ sở vật chất), gifted (có năng khiếu), lower secondary school (trường THCS), outdoor activity (hoạt động ngoài trời). T shows the grammar box: IN a room or area (in the classroom); ON a surface or floor (on the shelf, on the floor); AT an exact point (at the entrance). T compares: 'at school (the school activity or site)' with 'in the classroom (inside a room)' and asks Ss to complete Part B of the worksheet.

c) Expected outcomes

Ss complete the rule summary: IN + room or area (in the classroom, in the laboratory); ON + surface or floor (on the shelf, on the floor); AT + an exact point or place as a site (at the entrance, at school). Ss can explain that at school refers to the school as a site or activity, while in the classroom places someone inside a room.

d) Organisation

  1. Teacher

    Step 1: Task delivering

    T pre-teaches the six vocabulary items with picture cards and asks Ss to repeat them chorally. T says: 'Now complete Part B of the worksheet to show the rules for place prepositions.'

    Students

    Ss repeat the new words and look at the rule summary on the slide.

  2. Teacher

    Step 2: Task performance

    T gives Ss 3 minutes and asks them to compare 'at school' and 'in the classroom' with a partner.

    Students

    Ss work in pairs to complete Part B. Expected answer: 'in = inside a room or area; on = on a surface; at = an exact point or the site of an activity.'

  3. Teacher

    Step 3: Report and discussion

    T asks: 'Why do we say at school but in the classroom?'

    Students

    Ss answer: 'At school means the school as a place of activities. In the classroom means we are inside a room.'

  4. Teacher

    Step 4: Conclusion and assessment

    T writes the rule summary on the board and emphasises: 'Meaning decides the preposition. Always think about what the sentence means before you choose.'

    Students

    Ss copy the summary into their notebooks.

Activity 3.1: Practice · 7 minutes

Choose the Right Preposition

a) Aims

Ss apply the rules of time and place prepositions to choose the correct answer in multiple-choice exercises.

b) Content

Ss do Exercises 1 to 4 on Phiếu học tập số 1 (multiple choice) individually, then check with a partner. T may ask Ss to log in to the NeoEdu page (neoedu.vn/learn/7/english/unit-6-a-closer-look-2) to check the interactive version after the paper task.

  1. We meet ___ 8:15. A. in; B. to; C. at; D. on
  2. The visit is ___ Monday. A. from; B. on; C. at; D. in
  3. The books are ___ the shelf. A. on; B. in; C. at; D. under
  4. The class studies ___ the laboratory. A. on; B. from; C. between; D. in

c) Expected outcomes

Answer key: 1 - C (At introduces a clock time.); 2 - B (On is used with a day.); 3 - A (A shelf is a supporting surface.); 4 - D (The group is inside a room, so in.)

d) Organisation

  1. Teacher

    Step 1: Task delivering

    T says: 'Read each sentence, decide its meaning, then choose the correct preposition. You have 4 minutes.'

    Students

    Ss read the instructions and the four questions.

  2. Teacher

    Step 2: Task performance

    T walks around, checks answers quietly and asks guiding questions such as: 'Is 8:15 a time or a day?'

    Students

    Ss work individually for 3 minutes, then compare answers with a partner for 1 minute.

  3. Teacher

    Step 3: Report and discussion

    T calls on individual Ss to read each answer and explain the reason.

    Students

    Expected answers: 'Number 1 is C because at introduces a clock time.' 'Number 2 is B because on is used with a day.' 'Number 3 is A because a shelf is a surface.' 'Number 4 is D because the class is inside a room.'

  4. Teacher

    Step 4: Conclusion and assessment

    T confirms the answers and says: 'Remember: time and place are decided by meaning. Check the noun before you choose.'

    Students

    Ss correct any wrong answers in their worksheets.

Activity 3.2: Practice · 5 minutes

Fill In, Reorder and Judge

a) Aims

Ss use prepositions in gap-filling, sentence reordering and grammar judgement tasks, and build correct sentences about a school visit.

b) Content

Ss do Exercises 5 to 7 on Phiếu học tập số 1 in pairs.
5. The visit is {{1}} June. Meet {{2}} the entrance.
6. Put the parts in the correct order: We / meet / at the school gate / at eight.
7. Judge these sentences: a) We meet at 8:15. b) We meet on 8:15.

c) Expected outcomes

Answer key: 5 - (1) in; (2) at (In is used with a month; at is used with an exact meeting point.) 6 - We meet at the school gate at eight. 7 - a) Đ (correct); b) S (At introduces a clock time, so 'on 8:15' is wrong; the correct form is 'at 8:15').

d) Organisation

  1. Teacher

    Step 1: Task delivering

    T writes Exercise 5 on the board and asks: 'What word is needed before June? Before the entrance?' T then says: 'Work in pairs and complete Exercises 5 to 7 in 4 minutes.'

    Students

    Ss listen and read the three exercises in their worksheets.

  2. Teacher

    Step 2: Task performance

    T monitors the pairs and checks their word order in Exercise 6.

    Students

    Ss discuss in pairs and write their answers in the worksheet. Ss may say: 'In June, at the entrance, we meet at eight.'

  3. Teacher

    Step 3: Report and discussion

    T asks one pair to read their answer to Exercise 7 and asks why 'on 8:15' is wrong.

    Students

    A pair answers: 'On 8:15 is wrong because 8:15 is a clock time, and we use at with clock times.'

  4. Teacher

    Step 4: Conclusion and assessment

    T confirms the answers and reminds Ss: 'Clock time takes at; month takes in; day takes on; exact meeting point takes at.'

    Students

    Ss correct their answers and write the rule summary in their notebooks.

Activity 4: Application · 10 minutes

Our Outdoor Activity at School

a) Aims

Ss apply the rules of time and place prepositions to describe a real outdoor activity at their own school, and self-check their use of prepositions.

b) Content

T gives Ss the model paragraph about a gardening activity (Friday afternoons; beside the school garden; after the last lesson; in the school garden; on the beds). Ss work in pairs to underline all prepositions of time and place and explain why each one is used. Then each Ss writes 2 to 3 sentences about an outdoor activity at their own school, using at, on and in correctly. The full 60–80 word paragraph is set as homework.

c) Expected outcomes

Ss list the prepositions in the model paragraph: on Friday afternoons (on + day), beside the school garden (place), after the last lesson (time), in the school garden (place), for the compost area (place). Ss write 2 to 3 sentences, for example: 'Our club meets on Wednesday afternoons. We work in the school garden. We meet at the gate at four o'clock.'

d) Organisation

  1. Teacher

    Step 1: Task delivering

    T shows the model paragraph and says: 'Read the paragraph, underline the prepositions, and then write 2 to 3 sentences about an outdoor activity at your school.'

    Students

    Ss read the paragraph silently and listen to the task.

  2. Teacher

    Step 2: Task performance

    T asks pairs to underline the prepositions and then individually write 2 to 3 sentences in their notebooks.

    Students

    Ss work in pairs for 3 minutes, then write their own sentences individually for 4 minutes.

  3. Teacher

    Step 3: Report and discussion

    T invites 2 to 3 Ss to read their sentences aloud and asks the class to check the prepositions.

    Students

    Ss read their sentences. Classmates say whether the preposition is correct and give a reason.

  4. Teacher

    Step 4: Conclusion and assessment

    T praises the correct use and reminds Ss: 'Meaning decides the preposition. Use at with clock times and exact points, on with days, and in with months, years and rooms.' T assigns the 60–80 word paragraph as homework.

    Students

    Ss note the homework task and the self-check reminder in their notebooks.

Worksheets

Phiếu học tập số 1

Part A: Prepositions of time
Complete the rule with one example for each preposition.

  • AT + ______ (example: at seven o'clock)
  • ON + ______ (example: on Monday)
  • IN + ______ (example: in June)
  • Note: at night, but in the evening.

Part B: Prepositions of place
Complete the rule with one example for each preposition.

  • IN + ______ (example: in the classroom)
  • ON + ______ (example: on the shelf)
  • AT + ______ (example: at the entrance)
  • Explain: at school means ______; in the classroom means ______.

Exercises 1–4: Choose the correct answer.

  1. We meet ___ 8:15. A. in B. to C. at D. on
  2. The visit is ___ Monday. A. from B. on C. at D. in
  3. The books are ___ the shelf. A. on B. in C. at D. under
  4. The class studies ___ the laboratory. A. on B. from C. between D. in

Exercise 5: Fill in the blanks.
The visit is {{1}} June. Meet {{2}} the entrance. (in / at)

Exercise 6: Put the parts in the correct order.
We / meet / at the school gate / at eight.

Exercise 7: Judge the sentences. Write Đ (correct) or S (incorrect).
a) We meet at 8:15.
b) We meet on 8:15.

Homework

  • Write a paragraph of 60–80 words about one outdoor activity at your school. Include when the activity happens, where students meet, what students do and why it is useful. Use at, on and in correctly, and check your prepositions carefully.
  • Review the rules for prepositions of time and place in your notebook. Then do the interactive exercises on the NeoEdu lesson page: neoedu.vn/learn/7/english/unit-6-a-closer-look-2.
  • Read the model paragraph about the gardening activity again and underline all the prepositions of time and place.

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