Giáo án A Closer Look 2

Ss activate prior knowledge about communication tools and get familiar with the new vocabulary in context.

T shows slides of a tablet, a phone and a holographic image, and reads the words holography, voice message and real time. Ss guess which device matches each description and say one sentence about it.
T asks: What can a holography device do? Can you send a voice message from your phone? What does real time mean?

Ss match the device and the word: holography = creates a three-dimensional image; voice message = a short spoken message sent by phone; real time = talking at the same moment. Ss give one sentence, for example: Holography can create a three-dimensional image.

Ss identify and use at, on, in, for and by with clock times, days, months/years, durations, deadlines, and in + period from now.

T writes the worked example on the board: We will meet at ten on Friday. T asks: Which word goes before the clock time? Which word goes before the day? Then T presents the rules:

• at + clock time (at ten, at 10 a.m.)
• on + day (on Friday)
• in + month/year (in June, in 2030)
• for + duration (for two hours)
• by + deadline (by 10 a.m.)
• in + period from now (in two weeks)
  T asks Ss to give one example for each rule.

Ss complete the rule chart in their notebooks:

• at: clock time (at ten, at 10 a.m.)
• on: day (on Friday, on Monday)
• in: month, year, period from now (in June, in 2030, in two weeks)
• for: length of time (for two hours)
• by: deadline (by 10 a.m.)
  Key idea: At + clock time, in + month/year, on + day; for + duration; by + deadline.

Ss choose the correct preposition of place (in, on, under, opposite, in front of, at) by looking at a description or a picture, not by guessing.

T shows a picture of a desk: a notebook under a tablet, a phone in front of a lamp, a chair opposite the desk. T asks: Where is the notebook? Where is the chair? Where is the phone? T reminds Ss: Look at the picture carefully before choosing the preposition.
T explains: in = inside; on = on a surface; under = below; opposite = facing; in front of = in the front part of; at = at a point.

Ss describe the desk using the correct prepositions:

• The notebook is under the tablet.
• The chair is opposite the desk.
• The phone is in front of the lamp.
• The pen is in the box. / The cup is on the desk.
  Key idea: choose the place preposition from the position shown in the picture or description.

Ss distinguish possessive pronouns (mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs), which stand alone, from possessive adjectives (my, your, his, her, our, their), which must be followed by a noun.

T writes two sentences on the board: This tablet is mine; that one is hers. T asks: Is there a noun after mine? Is there a noun after hers? T then writes: my phone / mine, our team / ours and asks Ss to find the rule.
T shows the Worked example sentences and the example: A friend of mine = one of my friends.

Ss complete the table:

• mine: stands alone (This phone is mine.)
• yours: stands alone (The tablet is yours.)
• his / hers: stand alone (That tablet is hers.)
• ours / theirs: stand alone (The device is ours.)
• my / your / her / our / their: must be followed by a noun (my phone, our team)
  Key idea: possessive pronoun = no noun after it; possessive adjective = noun after it. Example: A friend of mine = a friend of mine (one of my friends).

Ss apply the prepositions of time and place and the possessive pronouns to complete sentences, and explain their choices.

Ss do exercises 1–7 from the textbook in pairs. Each pair writes the answers on a small whiteboard.

1. The call starts ___ ten o'clock. (at)
2. We meet ___ Monday. (on)
3. This is my phone. It is ___. (mine)
4. That tablet belongs to Mai. It is ___. (hers)
5. The device belongs to our team. It is ___. (ours)
6. Order the chunks: An / is / a friend / of mine. (An is a friend of mine.)
7. Please send the file ___ 10 a.m. A. by B. for C. in (A. by)

Answer key:

1. at (at ten o'clock)
2. on (on Monday)
3. mine
4. hers
5. ours (Ours stands alone; our needs a following noun.)
6. An is a friend of mine.
7. A. by (By means not later than the stated deadline; for expresses duration; in does not express this deadline.)

Ss produce a short description of a fictional video-call desk using the correct prepositions and a possessive pronoun, and explain their choices.

Ss describe a fictional video-call desk in three sentences:

• use under or opposite to state a position;
• use at or on for a call time and day;
• use one possessive pronoun.
  Then Ss explain two of their choices.
  T asks: What do you need for a video call in real time? Who does the device belong to?

Sample answer (for T's reference, Ss' own sentences are accepted):
The notebook is under the tablet. Our call starts at ten on Monday. The tablet is hers.
Explanation: under states the notebook's position; at introduces a clock time and on introduces a day; hers replaces her tablet.
Assessment (10 points): accurate place preposition 2; accurate time/day prepositions 3; possessive pronoun 2; explanation 2; mechanics 1.