SEIN: ) Word partners @i Time dominoes Activity type matching Vocabulary see key Aims to help students to choose the correct preposition for time phrases; to practise using prepositions of time Interaction pairs or small groups (max 4) Extra materials scissors, card, glue Preparation ® Photocopy one worksheet per pair or group and stick it onto the card. Cut up the dominoes as indicated. ™ You may prefer to have the students do the preparation and take the opportunity to revise the language. Method Each pair or group starts with a full set of 24 dominoes. They take five dominoes out and put them face down in a pile on the table, The rest of the dominoes are divided among the players. 1 Turn over the first domino in the pile of five. I The first student to play must put a domino that goes either with the preposition or with the time word. Example: The first student or pair of students to play all their cards is the winner. I Ifa student can’t play a domino, they must take an extra one from the pile in the centre and miss their go. key in + winter, spring, summer, eutumn + January, May, August, November + 2020, 2001 + the morning, the afternoon on + Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday + 26th February, 22nd October, June tst, March 10th at + 20.40, 6 o'clock, 11.30, midnight Follow-up and extension activities & To personalise these prepositions of time, get students to write some sentences about themselves. e.g. My birthday is on September 8th. Iwas born in 1992. I play with my friends on Saturday mornings. J usually go to bed at 9 o'clock. Then charts or tables could be produced showing class birthdays, time people get up and go te bed, ete. First go: winter on Saturdey | at Second go! 20.40 in winter on Saturday) at 40me dominoes tT Auonug24 Avpunyos vyouuuns uooude4 4D aut 42qG0499, puz2 a