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Lesson Plan Adverbs Position

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### Lesson Plan: The Position of Adverbs and Adverbial Phrases

**Level**: Intermediate

**Duration**: 60 minutes

**Target Language**: Adverbs and Adverbial Phrases

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#### Objectives:

- Students will understand the position of adverbs in sentences.

- Students will be able to correctly use adverbs and adverbial phrases in context.

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### 1. Lead-In (10 minutes)

**Activity**: Quick Review and Brainstorming

- **Instructions**: Write the following sentences on the board:

1. She sings beautifully.

2. He will arrive soon.

3. They played soccer yesterday.

- **Discussion**: Ask students what they notice about the highlighted words (beautifully, soon, yesterday).

- Prompt Questions:

- What do these words tell us?

- Where do you think these words fit in a sentence?

- **Outcome**: Lead students to identify that these words are adverbs and they modify verbs. Explain that
today they will learn more about where to position adverbs in sentences.

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### 2. Presentation (20 minutes)

**A. Explanation of Adverb Positions**

- **Types of Adverbs**:

- **Adverbs of Manner** (how): e.g., quickly, carefully

- **Adverbs of Time** (when): e.g., now, soon, yesterday

- **Adverbs of Frequency** (how often): e.g., always, often, never

- **Adverbs of Place** (where): e.g., here, there, everywhere

**B. Rules of Position**:

1. **Beginning of a Sentence**: Often used for emphasis.

- Example: *Quickly, she finished her homework.*

2. **Middle of a Sentence**: Usually placed after the subject or auxiliary verb.

- Example: *She often visits her grandmother.*

3. **End of a Sentence**: Commonly used for time and place adverbs.

- Example: *They will arrive tomorrow.*

**C. Adverbial Phrases**:

- Explain that adverbial phrases can also modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs and usually follow the same
rules regarding position.

**D. Examples and Non-Examples**:

- Write a few sentences on the board that demonstrate correct and incorrect adverb placement.

- Correct: *He always studies hard.*

- Incorrect: *He studies hard always.*

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### 3. Practice (30 minutes)


**A. Controlled Practice (15 minutes)**

- **Activity**: Fill in the Blanks

- Distribute a worksheet with sentences missing adverbs. Students will fill in the blanks with the appropriate
adverb from a word bank.

- Example: "She _____ (often) goes to the gym."

**B. Group Activity (15 minutes)**

- **Activity**: Adverb Placement Race

- Divide students into small groups. Give each group a set of sentences with adverbs jumbled. They must work
together to place the adverbs correctly in each sentence.

- Example: Unscramble: "never / she / goes / to / the / mall" → "She never goes to the mall."

**C. Feedback**:

- Review answers as a class. Discuss common mistakes and clarify any confusion.

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### 4. Conclusion (5 minutes)

- **Wrap-Up**:

- Ask students to share one new thing they learned about adverbs today.

- Encourage them to pay attention to adverb usage in their reading and speaking.

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### Materials Needed:

- Whiteboard and markers

- Worksheets for fill-in-the-blanks and group activity

- Word bank for adverbs

### Assessment:
- Monitor students during activities for understanding and correct usage.

- Collect worksheets for evaluation if needed.

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This lesson plan engages students through a mix of explanation, practice, and collaboration, ensuring a
comprehensive understanding of adverb placement.

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