Assignment B
Please complete the assignment templates without removing any of the instructions.
1. PPP Grammar Lesson Table: First Conditional
✔ This table assesses your understanding of the Meaning, Form & Pronunciation (MFP) of the first conditional. To get you started, meaning
has been filled in for you. Please ensure you fully understand what MFP refer to here. See the assignment glossary and Units 2 and 7 of
the course.
1. What is the meaning (why do we use the We use the first conditional to talk about future events that are realistically likely to happen.
first conditional)? (M)
2. What is the model sentence you will elicit If I save money, I will buy a new bike.
to begin your presentation?
3. What is the target form of the first Model sentence in positive form: If I save money, I will buy a new bike.
conditional? (F) Form: If + subject + present simple, subject + will + base verb
(For negative and positive form, just choose
one possibility and analyse the form.) Model sentence in negative form: If I don’t save money, I won’t buy a new bike.
Form: If + subject + do not + base verb, subject + will not + base verb
Model sentence in question form: If you save money, will you buy a new bike?
Form: If + subject + present simple, will + subject + base verb?
4. What do students need to know about Sentence stress in positive model sentence: If I SAVE money, I will BUY a new bike.
sentence stress (P)
(Sentence stress means the words in the Sentence stress in negative model sentence: If I don’t SAVE money, I won’t BUY a new bike.
sentence that are emphasised. Think about
how the model sentence would normally be Why do we stress these words?
said. Write your positive and negative We stress the words that carry the most important meaning in a sentence. These are usually
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, model sentences and put the stressed the main verbs and key nouns. In this sentence, the actions "save" and "buy" are the
words in bold.) important .words because they tell us what is happening and what happens next.
In the negative sentence, “save” and “buy” are still the key actions, so they are stressed.
The words “don’t” and “won’t” show negative. meaning, but they are not always .strongly
stressed .unless the speaker wants to add extra. emphasis. We stress “save” and “buy”, to
show the cause-and-effect relationship. This makes the sentence sound more .natural and
easier to understand.
5. What timeline will you use to help students
to understand the first conditional?
You must include an actual timeline, not
just a description.
2. Lesson Plan Form and Paragraph
To introduce the first conditional for the function of talking about
future events that are likely to happen.
Lesson Type: Grammar Lesson Aim:
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Please complete the assignment templates without removing any of the instructions.
1. PPP Grammar Lesson Table: First Conditional
✔ This table assesses your understanding of the Meaning, Form & Pronunciation (MFP) of the first conditional. To get you started, meaning
has been filled in for you. Please ensure you fully understand what MFP refer to here. See the assignment glossary and Units 2 and 7 of
the course.
1. What is the meaning (why do we use the We use the first conditional to talk about future events that are realistically likely to happen.
first conditional)? (M)
2. What is the model sentence you will elicit If I save money, I will buy a new bike.
to begin your presentation?
3. What is the target form of the first Model sentence in positive form: If I save money, I will buy a new bike.
conditional? (F) Form: If + subject + present simple, subject + will + base verb
(For negative and positive form, just choose
one possibility and analyse the form.) Model sentence in negative form: If I don’t save money, I won’t buy a new bike.
Form: If + subject + do not + base verb, subject + will not + base verb
Model sentence in question form: If you save money, will you buy a new bike?
Form: If + subject + present simple, will + subject + base verb?
4. What do students need to know about Sentence stress in positive model sentence: If I SAVE money, I will BUY a new bike.
sentence stress (P)
(Sentence stress means the words in the Sentence stress in negative model sentence: If I don’t SAVE money, I won’t BUY a new bike.
sentence that are emphasised. Think about
how the model sentence would normally be Why do we stress these words?
said. Write your positive and negative We stress the words that carry the most important meaning in a sentence. These are usually
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, model sentences and put the stressed the main verbs and key nouns. In this sentence, the actions "save" and "buy" are the
words in bold.) important .words because they tell us what is happening and what happens next.
In the negative sentence, “save” and “buy” are still the key actions, so they are stressed.
The words “don’t” and “won’t” show negative. meaning, but they are not always .strongly
stressed .unless the speaker wants to add extra. emphasis. We stress “save” and “buy”, to
show the cause-and-effect relationship. This makes the sentence sound more .natural and
easier to understand.
5. What timeline will you use to help students
to understand the first conditional?
You must include an actual timeline, not
just a description.
2. Lesson Plan Form and Paragraph
To introduce the first conditional for the function of talking about
future events that are likely to happen.
Lesson Type: Grammar Lesson Aim:
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