Name of the Teacher Date Level of the class Length of lesson
Lynique Ruiters 11 April 2020 Pre-intermediate 60 Minutes
Lesson Type:
Grammar
Lesson Topic:
Weekend activities
Lesson Aims: Lesson Outcomes:
By the end of the lesson, students will be better able to… By the end of the lesson, students will have…
Use first conditional ‘if’ to predict the outcome and have a main clause that Used the first conditional in a conversational manner and they would have
has the outcome of the condition to know how to use it in a sentence. created visual cue cards as a learning aid.
Example sentence:
If I do my homework, I can play with my friends this weekend.
Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
1. The students being distracted by their peers and staying focused on 1. Ensuring that the tasks and activities are interactive and fun so that
the lesson. students can stay engaged. Also telling students that if they stay
focused and there is free time at the end of the lesson, they can sit
2. Students may want to be in groups with students form their own and talk to their friends.
country instead of mixing with students from other countries as well
as boys and girls not wanting to be in the same group. 2. To encourage students to have students from different countries in
their groups and to also have an equal number of girls and boys
3. Students may have difficulty in understanding how first conditional within the group.
works and understanding what the rules are of first conditional.
3. Using exercises to drill the rules of first conditional and creating cue
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, cards to help. Also, while the students are busy doing the exercises, I
will walk around and help the students along by using CCQ’s to help
them understand.
Target language analysis:
1. What is the use or function of this First conditional is used to speak about possible actions in the present or future with future outcomes.
language? (include a timeline if
appropriate) PAST PRESENT
FUTURE
E.g., If I have money, I will go to the
movies.
(Fig. 1)
2. In which context are you introducing The context will be used to introduce the language by what students might be doing over the weekend
the language? with their friends.
e.g., If I do my homework, I will be with my friends this weekend.
3. Which concept checking questions will “If it’s sunny this weekend, I will go to the beach with my friends.”
you ask to ensure students 1. Will you see your friends this weekend? (if it is sunny)
understand the meaning? 2. Will it be sunny this weekend? (No, maybe)
3. Where will you be going? (To the beach)
4. Who might you go with? (My friends)
4. What is the form of the target Positive structure
language? (include positive, negative If + present simple, will + verb (in infinitive)
and question forms if appropriate)
Negative structure
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Lynique Ruiters 11 April 2020 Pre-intermediate 60 Minutes
Lesson Type:
Grammar
Lesson Topic:
Weekend activities
Lesson Aims: Lesson Outcomes:
By the end of the lesson, students will be better able to… By the end of the lesson, students will have…
Use first conditional ‘if’ to predict the outcome and have a main clause that Used the first conditional in a conversational manner and they would have
has the outcome of the condition to know how to use it in a sentence. created visual cue cards as a learning aid.
Example sentence:
If I do my homework, I can play with my friends this weekend.
Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
1. The students being distracted by their peers and staying focused on 1. Ensuring that the tasks and activities are interactive and fun so that
the lesson. students can stay engaged. Also telling students that if they stay
focused and there is free time at the end of the lesson, they can sit
2. Students may want to be in groups with students form their own and talk to their friends.
country instead of mixing with students from other countries as well
as boys and girls not wanting to be in the same group. 2. To encourage students to have students from different countries in
their groups and to also have an equal number of girls and boys
3. Students may have difficulty in understanding how first conditional within the group.
works and understanding what the rules are of first conditional.
3. Using exercises to drill the rules of first conditional and creating cue
1 i-to-i LOVE TEFL Lesson Plan
, cards to help. Also, while the students are busy doing the exercises, I
will walk around and help the students along by using CCQ’s to help
them understand.
Target language analysis:
1. What is the use or function of this First conditional is used to speak about possible actions in the present or future with future outcomes.
language? (include a timeline if
appropriate) PAST PRESENT
FUTURE
E.g., If I have money, I will go to the
movies.
(Fig. 1)
2. In which context are you introducing The context will be used to introduce the language by what students might be doing over the weekend
the language? with their friends.
e.g., If I do my homework, I will be with my friends this weekend.
3. Which concept checking questions will “If it’s sunny this weekend, I will go to the beach with my friends.”
you ask to ensure students 1. Will you see your friends this weekend? (if it is sunny)
understand the meaning? 2. Will it be sunny this weekend? (No, maybe)
3. Where will you be going? (To the beach)
4. Who might you go with? (My friends)
4. What is the form of the target Positive structure
language? (include positive, negative If + present simple, will + verb (in infinitive)
and question forms if appropriate)
Negative structure
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