Name of the Teacher Date Level of the class Length of lesson
Hans Grobler 22/03/2021 Pre-Intermediate 60 minutes
Lesson Type:
Grammar Lesson
Lesson Topic:
A trip to Cape Town, South Africa (use of the first conditional)
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…
Identify and use the first conditional (If I go to Cape Town, I will Talked with a partner about what activities they are going to do at
take photographs of all the attractions) in order to discuss and Cape Town using the first conditional, and they will devise their
plan a visit to Cape Town. own likely outcomes for each condition.
Example sentence:
Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
1. Due to the age of the students and the setting being an 1. I will create a positive learning environment from the
international summer school, the students may present low outset. I will select students for group work, to ensure that
intrinsic motivation. the students don’t gravitate towards other learners of their
own L1. I will also utilize a variety of activities and promote
2. As we will be using present simple in the ‘if’ clause and ‘will’ active learning as much as possible and provide students
in the main clause of the 1st conditional, a common error is with the opportunity to be actively involved in the learning.
to put ‘will’ in the ‘if’ clause.
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, 2. There will be a number of activities which will reinforce the
3. As the class is a mixture of three different nationalities, this correct application of the first conditional. The ‘form’ and
will present a number of issues with regards to ‘pronunciation’ phases will highlight the grammatical
pronunciation of the L2. This, for example, could be the structure. The natural progression of the PPP lesson will
pronunciation of silent letters, or the absence of a similar also enable students to gradually gain an understanding of
sounds in their own L1 which they need to produce in the the lesson content. The provided timeline will also assist
L2. with student comprehension of the present tense being
used to discuss possible future events.
3. There will be plenty of opportunities for students to
pronounce the target language - class and individual drilling
will reinforce this. Students will also benefit from peer
learning during paired and group activities, which will also
support the development of pronunciation.
Target language analysis:
1. What is the use or function of this The first conditional is used to talk about future events that might happen. It uses the present tense to
language? (include a timeline if discuss possible future events.
appropriate)
- If it’s sunny, I will go to Cape Town.
Today ______________________> Tomorrow (or a specific time/date in the future)
2. In which context are you introducing I will introduce the first conditional in the context of a planned visit to Cape Town. The students will
the language? consider activities dependent on the weather and likely facilities available; and devise results/likely
outcomes to provided conditions.
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, 3. Which concept checking questions will “If I go to Cape Town, I will visit Table Mountain.”
you ask to ensure students understand
the meaning? 1. Is this something that has happened in the past?
2. Is this something that may happen in the future?
3. Will you visit Table Mountain if you go to Cape Town?
4. If you go to Cape Town, what would you like to see?
4. What is the form of the target Positive: If + present simple, S + will + V + obj (future simple) Negative: If + present simple, S + won’t + V +
language? (include positive, negative obj (future simple) Question: If + present simple, will + S + V + obj? (future simple)
and question forms if appropriate)
5. How will your students work out the I will use a guided discovery/inductive exercise by showing the students a picture of animals, and I will
rules for the structure? say that I am thinking of going to Cape Town for a trip (this can be substituted for any other place). Then I
will write on the board, ‘If I go to Cape Town, I will visit Table Mountain’. Students can then provide likely
outcomes to the same condition, and hopefully they will explore the rules of the structure, thereby
avoiding a rote teaching approach which would fail to engage the young students of this lesson.
6. What will you teach about the I will focus on contractions used for pronouns which arise when using the future simple tense. ‘I + will’
pronunciation of the structure? becomes I’ll. I will also show that when the negative is used - ‘I + will+ not’ - that it becomes I won’t’. I
will also highlight instances of connected speech, such as ‘If I’, to ensure that students model a natural
pronunciation of the language.
Stage Name Stage Aim Time Interaction Pattern Teacher’s procedure Students will…
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Hans Grobler 22/03/2021 Pre-Intermediate 60 minutes
Lesson Type:
Grammar Lesson
Lesson Topic:
A trip to Cape Town, South Africa (use of the first conditional)
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…
Identify and use the first conditional (If I go to Cape Town, I will Talked with a partner about what activities they are going to do at
take photographs of all the attractions) in order to discuss and Cape Town using the first conditional, and they will devise their
plan a visit to Cape Town. own likely outcomes for each condition.
Example sentence:
Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
1. Due to the age of the students and the setting being an 1. I will create a positive learning environment from the
international summer school, the students may present low outset. I will select students for group work, to ensure that
intrinsic motivation. the students don’t gravitate towards other learners of their
own L1. I will also utilize a variety of activities and promote
2. As we will be using present simple in the ‘if’ clause and ‘will’ active learning as much as possible and provide students
in the main clause of the 1st conditional, a common error is with the opportunity to be actively involved in the learning.
to put ‘will’ in the ‘if’ clause.
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, 2. There will be a number of activities which will reinforce the
3. As the class is a mixture of three different nationalities, this correct application of the first conditional. The ‘form’ and
will present a number of issues with regards to ‘pronunciation’ phases will highlight the grammatical
pronunciation of the L2. This, for example, could be the structure. The natural progression of the PPP lesson will
pronunciation of silent letters, or the absence of a similar also enable students to gradually gain an understanding of
sounds in their own L1 which they need to produce in the the lesson content. The provided timeline will also assist
L2. with student comprehension of the present tense being
used to discuss possible future events.
3. There will be plenty of opportunities for students to
pronounce the target language - class and individual drilling
will reinforce this. Students will also benefit from peer
learning during paired and group activities, which will also
support the development of pronunciation.
Target language analysis:
1. What is the use or function of this The first conditional is used to talk about future events that might happen. It uses the present tense to
language? (include a timeline if discuss possible future events.
appropriate)
- If it’s sunny, I will go to Cape Town.
Today ______________________> Tomorrow (or a specific time/date in the future)
2. In which context are you introducing I will introduce the first conditional in the context of a planned visit to Cape Town. The students will
the language? consider activities dependent on the weather and likely facilities available; and devise results/likely
outcomes to provided conditions.
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, 3. Which concept checking questions will “If I go to Cape Town, I will visit Table Mountain.”
you ask to ensure students understand
the meaning? 1. Is this something that has happened in the past?
2. Is this something that may happen in the future?
3. Will you visit Table Mountain if you go to Cape Town?
4. If you go to Cape Town, what would you like to see?
4. What is the form of the target Positive: If + present simple, S + will + V + obj (future simple) Negative: If + present simple, S + won’t + V +
language? (include positive, negative obj (future simple) Question: If + present simple, will + S + V + obj? (future simple)
and question forms if appropriate)
5. How will your students work out the I will use a guided discovery/inductive exercise by showing the students a picture of animals, and I will
rules for the structure? say that I am thinking of going to Cape Town for a trip (this can be substituted for any other place). Then I
will write on the board, ‘If I go to Cape Town, I will visit Table Mountain’. Students can then provide likely
outcomes to the same condition, and hopefully they will explore the rules of the structure, thereby
avoiding a rote teaching approach which would fail to engage the young students of this lesson.
6. What will you teach about the I will focus on contractions used for pronouns which arise when using the future simple tense. ‘I + will’
pronunciation of the structure? becomes I’ll. I will also show that when the negative is used - ‘I + will+ not’ - that it becomes I won’t’. I
will also highlight instances of connected speech, such as ‘If I’, to ensure that students model a natural
pronunciation of the language.
Stage Name Stage Aim Time Interaction Pattern Teacher’s procedure Students will…
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