Lesson Type: Grammar Level of Class Number Length of Assumed knowledge:
of lesson • Identify the subject of a sentence
Lesson Aims: A2 students • Names of tenses.
(Late elementary/ 60 mins
• Introduce the first conditional in the • Tenses: Present simple, present continuous, past simple used
pre-intermediate) 12
context of consequences so that with common verbs
students will be able to talk about Teenagers (14-16 • ‘Will’ for future events (future simple)
events that are likely to happen. years old) • Auxiliary verbs, modal verbs, imperatives
• Students will form their own sentences • Interrogative and negative form
in this form and successfully complete Nationality/first • Zero conditionals
the controlled and freer practice language
activities. Anticipated problems:
Italian
• Confusion using present simple and past simple in the same
Lesson Objectives: sentence. Additionally, difficulty using ‘will’ and ‘would’ in the
• Contrast the use of present simple and first conditional form and possibly struggle differentiating
future simple in sentences. between the two in respect of pronunciation.
• During the warmer stage, students will Solution: Use timeline and examples to illustrate the first
learn the form and understand the conditional form and emphasise the probability of the future
function and uses of first conditionals. event as a distinguishing point.
• Students will complete 2 x controlled • Future continuous
practice exercises- 1. During the Solution: Use lots of examples and elicit from students so as to
presentation stage, producing written identify any problems and resolve them
examples of this form and practicing • Use other modal verbs in place of ‘will’ in the main clause
accuracy by completing the worksheet. Solution: Explain they can use: can/could, may/might, would- as
• Students will be able to practice and these also express a ‘real possibility’.
produce the form in the freer practice
exercise by communicating with one
another.
, Materials:
• Worksheet (hand out 12 copies)
• Freer Practice Activity: Questions printed and cut into strips.
• Copy of the lesson plan
N.B. While you may use or adapt practice activities you have found elsewhere, the presentation stage must be of your own design. It is not, for example,
acceptable to use a video or PowerPoint presentation of this language that you have taken from elsewhere.
If you need to, subdivide each stage.
Stage Aim Timing Inter- Teacher activity Student activity
action
Warmer • Introduce the context 5 min T-C • Draw a line to divide board in half • Students describe what they plan
for the Target Form, C On the left, write: Weekend Plans (before to do over the weekend
generate interest and class starts)
get students talking. • Greet students
Collect their ideas to • Ask each student what they plan on
form modal sentence. doing this weekend. Write their
responses on the left side of the
board.
of lesson • Identify the subject of a sentence
Lesson Aims: A2 students • Names of tenses.
(Late elementary/ 60 mins
• Introduce the first conditional in the • Tenses: Present simple, present continuous, past simple used
pre-intermediate) 12
context of consequences so that with common verbs
students will be able to talk about Teenagers (14-16 • ‘Will’ for future events (future simple)
events that are likely to happen. years old) • Auxiliary verbs, modal verbs, imperatives
• Students will form their own sentences • Interrogative and negative form
in this form and successfully complete Nationality/first • Zero conditionals
the controlled and freer practice language
activities. Anticipated problems:
Italian
• Confusion using present simple and past simple in the same
Lesson Objectives: sentence. Additionally, difficulty using ‘will’ and ‘would’ in the
• Contrast the use of present simple and first conditional form and possibly struggle differentiating
future simple in sentences. between the two in respect of pronunciation.
• During the warmer stage, students will Solution: Use timeline and examples to illustrate the first
learn the form and understand the conditional form and emphasise the probability of the future
function and uses of first conditionals. event as a distinguishing point.
• Students will complete 2 x controlled • Future continuous
practice exercises- 1. During the Solution: Use lots of examples and elicit from students so as to
presentation stage, producing written identify any problems and resolve them
examples of this form and practicing • Use other modal verbs in place of ‘will’ in the main clause
accuracy by completing the worksheet. Solution: Explain they can use: can/could, may/might, would- as
• Students will be able to practice and these also express a ‘real possibility’.
produce the form in the freer practice
exercise by communicating with one
another.
, Materials:
• Worksheet (hand out 12 copies)
• Freer Practice Activity: Questions printed and cut into strips.
• Copy of the lesson plan
N.B. While you may use or adapt practice activities you have found elsewhere, the presentation stage must be of your own design. It is not, for example,
acceptable to use a video or PowerPoint presentation of this language that you have taken from elsewhere.
If you need to, subdivide each stage.
Stage Aim Timing Inter- Teacher activity Student activity
action
Warmer • Introduce the context 5 min T-C • Draw a line to divide board in half • Students describe what they plan
for the Target Form, C On the left, write: Weekend Plans (before to do over the weekend
generate interest and class starts)
get students talking. • Greet students
Collect their ideas to • Ask each student what they plan on
form modal sentence. doing this weekend. Write their
responses on the left side of the
board.
