Teacher Language
i ELICITING THE TARGET LANGUAGE FROM THE CONTEXT
Teacher: Okay, class are you ready for our lesson today?
Students: Yes.
Teacher: Okay let’s get started! (I will ask the students what are their thoughts about the
picture)
Can you guess what the kid is thinking? (referring to picture on the board)
Students: Yes.
Teacher: What is it?
Student 1: To pass the exam.
Teacher: Good Maya! Anything else?
Student 2: Going to college.
Teacher: Excellent Santiago!
Maya: I want to go to college too.
Teacher: Thats great! What you will do if you want to go to College?
Maya: If I pass my exams.
Teacher: That's Great! What else do you need to do so you can go to College?
Santiago: If I study hard, I’ll go to college.
Teacher: Very good! Now, if you were the kid on that picture, what else would you like to think?
Student 3: If I finish my homework early, I will play with my friends.
Teacher: That's Great! What else?
Student 4: If I read my books, I will learn more.
Teacher: That's Perfect! So now let’s look at an example.
(write on the board “If Maya passes her exam, She’ll go to college.”)
Can this happen?
Students: Yes!
Teacher: Does it mean Maya will surely go to college?
Students: No!
Teacher: That’s right, but passing her exams is a very likely thing that can happen.
Can anyone tell me what conditional are these examples on the board?
Students: First Conditional.
Teacher: Excellent! This is what we called First Conditional. We use the first conditional to talk
about things that might happen in the future. It’s not 100% sure but there is a big
chance that it will happen.
Teacher: I am saying it is possible that Maya will go to college on the condition of passing
her exams.
i ELICITING THE TARGET LANGUAGE FROM THE CONTEXT
Teacher: Okay, class are you ready for our lesson today?
Students: Yes.
Teacher: Okay let’s get started! (I will ask the students what are their thoughts about the
picture)
Can you guess what the kid is thinking? (referring to picture on the board)
Students: Yes.
Teacher: What is it?
Student 1: To pass the exam.
Teacher: Good Maya! Anything else?
Student 2: Going to college.
Teacher: Excellent Santiago!
Maya: I want to go to college too.
Teacher: Thats great! What you will do if you want to go to College?
Maya: If I pass my exams.
Teacher: That's Great! What else do you need to do so you can go to College?
Santiago: If I study hard, I’ll go to college.
Teacher: Very good! Now, if you were the kid on that picture, what else would you like to think?
Student 3: If I finish my homework early, I will play with my friends.
Teacher: That's Great! What else?
Student 4: If I read my books, I will learn more.
Teacher: That's Perfect! So now let’s look at an example.
(write on the board “If Maya passes her exam, She’ll go to college.”)
Can this happen?
Students: Yes!
Teacher: Does it mean Maya will surely go to college?
Students: No!
Teacher: That’s right, but passing her exams is a very likely thing that can happen.
Can anyone tell me what conditional are these examples on the board?
Students: First Conditional.
Teacher: Excellent! This is what we called First Conditional. We use the first conditional to talk
about things that might happen in the future. It’s not 100% sure but there is a big
chance that it will happen.
Teacher: I am saying it is possible that Maya will go to college on the condition of passing
her exams.
