Name of the Teacher Date Level of the class Length of lesson
Justine Hewitt 5/06/2021 Pre- Intermediate 60 min
Lesson Type:
Grammar
Lesson Topic:
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…
Understand the first conditional by use and form and to be able Understood and practiced using the first conditional by working in
correctly use it in sentences that are written and spoken. groups of 2 to write sentences about the pictures shown on a
worksheet.
Example sentence: “If you eat all of your dinner, you will have Spoken to the class about what they would do if they were
desert.” elected class president.
“If you do not complete your homework, you cannot go to the
party tonight.”
Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
1. The students are young (11, 12 age group), so they might 1. I will make sure that my explanations and activities are
find the grammar lesson boring and lose motivation quite short, interesting and fun so that it keeps the students
quickly. interested and will help them remember what they learn.
Giving them psychological awards will encourage
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,2. Students may end up in the same group as another student productivity.
with the same L1.
2. I will pair the students equally to make sure that they are
3. Some students may be disruptive as they are a young class. not in groups with someone that is the same L1 as them.
4. Some students might be shy and be scared to participate in 3. I will make the whole class work together and come up with
the lesson. rules for the classroom. I will tell them what is and isn’t
acceptable in the class and tell them about consequences
5. Even though the students are at pre- intimidate level, they that will follow from bad behaviour. (E.g., missing out on a
may still have difficulty with word order, the tenses and the fun activity in the class).
pronunciation.
4. I will get the students to work in pairs and groups to help
them gain confidence to communicate and participate.
5. The use of visual aids will help the students to understand
the rules, tenses and word order better. Drilling exercises
will help the teacher identify the difficulties that the
students are having with pronunciation. This will enable the
teacher to adjust his or her pronunciation modelling - (more
exaggeration and slower speech.) This will make sure that
the students grasp the pronunciation of the target language
given.
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, Target language analysis:
1. What is the use or function of this The first conditional is used to talk about possible situations that occur in the future.
language? (include a timeline if E.g. “If you eat all your dinner, you will have desert.”
appropriate) If “A” happens then “B” will happen.
Condition (“ If Clause”) Result (“Main Clause”)
“If you eat all your dinner, you will have desert.”
PRESENT FUTURE
(fig.1)
2. In which context are you introducing I am introducing the first conditional in the form of promises and warnings.
the language? E.G. “If you eat all your dinner, you will have desert.”
“If you do not complete your homework, you cannot go to the party tonight.”
3. Which concept checking questions will E.G. “If you eat all your dinner, you will have desert.”
you ask to ensure students understand 1. What are you supposed to do? ( Eat all my dinner)
the meaning? 2. What will happen if you eat all your dinner? (I can have dessert.)
E.G. “If you do not complete your homework, you cannot go to the party tonight.”
1. Are you at the party? (no)
2. What will allow you to go to the party tonight? (I have to complete my homework.)
4. What is the form of the target If clause Result(main) clause OR Result(main) Clause If clause
language? (include positive, negative
and question forms if appropriate) POSITIVE FORM:
[If/When + present simple], [will+ infinitive ] [Will+ infinitive] + [If/When + present simple]
“If you vote for me, there will be no homework.” “There will be no homework if you vote for
me.”
NEGATIVE FORM:
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Justine Hewitt 5/06/2021 Pre- Intermediate 60 min
Lesson Type:
Grammar
Lesson Topic:
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…
Understand the first conditional by use and form and to be able Understood and practiced using the first conditional by working in
correctly use it in sentences that are written and spoken. groups of 2 to write sentences about the pictures shown on a
worksheet.
Example sentence: “If you eat all of your dinner, you will have Spoken to the class about what they would do if they were
desert.” elected class president.
“If you do not complete your homework, you cannot go to the
party tonight.”
Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
1. The students are young (11, 12 age group), so they might 1. I will make sure that my explanations and activities are
find the grammar lesson boring and lose motivation quite short, interesting and fun so that it keeps the students
quickly. interested and will help them remember what they learn.
Giving them psychological awards will encourage
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,2. Students may end up in the same group as another student productivity.
with the same L1.
2. I will pair the students equally to make sure that they are
3. Some students may be disruptive as they are a young class. not in groups with someone that is the same L1 as them.
4. Some students might be shy and be scared to participate in 3. I will make the whole class work together and come up with
the lesson. rules for the classroom. I will tell them what is and isn’t
acceptable in the class and tell them about consequences
5. Even though the students are at pre- intimidate level, they that will follow from bad behaviour. (E.g., missing out on a
may still have difficulty with word order, the tenses and the fun activity in the class).
pronunciation.
4. I will get the students to work in pairs and groups to help
them gain confidence to communicate and participate.
5. The use of visual aids will help the students to understand
the rules, tenses and word order better. Drilling exercises
will help the teacher identify the difficulties that the
students are having with pronunciation. This will enable the
teacher to adjust his or her pronunciation modelling - (more
exaggeration and slower speech.) This will make sure that
the students grasp the pronunciation of the target language
given.
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, Target language analysis:
1. What is the use or function of this The first conditional is used to talk about possible situations that occur in the future.
language? (include a timeline if E.g. “If you eat all your dinner, you will have desert.”
appropriate) If “A” happens then “B” will happen.
Condition (“ If Clause”) Result (“Main Clause”)
“If you eat all your dinner, you will have desert.”
PRESENT FUTURE
(fig.1)
2. In which context are you introducing I am introducing the first conditional in the form of promises and warnings.
the language? E.G. “If you eat all your dinner, you will have desert.”
“If you do not complete your homework, you cannot go to the party tonight.”
3. Which concept checking questions will E.G. “If you eat all your dinner, you will have desert.”
you ask to ensure students understand 1. What are you supposed to do? ( Eat all my dinner)
the meaning? 2. What will happen if you eat all your dinner? (I can have dessert.)
E.G. “If you do not complete your homework, you cannot go to the party tonight.”
1. Are you at the party? (no)
2. What will allow you to go to the party tonight? (I have to complete my homework.)
4. What is the form of the target If clause Result(main) clause OR Result(main) Clause If clause
language? (include positive, negative
and question forms if appropriate) POSITIVE FORM:
[If/When + present simple], [will+ infinitive ] [Will+ infinitive] + [If/When + present simple]
“If you vote for me, there will be no homework.” “There will be no homework if you vote for
me.”
NEGATIVE FORM:
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