Assignment B - PPP Grammar Lesson Table: First Conditional
✓ NB: Look at the model provided and make sure you understand what MFP refers to here. See Units 2 and 7. For example, in number 4 in the table
below, we do NOT mean 'What is the function of the lesson'!!!
1. What is the target form of the first conditional (both If + Subject + present simple, Subject + auxiliary will + infinitive (future simple)
clauses)? (F)
2. What is the model sentence you will elicit to begin If I run, I will be tired.
your presentation? If my cousin comes to visit”, I will play football with him.
3. What are the negative and question (interrogative) Model sentence in negative form: If I do not eat all my veggies, I will not get a dessert.
forms of your model sentence? Form: If + subject + do not + Present Simple, Subject + Future simple (will+
(You might find there is more than one possibility, but infinitive)
you only need to show one negative and one Model sentence in question form: What will you do if you eat all your veggies?
question, then analyze the forms.) Form: What + Subject + if + Future Simple (will+ infinitive)
4. What is the function? (M) Talking about experiences and events/actions that will probably occur in the future
5. What do students need to know about pronunciation, Explain that sometimes the “I” and “will” in the second clause may be contracted to “I’ll”. For easy
including sentence stress and intonation? (P) understanding, the mode sentence will keep them apart.
(Think only about how the model sentence would Stress: forms on the verbs, nouns, and adverbs – if I Go to BED LATE, I will GET
normally be said.) UP LATE (TEFL academy Unit 3)
Intonation: the voice rises slightly at the end of the first clause, indicating that the speaker has more
to say, but the voice falls again at the end of the second clause indicating the speaker has completed
what he has to say (TEFL Academy. Unit 7)
6. What is the context I will use to introduce the form? Exiting experiences and plans for the upcoming holiday.
(M)
7. How will I try to elicit the first conditional from the I will use the inductive approach and tell the class a story about my holiday plans. I will write down
students? certain phrases like “If I do not start packing now, I will forget something important” and others. I will
encourage students to identify common phrases and ask them to make a similar phrase with “If I do
not…. Students should be able to see the simplicity of the structure.
8. How will I encourage students to analyze the form By asking general and relatable questions, collecting information from the students, and writing them
(S+V, etc.) themselves rather than just telling them on the board. We can analyze it together as a class.
what it is? (F)
9. What concept questions will I ask to check students Are we talking about the past, present, or future?
understand how the form is being used/what it Where are we now? Students will answer “Present.”
means? I might get a scooter for Christmas. This is something that can happen, is it in the future or the past?
– Students will answer “future.”
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✓ NB: Look at the model provided and make sure you understand what MFP refers to here. See Units 2 and 7. For example, in number 4 in the table
below, we do NOT mean 'What is the function of the lesson'!!!
1. What is the target form of the first conditional (both If + Subject + present simple, Subject + auxiliary will + infinitive (future simple)
clauses)? (F)
2. What is the model sentence you will elicit to begin If I run, I will be tired.
your presentation? If my cousin comes to visit”, I will play football with him.
3. What are the negative and question (interrogative) Model sentence in negative form: If I do not eat all my veggies, I will not get a dessert.
forms of your model sentence? Form: If + subject + do not + Present Simple, Subject + Future simple (will+
(You might find there is more than one possibility, but infinitive)
you only need to show one negative and one Model sentence in question form: What will you do if you eat all your veggies?
question, then analyze the forms.) Form: What + Subject + if + Future Simple (will+ infinitive)
4. What is the function? (M) Talking about experiences and events/actions that will probably occur in the future
5. What do students need to know about pronunciation, Explain that sometimes the “I” and “will” in the second clause may be contracted to “I’ll”. For easy
including sentence stress and intonation? (P) understanding, the mode sentence will keep them apart.
(Think only about how the model sentence would Stress: forms on the verbs, nouns, and adverbs – if I Go to BED LATE, I will GET
normally be said.) UP LATE (TEFL academy Unit 3)
Intonation: the voice rises slightly at the end of the first clause, indicating that the speaker has more
to say, but the voice falls again at the end of the second clause indicating the speaker has completed
what he has to say (TEFL Academy. Unit 7)
6. What is the context I will use to introduce the form? Exiting experiences and plans for the upcoming holiday.
(M)
7. How will I try to elicit the first conditional from the I will use the inductive approach and tell the class a story about my holiday plans. I will write down
students? certain phrases like “If I do not start packing now, I will forget something important” and others. I will
encourage students to identify common phrases and ask them to make a similar phrase with “If I do
not…. Students should be able to see the simplicity of the structure.
8. How will I encourage students to analyze the form By asking general and relatable questions, collecting information from the students, and writing them
(S+V, etc.) themselves rather than just telling them on the board. We can analyze it together as a class.
what it is? (F)
9. What concept questions will I ask to check students Are we talking about the past, present, or future?
understand how the form is being used/what it Where are we now? Students will answer “Present.”
means? I might get a scooter for Christmas. This is something that can happen, is it in the future or the past?
– Students will answer “future.”
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