Teacher Language
Show the actual words you would use for:
i) eliciting the target language from the context
T: Could everybody please take out their pens and notebooks and copy down the sentence that is on the board.
T: I want you to look at the sentence on the board now, we are going to learn about First Conditionals.
T: Can you see that there are two clauses here?
Ss: Yes
T: There is the if clause and the main clause separated by a comma.
T: Would you say that the if clause forms a complete sentence?
S1 : No
T: Does the main clause make sense on its own?
S2: yes
T: will you have to wait in a long queue?
S3 : maybe
T: Is it possible you will be late?
S4: yes
T: Is anyone able to tell me what the function of the first conditional might be?
S5: If something happens, something else will happen.
T: Well done! We can say that the function is then to express a possible condition and its likely result (
condition and result)
T: Did everybody write that down, it is very important and does everybody understand?
Ss: yes teacher
T; Excellent!
ii) eliciting the form
T: let”s look at the sentence in more detail.
T: We have said there are two clauses: an if clause and a main clause
T: Do we all understand that?
Ss: yes
, T: let’s break down each sentence , so that we can understand the form of First Conditionals.
T: If we look at what I have written on the board the form is : If + present simple, will + future simple.
T; Look again at the sentence on the board.
T: Can anyone tell me which is the condition and which is the result?
S7: The condition is the if clause and the result is the main clause.
T: good
T: Now can you break down the if clause and main clause into the First Conditional form?
S7: yes that would be: If + present simple , will + future simple.
T: Brilliant!
T: Can anyone give me some more examples?
S8: If it rains, I won’t go to the park.
T: Very good, you have used the negative form.
T: Can you tell me the conditional form of the sentence in the negative form?
S8: Yes, it is: If + present simple, won’t + future simple.
T: Great! Does anybody have any questions about First Conditionals so far?
Ss: No
T: Alright perfect!
iii) concept checking
T; To make sure we all have a good understanding of First Conditionals, I want to ask you a couple of
questions.
T: What is the First Conditional used for?
S6: It talks about present and future events. It expresses a possible condition and its likely result in the
future.
T: That was very well put, well done!
S6: Thankyou
T:How many clauses are there in a First Conditional structure?
S9: There are two clauses: the If clause and the main clause.
Show the actual words you would use for:
i) eliciting the target language from the context
T: Could everybody please take out their pens and notebooks and copy down the sentence that is on the board.
T: I want you to look at the sentence on the board now, we are going to learn about First Conditionals.
T: Can you see that there are two clauses here?
Ss: Yes
T: There is the if clause and the main clause separated by a comma.
T: Would you say that the if clause forms a complete sentence?
S1 : No
T: Does the main clause make sense on its own?
S2: yes
T: will you have to wait in a long queue?
S3 : maybe
T: Is it possible you will be late?
S4: yes
T: Is anyone able to tell me what the function of the first conditional might be?
S5: If something happens, something else will happen.
T: Well done! We can say that the function is then to express a possible condition and its likely result (
condition and result)
T: Did everybody write that down, it is very important and does everybody understand?
Ss: yes teacher
T; Excellent!
ii) eliciting the form
T: let”s look at the sentence in more detail.
T: We have said there are two clauses: an if clause and a main clause
T: Do we all understand that?
Ss: yes
, T: let’s break down each sentence , so that we can understand the form of First Conditionals.
T: If we look at what I have written on the board the form is : If + present simple, will + future simple.
T; Look again at the sentence on the board.
T: Can anyone tell me which is the condition and which is the result?
S7: The condition is the if clause and the result is the main clause.
T: good
T: Now can you break down the if clause and main clause into the First Conditional form?
S7: yes that would be: If + present simple , will + future simple.
T: Brilliant!
T: Can anyone give me some more examples?
S8: If it rains, I won’t go to the park.
T: Very good, you have used the negative form.
T: Can you tell me the conditional form of the sentence in the negative form?
S8: Yes, it is: If + present simple, won’t + future simple.
T: Great! Does anybody have any questions about First Conditionals so far?
Ss: No
T: Alright perfect!
iii) concept checking
T; To make sure we all have a good understanding of First Conditionals, I want to ask you a couple of
questions.
T: What is the First Conditional used for?
S6: It talks about present and future events. It expresses a possible condition and its likely result in the
future.
T: That was very well put, well done!
S6: Thankyou
T:How many clauses are there in a First Conditional structure?
S9: There are two clauses: the If clause and the main clause.
