Assignment B
Please complete the assignment templates without removing any of the instructions.
1. PPP Grammar Lesson Table: First Conditional
✔ This table assesses your understanding of the Meaning, Form & Pronunciation (MFP) of the first conditional. To get you started, meaning
has been filled in for you. Please ensure you fully understand what MFP refer to here. See the assignment glossary and Units 2 and 7 of
the course.
1. What is the meaning (why do we use the We use the first conditional to talk about future events that are realistically likely to happen.
first conditional)? (M)
2. What is the model sentence you will elicit If I finish my chores, I will visit my friends.
to begin your presentation?
3. What is the target form of the first Model sentence in positive form: If I finish my chores, I will visit my friends.
conditional? (F) Form: If + subject + present simple, subject will + base form of verb
(For negative and positive form, just choose
one possibility and analyse the form.) Model sentence in negative form: If I don’t finish my chores, I will not visit my friends.
Form: If + subject +do/does not+ present simple, subject + won’t + base form of verb
Model sentence in question form: If I finish my chores, will I visit my friends?
Form: If + subject + present simple, will + subject + base form of verb?
4. What do students need to know about Sentence stress in positive model sentence: If I finish my chores, I will visit my friends.
sentence stress (P)
(Sentence stress means the words in the Sentence stress in negative model sentence: If I don’t finish my chores, I will not visit my
sentence that are emphasised. Think about friends.
how the model sentence would normally be
said. Write your positive and negative Why do we stress these words? To emphasize the condition, and the primary meaning of
model sentences and put the stressed the sentence.
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, words in bold.)
5. What timeline will you use to help students
to understand the first conditional? If I finish my chores, I will visit my friends
You must include an actual timeline, not ---I----------------------I--------------------------I---------
just a description. Past Present Future
The timeline shows the movement from past to present to future. The sentence is divided
into to parts: the if-clause and the main clause.
2. Lesson Plan Form and Paragraph
To introduce the first conditional for the function of talking about
future events that are likely to happen.
Lesson Type: Grammar Lesson Aim:
• Students will understand form and function through
A2 (Late elementary/
presentation in a clear context shown in the warmer.
Level of Class: pre-intermediate) Lesson Objectives: • Students will practice producing form accurately through a
Teenagers (14-16 years old) writing activity
Students would already know present simple, present continuous,
past simple for common verbs, and would be familiar with ‘will’ for
future events.
Nationality/First South African
Assumed Knowledge: They would be familiar with grammatical terminology such as the
Language: Afrikaans
names of the tenses they already know, subject, auxiliary verb,
negative form, etc.
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Please complete the assignment templates without removing any of the instructions.
1. PPP Grammar Lesson Table: First Conditional
✔ This table assesses your understanding of the Meaning, Form & Pronunciation (MFP) of the first conditional. To get you started, meaning
has been filled in for you. Please ensure you fully understand what MFP refer to here. See the assignment glossary and Units 2 and 7 of
the course.
1. What is the meaning (why do we use the We use the first conditional to talk about future events that are realistically likely to happen.
first conditional)? (M)
2. What is the model sentence you will elicit If I finish my chores, I will visit my friends.
to begin your presentation?
3. What is the target form of the first Model sentence in positive form: If I finish my chores, I will visit my friends.
conditional? (F) Form: If + subject + present simple, subject will + base form of verb
(For negative and positive form, just choose
one possibility and analyse the form.) Model sentence in negative form: If I don’t finish my chores, I will not visit my friends.
Form: If + subject +do/does not+ present simple, subject + won’t + base form of verb
Model sentence in question form: If I finish my chores, will I visit my friends?
Form: If + subject + present simple, will + subject + base form of verb?
4. What do students need to know about Sentence stress in positive model sentence: If I finish my chores, I will visit my friends.
sentence stress (P)
(Sentence stress means the words in the Sentence stress in negative model sentence: If I don’t finish my chores, I will not visit my
sentence that are emphasised. Think about friends.
how the model sentence would normally be
said. Write your positive and negative Why do we stress these words? To emphasize the condition, and the primary meaning of
model sentences and put the stressed the sentence.
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, words in bold.)
5. What timeline will you use to help students
to understand the first conditional? If I finish my chores, I will visit my friends
You must include an actual timeline, not ---I----------------------I--------------------------I---------
just a description. Past Present Future
The timeline shows the movement from past to present to future. The sentence is divided
into to parts: the if-clause and the main clause.
2. Lesson Plan Form and Paragraph
To introduce the first conditional for the function of talking about
future events that are likely to happen.
Lesson Type: Grammar Lesson Aim:
• Students will understand form and function through
A2 (Late elementary/
presentation in a clear context shown in the warmer.
Level of Class: pre-intermediate) Lesson Objectives: • Students will practice producing form accurately through a
Teenagers (14-16 years old) writing activity
Students would already know present simple, present continuous,
past simple for common verbs, and would be familiar with ‘will’ for
future events.
Nationality/First South African
Assumed Knowledge: They would be familiar with grammatical terminology such as the
Language: Afrikaans
names of the tenses they already know, subject, auxiliary verb,
negative form, etc.
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