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first conditional
pre-intermediate level

Description

This is a 20-minute online grammar demo lesson focusing on the First Conditional. The lesson is designed for a TTC course and includes elicitation, concept checking questions, and controlled practice using the Grammar Bank. This lesson demonstrates how to teach the First Conditional in an online class using elicitation, CCQs, and Grammar Bank activities.

Materials

Abc AEF2-8B grammer bank
Abc whiteboard(online)

Main Aims

  • To provide clarification of first conditional in the context of sport

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide clarification of first conditional in the context of sport. - To activate students’ prior knowledge about the future (Lead-in) - To elicit and check understanding of the First Conditional meaning - To provide controlled practice using Grammar Bank questions - To allow students to produce their own sentences using the First Conditional

Procedure

Warmer/Lead-in (2-3 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

Stage Type: Review Time: 3 minutes Purpose: Activate students’ prior knowledge, engage them in talking about sports Procedure / Notes: Greet the students: "Hi everyone! Today we will talk about sports and the future." Ask: "If the weather is sunny tomorrow, what sports will you do?" Students type their answers in the chat. Write one or two answers on the whiteboard. Follow-up questions: "Is this about the past or the future?" / "Is it certain or possible?" Interaction: Teacher → Student / Student → Teacher Materials: Chat box, whiteboard, markers

Highlighting (2-4 minutes) • To draw students' attention to the target language

Stage Type: Clarification Time: 5 minutes Purpose: Present and highlight the First Conditional structure with sports examples Procedure / Notes: Show the structure: "If + present simple, will + base verb" Examples with sports: "If it’s sunny tomorrow, I will go jogging." "I will play football if my friends come." Highlight key points: No "will" after if The order of clauses can change Ask CCQs: "What tense is after if?" → Present Simple "Do we use will after if?" → No Interaction: Teacher → Student Materials: Whiteboard, colored markers, icons for timeline (optional)

Clarification (5-7 minutes) • To clarify the meaning, form and pronunciation of the target language

Stage Type: Clarification Time: 4 minutes Purpose: Check understanding of meaning and form Procedure / Notes: Concept checking questions: "Is this about the past or future?" → Future "Is it certain to happen?" → No "Do we use will after if?" → No Give instant oral feedback and clarify remaining doubts with short sports examples Interaction: Teacher → Student / Student → Teacher

Controlled Practice (4-6 minutes) • To concept check and prepare students for more meaningful practice

Stage Type: Practice Time: 6 minutes Purpose: Provide controlled practice with sports-related sentences Procedure / Notes: Students answer 5 Grammar Bank questions (modify examples to sports): "If I run fast, I will win the race." Interaction: Student → Teacher / Teacher → Student Materials: Grammar Bank, whiteboard, markers "If my team trains hard, we will beat the other team." Students write answers in the chat. Correct mistakes immediately and model correct answers on the whiteboard. Ask one student to read their answer aloud.

Free Practice (3-4 minutes) • To provide students with free practice of the target language

Stage Type: Practice Time: 2 minutes Purpose: Students produce their own sentences using sports situations Procedure / Notes: Ask students to create one sentence about themselves and sports: Example: "If I play basketball tomorrow, I will score many points." Students type in chat or say aloud. Give brief feedback and write correct sentences on the whiteboard. Interaction: Student → Teacher / Student → Student Materials: Whiteboard, chat, markers

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