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TP7 Grammar - Uses of "will"
upper intermediate level

Description

In this lesson, students will practice uses of "will" for prediction, certainty, and future reference. We will use pages 60 - 61 of Navigate woorkbook. This class will start with a lead in to start this class topic. Then we continue with text work, followed by MFP and contolled practice and then freer practice with some feedback.

Materials

Main Aims

  • To enable students to understand and correctly use different forms of the future tense with will (simple future, future continuous, and future perfect) in both written and spoken contexts)

Subsidiary Aims

  • To improve accuracy in forming predictions, describing future actions in progress, and expressing actions completed before a specific time in the future. • To enhance reading comprehension by recognizing how future tense forms are used in context.

Procedure

Warmer/Lead-in (3-5 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

Show the students presentation for class #7 and ask the following question. Who learns faster - children or adults? And why? Show them a picture of a child studying Elicit ideas about learning styles and openness to new information.

Text Work (5-10 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

Share google form so the students can do the activity. Gist task: Students will read the article "When knowing less is more". Task: Students will answer 3 questions regarding the article. 1. What is the main idea? - Children learn better due to fewer assumptions. 2. Why might children be more open - minded than adults when solving problems? - They do not rely as heavily on prior knowledge or fixed assumptions. 3. What does novel mean in the article? - Different from anything known before; new, interesting, and often seeming slightly strange. Gist task: Read again the following article and choose the correct form of “will” in context. Answers: Will approach Will tend to Will often ignore Won’t even consider Won’t work Will have become They’ll have to Will need to Will embrace They’ll take

Clarification (10-12 minutes) • To clarify the meaning, form and pronunciation of the target language.

Meaning: Match the following sentences to the correct meaning. - Actions that will be finished before a certain time in the future. - Actions in progress at a certain time. - Predictions (when we think something will happen) Form: Complete the following chart with will + verb in simple form, will + have + past participle, will + be + ver in -ing. Pronunciation: Drill contractions: 'll / won' t

Controlled Practice (5-8 minutes) • To concept check and prepare students for more meaningful practice

Fill in gaps using "will / won't" + correct verb form. Pair work and feedback.

Free Practice (5-8 minutes) • To provide students with free practice of the target language

Students write 3 predictions about education in 20 years using "will" OCFB and discuss

Delayed Error Correction (3-5 minutes) • To provide learners with feedback on completion of the task and language.

Collect errors during tasks. Elicit corrections and reinforce target language

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