Materials
Main Aims
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students will understand the use of if/when to talk about general truths and habits.
Subsidiary Aims
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improve reading skills (gist & specific information)
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develop speaking fluency through personalization.
Procedure (15-45 minutes)
•Teacher asks: •Have you ever stayed in someone’s home? •Teacher shows pictures of a hotel and a rented room and askes: •Do you prefer hotels or staying with people? Why? •Students discuss briefly in pairs. •Quick whole-class feedback
•T asks Ss to read the two reviews quickly and answer: •Did Deborah and Nico enjoy their experience? Why / Why not? •Ask Ss to share their answers in pairs. • discuss answers with them.
1.T directs students to the task: •Circle the words in the text that mean the following. 2.Ss work alone to find: •guest •explore •landmarks •host 3.Ss share their answers in pairs. 4.T shows answer key and drills pronunciation where necessary.
1.T says: •Read the reviews again and underline sentences with if or when. 2.Ss work in pairs and underline examples. 3.T elicits sentences: •When I’m with my guests, I always have a good time. •If you stay in someone’s home, you get a good idea of life there.
Meaning 1.T focuses on one sentence: •If you stay in someone’s home, you get a good idea of life there. 2.Teacher asks CCQs: •Is this one sentence or two? two •can i use the first sentence alone? no •Is it a general truth? yes •how sure is the result? 100% pronunciation •T uses finger drilling. •drill chorally and individually Form •T writes the form: if + present simple , present simple. Ask CCQs: is it one or two sentences? two are the two sentences in the present? yes can i use if in the meddle? yes T gives another example with "when" and explains that if and when are often interchangeable.
1.T gives instructions: •Complete the sentences so they are true for you: (SB activity 3C page 77) 2.Ss complete alone 3.T monitors for form accuracy. 4.Ss share in pairs 5.Whole-class feedback and correction.
1.T sets the task: (SB activity 4A page 77) •Imagine you are a host for tourists. 2.Ss respond to the prompts. 3.T TELLS Ss to ask each other the questions and share the answers. 4.T monitors to check the use of TL 5.Feedback and praise Ss.
