W10-D5-Mixed Conditionals
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To enable students to accurately use Mixed Conditionals to connect unreal past situations with present results, and to choose appropriately between Third Conditional and Mixed Conditionals.
Subsidiary Aims
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To distinguish Third Conditional from Mixed Conditionals.
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To use conditionals to describe consequences, regrets, and hypothetical present realities.
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To form Mixed Conditional sentences accurately.
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To produce short alternate scenarios using Third and/or Mixed Conditionals with clear meaning.
Procedure (103-120 minutes)
Start imagining hypothetical situations! Use questions from the Wordwall set. Students take turns answering in pairs or small groups. Background music is optional.
Vocabulary: to predispose, underlying, to compromise, likelihood, to impact, chronic condition,, recurrence, long-term management, prognosis, quality of life -Teacher presents each word in context. -Explains the meaning of the word. -Each student creates one sentence. -Teacher reformulates only when meaning is unclear.
Teacher writes on board: Result time = NOW Give a fact: "Treatment was late". Ask: What is the result now? Build the sentence together, underlining: had + V3 / would + V base Give 2 more examples (one general, one vet-style). Students copy the form and examples, and give an extra one each one.
Students transform 4 sentences into Type 1. One student reads the original sentence and then gives the conditional sentence. Repeat with other students until the exercise finishes. Teacher gives proper feedback and corrections.
Write on board: Condition = NOW, result = PAST Give a present condition: "He isn't careful." Ask: What happened in the past because of that? Build the sentence: underline Past Simple / would have + V3 Students copy the form and examples, and give an extra one each one.
Students rewrite 6 sentences into Type 2. One student reads the original sentence and then gives the conditional sentence. Repeat with other students until the exercise finishes. Teacher gives proper feedback and corrections.
Students work in pairs. Pairs get different scenarios (Titanic, Twin Towers, 2017 earthquake, MJ not dying, etc.). Requirements (on the board): -4-6 sentences total -at least 1 Third Conditional -at least 1 Mixed Type 1 -at least 1 Mixed Type 2 If there's time, they share with the group.
