New lesson plan: First conditional

Fatemeh Razavi

First conditional - pre-intermediate level

First conditional
pre-intermediate level

Description

In this lesson , students learn about the first conditional through guided discovery based on a reading text about possibilities. the lesson starts with a discussion about one possibility while waiting to check in at the airport . This is followed by reading the first two paragraphs of the article by students to figure out the role of murphy and his law. Finally , there is some controlled practice through matching and some semi-controlled practice via open-ended questions.

Materials

Main Aims

To provide clarification of First conditional in the context of Murphy's law / bad luck

Subsidiary Aims

To provide accuracy speaking practice in a conversation in the context of Murphy law / bad luck

Procedure (33-43 minutes)

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

The class will start with the T showing some pictures based on Murphy's Law and asking students to discuss what might happen in each picture using their own ideas.

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

I will write the sentences the student have said on the board , and they will identify the common structure and underline the verb forms in each clauses.

Clarification (8-10 minutes) • To clarify the meaning, form and pronunciation of the target language

I will draw a timeline on the board and ask the students some CCQs: Are we talking about the past, present , or future?(future). Is the result certain?(no) or is it possible?(yes) I will elicit the structure from the students by asking about the tense of verbs. I will explain that the order of the clauses can be changed and that a comma is required when the if-clause comes first. I will also explain that can and the imperative can be used instead of will in the main clause.

Controlled Practice (10-12 minutes) • To concept check and prepare students for more meaningful practice

students are going to do match the sentence halves and gap filling tasks on page 141 in the grammar bank in 4 minutes individually . They will have 2 minutes to check their answers in pairs and then we will check the answers with the whole class.

Free Practice (10-12 minutes) • To provide students with free practice of the target language

The students are going to be divided into pairs. They will have 8 minutes to talk about things that have happened to them (in the form of Murphy's Law ). They will then share their stories with the whole class , and together we will decide who is the unluckiest. they will be monitored throughout the activity and will receive feedback if needed.