Karli Karli

Grammar, Second Conditional
Pre-Intermediate level

Description

In this lessons students will learn about the second conditional and use gist tasks, as well as controlled and free practice to practice

Materials

Abc Would/If

Main Aims

  • To provide practice of second conditional sentences in the context of dangerous animals

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide accuracy speaking practice in a conversation in the context of dangerous animals

Procedure

Warmer/Lead-in (1-2 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

Teacher will provide a short anecdote to set up the question being used to introduce the second conditional format.

Peer Feedback (2-3 minutes) • To allow students to share feedback with peers

Students will answer the warm-up/lead-in question and discuss their answers in groups/partners using Zoom breakout rooms. Teacher will monitor breakout rooms.

Open Class Feedback (2-3 minutes) • To allow teacher to check understanding & students to share feedback on task

Teacher will elicit responses from the students regarding the warm-up question and finish the story.

Exposure (Gist Task) (2-3 minutes) • To provide context for the target language through a text or situation

Students will complete a multiple choice quiz based on exercise 1A to answer questions that utilize the second conditional. Students will be asked to read the questions and answer individually.

Peer Feedback (1-2 minutes) • To allow students to share feedback with peers

Students will share their answers with partners using the Zoom chatbox feature.

Open Class Feedback (Gist Task) (1-2 minutes) • To allow teacher to check understanding & students to share feedback on task

Teacher will quickly review the answers to the gist task, eliciting answers from the students to assure understanding.

Clarification (Meaning, Form, Pronunciation) (2-3 minutes) • To clarify the meaning, form and pronunciation of the target language

Teacher will provide CCQs to elicit answers regarding meaning and form.

Peer Feedback (2-3 minutes) • To allow students to share feedback with peers

A short task for students to identify form of second conditional in groups. An example question will be completed with the class before students are placed into Zoom breakout rooms to complete the task in groups.

Open Class Feedback (3-4 minutes) • To allow teacher to check understanding & students to share feedback on task

Teacher will elicit answers regarding the form task with the students, before going over pronunciation of target language.

Controlled Practice (2-3 minutes) • To concept check and prepare students for more meaningful practice

Teacher will complete one question with the students as an example. Students complete an fill-in-the-blank type that utilizes Exercise 2C as a task to practice second conditional in individually.

Peer Feedback (2-3 minutes) • To allow students to share feedback with peers

Students review their answers with each other in Zoom breakout rooms. Teacher will monitor to check understanding.

Free Practice (4-5 minutes) • To provide students with free practice of the target language

Students are asked to imagine the animal that frightens them the most, and then describe what they would do if they ran into that animal in real life. Students will move into Zoom breakout rooms to discuss in small groups.

Open Class Feedback (3-4 minutes) • To allow teacher to check understanding & students to share feedback on task

Students discuss some of their answers with the class. Teacher may call on certain students to elicit answers.

Delayed Error Correction (2-3 minutes) • To correct errors in MFP from earlier in the lesson

Teacher reviews meaning, form, and pronunciation errors noticed while monitoring earlier break out room. Teacher will elicit students to correct the errors and reinforce MFP.

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