New lesson plan: Unreal Conditionals

Merve Ozturk

Unreal Conditionals - B2 Upper- Intermediate level

Unreal Conditionals
B2 Upper- Intermediate level

Description

In this lesson, students learn about the unreal conditionals through guided discovery based on a matching handouts text about the money. The lesson starts with a discussion about rich person. This is followed by close up reading where students read,relate, and answer questions about money.

Materials

Matching if-clauses

Main Aims

To provide students speaking about their imagines with unreal conditionals of the course book. By the end of the lesson students will have developed their skills.

Subsidiary Aims

To provide speaking practice in conversation in the context of unreal conditionals using if-clauses type 2

Procedure (45-59 minutes)

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

I will start to my lesson showing a sad man pictures and I will tell my students this is my friend Ahmet. And I will ask my students is he happy or sad? Why do you think he is sad then they will see he does not have money. I will stick on sad man's picture on the white board. I will show them a lottary ticket and I will ask them what happens if you win a lottery? What are you? You're very rich ! - What would you buy if you were rich ? Then I will listen their answers.

Exposure (8-10 minutes) • To provide a model of the task and highlight useful words and phrases

I will write on the WB If you have too much money, what would you do ? Then, I will highlight If and would. Then I will explain to students why and I will give them about two minutes to discuss in pairs and they will share their answers as a class.

Task (8-10 minutes) • To provide an opportunity to practice target productive skills

Now, I will distribute handouts to the students and have them read first. I will give them about two minutes to read and I will tell them match the if-clauses with the correct main clauses. I will have them work in pairs to complete matching the if-clauses with the correct main clauses. For the next, I am going to give them about five minutes to complete this exercise with a partner.

Planning (6-8 minutes) • To provide an opportunity to plan students' reports

Now, students will work with a partner and they are going to discuss exercises 2 questions. I will give them about five minustes to discuss questions and I will listen their answers.

Report (6-8 minutes) • To allow students to report on how they did the task and how it went

Now, I will write on the white board - If I were not so busy, I would go to gym more often. and If I was not so busy, I would go to the gym more often. Then I will ask students what is the difference between these two sentences. Are they both grammatically correct? Is there any difference in meaning between the two sentences? I will give them about seven minutes to answer these questions. They will work in pairs.

Language Analysis (6-8 minutes) • To clarify the meaning, form and pronunciation of the task language

For exercise four they will work in groups. Discuss the following situations. I will give them about six minutes to complete this exercise with groups.

Fallow-up (8-10 minutes) • To provide students with practice of the task language

I will tell them complete the sentences to make them true for you. They will discuss their sentences with a partner. I will give them about seven minutes to finish this work with their partners.