John Constontine John Constontine

Grammer - Second conditional
Intermediate level

Description

in this lesson students will learn about the second conditional through PPP in the context of the animal kingdom they will practice using this new grammar point by completing two exercises and in the end they will have a conversation and they will be monitored for the correct use of the second conditional

Materials

Abc ST
Abc Whiteboard

Main Aims

  • To provide clarification of the second conditional

Subsidiary Aims

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

Procedure

Warmer/Lead-in (1-3 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

in this stage I show the student a few pictures of dangerous animal found in North America and ask the students what they think about them and what do they have in common

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

on this stage I ask the students to individually think about what animal is the most likely to encounter where they live and in a sentence they need to say what they would do if they encountered one, if they use the wrong structure they will be corrected later when I highlight a sentence a student has produced

Highlighting (1-2 minutes) • To draw students' attention to the target language

I choose one of the sentences the students have produced and write it in the correct form on the whiteboard to attract their attention to the target language

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

I write a sentence on the whiteboard then I ask students how many sentences they can see and if they can identify the verbs and their tenses. then I separate the if clause and the main clause and tell the students what tense or verb forms are used in each one (past tense in the if clause for an imaginary future situation, would + base form in the main clause for the consequence) then I mention that the main clause depends on the if clause to happen, I also mention that the second conditional is used to talk about an imaginary situation that is unlikely or impossible to happen. I also contrast it with a first conditional form of the same sentence to clarify the difference. I also mention that it’s possible to put the main clause first I mention that would + base form can be used without an if clause to talk about an imaginary situation, I mention that would stays the same for all persons and it contracts to ‘d. then I mention that is it also possible to use could + base form in the main clause In the end I tell student they need to use “I were, he were, she were, it were” instead of “I was, he was, she was, it was” in the if clause

Controlled Practice (4-6 minutes) • To concept check and prepare students for more meaningful practice

on this stage I ask the students to individually do the exercises a and b of 9A on page 143 in 4 minutes then the answers will be checked with the whole class

Free Practice (5-6 minutes) • To provide students with free practice of the target language

in groups of two, for five minutes the students talk about which animal they would get as a pet if they could get one, they will be monitored for the correct use of the second conditional

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