Hypothetical Situations in the Present
Upper Intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide clarification, review and practice of hypothetical situations in the present in the context of wishes and imaginary / unreal situations.
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide fluency speaking practice in a conversation in the context of hypothetical situations.
Procedure (27-49 minutes)
* Project picture of man in prison and a thought bubble on WB. Tell them he is serving a life sentence. * Ask 'What could come in this bubble?' Help them elicit the TL by saying that he is imagining. * Elicit a few ideas.
* Chest the HO. 'Write complete sentences using -I wish/ If only-' 'Re-write the sentences using -It's time-' 'Put the words in order to make questions and write answers for these questions' 'Work individually.' Use gestures while giving the instructions. * ICQ: Are you doing just one exercise? -No, the whole paper. ICQ: Are working with your partner? -No, alone. * Give them 4 minutes. * Monitor to see their answers. * When they finish, tell them to check with their partners. * Give out the answer key and monitor the peer checking at the same time. * 'Can you tell me your answers for the last exercise?' * Ask Ss about their results. %50? %70? None?
1. If more than %50 percent of the Ss got the wrong answers: * Project the 'In the past or Imaginary' exercise on the WB. * Invite 3 Ss to the board to write the correct answers. 'Do you agree?' * Chest the guided discovery (folded) HO. 'Circle the correct answer in pairs, please.' -Are we opening the papers now? * Give them like 30 seconds. Elicit the answers, this will help them with the matching. A little bit of clarification here: 'So in the first one, is there a possibility for him to be 21 again?' -No 'And in the last one, is it possible that someone invents a cure for middle-age?' -Yes * Instruct to turn the papers around. -Can you match the numbers with the letters? *Elicit the answers. Write 'I wish + past simple' vs.'I wish + would + inf.' on WB. Elicit the difference from Ss. 7-10 minutes. 2. If more than 50% got the correct answers: *'Can you discuss the answers in pairs and 3s?' Possible reseating for peer teaching. Give them 2 minutes for this. * Project the matching on WB. *Let the Ss think about it for a short time. * Elicit answers. Make reference to Test#1: 'I wish they pardoned me / I wish she would come to visit me.' -Which one is more possible? That they pardon me? (remember I'm serving a life sentence). Or that my girlfriend comes to visit me? * After getting the right answer, write a summary on the WB as: - 'I wish + past simple' vs.'I wish + would + inf.'. And just write 'can happen/ can't happen' next to them. 4-7 minutes 3. In a scenario somewhere between these two options: * Skip the 'In the past or Imaginary' exercise. * Chest the guided discovery (folded) HO. 'Circle the correct answer please.' -Are we opening the papers now? * Give them like 30 seconds. Elicit the answers, this will help them with the matching. A little bit of clarification here: 'So in the first one, is there a possibility for him to be 21 again?' -No 'And in the last one, is it possible that someone invents a cure for middle-age?' -Yes * Instruct to turn the papers around. -Can you match the numbers with the letters? *Elicit the answers. Write 'I wish + past simple' vs.'I wish + would + inf.' on WB. Elicit the difference from Ss. 5-8 minutes **In case of pronunciation errors with the contractions, drill immediately.
* Instruct the Ss for the controlled practice (Test #2): Let's focus on Section A first. 'Complete the questions with the correct form of the verbs.' Work individually! You have 1 minute. **ICQ: Are we doing Section B now? -No ICQ: Are we doing it together? -No! Alone. * Monitor for mistakes. When they finish, ask them to check with their partners. *Write the answers on the WB in the meantime. Ask about their answers, 'Did you get them correct this time?' *Let's move on to part B now. Complete the sentences so they are true for you. * Give them 90 seconds. * 'Check your answers with your partner'. But this time pair them with the person on their other side! * Monitor for possible error correction.
* Divide Ss into groups of four and reseat them. * Ask them to ask the questions in Wishful Thinking Section A to each other. *Monitor for errors. *Stop the activity 5 minutes before the lesson ends. * For FB, ask Ss to tell the class the most interesting, surprising thing they heard. * Provide some error correction, if there is time.