The final cut
Intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide clarification, review and practice of third conditional sentences
Subsidiary Aims
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Students to do detailed reading
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To provide fluency and accuracy when speaking by using third conditional sentences
Procedure (37-47 minutes)
I will stick the picture of the text with Ms Books lying in the hospital bed with the frying pan at her side. I will make the students talk about the picture for a couple of minutes before getting into the text.
I will give the handouts containing the text. I will give the instructions by saying, "On the handouts, you are going to read only the first paragraph. You have one minute." I will check their understanding through ICQs.
When they finish reading, I will draw a timeline and mark "now" and the past events on it, by eliciting from the students. The events are "I bought a pan", "I did lots of shopping", "I couldn't carry the bags and the pan", "I dropped the pan on my foot". On the timeline: "Why did I dropped the pan on my foot?" "Because I couldn't carry the bags and the pan." So,"If I had carried the bags and the pan, I wouldn't have dropped the pan on my foot." I will stick the paper slips on the WB. On the timeline: "Why I couldn't carry the bags and the pan?" "Because I did lots of shopping." So, "If I hadn't done lots of shopping, I would have carried the bags and the pan." I will stick the paper slips on the WB. I will mark the first event on the timeline (I bought a pan), and I will ask the students to mak a sentence with it. If I hadn't bought a pan, I wouldn't have dropped the it on my foot. I will stick the paper slips on the WB.
I will clarify the meaning through CCQs on the first sentence: Are we talking about the past? Yes. Am I happy that I dropped the pan on my foot? No. Can I change it now? No. Form: If + Past Perfect + would/wouldn't have + Past Participle Pronunciation: If I'd carried the bags and the pan, I would've carried the bags and the pan.
The students will read the second and third paragraphs. Instructions: "Please read the rest of the text. You have 2 minutes." When they finish reading, I will give the students paper strips with halves of if sentences related to the text. Instructions: "These are if sentences about what happened to Ms Booker. But this is only a half of a sentence. You will try to match the sentences with correct person. You have 2 minutes to finish." I will ask ICQs. When they finish they will sit with their new partners, and I will get WC feedback.
I will give the students flashcards with half is sentences on. They will work in pairs and complete the sentences. Instructions: "I will give each pair a bunch of cards. You will talk to your partner and complete the sentences on the cards." I will do the first example with a student. I will monitor and take notes for delayed feedback.
I will give the students scenarios where something has gone wrong. They have to work in pairs and blame each other for what happened. I will monitor and take notes for delayed feedback.