Walid Baitelmal Walid Baitelmal

Third conditional
Intermediate level

Description

In this lesson students will be introduced to the third conditional , it's uses , meaning and form. they will will also have the chance to read for details as they try to extract more examples from the text using the target language.

Materials

Abc text from ex2 with the headlines
Abc sentences from ex1 and answer key
Abc suggested answers for ex 2
Abc papers with parts of the form

Main Aims

  • To provide clarification and practice of the third conditional in the context of a story about robbers

Subsidiary Aims

  • reading for comprehension in the context of a story about robbers

Procedure

Lead-in (2-3 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

- Draw the students' attention to the previous text and what do they remember about it.

introducing the TL (7-10 minutes) • To draw students' attention to the target language

- Elicit the example sentence which is in the text from the students by asking the students what the judge told the jury about laughing. - Ask concept questions to help students figure out the meaning : * Is the judge talking about the past , present or the future ? * is the sentence real or hypothetical ? * Is the sentence in the conditional clause the same as what happened or the opposite? - Drill the two sentences -write the sentences on the WB and try to elicit the stress " If everything had gone according to plan, this would have been no joke "

Clarification (7-9 minutes) • clarify the form of the TL

- Give students HO with some examples in the target language based on the previous text. - students work together in pairs or small groups to answer the questions about the form of the examples ( guided discovery ) - keep the example on the WB and stick the papers with the form words on the WB while students are working. - After the student finish elicit the answers for the questions from them - have two students go out and stick the the words of the 3rd conditional form under the example on the WB

Controlled Practice (7-9 minutes) • to provide practice of the TL

- Tell the students that you will give them some sentences talking about hypothetical situation. they have to fill in the gaps individually with correct form of the verb between brackets. Ask CCQs : * Are you going to work alone or in pairs ? * Are you going to use the 3rd conditional ? * how many minutes have you got to do it ? ( monitor and help if needed ) - Have students check their answers together. - Students check their answers in the answer key.

Reading for gist (4-6 minutes) • To draw students' attention to the topic and get the students interested and engaged.

- give the students HO with text from ex2 with three headlines and ask them to read it quickly to find the correct headline for the text. - students check their answers in pairs or small groups. - then take general FB

Semi-Controlled Practice (7-9 minutes) • to give the students chance to produce the TL from the text.

- Tell the students that you want them to write four sentences in the 3rd conditional about the story. and give them an example about how to it * ( If the owners had been at home, the thief wouldn't have broken into the house. ) - give the students a time limit and monitor ( help if needed ) - Ask the students to check their answers together and by the end of that you give them a HO with some suggested answers.

freer practice (6-8 minutes) • to give the students chance to produce the TL and practice fluency

- tell the students a story about you and try to elicit one or two sentences from them in the third conditional tell them a story about you being late for the class because you forgot your metro card " If I hadn't forgotten my metro card, I would have arrived early" - Ask the students to do like you and write four sentences about things happened to them in their lives using the 3rd conditional . make sure you ask ICQs * who are you going to write about ? * will you use the 3rd conditional ? * how many minutes have you got ? monitor and help - put the students into pairs and have them discuss what they have written. monitor ( monitor for any mistakes , but do not interrupt )

delayed FB (2-4 minutes) • highlight any mistakes said by the Ss.

- Write any mistakes you have noticed on the WB - Elicit the correction from the students.

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