Date: 12.03. 2009

Level: Pre - intermediate

Class: III B

Time: 8: 50 - 9: 35

Overall aims: Students will learn second conditional in order to write about imaginary situations.

Assumed knowlege: Students already know first conditional.

Stage

Activity (Procedures)

Objectives

Interaction pattern

Time

Materials

Anticipated problems and solutions

Engage

T asks ss to read and complete ex 1

To catch ss' attention ; to introduce the topic

T <-> SS

(individual work)

3 min

coursebook

Ss may have problems with matching words from the context ; T may have to help them

Study

T writes one sentence from ex 1 on the bb and explains the rule, meaning and usage; Then T asks ss to find in ex 1 other examples of sentences this kind

To teach second conditional; to make ss aware of the usage and difference between first and second conditional

T <-> SS

10 min

Coursebook, blackboard

Ss may confuse first and second conditional; T may have to remind them and correct carefully every mistake

Study

T asks ss to complete ex 3. Ss' task is to match the halves of the sentences and to complete them with the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets

To practise using second conditional

Individual work

T<-> SS

4 min

coursebook,

Ss may have problems with the correct forms; T may have to remind them to look at the blackboard and remind the rule

Study

T asks ss to complete ex 4. Ss' task is to complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets

To practise second conditional and to revise vocabulary connected with the environmental issues

Individual work

T<-> SS

6 min

coursebook

Ss may have problems with the correct forms; T may have to remind them to look at the blackboard and remind the rule

Activate

T asks ss to complete ex 3 in their workbooks. Ss' task is to complete the story by using second conditional sentences

To practise second conditional

Individual work

T<-> SS

7 min

Workbook

Ss may have problems with completing the story in logical way; T may have to monitor the class carefully in order to prompt ss

Activate

T asks ss a question about an imaginary situation. Ss' task is to write 3 possible answers in their notebooks using second conditional. Then T asks ss randomly for answers and reads another question according to the same pattern

To practice writing about an imaginary situation using second conditional

Individual work

T <-> S

15 min

notebooks

Some ss may have problems with finding a solution to T's question; T may have to prompt them with possible solutions

Homework : ex 1 and 4 from the workbook; Ss' task is to practise writing about an imaginary situations using second conditional

Evaluation: