Grammar Lesson Plan

Conditionals

Instructor: Mr. Keejo Chey	Level: Intermediate	Students: 20	Length: 50 minutes

Materials:

- Four patterns of conditional sentences  (20 copies)

- Worksheet 1, 2, 3, 4 (20 sets)

- White board, board markers & tape

Aims:

- To learn grammar on essence of conditionals by compact                                explanation and doing tasks.

- To practice listening and speaking by discussing in groups.

- To learn writing by doing the tasks and homework.

Language Skills:

- Reading: tasks

- Listening: discussion

- Speaking: discussion

- Writing: tasks and homework

Language Systems:

- Grammar: four patterns of conditional sentences

- Discourse: conditional phrases

Assumptions:

-Students know most of words in the materials.

-Students' level is intermediate. So they already know grammar on          conditionals, but they sometimes confuse four patterns of conditionals.       Teacher thinks they need to learn essence of the four patterns of          conditionals compactly.

-Students are familiar with doing activities both individually and in group.

Anticipated Errors and Solutions:

- If students confuse the patterns of conditionals

⇒ Teach them clearly and confirm it by making them to do the tasks      - If students feel difficulties in doing the tasks

⇒ Monitor and help students during the tasks

- If time is short

⇒ Cut post-activity discussion short

References:

- Grammar Express, Unit 64~67

Lead-In
Materials: Board & Markers
Time 2 min	Set Up Whole Class	Procedure: Greeting and introduce topic Hello everyone, I think some students are not familiar to conditionals. So, you will learn about conditionals today. (Write category of conditionals on the board) Conditionals can be categorized into tow groups; factual conditionals and unreal conditionals. The factual conditionals can be divided into two; present and future. The unreal conditionals can be also divided into two; present and past.

Pre-Activity
Materials: Board & Markers
Time 6 min	Set Up Group	Procedure: Before our lesson, let's discuss about unreal situation. For example, suppose you won a million dollar lottery. How would you use the money? You also suppose you were born as a prince or princess. What would have been your life as a prince/princess? What would have you done? (Divide students into a few groups and give each group a theme for discussion) Discuss in groups for 4 minutes CCQ Do you work in group? How long? (Monitor and help students) What was discussed in your group?

Main Activity
Materials: Four patterns of conditional sentences, Worksheet 1.2.3.4, Board & Markers
Time 2 min 7 min 2 min 7 min 2 min 7 min 2 min 8 min	Set Up Whole Class Individually Whole class pairs whole class Individually Whole class Individually	Procedure 1. Present Factual Conditional (Distribute Four Patterns of Conditional Sentences) Look at the present factual conditional pattern in the four patterns. (Explain the pattern, stress present tense in both clauses) (Note when the result clause comes first, there is no comma between the two clauses) (Try to make students to elicit what this pattern talks about, ex: general truths, scientific facts, habits, recurring events) (Distribute the worksheet 1) Now, fill the blanks using the hints. Do individually. You have 5 minutes. CCQ Do you work alone? How long? (Monitor and help students) (Check the answers by calling students one by one) 2. Future Factual Conditional Look at the future factual conditional pattern in the four patterns. (Explain the pattern, stress the tense in both clauses) (Try to make students to elicit what this pattern talks about, ex: what will happen under a certain condition) (Make students into pairs) (Distribute the worksheet 2) Now, practice dialogue with your partner following the examples. Once as A for 3 minutes and once as B for 3 minutes. CCQ Do you work alone? How long? (Monitor and help students) 3. Present Unreal Conditional Look at the present unreal conditional pattern in the four patterns. (Explain the pattern, stress the tense in both clauses and real meaning of the conditional sentences) (Teacher asks a few students questions to check their understanding, ex: See the first sentence in pattern □. Does he love her? Does he get married?) (Try to make students to elicit what this pattern talks about, ex: unreal, imagined, impossible conditions and their results) (Distribute the worksheet 3) Now, write the real meaning of the conditional sentence following the examples. Do individually. You have 5 minutes. CCQ Do you work alone? How long? (Monitor and help students) (Check the answers by calling students one by one) 4. Past Unreal Conditional Look at the future factual conditional pattern in the four patterns. (Explain the pattern, stress the tense in both clauses and real meaning of the conditional sentences) (Teacher asks a few students questions to check their understanding, ex: See the first sentence in pattern □. Did he love her? Did he get married?) (Try to make students to elicit what this pattern talks about, ex: past conditions and results that never happened, expression of regret) (Distribute the worksheet 4) Now, write real meaning of the conditional sentences following the examples. Do individually. You have 5 minutes. CCQ Do you work alone? How long? (Monitor and help students) (Check the answers by calling students one by one)

Post-Activity
Materials: Board and markers
5 min	Whole Class	Procedure: 1. Error Correction (Write the sentences on the board that students mistook during the tasks. Facilitate peer correction also) 2. Feedback Do you any comments or questions about today's class? (Encourage feedback and reflect the comments on the next class) 3. Conclude lesson You did a very good job today. You are smart students. Today you learned four types of conditionals, so today's homework is to write five sentences of each conditional. You have to write 20 sentences in total. The due date is next class. I am looking forward to seeing you in the next class. Bye!

Four Patterns of Conditional Sentences

□ Present Factual Conditional

If Clause: Simple Present		Result Clause: Simple Present
If	it snows,	the airport closes.
	it's foggy,	planes can't leave.

* Talks about: general truths, scientific facts, habits, recurring events

□ Future Factual Conditional

If Clause: Simple Present		Result Clause: Simple Future
If	Barack Obama wins,	he will retreat American forces from Iraq.
	it rains,	we won't go picnic tomorrow.

* Talks about: What will happen under a certain condition

□ Present Unreal Conditional

If Clause: Simple Past		Result Clause: Would+Base Form of Verb
If	he loved her,	he would get married.
	he were busy,	he wouldn't attend the meeting.

* Note that were is used for all subjects with be

* Talks about: unreal, imagined, impossible conditions and their results

□ Past Unreal Conditional

If Clause: Past Perfect		Result Clause: Would+Present Perfect
If	he had loved her,	he would have got married.
	he had been busy,	he would not have attended the meeting.

* Talks about: past conditions and resulta that never happened

Worksheet 1 (present factual conditional)

Make sentences using present factual conditional pattern using the given      hints.

(1) If it's 12:00 AM in Seoul, (         5:00 AM in Paris         ).

(2) If you don't like Korean food, (          Italian food         ).

(3) If an airplane is about to take off, (       your seat belt     ).

(4) If it's too hot, (        the air conditioner           ).

(5) If air expands, (           become lighter            ).

(6) If you don't turn off the lights when you leave the office,

(          energy           ).

(7) You (        not allowed to the class    ) if you are late.

(8) Turn on the lights if (      dark         ).

(9) (      your umbrella        ) if it is likely to rain.

(10) If you want to swim, (        beach          ).

Worksheet 2 (future factual conditional)

Practice dialogue with your partners using the following decision tree.

Dialogue example

A: What will happen If you go to law school?

B: lf I go to law school, I'll take out student loans.

A: What will happen If you take out student loans?

B: If I take out student loans, I'll be in debt for years.

Worksheet 3 (present unreal conditional)

Read the conditional sentences and write the real meaning like an             example.

(1) If I had more time, I would travel the world.

Real meaning: I don't have time, so I don't travel the world.

(2) If she knew the answer, she would tell you.

Real meaning:

(3) If I were ten years younger, I would design a more interesting life.

Real meaning:

(4) If you were ignored by them, you would get angry with them.

Real meaning:

(5) If you looked more attractive to him, he would fall in love with you.

Real meaning:

(6) If he paid more attention to his task, he wouldn't fail his task.

Real meaning:

Worksheet 4 (past unreal conditional)

Read the conditional sentences and write the real meaning like an             example.

(1) If I had studied harder, I would have taken a better job.

Real meaning: I didn't study hard, so I couldn't take a good job.

(2) If we had started a little earlier, we could have catched our school bus.

Real meaning:

(3) If I had known in my early life what I know now, My life would have           been much better.

Real meaning:

(4) If he had read the Bible, he would have understood the western culture        much better.

Real meaning:

(5) If the conqueror Zhengis Khan had died a little later, Europe would           have been invaded by Mongolian troops.

Real meaning:

(6) If Edison had not invented electricity, our civilization would not have           developed this much.

Real meaning: