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FRONT SHEET
Candidate: Varsha Kashyap Lesson type: Grammar and Speaking # of sts: 6 TP# 5 Date: 31st Oct,
Tutor: Cynthia Defechereux 2020
Context/situation used in the lesson: There is no context in the lesson. So we will choose one . I choose the context of ‘
childhood’ for this lesson.
Main aim of lesson: By the end of the lesson the students will have clarification and practice of conditional sentences in the context
of schools in their childhood
Subsidiary aim: They will also have enabled speaking with fluency practice whilst using the TL of the lesson (conditional sentences)
Personal aims:
To activate learners' schemata through reading activities.
To get the learners personalize their own experience.
Assumptions (e.g. about their interests, pre-existing knowledge, learner training etc.):
They are familiar with the basic controls on zoom (joining meetings, turning on/off microphone and camera, use chat box and join
breakout rooms)
Anticipated problems with class management and materials: Possible solutions
1. It will not take much time to do the jumbled task. ( diagnostic 1. Teacher needs to maintain the pace in this slide. Ask
stage) the students to write the answers in the chat box
2. The teacher needs to carefully decide what to teach after the systematically)
diagnostic step 2. T needs to analyze the accuracy of the learners carefully.
3. Learners may get confused in pronunciation / understanding 3. T can clarify the concept with help of a listening activity.
the intonation.
4. Communication activities need to be set up in the same
context. While doing match the following task , there could
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T can model the sentences to suit the context pre
be breach in the context. decided above.
Materials (list all published and self-produced materials used in the lesson):
NEF SB p. 46/136 WB p.31
power-point slides.
Google Doc link-
[Link]
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LANGUAGE ANALYSIS
Target language (TL): Context in which TL is used:
Functional Form Jumbled sentences act up as marker sentences.
Match the following uses this too
Zero and First conditional sentences
Contrast in two tenses
Showing present indefinite in the if clause and future in the
result clause
Analysis of meaning/use: Clarification of meaning/use:
To refer to any possible future action. Elicitation questions:
1. T uses a Visual to elicit the TL
*T use elicitation questions before telling them the meaning.
* Use of timeline to clarify the meaning.
*T use CCQS after clarifying the concept.
2. How do you know? ( This sentence is talking about present/future)
Timeline :
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Concept checking questions:
1. Which tense is used in the if clause? Present tense
2. Which tense is used in the result clause?? Future Tense
* Intonation
Show the rising and falling tone
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LESSON PROCEDURES
Stage/aim Procedure (what the teacher does and what the students do) Time Interaction Tutor comments
To set the context/ lead-in 2+ minutes S
and engage students in the - Asks some elicitation questions- T- Ss
context of the lesson
What do you think these pictures show you?
Are they playing in their school?
If given a chance, would you like to play them again?
Pre-task / Diagnostic Stage 5 minutes
Engage them by showing some jumbled sentences
Tell the students to write in chat box the sentences
Do the first one for them.
Instruction Checking Questions:
T-Ss
i) Would you write answers in chat box? S
ii) Would you form logical sentences?
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10 minutes T-Ss
Show the students pictures. S
( Clarification stage of Ask them to elicit the meaning. S-S
form)/Teach
Show them the timeline to teach them the use of present
and future contrast in a conditional sentence.
Concept checking questions: Which tense is used in the if
clause? Which tense is used in the result clause?
Elicit more similar sentences from them.
Ask them to write in the chat box.
Show them the rising and falling intonation.
Controlled practice 5 minutes T-SS
S
Set up the match the following activity for them
( be careful of not changing the context here)
Do the first one for them.
Ask them to move to the breakout rooms in groups
so that they can discuss with their partners.
Show the answers in the next slide.
Correct if their answers, if they have any questions
around it.
Free practice 15 minutes S
Ask students if given a chance then what
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T-Ss
would they like to change / improve in
their schools?
Give them 2 min to think and ask them to
make some notes.
Show a demo of presenting sentences
using the TL
Send Ss in breakout room.
Instruction Checking questions:
1. Would you use the TL taught?
2. Would you listen and discuss with your partner?
3. Would you note down points?
3. Would you share with whole class later?
Error correction stage 5 minutes
Take notes while they will be
discussing in breakout rooms.
Once they are back, give Ss the
sentences where they made
mistake?
Ask them to correct (S-P-T)
Clarify the form and meaning.
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