Assignment B PPP Grammar lesson table – First conditional
1. What is the target form of the first
conditional (both clauses)? (F)
2. What is the model sentence you will elicit to I will start by showing a picture of a beautiful beach and elicit the target language using
begin your presentation?
3. What are the negative and question
(interrogative) forms of your model sentence?
4. What is the function? (M)
5. What do students need to know about the
pronunciation, including sentence stress and
intonation? (P)
6. What is the context I will use to introduce
First conditional
Affirmative form: If+ present simple, will +infinitive
Negative form: If+ present simple, will not/won’t +infinitive
e.g.: If I save enough money this year, I will buy the PlayStation 5.
e.g. sentence” If Lisa studies hard, she’ll become a doctor”
Model sentence in negative form: If Lisa doesn’t study hard, she won’t become a doctor”
Form: If+doesn’t+ present simple, will not/won’t +infinitive
Model sentence in question form: If Lisa studies hard, will she become a doctor?
Form: If+ present simple, will+infinitive?
Talking about future situations that we believe are real or they are most likely to happen.
Stress and weak forms
In the first conditional, the subject and verb in the result clause are usually contracted:
I’ll, She’ll, They’ll
In the negative form, the verb usually contracts with not
I won’t, she won’t, They won’t.
Affirmative
In the if clause the main verb carries the stress while in the result clause the infinitive and
the object are stressed: If Lisa studies hard, she’ll become a doctor
Negative
In the if clause the auxiliary verb is stressed. In the result clause both the auxiliary verb
and the object are stressed: If Lisa doesn’t study hard, she won’t become a doctor
Intonation
Affirmative and negative: The intonation rises in the first clause and falls gradually in the
second one
Yes/No questions: The intonation rises at the end?
I will talk about the condition needed for someone to be a doctor
 Assignment B PPP Grammar lesson table – First conditional
the form? (M)
7. How will I try to elicit the first conditional
from the students?
8. How will I encourage students to analyse the
form (S+V etc.) themselves rather than just board and allow the students to analyse its form.
telling them what it is? (F)
9. What concept questions will I ask to check
students understand how the form is being
used/what it means?
10. What time line can I use to help students
understand sentences such as 'If it's sunny
tomorrow, we'll go to the beach.'?
11. How will I get students to practice the
pronunciation?
12. What controlled practice activities will the
students do?
13. What freer practice activities will the
students do?
I will use Lisa’s example and the conditions needed for her to become a doctor to elicit the
first conditional
After eliciting the first conditional with the example sentence, I will write it on the
If Lisa studies hard, is it possible for her to be a doctor? (Yes)
Is studying hard important for her to become a doctor? (yes)
Can she become a doctor without studying hard? (No/ very unlikely)
Is she going to be a doctor now or in the future? (The future)
Lisa studies hard Lisa becomes a doctor
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Past Now Future
Drilling and practice activities
1-Match if clause with a result clause to make statements about future possibilities
(handout activity)
2- I will ask them to use the first conditional to talk about what they want to be or to do
in the future, and what conditions they need for it to happen.
Each student must write at least two sentences.
Students will work in pairs and ask each other the following questions:
1-What is your plan for the weekend if the weather is sunny?
2-What is your plan for the weekend if the weather is rainy?