LESSON PLAN

Teacher: Alecsandrescu Monica Ionela

School: Grup Scolar Agricol Tartasesti

Date: May 31st 2012

Class: IX C (L2)

No. of students: 31

Textbook: English My Love

Unit 8: If only I could…

Lesson: The Second Conditional

Type of lesson: Grammar lesson (Lesson of communication of new knowledge)

Time: 50 minutes

Aims:

At the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

-use the second conditional correctly in exercises;

-make up sentences using the second conditional;

-recognize the second conditional;

Methods: conversation, observation, pairwork, groupwork, explanation, learning by doing,

Aids: flipchart, power point presentation, worksheets, blackboard, handouts, students’ book,
computer, video-projector

Type of interaction: teacher-students, student-teacher, student-student

Skills: listening, speaking, writing, reading

Types of exercises: fill in the blanks exercise, matching exercise, making sentences,
conversation exercise

Class organization: lockstep, pairwork, groupwork, whole class

Anticipated problems: if there are any problems the teacher will clarify them

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 Stages of the lesson

Nr. Lesson Time Teacher’s activity Student’s activity Aims Methods Materials Class Interacti
Crt. stages organization on
1. Organizing 2’ The teacher greets the The students greet the -to create a -conversation -roll -whole class Teacher –
the class students; she asks them teacher. They answer proper Student,
questions like: ‘How are the teacher’s questions. atmosphere Student -
you today?’’, ‘Who is The student on duty for teaching Teacher
missing?’ etc. The teacher announces the absents the new
checks if there are any (if there are any). lesson.
absents and prepares for
the lesson.
2. Homework 3’ The teacher asks the The students come to -to check -conversation -notebooks -whole class Teacher –
check-up students “What was your the blackboard and write the -writing -blackboard Student,
homework for today?”, , the exercise from their mistakes. Student -
‘Who wants to come to homework. Exercise 2 Teacher
the blackboard?’ from worksheet number
The teacher checks the 1.
homework.
3. Checking 4’ The teacher says: ‘Last The students answer the -to check -conversation -whole class Teacher –
previous time we revised the first questions. previous Student,
knowledge conditional.” The teacher They give examples. knowledge Student -
asks questions related to Teacher
the tenses and the
structure of the first
conditional.

4. Warm-up 5’ The teacher gives the The students listen to -to -listening -handout -whole class Teacher –
students handouts with a the song and answer the familiarize -conversation -video -pairwork Student,
song. The teacher tells the questions: students projector Student -
students to watch a short Possible answer: ‘There with the Teacher
video and pay attention to are some conditional new topic
the type of sentences and sentences in the text.’ -to
verbs. ‘The sentences are introduce

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 The teacher asks: ‘Do you linked through ‘if’. and
like the song?’, ‘What Example of verbs: practice
would you do with a ‘made’, ‘would drive’, grammar
million dollars?’, ‘What ‘had’, ‘would say’.
type of sentences can you
notice in the text?’ ‘How
do you know?’, ‘Give me
some examples of verbs.

The teacher tells the The students write the

students that the topic of title of the lesson in
the lesson is the Second their notebooks.
Conditional. The teacher
writes the title of the
lesson on the blackboard
and she tells the students
the aims of the lesson.
5. Lead-in 4’ The teacher asks the Students listen to the -to arouse -whole class
students to listen again to song and decide which student’s -conversation -blackboard Teacher –
the song and say which tenses are used in the interest in Student,
tense is used in the main sentences. Answer: the topic. Student -
clause and which tense is Main clause (would + Teacher
used in the verb), Secondary clause Student-
secondary/subordinate (past simple) Student
clause.

The teacher writes the

tenses on a flipchart Students listen to the
sheet./blackboard, then teacher’s explanation
asks the students to make and make their own
their own sentences. sentences.

The teacher checks the

mistakes.
The teacher shows them a
powerpoint presentation

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 Elicitation 10’ with the second -conversation powerpoint -pairwork Teacher-
conditional. In pairs, students match presentation student
She asks the students to the beginning of the -to -flipchart Student-
match the beginning of sentences with their introduce student
some sentences with their endings. grammar
endings. The students will The sentences are:
find 3 conditional -If she had enough time,
sentences. she would go away for a
The teacher asks them: few days. -to
‘What do the following -If I were younger, I introduce
sentences express?’ would try surfing. the rules
-If I were you, I would related to
buy that computer. the second
In the first conditional conditional.
sentence it is about a
hypothetical but
possible situation.
In the second sentence it
is about an imaginary or
impossible situation.
In the third sentence a
The teacher asks the piece of advice is given.
students to write the rules
in their notebooks. The students write the
rules in their notebooks.
6. Activity 1: 5’ The teacher shows the In groups of three, -to practise -writing -powerpoint -groupwork Teacher –
Gap-filling students an exercise students solve the the second -conversation presentation Student,
(powerpoint presentation) exercise. conditional -flipchart Student-
In groups of three, They write the verbs on Student
students are supposed to a flipchart sheet.
solve it. Answer key:
The teacher checks the 1.won, would never
exercise, then asks the work
students to come to the 2.would be, passed
blackboard and write the 3.wouldn’t surprise,
answers won

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 4.would build, were
5.went, wouldn’t want
6.offered, would take
7. Activity 2: 4’ The teacher gives the In pairs, students answer -to make -conversation -sheets -pairwork Teacher –
Speaking students some sheets on to the questions. their own -role play Student,
which there is written a Some students read the sentences Student -
question and answers to sentences: using the Student
choose (worksheet Possible answer: second
number 2). ‘What would you do if conditional
The teacher asks the you found 10 dollars on
students to answer the the road?’
question using the second ‘If I found 10 dollars on
conditional and to include the road I would keep it.
one of the answers on the
sheet. The students work
in pairs.
The teacher checks the
sentences.
8. Activity 3: 3’ The students are given In pairs, students solve -to practise -conversation -worksheet -pairwork Teacher –
Choose the some the exercise. In turns, the second -writing Student,
correct form worksheets(worksheet they read the sentences. conditional Student-
number 3). In pairs they Answer key: Student
must solve the first a.knew
exercise. b.had
The teacher explains : c.weren’t
‘You are supposed to d.would travel
choose the correct form of e.spoke
the verb.’

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 Follow up 6’ -In groups of four, In groups of four, - to -reading -worksheet -groupwork -teacher-
Activity 1: students have to solve students read the text, recognize -writing student
exercise 2. They must identify the second the second -student-
identify the conditional conditional sentences conditional student
sentences and underline and underline the verbs. forms
the verbs. The verbs are: Won,
The group that finds many would quit, would
verbs is the winner. travel, would stay,
wanted, would buy, saw,
The teacher checks the would buy, wanted,
exercise. would buy, would do,
had, would do, needed,
would give, would
donate, would give,
won, wouldn’t keep,
would help.
-to check
At the end she asks the The students answer the
understand -speaking
students: ‘What have we teacher’s questions. -whole class. Teacher-
studied today?’ ing student,
‘Can you tell me which Student-
tense is used in the main teacher
clause/secondary clause?’
9. Homework 4’ The students must solve The students write the -to practise -conversation -worksheet -whole class Teacher -
exercise 5 on the homework and the the second students
worksheet. The teacher examples in the conditional
explains the students what notebooks.
they have to do. She gives
an example and writes it
on the blackboard.
Example: If it rained, I
would stay at home.
The teacher makes sure
that all the students
understand the
homework.

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 Students get marks.
10. Dismissing 1’ Greetings Greetings
students