Enabling objectives: Students will be able to talk about something that would have been a good idea or bad

idea using should

(should not) have done.
Lesson Plan
Teacher: Afar Ibrahimov Observer: Gisela Cornejo Date and Time: July 25th
Class Level: Intermediate Room: Expected no. of Students: 13
Context: Couples
Teaching Aids: Pic, Exercise sheets
Terminal Objectives: For the learners to talk about their life Personal Aims: To improve my instruction by asking more
regrets using I wish ICQs
Anticipated Problem for Students: Mixing up this use of Anticipated Problems for the Teacher: Learners might not
wish and its use for present wishes want talk of their own regrets

Solution: Remind them of that use via examples Solution: Give them imaginary roles
Procedure Phase Timing Interaction
1. Present Pic and ask students to guess the reason for the boy’s sadness. Tell the Engage 5 T-S
story

2. Model the structure Study 20 T-S

 Ask Ss to repeat the sentence T-S
 Practice on the board T-S
 Highlight meaning T-S
 Write the rule on the board (sub.+ wish +sub. + past perfect is used to express T-S
regrets) T-S
 CCQs (-Is he talking about the past/present? / - what tense is used? / Is he happy
about it?)
T-S
3. Ss will be given an exercise to do – Controlled practice 1 Ss-Ss
 S-S S-C
 Report back
T-S
4. Ss will be asked to make sentences from the giving verbs using I wish I -
Ss-Ss
controlled practice 2
S-C
 S-S
 Report back T-S
Ss-Ss
5. Ss will be asked to write 2 sentences about something they did during the week S-C
which they regretted using I wish with some prompts and discuss them in pairs
(Freer practice) T-S
Ss-Ss
6. Ask Ss to imagine they are 87 years old and to adopt an imaginary name and Activate 1 10 S-C
character. They will talk to their partner in the park talking about their life regrets.
Activate 2 10 S-S
7. Ask Ss to imagine they were in a plane crash. What would their regrets be?
Whole Class
Extra activity: Production: Each student is given a quarter of A4 and asked to
write a wish on one side. It must be something they really want and they have to
keep it secret from each other. Monitor and help with corrections. Then students
turn it over and they’re given three minutes to draw a picture to represent their wish