LESSON TITLE: The Second Conditional Lesson #1

TEACHER NAME: Karen Salerni DATE: April 15, 2014

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Preparation/Planning
ESL Course: Intermediate
Core (integrated skills)

Level

Beginning


Intermediate
X

Advanced


Multilevel
Topic/Theme:
Hypothetical Situations

Objectives
Listening Students will be able to recognize the second conditional in a song.
Students will also be able to understand and answer questions using the
second conditional.
Speaking Students will use the second conditional to ask and answer questions.
Reading Students will be able to recognize the second conditional in text.
Writing Students will write a paragraph using the second conditional.
Bridging
What background knowledge
do the students already have?
Students have already learned about the first conditional. They
also know how to ask questions using the first conditional.
Some students may have already learned or have some
familiarity with the second conditional from previous classes.

What will you do to activate
or link students prior
knowledge or experience to
upcoming content?
I will begin class with a warm-up activity to review the first
conditional. I will ask students how to form the first conditional
and write the construction on the board: if-clause (if + present
simple) + result clause (will/may/might/should/etc.). I will elicit
examples from students and write these on the board. I will
emphasize that this conditional is used to talk about real
possibilities.

I will then lead the students in the conditional chain game. I
will give the students a statement using the first conditional
(example: If Karen goes to Las Vegas, she will lose a lot of
money). I will then call on a student to turn the result clause
into an if-clause and then create a new conclusion. The next
student would turn that result clause into an if-clause and,
again, create a new conclusion.
For example:
Teacher: If Karen goes to Las Vegas, she will lose a lot of
money.
Student 1: If she loses a lot of money, she will cry a lot.
Student 2: If she cries a lot, her eyes will be very swollen.
Student 3: If her eyes are very swollen, she will be
embarrassed.

This activity will continue until everyone has had a chance to
speak at least once or twice and shown proficiency with the first
conditional.

Engagement with New Material
What will you do to engage
students in the active learning
of the new material?
I will then introduce the second conditional. I will explain that
we use it to talk about the future (like the first conditional), but
that it is used to talk about unreal possibilities. I will ask if
anyone knows how to form the second conditional. Again, I
expect that some but not all of my students will already
know how to do this. I will first ask for examples of the second
conditional, and I will elicit the construction from students and
write it on the board: if-clause (if + past simple) + main clause
(would/could/might/etc.). If no students are familiar with the
second conditional, I will write two or three example sentences
on the board and ask if they can determine the formation rule.

In order to practice this skill, I will utilize the Beyonce song If
I Were a Boy and ask students to complete a worksheet. Some
students will likely already be familiar with this song. I will
explain that both were and was can be used in the second
conditional without changing a statements meaning.

Students will listen to the song once without pausing. They will
listen to it again, but I will pause after each section to give them
time to work. We will then listen to the song a third time
without pausing. We will discuss the answers as a class.

What will you do to ensure
that all students are engaged?
I will walk around the room while the students complete the
listening exercise to ensure that they stay on task. If there is too
much confusion or the students seem bored, I can end the task
early. I can play the song while pausing after each line, so that
students have time to complete the assignment before moving
on.
Application
What opportunities will you
provide students to practice
and apply their
knowledge/skill to meet the
objectives for this lesson? To
apply to other contexts?
Depending on time, I will then introduce a writing task.
Students will have 10-15 minutes to write a paragraph titled If
I Were a Boy/Girl. They will follow the model of the Beyonce
song and utilize the second conditional.

They will then share their work with a partner or in small
groups. Volunteers can share their work with the entire class.

If there is not enough time in class for this activity, it will be
assigned for homework

I will remind students that the second conditional is used to
discuss unreal situations. I will ask if any students think they
can ask a question using the second conditional. I will write
correct examples on the board. For example: What would you
do if you if I didn't return after the class break?

I will then introduce the final task of the day: What would you
do if

Students will receive a card with a hypothetical situation on it
written in the present tense. They will walk around the
classroom and find a partner. They will then ask their partner a
question using What would you do if + hypothetical situation
on card. Students will be reminded that the hypothetical
situation should be in the past tense. Partners should answer the
question using the second conditional and compete sentences.
After both partners have asked and answered questions, they
will exchange cards and find new partners. This activity will
continue for about 10 minutes or so until there is 5 minutes
remaining in the class.
Assessment
How will you assess their
learning of the objectives?
I will collect the students If I were a boy/girl paragraphs and
read and grade them. I will also walk around during the
conversation cards activity to ensure that students both
understand the task and are able to properly use the second
conditional.
Closing
How will you help students
recap the learning and link it
back to the original purpose of
the lesson?
Before the end of class, I will review how to form the first and
second conditionals. If theres time, we will play the
conditional chain game using the second conditional. I will
also remind students to complete their homework if we do not
have time to complete the writing activity in class. Lastly, I will
explain that we will continue to work with conditionals in the
next class and talk about different structures and words that can
be used.
Technology
If applicable for your context
and your lesson, how will you
meaningfully integrate
technology into your lesson?

At my school, technology is not easily accessible because the
classrooms are not provided with screens, projectors, or
computers. Although we have access to projectors and
computers, it is often easier to just use the materials in the
classroom. For this lesson plan, I will play the Beyonce song on
my laptop or computer and use speakers if necessary.