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First conditional

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Elementary+/A2
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Grammar
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45-60 min
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Overview

In this elementary-level lesson, students will examine the grammar and function of the first conditional. They will learn how to construct sentences using this tense, which we use to talk about things which might happen in the future. Understanding the first conditional is key for students to make predictions and discuss potential outcomes in everyday conversations.

The lesson plan features a boardwork suggestion that presents the first conditional in a clear and efficient manner. This introduction is followed by a series of engaging, low-resource activities involving collaborative speaking and writing tasks. To conclude the session, we include a classroom game idea to reinforce the concepts learned, ensuring students leave with a solid understanding of the first conditional and an enjoyable end to the lesson.

Lesson Outline
Activities
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Boardwork
1Conditional sentences
2Stems
3Classroom chain
Games
1Hot seat
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Classroom activities

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Use of the board

Students review the grammar and function of the first conditional.

Start by talking about the functional use of the first conditional. After that, introduce the grammar and provide examples until you're satisfied with your students' understanding of the language.

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Conditional sentences

For this writing activity, the students use the target grammar to create statements from a list of prompts on the board.

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Stems

A pairwork writing task where the students have to make full sentences from conditional stems.

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Classroom chain

A speaking activity where students have to make a conditional statement based on a prior classmate's sentence.

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Classroom games

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Hot seat with first conditional

Students will have to use the target language to describe nouns to the player in the hot seat.

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