Informative “Gallagher Language Center” Date: 14-03-10 length of class: 40 minutes level: pre-intermediate

Book: New Headway

Class profile There are 13 students in this group, 3 boys and 9 girls. Most of them between 17 and 21 years old. They have been exposed to English, but they need
some reinforcement on grammar and vocabulary.
Timetable fit At this level, these students have the ability to perform little complex conversation such as greetings, location, long dialogues, describing people,
distinguish different tenses. In this class, they will find out how useful “the second conditional” in everyday life.

Terminal objectives Ss will learn the second conditional.

Ss will be able to give advice by using the second conditional

Context Global Village-population in the world

TIME STAGE ACTIVITIES PROCEDURES Interaction MATERIAL

1. Tell Ss they have to discuss in pairs a couple of questions and see how well they T xSSS
5 Warm up Personalized speaking master would.
2. Teacher gives a previous example of one of the examples.
1. Ask questions about the scene, for example what do they see in the picture? Where is TxS SNAPSHOT
the picture located? Slips for Ss o
2. Ask Ss to read the text and then ask Ss questions, for example how many people are SSS fill in
there in the world? What’s the population on China/your country?
3. Put the Ss in pairs to complete the sentences with verbs from the box.
The global village-
Grammar 4. Go through the questions with the whole class to establish the form and use of the SxS
15 presentation
reading
second conditional.
with a snapshot
5. Explain when and how the second conditional is used in every day speaking. TxSSS
6. Refer students to Grammar Reference 11.1 on p 969.
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1. Ask Ss to do this orally in pairs SxS Exercises for
2. Ask them to make the most natural sounding sentences. SxS Ss to fill in
3. Point out that no comma is needed when the main clause is before the if clause.
4. Ask Ss students to do this exercise on their own and then compare with a partner. TxSSS
Grammar
10 practice
Discussing grammar 5. Check through the exercise with the whole class.
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individually

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1. Put Ss into pairs or small groups to discuss the situations. The aim is to practice the SxS Situations for
If I were you result clause only. Ss to
10 Production
conversation 2. Encourage Ss to give their real opinions. SSS- elaborate a
3. Play the recording. Ask Ss to listen and compare their ideas. individually conversation.