LESSON PLAN
TEACHER:
COURSE DAY:
LEVEL:
LENGTH:
ANIS BIDHANI
19
Pre-intermediate
45 minutes
LESSON AIM(S):
To present and practice the use of ‘would’ in the context of describing imaginary situations (imaging your ideal/dream home).
SUBSIDIARY AIM(S): To practice listening for specific information in the context of a couple talking about their dream home.
PERSONAL AIM(S):
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Ordering activities so they progress logically and keep the lesson aims in focus.
Clarifying grammar accurately and to an appropriate depth for the students.
Make sure to provide appropriate practice of the TL.
Ensure there is a balance between teacher-fronted and learner-centered activities.
Take notes whilst monitoring, feedback and listen for common errors.
MATERIAL
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(including specific reference to c/book, page, exercise if appropriate):
Alex Tilbury et al, English Unlimited B1 Pre-intermediate, CUP, 2010, p91, 140-141
1 guided discovery sheet (HO)
2 handouts for controlled practice.
A picture of a couple outside an estate agent’s (www.colourbox.com)
ASSUMPTIONS / RATIONALE:
This can be open prose or bullet points. Say what you think the students already know (relevant to the lesson) and give the reasons behind choices you’ve made (e.g. about
materials, order or activities, etc.)
 Students might have not been exposed to the use of ‘would’ and are likely to have problems with the meaning. (Make sure meaning
is clarified in appropriate depth)
 Final practice activity – I had to retype it and add more sentences to include negatives and questions.
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Aim(s)
Stage/time
Lead-in 4 mins
To greet students and set
context for the lesson
Procedure
Greet the Ss and set context:
Interaction
T –> Ss
Anticipated Problems + Possible
Solutions
P: Ss might not see that they are
outside the estate agent’s.
‘’Hi, how’s everybody?  ’’
S: Have an enlarged picture on
board (one ready on OH just in
case)
Place picture on the whiteboard.
Indicate picture and introduce characters ‘’Everybody! Meet
Donna and Jose’’
Ask Ss:
‘’Have a look! Where are they?’’
‘’What are they doing?’’
‘’In pairs, discuss. You’ve got 1 minute!’’
Listening 6 mins
To practice listening for
specific information
Ss work in pairs.
S –> S
FB. Eliciting answers from Ss. Use OHP(Give Ss pens and have
them write answers on the board)
Open class
Confirm answers to the questions.
1. Donna and Jose are outside a real estate agency.
2. They’re looking at the adverts. They might be thinking of
moving to a new flat or house.
T –> Ss
‘’We will learn more when we listen to their conversation.’’
Display questions on the board (separate sheet)
Don’t spend too much time on
this!
T –> Ss
Set the task to the Ss to listen.
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Procedure
Interaction
Anticipated Problems + Possible
Solutions
‘’Read these 2 questions.’’
‘’Listen carefully and answer them individually.’’
‘’One more thing, Jose has a slight accent’’
Ss work on the task individually.
Ss
‘’In pairs, compare your answers. You’ve got 1 minute!’’
S –> S
T monitors closely.
T
FB – Ask for group answer.  Use OHP(Give Ss pens and have
them write answers on the board)
Open class
Answers:
1. It’s too expensive. / They don’t have enough money. /
He doesn’t want to change jobs. / Jose loves the city.
2. They move and Jose changes his job.
Language focus Meaning 10 mins
To clarify the meaning and
use of would (for situations
which are in the present or
the future and which you feel
aren’t real or won’t happen)
Ask if everyone agrees. ‘’Do you all agree?’’
T
Wipe the board and divide it for the next stages.
T ‘chest’ guided discovery worksheet (folded)
T –> Ss
Focus Ss on the top part of the sheet and ask them to read the
conversation.
‘’Read this part of the conversation and circle the correct
answer in 1 and 2.’’
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Procedure
Interaction
Anticipated Problems + Possible
Solutions
‘’Do NOT unfold the sheet’’
 Distribute hand-out  ‘’You’ve got 2 minutes!’’
Ss work on the task.
Ss
T monitors progress.
T
‘’In pairs, compare your answers. You’ve got 1 minute!’’
Ss work in pairs. T monitors closely.
S –> S
T
FB - Eliciting answers from Ss (nominate 2 groups)  OHP
Circle correct answers: 1. The present or future
2. is not real
Open class
Qs to check understanding:
 Do Donna and Jose have a home with a pool? NO
 Are they planning to have one? Maybe / Maybe not
 Are they dreaming of or imagining this? Yes
 Which word do we use for similar situations? WOULD.
Language focus Form 8 mins
To clarify the form of would:
forming positive, negative,
questions, contracted forms
and short answers.
‘’Everybody, nicely done!’’
Display top part of the discovery sheet. (OHP)
Underline the subject ‘We’ and ask the students:
‘’What do we call ‘we’ in this sentence?’’  Subject
‘’Well done, everybody!’
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T –> Ss
T
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Aim(s)
Stage/time
Procedure
Interaction
Chest and show how to unfold
‘’Unfold the second half of the sheet and complete the rules’’
‘’2 minutes’’
T –> Ss
Ss work on the task.
Ss
T monitors progress.
T
Anticipated Problems + Possible
Solutions
‘’With your partner, check your answers! 1 minute’’
Ss work in pairs. T monitors closely.
S –> S / T
FB. Eliciting answers from Ss. Use OHP(Give Ss pens and have
them write answers on the board)
Open class
Check if we got all the correct answers and ask Ss:
Language focus Pronunciation 4
mins
To clarify pronunciation
(stress, weak and contracted
forms and linking) with the
aid of a listening task
(listening for specific
information)
’’Do you all agree?’’
‘’Nice! You’re good!’’
‘’NOW listen to how we pronounce WOULD’’  play recording
‘’Now, unfold the bottom part of the sheet’’
P: Some Ss might have some
wrong answers
S: Praise Ss, highlight the
incorrect answers and ask them
why these are wrong. 1 min to
discuss in pairs.
T –> Ss
‘’Let’s practice together’’  OHP (mark the stress)
Drill pronunciation chorally then individually.
Ss
Focus on: Positive sentences and questions:
We stress the infinitive. Would isn’t usually stressed.
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Controlled
practice 6 mins
To give students an initial
practice to become familiar
with the use of ‘would’
Procedure
Would is stressed in negative sentences and short answers (as
well as Yes, No, Sure, etc)
Display practice sheet on OHP
Set task.
Interaction
Anticipated Problems + Possible
Solutions
T –> Ss
‘’You’ve got 2 ideal homes descriptions.’’
‘’Complete them using would and the verbs in the box’’
T marks the number of times on the board then distributes the
HO.
‘’Individually, you’ve got 3 minutes’’
Ss work on task. T monitors progress.
Ss / T
‘’In pairs, check your answers’. You’ve got 2 minutes’’
T –> Ss
T monitors closely.
T
FB. Eliciting answers from Ss. Use OHP(Give Ss pens and have
them write answers on the board)
Open class
Check if we got all the correct answers and ask Ss:
More practice 6
mins
To give students an initial
practice to become familiar
with the use of ‘would’
(positive, negative,
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’’Do you all agree?’’
Display practice sheet on OHP
Set task.
T –> Ss
T –> Ss
P: Some Ss might have some
wrong answers
S: Praise Ss, highlight the
incorrect answers and ask them
why these are wrong. 1 min to
discuss in pairs.
‘’You’ve got 2 ideal homes descriptions.’’
‘’Complete them using would and the verbs in the box’’
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Aim(s)
Stage/time
questions, contracted forms,
short answers)
Procedure
Interaction
Anticipated Problems + Possible
Solutions
T marks the number of times on the board then distributes the
HO.
‘’Individually, you’ve got 3 minutes’’
Ss work on task. T monitors progress.
Ss / T
‘’In pairs, check your answers’. You’ve got 2 minutes’’
T –> Ss
T monitors closely.
T
FB. Eliciting answers from Ss. Use OHP(Give Ss pens and have
them write answers on the board)
Open class
Check if we got all the correct answers and ask Ss:
’’Do you all agree?’’
T –> Ss
P: Some Ss might have some
wrong answers
S: Praise Ss, highlight the
incorrect answers and ask them
why these are wrong. 1 min to
discuss in pairs.
Closure ‘Thanks very much for your attention!’’
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A dream home
Meaning:
1. Read a part of the conversation. Circle the correct answer in 1 and 2.
DONNA: Imagine it, we’d come home
JOSE: That would be nice, yeah.
DONNA: Sure it would.
from work, go for a swim…
1. They’re talking about the past / the present or future.
2. They’re talking about a situation that is real / is not real.
Form:
2. Complete the rules by filling the gaps.
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Subject
+ ___________
+ ___________
+ ….
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Subject
+ ___________
+ ___________
+ ….
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+ ___________
+ ….
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(Question word)
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_________
Subject
Short/contracted form of would: _________
Short answers:
Positive:
Yes, + Subject +
Negative:
No,
+ Subject +
_________
_________
Pronunciation:
3. Listen to how we pronounce would, ‘d and wouldn’t
What would I do in the middle of nowhere?
Would you change your job?
I bet you’d find a nice little school nearby.
Yes, I think I would, actually.
I wouldn’t want to move schools.
No, I wouldn’t.
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A dream home
Practice:
1. Complete these descriptions of ideal homes with would or ‘d and verbs from the box.
be (x3)
have (x2)
like (x2)
‘’ My ideal home 1 ____________ pretty much like the place I live in now but I 2 ____________ it
to be fifteen degrees warmer, so instead of growing lettuce and spinach I could grow things like
mangoes and oranges and tomatoes. That 3 ____________ really perfect.’’
‘’ Right now I live in a very small apartment, so I think my ideal home 4 ____________ a lot more
space. It 5 ____________ a big living room, a big kitchen, big everything. I 6 ____________ to
have maybe two bedrooms, one for me and one for guests. Also there 7____________ really big
windows with views of the mountains, like my old home in Brazil. ’’
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