Choose Your Own Adventure: 1st and 2nd Conditionals

Choose Your Own Adventure: 1st and 2nd Conditionals

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to differentiate between the 1st and 2nd conditionals in English.

Introduce the learning objective to the students. Make sure they understand what they will be able to do by the end of the lesson.

What do you already know about conditionals?

What are Conditionals?

Conditionals are sentences that express a condition and its result.

Introduce the concept of conditionals and provide examples for the students.

1st Conditional

The 1st conditional is used to talk about real or possible situations in the future.

Explain the usage of the 1st conditional and provide examples for the students.

1st Conditional Example

If it rains tomorrow, I will stay at home.

Provide an example of the 1st conditional and ask the students to identify the condition and result.

2nd Conditional

The 2nd conditional is used to talk about unreal or unlikely situations in the present or future.

Explain the usage of the 2nd conditional and provide examples for the students.

2nd Conditional Example

If I had a million dollars, I would travel the world.

Provide an example of the 2nd conditional and ask the students to identify the condition and result.

Form of 1st Conditional

If + present simple, will + base verb

Explain the form of the 1st conditional and provide examples for the students.

Form of 2nd Conditional

If + past simple, would + base verb

Explain the form of the 2nd conditional and provide examples for the students.

1st vs. 2nd Conditional

The 1st conditional talks about real or possible situations while the 2nd conditional talks about unreal or unlikely situations.

Highlight the difference between the 1st and 2nd conditionals for the students.

Interactive Exercise

Provide a short paragraph and ask the students to identify if it is an example of the 1st or 2nd conditional.

Create an interactive exercise for the students to practice identifying the 1st and 2nd conditionals.

Common Errors

Common errors include using 'would' in the 1st conditional and 'will' in the 2nd conditional.

Highlight common errors for the students to be aware of.

Practice Exercise

Provide a worksheet with sentences for the students to identify if they are examples of the 1st or 2nd conditional.

Give the students a practice exercise to reinforce their understanding of the 1st and 2nd conditionals.

Additional Resources

Provide additional resources such as websites and videos for the students to continue practicing the 1st and 2nd conditionals.

Give the students additional resources to continue practicing the 1st and 2nd conditionals.

Review

Review the difference between the 1st and 2nd conditionals and their forms.

Review the key concepts of the lesson with the students.

Assessment

Assess the students' understanding of the 1st and 2nd conditionals with a short quiz or test.

Assess the students' understanding of the 1st and 2nd conditionals to ensure they have mastered the concept.

Conclusion

End the lesson with a summary of the key concepts and encourage the students to continue practicing the 1st and 2nd conditionals.

End the lesson with a summary of the key concepts and encourage the students to continue practicing the 1st and 2nd conditionals.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.