Lesson Plan

Instructor/Teacher’s Name: Sekkhapirath SET

Type of Course: General English
Target audience: Age group: 16-17 years old
 Students’ educational level: 2nd year in Secondary school
 Students’ English Proficiency level: Intermediate level
 Class size: 25 students
 How class size affects this activity: class size does not affect this activity
since students can work in two groups of three for the online task.
Classroom equipment: My classroom is equipped with a LCD projector, one laptops, and a
sound system
Lesson Aims: To help students learn and practice the First Conditional to talk about real
conditions and future effects related to vacation activities.
Learning Objectives
• At the end of this activity, my students should be able to:
o Identify the structure and tenses used in first conditional sentences.
o Use first conditional sentences to talk about vacation activities
Assumptions
• Students have already learned and practiced the Zero Conditional. They are familiar
with terms like ‘if clause’, ’condition’, ‘main clause’, ‘result’, etc. They can identify and
use the Simple Present and Simple Future tenses.
Interaction
Timing Ss/T
Stages Aims
(minute) T/Ss
Ss/Ss
5 - T. shows students pictures of different Ss /Ss To engage students in
vacation spots around the world. T/Ss the topic of the lesson
- Ss identify the places and choose their and introduce the
favorite ones. They are asked to work grammar point.
in pairs and talk about some vacation
activities people can do in each place.
- T. shows the pictures on the slide and
students share their ideas writing
them below the correct picture. The
teacher introduces the grammar point
by making sentences based on the
students’ ideas. For example, if you
 go to Brazil, you’ll be able to visit
great beaches. Students say whether
the statements are True or False.
5 - T. shows one of the sentences used in T/Ss
the previous activity on the slide and
activates background knowledge Ss revise the
about the sentence structure. structure of
- Ss identify the conditional clause, the conditional
5 Ss/T
result clause and the tenses used in sentences. Students
each part. learn about the form
- T. shows the video about how to use T/Ss and use of the First
30 the First Conditional form to the Conditional. Students
whole class. practice making first
5 - Ss watch the video again and do while Ss/Ss conditional sentences
and after watching activities. They to talk about vacation
work individually or in pairs. (See activities. To expand
Activity 2). students’
- Ss share and check their answers. understanding of first
5 - T. corrects them if there are mistakes. SS/T conditional sentences

5 Homework Students are asked to finish the

last activity at home in case they run out of
To expand students’
time in class. The teacher explains the next
Ss/Ss understanding of first
class activity to students so they can start
conditional sentences
thinking about preparing a new conversation
in a travel agency.

Resources (and links)

• Video: First Conditional:
 https://youtu.be/CoqaylgHLYc
Game: The Longest Sentence:
 https://americanenglish.state.gov/files/ae/resource_files/word_bricks-
longest_sentence_instructions.pdf

ACTIVITY 1: Warm-up:
a) Look at the pictures. Where is each place located?
b) In pairs, choose one picture. Imagine you visit this place on vacation. What activities can
you do there? Write your ideas on the board.
c) Listen to your teacher. Are the sentences True or False?
 ACTIVITY 2: Video Watching
• Before You Watch:
Read the sentence on the slide aloud. Can you identify the condition and the result? What verb
tense is used in each clause?
• While You Watch:
Watch the video First Conditional and do the activities below.
a- Focus on the examples provided and match the two parts to complete the sentences.

1) If you like warm weather, you will be able to go to beaches.

2) If you go to California, it will take about six hours.
3) If you go by plane, you will like Florida or California.

b- Complete the sentences and identify the conditional and result clauses.
1) If you ______________New York City, you __________________tall buildings.
2) If I _______________to the airport on time, I _______________ my flight.

c- Watch the video again. Focus on the explanations provided and choose the correct option.
1) The conditional clause starts with if / will.
2) We use the first conditional to talk about true / hypothetical conditions and past / future
effects.
3) We use the Simple Present tense in the conditional clause / result clause.
4) We use the Future tense / Past tense in the result clause.
• After You Watch: Play the game The Longest Sentence.
Directions:
a- In pairs, answer the video questions by completing the sentence below. Write as
many results as you can in 3 minutes.
If we go to _____________________ on vacation, we’ll…
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
b- Share your sentence with your peers.
c- The team with the longest sentence wins the game!

Answer key
Activity 1: Answer will vary.
Activity 2
• Before you watch:
If you go to Brazil, (conditional clause/Simple Present Tense) you’ll be able to visit great
beaches. (result clause/Future tense)
• While you watch:
A. 1. If you like warm weather, you will like Florida or California.
2. If you go to California, you will be able to go to beaches.
3. If you go by plane, it will take about six hours.
B. 1. [If you visit New York City,] conditional clause [you’ll see tall buildings.] result
clause
2. [If I get the airport on time,] conditional clause [I won’t miss my flight.] result clause
C. 1. The conditional clause starts with if / will.
2. We use the first conditional to talk about true / hypothetical conditions and past / future
effects.
3. We use Simple Present tense in the conditional clause / result clause.
4. We use the Future tense / Past tense in the result clause.

D. Answer will vary