LESSON PLAN

Course : New Headway English Coursebook

Unit : 12, page 94 – 96
Target learners : First-year technical students
- Age: 18-20 years old
- Number: 30
- Language level: Pre-Intermediate
Focus of the lesson : Integrated skills (with focus on grammar and speaking
skills)
Time : 45 minutes
Aims:
At the end of this lesson, students are expected to:
- Correctly analyze the uses and forms of Second Conditional after reading the
texts of a little girl‟s life.
- be able to use Second Contitional sentences in their speaking and writing
skills as demonstrated by correctly responding to different activities
provided by the teacher.
- practice their speaking skills effectively as demonstrated through
interacting and speaking with other students during the activities.
Teaching aids:
- Textbook
- Tape + Cassette
- Hand-outs
- Blackboard & chalks
Anticipated problem:
- Some Students may use their mother tongue when they can find the English
equivalents to express their ideas.
Strategies:
- The teacher can establish a rule of “no mother tongue” and go around class
to make sure no students break the rule and provide support when
necessary.

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PROCEDURE

Stages Duration Teacher’s Activities Students’ Activities

Pre- 5 minutes 1. T. interests Sts. by asking 1. Sts. listen to the teacher.

teaching Sts. some questions:
* Class, now tell me, do you
often dream of something that
Warm-up
you don’t have in real life?
Can you share an example
with your friends?
* I would like all of you now
to look at the starter and
discuss in groups of the three
following situations: 2. Sts. discuss in groups to
* First, imagine that you had give their opinions.
a chance to meet someone
famous right now, who would
you like to meet? What would
you talk to him or her about?
* Second, which country
would you like to visit? What
would you do there?
*All right, and the last
situation, now imagine that
you won a large sum of
money. What do you think you
would do with that?

3. T. introduces the new

lesson:

Well, the phrases you have

been using in this warm-up
are what we call the second
conditional. Today we are
going to learn how to use
them.

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 Parts Duration Teacher’s Activities Students’ Activities

While- - T. asks Sts. to look at the - Sts. read on their own and
teaching picture of Nicola and read the then work in pairs to do
first text about her life in 2 activity 1 and then check
minutes. their answers with T. by
Step 1 listening to the tape.
10 minutes - T. asks Sts. some
information about Nicola‟s
life. T. may explain some
unknown words for Sts, such
as: budgie and uniform.
- T. asks Sts to look at the
second text and quickly fill in
the blank with the given
vocabulary. After that, T.
plays the tape to check Sts.‟
answers.

Step 2 10 minutes - T. asks the whole class to - Sts. try to analyze the two
analyze the differences text to find out the one that
between the two text, and describes Nicola‟s life, and
then leads Sts. to the basic the one Nicola‟s dreams.
grammar about Second
conditional.
* What tense do you use to - Sts. look at the board and
describe / talk about Nicola’s answer T‟s questions.
real life?
- T. writes down the sentence
“If I were a princess, I
would live in a palace” and
asks Sts. the following
questions:
* Does Nicola live in a palace? - Sts. work in groups of 3 to
What tense is the verb ‘lived’ discuss and find out the
in this sentence? forms and listen to T.‟s
* Is this a dream? explanation.

- After that T. requires Sts. to

discuss in groups of 3 to find
out the forms for Second
Conditional.

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 - T. checks and explain
further information.

Step 3 15 minutes - T. checks Sts‟ understanding - Sts. work in pairs to talk

by giving some imaginary with their friends, using
situations. T. divides Sts. into Second Conditional.
pairs, one is St. A, and the
other St. B. Each St. has a set
of cards with different unreal
situations. They need to talk
to each other and ask their
partner the questions as
given in the card, using
- Sts. then share their ideas
second conditional.
with the T.
- T. brings the class together
to share some of the ideas.

Step 4 5 minutes - T. asks Sts. to look at - The whole class works

Activity 2, and explains to together and answer the
Sts. how to do the activity. questions.
- T. checks answer with the
whole class.

Post- 5 minutes 1. Summary - Sts. demonstrate their

teaching understanding by
- T. asks the Sts. to
summarizing the lesson
summarize the key points of
with the help of T.
the lesson.
- Sts. ask question if there
2. Assessment
is anything that they do not
T. evaluates Sts‟ understand about the
performance. lesson
- Sts. listen to the T for
improvement

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APPENDICES
APPENDIX 1: Suggested answer
Step 1:
The first text is about Nicola‟s real life.
The second text is about her dream.
Tapescript:
If I were a princess, I’d live in a palace. I’d have servants to look after me. My
Mum would be Queen, and she wouldn’t work. I wouldn’t go to school. I’d have a
private teacher. I’d ride a white horse, and I’d wear a long dress. I could have all
the sweets I want.

Step 2:
1. The present simple
2. No, she doesn‟t live in a palace. She lives in a block of flats.
lived is in past simple form
3. Yes, it is a dream because Nicola is not a princess.
Step 3: Sample answers
If I found some money in the street, I wouldn‟t keep it.
If I were president, I‟d build more hospitals.
If I were taller, I‟d get a job in the police force.
If I knew the answer, I‟d tell you.
If I had a lot of money, I wouldn‟t buy a big house.
If I had a car, I‟d give you a lift.
If I didn‟t eat cakes and ice-cream, I‟d lose weight.
If I didn‟t smoke so much, I‟d feel better.
Step 4:
1. If I were rich, I‟d travel around the world. First, I‟d go to Canada, then I‟d go
to New York.
2. If he worked harder, he’d have more money.
3. I’d go to work if I felt better, but I feel terrible.
4. If I could speak perfect English, I wouldn’t be in this classroom.
5. „What would you do if a stranger gave you £1 million?‟

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APPENDIX 2: Handouts for Step 3

Student A

If you lost your homework and

If you disliked your sister’s new
your teacher didn’t believe that
boyfriend, what would you say to
you did the work before, what
her?
would you do?

If you had a choice between If your friend gave you a puppy

finishing your essay and going to for your birthday, what would you
Binh’s party, what would you do? do?

After class, if you found Phuong

If your parents told you not to see
Anh’s purse on the table and there
your boyfriend / girlfriend, what
was a lot of money in it, what
would you do?
would you do?

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Student B
If you discovered, after eating
dinner at a restaurant, that you If you saw your friend cheating on
had no money with you, what a test, what would you do?
would you do?

If you arrived at Hoai Anh’s house If your girlfriend / boyfriend

for dinner and realized that you invited you to dinner, and he/she
had the wrong day, what would was a terrible cook, what would
you do? you do?

If your parents asked you to If you had a chance to meet the

return to your hometown, what Prime Minister, what would you
would you do? do?

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