Stage 2 Lesson Plan 2

Stage 2

Lesson Plan 2

Solving Problems 

Time: 120 minutes - session of 60 minutes each one

Grammar: Modal Verbs: Could and would. - Second conditional 

Targets:

•   Identify actions unlikely or impossible events. 
•    Solve any hypothetical problem using second conditional collectively.
•   The students will learn about modal verbs and they will be able to recognize it in terms of meaning and structure. 
• Students will be able to create a debate based on solving issues using modal verbs and second conditional. 

CLASS 1

Warm- up - 20 minutes.

 1.     The teacher creates a tic tac-toe through an image. -This must be completed with the first half of the conditional sentences:  

example: If I lost my passport ...... " 

2.  The teacher divides the students into two groups so that they can solve the four sentences presented

by the teacher. 

 In this part, the  game consists of completing the board according to the answers given by each group, if each group answers correctly with the indications given in this case, answer correctly the grammatical structure will have the opportunity to play on the board and in this way finish faster and win. For each correct answer is a chance to put o-x on the board and go tic-tac-toe! The group that manages to do it correctly and faster wins.  

3. The teacher will explain the different between different situations based on unreal and real situations.

In this part, the teacher will make a brief introduction to the subject, emphasizing the subject of conditionals with everyday life situations. After introducing the topic, the teacher will make a small diagnosis based on the answers given by the students. The most correct answers will be written on the board or on the blackboard of some virtual application. This depends on whether the class will be held virtually or remotely. Besides, examples given by the teacher will be printed in a guide if the class is in person and will also be shared through a presentation if the class is held remotely. In addition, in this part of the class the main activity will be focused on solving a challenge in a group with some type of difficulty in this case it is time, it is important for the teacher to take into account that from this moment the learning cooperative is based on group work, but it's also so much more than that. The core element of cooperative learning is to showcase the positive effects of interdependence while underlining the importance of personal responsibility.

Controlled Practice

First Part (45 minutes)

 The teacher is going sent a link about an interactive video about second conditional in a specific situation (second conditional).

This video is posted on an educational platform called ISLCOLLECTIVE where is focused on teaching English; therefore, they have entertaining content where students answer questions as they watch the video. The videos on this platform are based on various topics where grammar and entertainment are applied.

Video Link: Egg tricks (second conditional)

-Students will answer the different questions about the video.  

 

Example: 

After the first activity, students will practice with a role play activity called what would I do if I were president?

Students will do a writing with a brainstorm about the given topic on a sheet given by the teacher.

Students will create groups of three people. 

·         Then, students will take a role; each group must have its representative in this case the presidential candidate and the rest of the group will be part of their advisory team.

·         Students will present and create totally hypothetical situations in order to convince the group to vote for them and thus win the presidency.

·         The public will ask each presidential candidate questions using modal verbs and second conditional.

In this part, the teacher will take into account that the students must work as a group giving their ideas and agreeing on what they want to expose, they must explain that it is a challenge, each candidate must convince the public of their answers and in this way solve the problem that it is firstly to handle the subject correctly, and secondly to carry out the activity effectively.

Considerations for conducting this class:

·         Strategic/heterogeneous groups

·         Use of technology

·         Note-taking graphic organizer

·         Multiple opportunities to demonstrate knowledge through verbal and written communication: partner and table talks, whole-class discussion, and writing

·         Provide students with sentence frames:

! “A good president ______.”! “If I were president, I would ______. I could also ________.”

Second part (45 minutes)

·        Teacher will share a video about how to do a debate 

Video Link: How to Win a Debate, According to a 16-Year-Old Expert

Rosdely Ciprian, 16, is an exceptional polemicist and now a judge of the trade. She has been honing her impressive skills since the sixth grade. This example will help the teacher to demonstrate that debates can also be fun and entertaining, it is important to highlight that if you are working with audiovisual material, it is because the purpose of the pedagogical proposal is to find learning and teaching alternatives so that students feel motivated to do new things in their academic process.

·         Students will participate and practice in a debate created by the teacher according to the following question: 

ü  What would you do if you were the president of Colombia? 

 

·         Students will create a similar debate with a controversial topic. 

·         Each student could participate except one who is the moderator and representative to present the question in this case would be the teacher.

 

Students will record the entire discussion and then edit it so that it is informative and attractive to the public. The video is going to be posted in YouTube.

Wrap up  20 minutes 

 Finally, the teacher will show a short video about real opinions about what would you do if you were president? Then, students will share their ideas and opinion about this.  

Video Link:  What would you do if you were president?

This final part of the class is much more personal based on asking the students what they really feel and think in a complicated social situation. The video is set in a difficult public order situation that happened in the city of Washington where people who have been violated by the US government are asked, giving free rein to the diverse opinion that students may have.