Universite d’antananarivo ecole normale superieure

Step 2: Presentation of first conditional (35 minutes)

Objective: To develop students’ reading skill while explaining the form and use of first conditional.
Language skill: READING

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  Teacher shares the text “GLOBAL WARMING” (on sheets of paper) and students answer some questions upon it:
  

1- Is global warming a problem for Ivan? Why or why not? 2- What will happen if they get better weather?

3- What will happen if global warming continues?

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  After a written correction on the blackboard, teacher and students pick the sentences with if clauses from the answers (which are in fact sentences from the text)
  
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  Teacher explains the form and the use of the first conditional as well as the rules on clause orderings by eliciting from the students:
  

If clause: PRESENT SIMPLE
Main clause: FUTURE (will+ V (-to))
To express a real or possible situation and its result.

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  To give a further explanation of “possible situation”, teacher gives other examples of first conditional sentences:
  

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  If my sister is wise, I will buy sweets for her.
  

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  Your teacher will punish you if you don’t finish your homework.
  
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