First Lesson (Vocabulary)

This lesson focuses on teaching and practicing conditional sentences (First, Second, and Third Conditionals) in an engaging, space-themed context.

Tasks:

• Recalling Facts: Students are prompted to recall facts about planets from the previous lesson and match words with objects. 

• Identifying Conditionals: The lesson introduces First, Second, and Third Conditionals through example sentences related to space exploration and asks students to analyze the tense and structure of each part of the conditional sentences to deduce the rules.

• Rule Summary: A clear summary of the structure for each conditional type is provided ( + Sentence creation)

• Conditional Identification from Pictures: Students look at pictures with associated sentences and identify the type of conditional used.

• "Black Boxes Game!": This interactive game involves completing sentences with the correct verb forms for conditionals and then choosing mystery boxes for points, encouraging intuition and active participation.

• Sentence Completion and Explanation: Students complete conditional sentences related to aliens and space, choosing their preferred ending and explaining why.

• Picture Description with Conditionals: Students describe various pictures using the First, Second, and Third Conditionals.

• Continue The Sentences: The lesson provides sentence starters related to space and asks students to continue them with their own ideas, prompting creative application of conditionals.

• Alien-Themed Sentences: Students create conditional sentences about an alien named Bob, incorporating given ideas or their own.

• "Two Rules Game!": A vocabulary game where students explain a word from the lesson with specific constraints.

• Homework and Extra Questions: The lesson concludes with homework assignments and an extra task.

This lesson is useful because it provides a comprehensive and interactive approach to teaching conditional sentences. By using a consistent and engaging "Lost in Space" theme, it makes grammar practice more interesting and relatable for students. The variety of tasks, from identifying rules to creative sentence building and games, caters to different learning styles and reinforces understanding through repeated application. The inclusion of collaborative and competitive elements (like the "Black Boxes Game!") further enhances student engagement and motivation.