What if…” – Visualisation of focus on form to introduce if-clauses type 3″””

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This lesson for intermediate learners of English focused on the introduction of if-clauses type 3.

The lesson begins with an advertisement poster of the movie Christmas Carol;which is projected onto the whiteboard. The teacher explains what a Christmas carol is before she has the learners describe the picture. Then;she shows the movie trailer. As a while-viewing task;the learners are asked to find out who wrote the book. Next;the teacher gives a summary of the story before she transitions to Kate Winslet and her song “What If”;which is important for the grammar topic of the lesson and is the main song of the movie. The learners listen and see the video of the song. As a while-listening task for the song the learners are asked to “find out which question the singer asks herself”. The answer of the learners is displayed: What if I had never let you go;would you be the man I used to know?” She then continues with “If I’d stayed;If you’d tried;if we could only turn back time” to make the learners aware of the past participle form “had”. The teacher then asks learners which type of if-clause this is to make learners aware that it is a new language feature. On the next flipchart;she explains in German and English that this is the type 3 and that the incident is in the past and thus;it can never come true. After the meaning and the use of the form are explained;the grammatical structure is analyzed.

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