Assignment B
Please complete the assignment templates without removing any of the instructions.
1. PPP Grammar Lesson Table: First Conditional
✔ This table assesses your understanding of the Meaning, Form & Pronunciation (MFP) of the first conditional. To get you started, meaning
has been filled in for you. Please ensure you fully understand what MFP refer to here. See the assignment glossary and Units 2 and 7 of
the course.
1. What is the meaning (why do we use the We use the first conditional to talk about future events that are realistically likely to happen.
first conditional)? (M)
2. What is the model sentence you will elicit to If you wash the dishes, I will clean the kitchen.
begin your presentation?
3. What is the target form of the first Model sentence in positive form: If you wash the dishes, I will clean the kitchen.
conditional? (F) Form: If + subject + present simple, subject + will + base verb
(For negative and positive form, just
choose one possibility and analyse the Model sentence in negative form: If you don’t wash the dishes, I will not (won’t) clean the kitchen.
form.) Form: If + subject + don’t + base verb, subject + won’t + base verb
Model sentence in question form: If I wash the dishes, will you clean the kitchen?
Form: If + subject + present simple, will + subject + base verb?
4. What do students need to know about Sentence stress in positive model sentence: If you wash the dishes, I will clean the kitchen.
sentence stress (P)
(Sentence stress means the words in the Sentence stress in negative model sentence: If you don’t wash the dishes, I will not clean the
sentence that are emphasised. Think about kitchen.
how the model sentence would normally be
said. Write your positive and negative model Why do we stress these words?
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, sentences and put the stressed words in In English, we normally stress the content words (verbs, nouns, adjectives, adverbs) rather than
bold.) grammar words (articles, prepositions, auxiliaries). In the model sentence, the stressed words carry
the main meaning of the sentence, the condition action (wash the dishes / don’t wash the dishes)
and the result action (clean the kitchen / not clean the kitchen).
Stressing these words helps students hear the cause-and-effect link clearly. Without this stress, the
sentence might sound flat, and students could miss which actions are important. Stress guides
them to understand which part of the sentence carries the most meaning.
5. What timeline will you use to help students
to understand the first conditional?
You must include an actual timeline, not just
a description.
The top line shows how likely something is to happen. For example, 0% means impossible, 50%
means maybe, and 100% means certain. The “if” part (“If you wash the dishes”) is between 0% and
50%, meaning it might happen but it’s not sure. The result part (“I will clean the kitchen”) is closer to
100%, which means it is very likely to happen if the “if” part happens. The note “YOU FEEL THIS IS
SURE” reminds us that the result is what we expect after the condition is met.
The bottom line shows time. The “if” part is near the present because it talks about something
happening now, and the result is near the future because it happens after the condition.
So, the diagram helps us see that if the first action happens, the second action will probably
happen, connecting possibility with time in a clear way.
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Please complete the assignment templates without removing any of the instructions.
1. PPP Grammar Lesson Table: First Conditional
✔ This table assesses your understanding of the Meaning, Form & Pronunciation (MFP) of the first conditional. To get you started, meaning
has been filled in for you. Please ensure you fully understand what MFP refer to here. See the assignment glossary and Units 2 and 7 of
the course.
1. What is the meaning (why do we use the We use the first conditional to talk about future events that are realistically likely to happen.
first conditional)? (M)
2. What is the model sentence you will elicit to If you wash the dishes, I will clean the kitchen.
begin your presentation?
3. What is the target form of the first Model sentence in positive form: If you wash the dishes, I will clean the kitchen.
conditional? (F) Form: If + subject + present simple, subject + will + base verb
(For negative and positive form, just
choose one possibility and analyse the Model sentence in negative form: If you don’t wash the dishes, I will not (won’t) clean the kitchen.
form.) Form: If + subject + don’t + base verb, subject + won’t + base verb
Model sentence in question form: If I wash the dishes, will you clean the kitchen?
Form: If + subject + present simple, will + subject + base verb?
4. What do students need to know about Sentence stress in positive model sentence: If you wash the dishes, I will clean the kitchen.
sentence stress (P)
(Sentence stress means the words in the Sentence stress in negative model sentence: If you don’t wash the dishes, I will not clean the
sentence that are emphasised. Think about kitchen.
how the model sentence would normally be
said. Write your positive and negative model Why do we stress these words?
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, sentences and put the stressed words in In English, we normally stress the content words (verbs, nouns, adjectives, adverbs) rather than
bold.) grammar words (articles, prepositions, auxiliaries). In the model sentence, the stressed words carry
the main meaning of the sentence, the condition action (wash the dishes / don’t wash the dishes)
and the result action (clean the kitchen / not clean the kitchen).
Stressing these words helps students hear the cause-and-effect link clearly. Without this stress, the
sentence might sound flat, and students could miss which actions are important. Stress guides
them to understand which part of the sentence carries the most meaning.
5. What timeline will you use to help students
to understand the first conditional?
You must include an actual timeline, not just
a description.
The top line shows how likely something is to happen. For example, 0% means impossible, 50%
means maybe, and 100% means certain. The “if” part (“If you wash the dishes”) is between 0% and
50%, meaning it might happen but it’s not sure. The result part (“I will clean the kitchen”) is closer to
100%, which means it is very likely to happen if the “if” part happens. The note “YOU FEEL THIS IS
SURE” reminds us that the result is what we expect after the condition is met.
The bottom line shows time. The “if” part is near the present because it talks about something
happening now, and the result is near the future because it happens after the condition.
So, the diagram helps us see that if the first action happens, the second action will probably
happen, connecting possibility with time in a clear way.
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