Teacher Language
This part of the assignment is set to enable us to assess your language grading and concept checking. You should
show a) some of the language you would use in the presentation, and b) to give one instruction.
You must use direct speech, e.g. T: So everyone, look at this picture, please. What can you see?
S1: Man and woman
T: A man and a woman, yes, can anyone say a bit more?
S2: They're riding their bikes.
T: Excellent. Good. What are their names do you think?
S3: Donald and Melania.
T: Great idea! – So I'm putting that on the board (Teacher writes on the board 'Donald and Melania are riding their
bikes.')
You might need to put in some predicted student responses, as in the example above.
Check the examples in Unit 7 to make sure you understand what is required.
N.B. If you do not use direct speech, you will be required to resubmit the whole assignment.
This document should not be more than 3 pages long, including this page; approx 700-1000 words in total.
a) Presentation
You do not need show the entire presentation but show us some of the language you would use to elicit the target
language from the context you have chosen, elicit the form and concept check.
Show the actual words you would use for:
i) eliciting the target language from the context
Teacher: (Pointing to an example from the audio, written on the board) In this sentence (If I tell her
this, she will understand), what verb tenses can we see?
Student: Present simple.
T: Good. Present simple. I tell her this. Is there any other verb tense in the sentence?
S: Yes. Future simple.
T: Perfect. Future simple. She will understand. So, as you can see, in this sentence we have two verb
tenses, present and future. Weird, no? How can we be talking about present and future at the same time,
no? But I want you to look at the other word that we have in the sentence. What word is that?
S: If.
T: Correct. If. In this sentence, if is what is telling us what verb form this is. Does anyone know why do
we use if?
S: because it’s a condition?
T: That’s it! When we use the word if we are talking about a condition. For this to happen in the future,
this must happen in the present. She will only understand it on the condition that we tell her in the
present. If we don't do this (pointing to the first part of the sentence), this will not happen (pointing to
, the second part of the sentence). Does anyone know the name of this tense?
S: conditional?
T: Yes! But we have different types of conditionals. This is the first conditional. Who knows what we use the first
conditional for?
S: When something must happen to another thing to happen.
T: That’s a very good guess! So, the first conditional is used to talk about possible future events and their likely
results. If this event happens or if this condition exists, this will likely happen.
* If I cannot elicit these answers from the students, I will tell them.
ii) eliciting the form:
T: Let's look at the form then. (Points to I) What comes before the subject in the conditional clause?
S: If.
T: Yes! If. And what comes after the subject?
S: tell/ the verb.
T: That’s correct. The verb. What tense is this?
S: Present simple.
T: Perfect! So, the form of the conditional clause is (pointing) IF + SUBJECT+ PRESENT SIMPLE. Now let’s look
at the result clause. She will understand. Where is the subject, at the beginning, at the end…?
S: At the beginning.
T: That’s correct! The subject is at the beginning of the result clause (pointing to She) And what comes after the
subject?
S: Will.
T: Yes, will. As you know, will is a modal verb when we are talking about …? Present, future or past?
S: Future.
T: Yes, future simple. So, the form of the result clause (pointing) is: SUBJECT + WILL + INFINITIVE. And, one last
thing, what punctuation sign can you see between the two clauses?
S: A comma.
T: That’s correct, a comma. So, the structure of the first conditional is CONDITIONAL CLAUSE (If + subject+
present simple) + COMMA + RESULT CLAUSE (Subject + will + infinitive). Or we can also alter the order, putting
first the result clause and then the conditional clause. She will understand, if I tell her. That is also a possible way to
use the first conditional. Both forms are correct.
T: Well done, everybody!
iii) concept checking
T: OK now what's the name of this tense again?
S: Present perfect.
T: That's right and today we are looking at how to use the present perfect to talk about good, bad an annoying habits.
T: Now I am going to give you some letters with bad habits and some verbs. I want you, in pairs, to try
to connect each habit with each verb, using the first conditional. But first, we can make one all together.
This part of the assignment is set to enable us to assess your language grading and concept checking. You should
show a) some of the language you would use in the presentation, and b) to give one instruction.
You must use direct speech, e.g. T: So everyone, look at this picture, please. What can you see?
S1: Man and woman
T: A man and a woman, yes, can anyone say a bit more?
S2: They're riding their bikes.
T: Excellent. Good. What are their names do you think?
S3: Donald and Melania.
T: Great idea! – So I'm putting that on the board (Teacher writes on the board 'Donald and Melania are riding their
bikes.')
You might need to put in some predicted student responses, as in the example above.
Check the examples in Unit 7 to make sure you understand what is required.
N.B. If you do not use direct speech, you will be required to resubmit the whole assignment.
This document should not be more than 3 pages long, including this page; approx 700-1000 words in total.
a) Presentation
You do not need show the entire presentation but show us some of the language you would use to elicit the target
language from the context you have chosen, elicit the form and concept check.
Show the actual words you would use for:
i) eliciting the target language from the context
Teacher: (Pointing to an example from the audio, written on the board) In this sentence (If I tell her
this, she will understand), what verb tenses can we see?
Student: Present simple.
T: Good. Present simple. I tell her this. Is there any other verb tense in the sentence?
S: Yes. Future simple.
T: Perfect. Future simple. She will understand. So, as you can see, in this sentence we have two verb
tenses, present and future. Weird, no? How can we be talking about present and future at the same time,
no? But I want you to look at the other word that we have in the sentence. What word is that?
S: If.
T: Correct. If. In this sentence, if is what is telling us what verb form this is. Does anyone know why do
we use if?
S: because it’s a condition?
T: That’s it! When we use the word if we are talking about a condition. For this to happen in the future,
this must happen in the present. She will only understand it on the condition that we tell her in the
present. If we don't do this (pointing to the first part of the sentence), this will not happen (pointing to
, the second part of the sentence). Does anyone know the name of this tense?
S: conditional?
T: Yes! But we have different types of conditionals. This is the first conditional. Who knows what we use the first
conditional for?
S: When something must happen to another thing to happen.
T: That’s a very good guess! So, the first conditional is used to talk about possible future events and their likely
results. If this event happens or if this condition exists, this will likely happen.
* If I cannot elicit these answers from the students, I will tell them.
ii) eliciting the form:
T: Let's look at the form then. (Points to I) What comes before the subject in the conditional clause?
S: If.
T: Yes! If. And what comes after the subject?
S: tell/ the verb.
T: That’s correct. The verb. What tense is this?
S: Present simple.
T: Perfect! So, the form of the conditional clause is (pointing) IF + SUBJECT+ PRESENT SIMPLE. Now let’s look
at the result clause. She will understand. Where is the subject, at the beginning, at the end…?
S: At the beginning.
T: That’s correct! The subject is at the beginning of the result clause (pointing to She) And what comes after the
subject?
S: Will.
T: Yes, will. As you know, will is a modal verb when we are talking about …? Present, future or past?
S: Future.
T: Yes, future simple. So, the form of the result clause (pointing) is: SUBJECT + WILL + INFINITIVE. And, one last
thing, what punctuation sign can you see between the two clauses?
S: A comma.
T: That’s correct, a comma. So, the structure of the first conditional is CONDITIONAL CLAUSE (If + subject+
present simple) + COMMA + RESULT CLAUSE (Subject + will + infinitive). Or we can also alter the order, putting
first the result clause and then the conditional clause. She will understand, if I tell her. That is also a possible way to
use the first conditional. Both forms are correct.
T: Well done, everybody!
iii) concept checking
T: OK now what's the name of this tense again?
S: Present perfect.
T: That's right and today we are looking at how to use the present perfect to talk about good, bad an annoying habits.
T: Now I am going to give you some letters with bad habits and some verbs. I want you, in pairs, to try
to connect each habit with each verb, using the first conditional. But first, we can make one all together.
