Christmas lesson for B1+-B2. Conditionals. Video lesson

A Christmas 60 min lesson for B1+ B2 teens and adults based on authentic video. Focus is on Speaking and Grammar of Conditionals

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Warm-up 1. Do you believe in miracles?2. Have you ever experienced a “miracle” or an unexpected act of kindness?3. How do you feel when someone does something unexpectedly nice for you during Christmas? 4. What emotions do people usually feel at Christmas time?

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Prediction stage. Pre-watching. Click on the stars and answer the questions about the video.

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Watch the video. Youtube link Try to remember what presents the passengers asked for.You may pause the video and discuss what you understand.Vote for the best/worst present/the most unusual/the hardest to buy etc

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Comprehension check.

1. Are you touched by this video? Why? 2. Do you think the passengers took the Santa at the airport seriously? Why? 3. Were there any gift requests you find unusual? 4. What do you think the man who had asked for socks felt? 5. Why do you think WestJet organized such an action? 6. Do you think the airlines saw any benefits in giving their passengers Christmas gifts?

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If you want to make this lesson fully conversational, then go to the next pages and skip the grammar part.

Conditionals revision (Zero, First, Second)

*When people fly to another country on Christmas, they feel excited.* If I fly to Canada by West Jet airlines, I will be very excited. *If I flew to Canada by West Jet airlines, I would be very excited.

Which sentence is the fact? the possible situation in future? the imaginary situation in present or future? How is the grammar different?

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Let's practise a bit.

Zero Conditional (Facts, general thruths)1) If you ______(surprise) someone at Christmas, they___ (feel) really happy. 2) If people____ (experience) a miracle, they often ___(feel) emotional. First Conditional (Real or possible future situations): 1) If Delta Airlines _____ (organize) a special surprise again, the passengers ___ (be) delighted. 2) If you ____(travel) with family this Christmas, you _____ (enjoy) the holiday even more. 3) If we ____(get on) the Miracle Jet, we ____(experience) something unforgettable. 4) If I _____(see) the surprise happening, I ____probably (cry) out of joy.

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Second Conditional (Imaginary or unlikely situations): 1) If I ____(can organize) a surprise like that, I ______ (invite) all my friends to join. 2) If I _____(be) a passenger on the Miracle Jet, I _____(feel) incredibly grateful. 3) If they _____(offer) me a chance to create a Christmas miracle for passengers, I _____ (be) really happy to do it.4) If I ______(be) a passenger on West Jet or a staff member, I _____(choose to be) a staff member.

Free speaking. Choose a picture and see your role. Take 5 min to prepare your speech.

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Creative writing. Optional task

Ask students to write a short paragraph (about 100 words) about a Christmas miracle they would like to experience or create. They should use at least one Conditional tense. They may start like: *If I were .../If I could create a miracle for somebody, it would be....

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Adaptation of the this lesson for Grade 7. Level A2-A2+Do slide 2-5 of this presentation, skip Conditionals, moving to this slide. Choose a picture and see your role. Fill in the text with the correct form. Then tell us this story from memory.

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You are the man from the video who asked for socks.When we _________(come) to the airport, there ______(be) a lot of people. Everyone ______(be) busy, checking in for the flight. When my family ______(get) our boarding pass, we ___________(see) a huge screen in the middle of the airport. We ______(come) up to the screen and ________(scan) our boarding pass. Santa ___________(appear) on the screen and ______(ask) me about the present I wanted to get. I ______(say) I wanted a new pair of socks and some underwear. I ____(say) it just for fun. But of course I _________(not expect) to get it later. When we _________ (land), everyone went to get the luggage. While we _______(wait), Santa ______(appear) in the hall and lots of presents instead of our luggage appeared on the carousel. I _______(receive) my socks and underwear. They ____(be) really nice quality! Actually, I ______(be not) disappointed. But next time if something like this happens, I _____(take) it more seriously and ask for something really cool!

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You are the boy who asked for a tabletWhen we _________(come) to the airport, there ______(be) a lot of people. Everyone ______(be) busy, checking in for the flight. When my family ______(get) our boarding pass, we ___________(see) a huge screen in the middle of the airport. We ______(come) up to the screen and ________(scan) our boarding pass. Santa ___________(appear) on the screen and _____(ask) me about the present I wanted to get. I ______(say) I wanted a new Android tablet. But of course I _________(not expect) to get it later. When we _________ (land), everyone went to get the luggage. While we _______(wait) Santa appeared in the hall and lots of presents instead of our luggage appeared on the carousel. I ______(be) so amazed to get my tablet! It was just unbelievable. And it was a real miracle!

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