Lesson 2 If I were...

Learning Intention

I can interpret language to determine if a situation is real or imagined

I can produce texts about imaginary situations using Standard English

Key Competency

Using language

Success Criteria

I have produced a poem based on a hypothetical situation

I can use if with would accurately

Stop the Bus!
In groups, work out the correct answers to the challenges you receive.
When you have completed your challenge, aim to be the first team to shout 'Stop the Bus!'
First team to correctly complete the challenge wins that round.

Read the lyrics of the song, listen and fill in the gaps.




Discuss these questions:

'If I were a boy...'
Is the singer a boy?
Does the first part of the sentence talk about a real or imaginary situation?

'I think I would understand...'
Look at the verb table for your workbook. What form of the verb is used after would? What can you say about this verb form?

Discuss: What would you do if you could go back in time and live your life over again? (If....I would...)

Read the poem 'If' sent via email. What kind of a life do you think the speaker had?

Use your blog to write a reflection which gives your response to the poem.

Write your own 'If' poem based on the theme of imaginary situations.

You can use this frame to help you if you want to:

If I had my life to live over,
I'd try...
I would...
I would take...
I would climb...
I would eat...
You see, I am....
If I had my life to live over,
I would play....
I would ride....
I would....