Teacher's name: Agnieszka Karasińska	Group: studia podyplomowe
Class: 1^st class of secondary school Level: intermediate	Length of lesson: 45 minutes (grammar section: 25 min)

Topic	Talking about habits and typical behaviour by means of “will”, “would” and “used to”
Objectives	BY THE END OF THE LESSON MY STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: use “will” to talk about habits and typical behaviour in the present, use “would” to talk about past habits and typical behaviour in the past, use “will” and “would” to express annoyance at certain habits, use the phrase “used to” to talk about past habits, typical behaviour and states in the past.
Anticipated Problems/ Solutions	Difficulty to decide when “would” can replace “used to”. Difficulty to absorb the fact that “will” and “would”, besides their more typical uses like prediction, describing imaginary situations and advice, can be used to express typical behaviour and habits.
Class Profile	A group of 12 students (6 girls and 6 boys), aged 16-17 years old
Materials/ Aids	Exercises prepared by the teacher (Animal habits, I would do many interesting things in my childhood…, Life used to be different in the past) Exercises adapted from the Internet - www.englishw.com (Marriage issues)

Lesson Stage	Procedure	Time
Lead-in	Teacher asks students about their habits. Then, she asks them if the habits of their parents and grandparents, when they were 16-17 years old, were different from the habits of the students. If yes, how were they different?	3 mins
Presentation	Teacher presents the students different ways of talking about habits and typical behaviour: “Will” is used to talk about habits and typical behaviour in the present. Example: My mom will spend hours talking on the phone to her four sisters every day. “Would” is used to talk about past habits and typical behaviour in the past. Example: When I was a child, I would cry before every meal other than sweets. “Will” and “would” can also be used to express annoyance at certain habits. Whenever I look at her, she will smile stupidly. Tom would beat me when we shared one room. “Used to” is similar to “would”. But we only use “used to” to talk about states. She would used to be my best friend at school. I would used to live in that house 15 years ago.	5 mins
Controlled practice	Exercise: Animal habits Students work in groups of 4. After completing the exercise, the groups read their answers aloud. The teacher corrects any mistakes. Exercise: I would do many interesting things in my childhood… Students work in pairs. After completing the exercise, the groups read their answers aloud. The teacher corrects any mistakes. Exercise: Life used to be different in the past Students work in pairs. After completing the exercise, the groups read their answers aloud. The teacher corrects any mistakes. Exercise: Marriage issues To be done only if there is enough time left. Students work individually. After completing the exercise, the groups read their answers aloud. The teacher corrects any mistakes.	15 mins
Homework - production	The teacher explains the homework. Students are supposed to write: 3 sentences about the habits of their classmates, which they most admire (using will) 3 sentences describing the life of men from chosen epochs - from the times of a primitive man until the 19^th century (using would and used to - where would is not possile).	2 min

Exercise: ANIMAL HABITS

Build sentences about animal habits using the words given and adding any necessary words or phrases. Use “will” or “won't” in every sentence.

Example:

Cats / often / scratch / furniture / carpets /front paws

Cats will often scratch furniture and carpets with their front paws.

1. Cows / easily / chew / plant parts / long / dexterous / tongue

2. Bees / not / sting / unless / be provoked

3. Dogs / usually / lick / puppies / early days / lives

4. Pigeons / travel / long distances / not / get lost

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5. Eels / often / swim / hundreds / miles / year

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6. Monkeys / New Delhi / steal / food / pedestrians

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Exercise: I WOULD DO MANY INTERESTING THINGS IN MY CHILDHOOD…

Tina is 17 years old now but she likes to recall her activities when she was a child. Match the first half of the sentences with the second half to find out what Tina would and wouldn't usually do when she was 5 years old.

I and my brother would live in the summer		2 ice-creams every day.
I would never go shopping		with my favourite doll, Francis.
My family would visit		abroad.
I would sleep		in a huge blue tent.
My family wouldn't travel		on Sunday.
I would eat		our grandparents every Sunday.

Exercise: LIFE USED TO BE DIFFERENT IN THE PAST

Decide, in which sentences would can replace used to. Transform these sentences using would. Put a cross () beside the sentences where the replacement is not possible.

Example:

In the past parents used to choose the spouses for their daughters and sons.

In the past parents would choose the spouses for their daughters and sons._______________

Lithuania used to be part of the Republic of Poland.

1. Household values in the XIX century used to differ from modern values.

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2. Many families used to support cousin marriages because of financial reasons.

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3. Statistically, arranged marriages used to be as successful as any others.

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4. Societies used to have different family values then.

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5. The husband used to work and the wife used to cook and clean at home.

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Exercise: MARRIAGE ISSUES

Adapted from www.englishw.com (English Writing Online)

Read the conversation between two girlfriends, Sarah and Miriam, and complete the gaps with: will, won't, would or wouldn't (+have, if necessary) and a form of the verb in brackets.

Sarah: Ever since Jack got that new job, things have changed between us. He __won't help__ (help) me with the housework like he used to do. When we first got married, he was so nice. He 1. _____________________ (wash) the dishes and even cook sometimes, but not anymore. It's as if he has lost all the interest in me.

Miriam: Oh dear. Have you tried telling him how you feel?

Sarah: Yes, but he 2. ________________________ (talk) about it. He 3. ________________ (come) home from work, eat and then watch TV. An hour later, he 4. ___________________ (tell) me he's going to the pub with his friends. I 5. ______________________ (mind) if he only went once or twice a week, but he goes there nearly every night.

Miriam: He could be having a hard time at work.

Sarah: I 6. __________________________ (understand) it if he was, but as far as I can tell, the job is going well. To be honest, I think he's having an affair!

Miriam: No! Jack 7. ________________________ (see) anyone else. He's just not the type.

Sarah: Well, he forgot our anniversary last week. Until last year, we 8. ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­__________________ (do) something special together like go out for the evening or go away for the weekend.

Miriam: I see your point, Sarah, but are you certain another woman is involved?

Sarah: I'm not completely sure. But I don't think he 9. _____________________ (forget) our anniversary otherwise. If he's having an affair, he 10. ___________________ (be) sorry.

Miriam: Oh, do you mean you 11. _____________________ (get) a divorce?

Sarah: If I found out he was cheating on me, I 12. __________________ .

Miriam: I 13. ____________________ (jump) to any conclusions. There's probably a simple explanation.

Sarah: I hope you're right, but I 14. _____________________ (watch) him like a hawk from now on.

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