A Review on Conditional Sentences

Thursday 2^nd October, 2014

Hi guys! How’s your week going?

I hope you are rehearsing the questions for our Skype talk next Thursday. Remember you have to introduce yourselves telling your names, of course! The place where you live (don’t just say the name, explain where Leganés is), about your school, family and hobbies. And also, don’t forget to prepare two questions about Turkey.

Be polite. Listen carefully to them and answer their questions.

And for homework, I expect you to have done some research (find information about) on Turkey. If not, go ahead! Find out (look for) information about the country.

What did we do in our last class apart from giving details about our next Thursday Skype connection?

·         We talked about natural disasters, but I can say you didn’t really make an effort (didn’t work hard) to learn the vocabulary or preparing the talk.

·         We reviewed conditional clauses through games and examples. We introduced the 3^rd conditional or unreal, which is the one we’re going to see in wider detail in our next class.

Zero conditional. (Real situation/ facts)

We use if + present simple                                   present simple

If you begin the sentence with “if”, you have to use a comma.

Conditional sentences – video

http://www.englishvideolesson.com/4101-zero-conditionals-video-lesson-english-with-jo.html

First conditional.

·        Possible and very probable situation

We use if + present simple                                     will / won’t + infinitive

If it doesn’t rain on Saturday, we’ll go for a walk.

·        Instructions

We use if + present simple                                     imperative

If you can’t attend to the meeting, email us in advance.

http://www.englishvideolesson.com/2721-esl-conditionals-first-type-conditionals-type-1.html

Second conditional.

·        Unreal situation

If + past simple ------------------ would / wouldn’t + infinitive

(present conditional)

If I were you, I wouldn’t wear these shoes with that suit.

(You can use ‘were’ with all person of verb ‘to be’ in 2^nd conditional clauses)

·        Possible but very improbable situation

If + past simple ------------------ would / wouldn’t + infinitive

                                                  (present conditional)

If I won £5,000,000 on the lottery, I wouldn’t tell anyone, except my family.

…and that is exactly what you did!

Second Conditional

More exercises on second conditional

Listening on Second conditional

Third conditional.

·         Past conditional or impossible.  It refers to something that didn’t happen in the past, that’s why it’s called impossible conditional.

      If + past pefect ------------------ would / wouldn’t + have + Infinitive

  (had +participle)                        (past conditional)

     If she hadn’t been ill, she would have attended the concert.

We started our games!

GAME 1

Player 1	3
Player 2	9
Player 3	5
Player 4	7
Player 5	5
Player 6	5
Player 7	7

   See you on Thursday!