conditional sentences

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

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Learning Goals

You know which conditional to use: 

• for likely possible future events and
  
•  for unlikely, hypothetical future events.
  

You are able to recognize the view of the “speaker” in conditional sentences.

First things first.....

One more Class Speech

and feedback sheets back

Conditionals

1st conditional
can you give an example?

Today's Plan

Explanation and practice in Lesson-Up

Further practice on Worksheet

First conditional

Things which might happen in the future

• If it rains, I won't go to the park.
  
• If I study today, I'll go to the party tonight.
  
• If I have enough money, I'll buy some new shoes.
  
• She'll be late if the train is delayed.
  
• She'll miss the bus if she doesn't leave soon.
• If I see her, I'll tell her.

2nd conditional
can you give an example?

Second Conditional

UNLIKELY EVENTS

things that I don't think will really happen in the future

• If I won the lottery, I would buy a big house.(I probably won't win the lottery)
  
• If I met the Queen of England, I would say hello.
  
• She would travel all over the world if she were rich.
  
• She would pass the exam if she ever studied.(She never studies, so this won't happen)

<b><i>if</i> + past simple + </b><i><b>would/could/might </b>-</i><div><i>for hypothetical situations in the future</i></div>

<b><i>if</i>&nbsp;+ present simple +<i> will/ won't might </i></b><i>-&nbsp;</i><div>for a future possibility</div>

first conditional

second conditional

BTW "unless" is also a conditional clause

unless = if not

I won't eat anything, unless it is soup.

<div>If I worked harder, I would get better grades.</div>

<div>Unless the rules change again, you won't be allowed to eat in the hall ways.</div>

If the temperature stays below -5 degrees for a week, we will be able to skate.

first conditional

second conditional

<div><b>If I worked harder</b>, I would get better grades.</div>

<b>If it rains, </b>we will have to cancel the school trip.

We would have to cancel the trip <b>if it rained</b>.

<b>If students pay attention in class</b>, they will get better grades.

Likely to happen event

Hypothetical, unlikely to happen event

Likely to happen event

Hypothetical, unlikely to happen event

If the man takes another step,

1. the penguin will hug the man
2. the penguin will jump in the air
3. the penguin will attack the man
4. the penguin will do a somersault

If the toy cat starts waving,

1. The cat would attack the toy.
2. The cat will mimic the toy.
3. The cat would run away.
4. The cat will attack its owner.

Unlikely to event:
If she (have) her laptop with her, she
(email) me.

Possible event:
If she (not/go) to the meeting, I
(not/go) either.

If the teacher (give) us lots of homework this weekend, I (be) able to do it.
(not/be) happy.

RECAP - Likely event

I will dress up, if she dresses up as well.

Main clause WILL + verb , IF clause present simple

If Juliet .....(be not) in school , she
(travel) more.

RECAP - unlikely event

I would go to the country side, if the pollution in the city grew worse.

Main clause: WOULD + verb, IF clause PAST SIMPLE

BoardGame - 10.45

Listen to instruction - groups of 5

Let's practice

1st 

and 

2nd 

Conditionals

test-english.com

If I have to talk about a possible event in the future and its result, I will know to use the right tense.

yes

no

Worksheet

Go to the worksheet and do exercises on side 1

A, B and C.

10 minutes