Conditionals

Turn to page 76 of your textbook and look at the signs for thirty seconds. Try to memorise as much as you can !

Now can you complete these sentences? If you buy 20 litres of petrol, you will receive a free ____________. If you find my black cat, who answers to the name of “Tibbles”, you will receive a reward of £____________. If you park here, you ____________ £50. If you are awarded first prize in our photography competition, ____________. You cannot enter ____________ you have a visitor’s pass. ________________________ for one garment to be cleaned, we will clean another for free. If you ____________ the contents of this bottle, you ____________ die!

KEY If you buy 20 litres of petrol, you will receive a free wine glass. If you find my black cat, who answers to the name of “Tibbles”, you will receive a reward of £25. If you park here, you will be fined £50. If you are awarded first prize in our photography competition, you will win £1000. You cannot enter unless you have a visitor’s pass. If you pay for one garment to be cleaned, we will clean another for free. If you drink the contents of this bottle, you could die!

OVERVIEW Mark will now dictate some writing prompts. Try to make all your sentences TRUE for you.

the sun shines. I’ll get bored. my mother will be proud of me. I would ask her to sign a ten-pound note. I would still be in bed now I probably would have fought in World War 2. I would be in my 80s now…or dead!

I love it whenthe sun shines. If I stay in Colchester for the long weekend I’ll get bored. When I improve my English my mother will be proud of me. If I met the QueenI would ask her to sign a ten-pound note. If I hadn’t come to school today I would still be in bed now If I had been born in the 1920s I probably would have fought in World War 2. I would be in my 80s now…or dead!

Match the terminology with its correct definition: The zero conditional… The first conditional… The second conditional… The third conditional… Mixed conditionals… a) expresses something which is very unlikely to happen, or impossible b) are a mixture of second and third conditionals; they hypothetically link the past to the present c) are used after shampoo to keep your hair silky and shiny d) expresses something which is always true e) expresses, above all else, the speakers opinion f) expresses something which is likely to happen in the future g) expresses a hypothetical situation in the past

KEY The zero conditional expresses something which is always true. The first conditional expresses something which is likely to happen in the future. The second conditional expresses something which is very unlikely to happen, or impossible. The third conditional expresses a hypothetical situation in the past. Mixed conditionals are a mixture of second and third conditionals; they hypothetically link the past to the present. All conditionals express, above all else, the speakers opinion. (Conditioners are used after shampoo to keep your hair silky and shiny)

The zero conditional expresses something which is always true. The first conditional expresses something which is likely to happen in the future. The second conditional expresses something which is very unlikely to happen, or impossible. The third conditional expresses a hypothetical situation in the past. Mixed conditionals are a mixture of second and third conditionals; they hypothetically link the past to the present. So what type of conditional are these sentences examples of? 1. If I were you, I would've punched him. 2. When I eat ice cream, it makes my head hurt. 3. What would you have done if I'd told you I loved you? 4. If I go to the shops I'll buy some conditioner 5. If I found a good job, I'd take it at a moment's notice. 6. If my parents hadn't met, I wouldn't be sitting here now.

The zero conditional expresses something which is always true. When I eat ice cream, it makes my head hurt. The first conditional expresses something which is likely to happen in the future. If I go to the shops I'll buy some conditioner The second conditional expresses something which is very unlikely to happen, or impossible. If I found a good job, I'd take it at a moment's notice. The third conditional expresses a hypothetical situation in the past. What would you have done if I'd told you I loved you? Mixed conditionals are a mixture of second and third conditionals; they hypothetically link the past to the present. If I were you, I would've punched him. If my parents hadn't met, I wouldn't be sitting here now.

Reviewing your work: Can you find any mistakes with conditionals in the answers to these questions that SOME of you answered for homework? Try to correct any mistakes you find: 1. What would you do if you were driving in the countryside and your car broke down? A) Check the car to find whether I can do it myself. If not, I would call ‘4S’ and wait for someone’s help. B) I will call my insurance company to help me, because my insurance covers the break down cases. C) I would call my close friend to come and help me. D) I prefer to repair my car by myself, but if I couldn’t I have to get help from someone. 2.Have you ever seen a stranger break down in tears in public? What did you do? What would you do if you saw this happen in the UK? A) Yes I have.I helped the lady who was crying. If I can do anything, I will do it. B) No, I haven’t. But I have cried in public. A stranger came and asked me what was wrong. Actually, I had lost my way. Then she took me to see my mother. If I saw something like that happened in the UK, I would do the same thing as the kind stranger. 5.If your best friend went to prison for a crime they did not commit, what would you do to help them break out? A) Find some help from ’Shawshank’ B) I will do nothing, since that is illegal. 7.Do you think it would be a good idea to have a holiday every Wednesday to break up the week? A) Yes, that will be a good idea for us to have enough time to review what we have learnt before.

Conditionals for Exemplification Take it in turns to answer the following questions. Give evidence starting with IF 1. Is it OK to hit children? 2. Is love more important than money? 3. Is it possible to learn a language from a book? 4. Is it ever right to tell lies? 5. Is it best to get married before or after the age of 30? 6. Should entry to museums be free?

Paragraph Writing Now choose one of the questions and write an answer in the form of a paragraph which states and supports your argument.