Talking about hypothetical situations, giving advice, expressing your views on a moral dilemma or even making a polite request or an angry remark. These are but some, situations we may encounter when speaking English!
Let´s start with a famous song that uses conditional sentences to talk about a hypothetical situation:
How many sentences starting with If can you spot in this song?
Please make a list
Watch Dan´s quick review, by BBC Learning English, of the different types of conditional sentences in English and choose one of them to explain to the rest of the class with examples:
Zero and first conditional
Listen to this video by 6 minutes grammar from BBC Learning English and discuss the examples given:
How about using conditional sentences to think about these moral dilemmas:
What would you do if...?
- You found a 100 € note as you were walking a busy street- You were given the wrong change (extra money ) at a shop or a restaurant
- The only parking space available was the disabled parking space
- You were driving on a road and you knew there are no speed cameras
- You wanted to take a day off work and you didn´t have an excuse...
Can you think of any other moral dilemmas?
A BIT MORE CHALLENGING! MIXED CONDITIONALS
Stop Saying series: how to use unfinished conditional sentences
Sometimes in spoken English is not necessary to finish your sentences as the speaker will probably understand what you want to say...
PRACTISE THE SECOND CONDITIONAL WITH FRIENDS!
TEARS IN HEAVEN- ERIC CLAPTON
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