Wednesday, 26 February 2020

5.2.- Grammar: conditional forms



Talk about a case when you had to go to the doctor saying what symptoms you had, your disease or illness, your prescription and if it worked.


Conversation about considering a doctor's appointment


A: Morning!

B: Hi!

A: How have you been?

B: Good is good, and you?

A: I'm feeling a little under the weather.

B: Why?

A: Because I have had diarrhea for two weeks.

B: Golly gosh! If I feel sick, I go to the doctor.

A: But If I go to the doctor, I will spend a fortune.

B: It doesn't have to cost you an arm and leg if you go to Dr. Simi. If I were you, I would go there.

A: So, you think that if I had gone there, I wouldn't be ill.

B: Of course milord, I'm sure that if you had gone there, you would have got recovered. 

A: Thanks for the advice.

B: Unfortunately as you know I didn't study medicine. However, if I were a doctor, I would have assisted you.


Zero Conditional: If I feel sick, I go to the doctor. 

If + Present Simple, Present Simple -> Facts


First Conditional

If I go to the doctor, I will spend a fortune. 

If + Present Simple, Future -> Possible Present or Future Situations


Second Conditional

If I were you, I would go there. 

If + Past Simple, Past Simple Modal (would, could, should or might) + Verb in Bare Infinitive -> Imaginary Present or Future Situations


Third Conditional

If you had gone there, you would have got recovered. 

If + Past Perfect, Perfect Modal (would/could/should/might + have + Verb in Past Participle) -> Past imaginary situations impossible to change


First Mixed Conditional

If I had gone there, I wouldn't be ill.

If + Past Perfect + Past Simple Modal (would, could, should or might) + Verb in Bare Infinitive ->

Present result of a past condition


Second Mixed Conditional

If I were a doctor, I would have assisted you.

If + Past Simple, Perfect Modal (would/could/should/might + have + Verb in Past Participle) -> Past result of a present condition


I would have assisted you if I were a doctor.

* The clauses in the conditional sentences are interchangeable.


Online game about conditional structures

https://www.eslgamesworld.com/members/games/grammar/fling%20the%20teacher/conditionals/conditionals%20practice.html


Questions and answers with the conditionals


Zero Conditional

What do you do if it is raining?

If it’s raining, I watch series on Netflix

What do you do if...?


First Conditional

What will you do if you stay at school after the English class?

I will go to sleep if I stay at school after the English class?

What will you do if...?


Second Conditional

What would you do if you were under arrest?

I would have a good behaviour to be free if I were under arrest?

What would you do if...?


Third Conditional

What would you have done, if you had killed someone?

If I had killed someone, I would probably have been to jail.

What would you have done if you had...?


First Mixed Conditional

What would you do if you hadn’t done your homework yesterday?

If I hadn’t done my homework yesterday, I wouldn’t probably be worried.

What would you do if you had...?


Second Mixed Conditional

What would you have done if you were at the doctor’s yesterday?

If I were at the doctor’s yesterday, I would have told him how I was feeling.

What would you have done if you...?


Individual online task about the basic and the mixed conditionals on 

Conditionals in songs



As long as you love me, I'll be your platinum.

Conversation about considering a doctor's appointment with alternative words to if

A: Morning!

B: Hi!

A: How have you been?

B: Good is good, and you?

A: I'm feeling a little under the weather.

B: Why?

A: Because I have had diarrhea for two weeks.

B: Golly gosh! When I feel sick, I go to the doctor.

A: But in case I go to the doctor, I will spend a fortune.

B: It doesn't have to cost you an arm and leg if you go to Dr. Simi. Supposing I were you, I would go there.

A: So, you think that unless I had gone there, I would be ill.

B: Of course milord, I'm sure that on the condition that you had gone there, you would have got recovered. 

A: Thanks for the advice.

B: Unfortunately as you know I didn't study medicine. However, only if I were a doctor, I would have assisted you.



Collaborative online exercise about the alternative words to if to introduce the condition

Speaking practice to alternative words to if

Individual online exercise about the alternative words to if to introduce the condition

https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b2/unless-even-if-provided-as-long-conditionals/3/


Conversation about considering a doctor's appointment with inverted conditionals


A: Morning!

B: Hi!

A: How have you been?

B: Good is good, and you?

A: I'm feeling a little under the weather.

B: Why?

A: Because I have had diarrhea for two weeks.

B: Golly gosh! Should I feel sick, I go to the doctor.

A: But Should I go to the doctor, I will spend a fortune.

B: It doesn't have to cost you an arm and leg if you go to Dr. Simi. Were I you, I would go there.

A: So, you think that had I gone there, I wouldn't be ill.

B: Of course milord, I'm sure that had you gone there, you would have got recovered. 

A: Thanks for the advice.

B: Unfortunately as you know I didn't study medicine. However, were I a doctor, I would have assisted you.


Zero Conditional

If I feel sick, I go to the doctor.

Should I feel sick, I go to the doctor. 


First Conditional

If I go to the doctor, I will spend a fortune. 

Should I go to the doctor, I will spend a fortune. 


Second Conditional

If I were you, I would go there. 

Were I you, I would go there.


If I felt sick, I would go there.

Were I to feel sick, I would go there.


Third Conditional

If you had gone there, you would have got recovered. 

Had you gone there, you would have got recovered. 


First Mixed Conditional

If I had gone there, I wouldn't be ill.

Had I gone there, I wouldn't be ill.


Second Mixed Conditional

If I were a doctor, I would have assisted you.

Were I a doctor, I would have assisted you.

Collaborative online exercise about inversion in conditionals

http://www.carmenlu.com/sixth/grammar/inversion-cond6.htm


Individual online exercise about inversion in conditionals

https://english.lingolia.com/en/grammar/other-conjunctions-inversion/exercises











What possible problems could be experience when staying at a hotel?

Inverted conditionals


Dear valued guest, 


We would like to apologise for the issues during your stay here at the Royal Hotel. 


Naturally, if we had known about the bed bug infestation, we would have never given you that room. 


We are also sorry about the small fire that happened at the breakfast buffet. Thanks for the quick actions of guests such as yourself, it wasn’t worse. 


If this were your hotel, you would be ashamed. 


We would also like to apologise for the serious case of food poisoning you experienced after dining at our restaurant. 


If you book with us again, we will provide you with a 3% discount off your stay. 


Don’t forget to leave us a 5-star review on Tripadvisor! However, if I left a review, it would be 1 star. 


Kind regards, 

Hotel management 

 

Letter with inverted conditionals


Dear valued guest, 


We would like to apologise for the issues during your stay here at the Royal Hotel. 


Naturally, had we known about the bed bug infestation, we would never have given you that room. 


We are also sorry about the small fire that happened at the breakfast buffet. 


Thanks for the quick actions of guests such as yourself, it wasn’t worse. 


Were this your hotel, you would be ashamed. 


We would also like to apologise for the serious case of food poisoning you experienced after dining at our restaurant. 


Should you book with us again, we will provide you with a 3% discount off your stay. 


Don’t forget to leave us a 5-star review on Tripadvisor! However, were I to leave a review, it would be 1 star.


Kind regards, 

Hotel management 

 

Inversion in conditionals 

If we had known = Had we known 

If this were = Were this 

If I left = Were I to leave 

If you book = Should you book 

 

First Conditional 

If you book with us again, we will provide you with a 3% discount off your stay. 

Should you book with us again, we will provide you with a 3% discount off your stay. 

 

Second Conditional 

If this were your hotel, you would be ashamed. = Were this your hotel, you would be ashamed.

If I left a review, it would be 1 star.  = Were I to leave, it would be 1 star. 

 

Third Conditional 

If we had known about the bed bug infestation, we never would have given you that room.  = Had we known about the bed bug infestation, we would never have given you that room.


Collaborative activities 1 and 2 on page 41


Homework.- Activity 3 on page 41.


Individual online exercise 1 about everything related conditionals on https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b2/all-conditionals-mixed-conditionals-alternatives-if-inversion/


Speaking online game about conditionals

https://wordwall.net/es/resource/59209979


Introductory video about the full explanation of conditionals




Full explanation about conditionals

https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b2/all-conditionals-mixed-conditionals-alternatives-if-inversion/


Inversion in conditionals

https://wordwall.net/es/resource/59236910/inversion-in-conditionals-2


Collaborative online exercise about the full explanation of conditionals

https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b2/all-conditionals-mixed-conditionals-alternatives-if-inversion/2/


Individual online exercise about the full explanation of conditionals

https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b2/all-conditionals-mixed-conditionals-alternatives-if-inversion/3/




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