Monday, 11 August 2025

5.2.2. Inversion in Conditionals

 

Video of 'How a decision changed my life: a medical tourism story':


Individual Audiovisual Comprehension Online Exercise:

https://www.topworksheets.com/t/zLp7yo97QJS


Team Activity: Rewrite the sentences elaborated in the last team activity using the alternatives to 'if'.


Brainstorming: What aspects do you think they need to be considered when planning a medical trip?


Dear valued guest, 

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

 

Naturally,if we had knownabout 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 forthe 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 bookwith 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 knownabout 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 forthe 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 bookwith 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 Online Exercise of Inversion in Conditonals:

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

 

Individual Online Exercise of Inversion in Conditionals:

https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheet/en/english-second-language-esl/45024

 

Team Activity: Rewrite the sentences elaborated in the two previous team activities applying inversion.

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