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Second conditional

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Unreal or imaginary situations in the present or future; tentative plans
Past tense but present or future meaningĀ  The second conditional always refers to situations now or in the future. The past tense in the if-clause does not show past time. It is a special use of the past simple to show an unreal or ...Read more

 
 
 
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Second conditional - alternatives to 'if'
 
Students fill gaps to complete four questions to ask their partners. Supposing you could.... / Imagine you had... etc
 
 
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Second conditional oral practice
 
Ss make questions from the prompts (What would you do if...?)and ask each other in groups
 
 
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Conditional dominoes II
B1-B2
20 - 30 mins
groups: 3-4
 
Dominoes matching activity for first, second and third conditionals. Conditionals with if only. Sixteen cards For other conditional structures, see Conditional dominoes II Advanced
 
 
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Condtionals practice
B1-B2
 
(1) Matching (2) Skeleton sentences - expansion and pair work
 
 
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Conditionals sentence assembly III
B1-B2
 
Three cut up sentences. Second, third and mixed condtionals.
 
 
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Second and third conditionals oral practice
B1-B2
 
Students take it in turns to read out statements on the left of the cards. Others have to reply with a second or third conditional statement following from this.
 
 
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Wishes, regrets, second and third conditionals practice
B1-B2
 
(1) Students complete worksheet from prompts. (2) Interview their partners
 
 
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Conditional dominoes III - Advanced
C1
20-30 mins
groups: 3-4
 
Challenging conditionals dominoes matching activity for all conditionals - zero, second and third + conditional structures without 'if'.
 
 
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Conditionals sentence assembly II
C1
 
Cut-up sentences: first, second and open conditionals.
 
 
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Conditionals - sentence assembly
C1
 
Cut-up sentences: first, second, third and open conditionals.
 
 
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Pairwork - first vs second conditionals
C1
 
Sentence completion - 6 examples per student - first and second conditionals. Students then make questions, What will / would you do if... and ask their partners.
 
 
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Conditional dominoes I
B1-B2
20-30 mins
groups: 3-4
 
Sixteen dominoes matching for first, second and third conditionals.
 
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Wishes - regrets - conditionals analysis quiz
Multiple-choice quiz with concept questions for second / third conditionals / wish
 
 
Wishes - regrets - conditionals - completion quiz
Multiple - choice sentence completion quiz. Second / third conditionals / wishes / regrets
 
 

 

 
 
 
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Inside Out Student's Book Intermediate
Unit 14 Style  Pages 124 - 125
 
 
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Inside Out Student's Book Upper Intermediate
Unit 3 Money  Pages 30 - 31
(Second and third contionals)
(1) Short listening (money)
(2) Matching : if clauses to result clauses
(3) Analysis of sentences.
(4) Discussion in groups (if you goverened your country...)
(5)Sentence comletion
(6) Grammar reference notes

 
Unit 7 Review 1  Page 64 
Speaking : what would you take with you on a five-year space mission (+ prompts)
 
Unit 9 Attraction  Page 86 
Unreal conditionals - alternatives to if
(1) Gap fill exercise (individual sentences - dating related) using just imagine    supposing   assuming etc. instead of 'if'
(2) Pairwork - speaking using sentences in (1)
(3)Grammar reference box

 
Unit 14 Review 2  Page 131 
 
 
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New Cutting Edge Pre-Intermediate students' book
Module 15 Imagine...  Pages 134 - 135
Contrast of conditionals with will for real situations with would for unreal / imaginary situations
 
 
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New Cutting Edge Upper Intermediate students' book
Module 11 Interfering with nature  Pages 118 - 119
 
Module 11 Interfering with nature  Page 125 
practise
 
 
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New Inside Out Student's Book Upper Intermediate
Unit 3 Gold  Page 29   Unreal conditionals
 
 
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Intermediate Communication Games
16 - Why not?  Page 16 
Sentence completion activity. Ss complete 2nd conditional sentences on cards. 'If cars ran on milk...' etc. Shuffle cards and guess who completed which sentences.
 
 
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Play Games with English Book Two
Birthday quiz page 33  Page 33 
Pics of 12 objects. Ss must answer question, 'What would you do if you got this present for your birthday?'
 
Getting around Britain quiz page 34  Page 34 
Ss match problems to solutions (choice of three) and form a second conditional sentence. 'The shower in your flat doesn't work. Who would you phone?' A decorator. A painter. A plumber.
 
 
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Developing Grammar in Context
24 First, second and zero conditionals  Pages 139 - 144
 
 
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Reward Pre-Intermediate Resource Pack
38 Your last day at home  Page 38 
Sentence completion from prompts. Students have to say how they would spend their last day at home before going away for a year and then interview their partners.
 
39 Dream on  Page 39 
Students complete sentences about various imaginary situations and then ask their partners about the same.
 
Progress check 36 - 40a What would you do?  Pages 36 - 40
Students have to respond to 'If (situation), 'would you...?' type questions (20 situations) using yes / no cards and defend their answers if challenged.
 
 
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Reward Upper-intermediate Resource Pack
12a Anything's possible  Page 12 
Ss complete 2nd conditional sentences about their partner.
 
 
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<i>Black Mirror</i>
 
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