Edit If I had €1,000,000, I would live in Spain
Aim of this lesson: Recognize and use the different conditionals in English and revise forms of transport.
Edit Speaking Questions
Talk about this questions with a partner. Try to expand your answers and give reasons rather than short answers.- Where did you go on your last holiday? How did you travel? Who did you go with?
- What is your perfect holiday destination?
- Do you prefer beach holidays, city breaks, resorts or adventure holidays?
- Do you pack a lot of things or just the basics like clothes and money?
- What are the 5 most important tourist places in your country?
Edit Grammar Focus - 1st, 2nd and 3rd conditionals
Conditional sentences are used to talk about possible situations and the result of those situations.
| Conditional | Form | Usage | Example |
|---|
| 1st conditional | if + present simple, will + infinitive | used to talk about possible situations | If it's sunny tomorrow, I'll go to the seaside. |
| 2nd conditional | if + past simple, would + infinitive | used to talk about hypothetical situations | If I became rich, I would buy an expensive villa in France. |
| 3rd conditional | if + past perfect, would + have + past participle | used to talk about hypothetical situations in the past | If I hadn't gone to Egypt, I wouldn't have seen the pyramids |
| * Conditionals are usually expressed with the if clause first and the future clause second but the order isn't important. Both of these sentences are equally correct: If it rains, I will stay home and I will stay home if it rains. Note that we don't use a comma if the if clause is used second. |
* Never use a future tense twice in a conditional sentence (like is often done in other languages). This is not correct: If it will rain, I will stay home |
| * Conditionals are frequently contracted and this can make understanding difficult for non-native speakers. We often contract will as I'll, you'll, etc.. We often contract would as I'd, you'd, etc.. |
Edit Speaking with conditional sentences
Work with a partner, if you can, and ask/answer these questions. If you're on your own you should think about these questions and write your answers instead.- How long would it have taken you to get here if you had walked?
- How will you get to work if it rains tomorrow?
- If you were going to take a vacation, where would you go?
- If you could drive any car you wanted, what would it be?
- If you had gone to London on holiday last year, what would you have done?
Edit Exercises
Complete the following sentences using the correct conditional form:- If I were very rich, I would stay in 5 star hotels (stay).
- If I go out_ (go out) on Saturday, I will drink red wine.
- If I hadn't woken up this morning, I _wouldn't have learned about conditionals (not learn).
- If I could choose any wife, I _would choose__ Shakira (choose).
- I _would buy (buy) a new DVD if I get paid this week.
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