Level B2 (approx. band 5.5-6.5) · Academic and General Training Task 2 and Speaking Part 3 ask you to think about possibilities. Conditionals are the grammar of these ideas. Many candidates use only one pattern, "if ... In this episode: • Real conditionals: zero and first • Unreal conditionals: second and third • Mixed conditionals • Unless, provided that and arguing • Listening lab • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key points: • in real conditionals, the if-clause uses the present, even for the future. • unreal conditionals step one tense back to show distance from reality. • a mixed conditional links a past event to a present result, or a present fact to a past result. • unless means if not; provided that and as long as mean only if. IELTS Complete Course: a self-study podcast from A1 to C2 for Academic and General Training. Listen, pause and answer, then take the 52-question quiz. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair. Independent course, not affiliated with the IELTS test owners.