Discovering the Conditional

conditionals

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Part one

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"It'll go faster if we we all do it together"Kid President

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Explore

Decide which statement is a scientific fact:

• If you throw salt over your left shoulder, you will have good luck.

• If you throw salt on snow, it melts.

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Look at these three sentences. Which describe(s) a possible outcome in the future?

• If you find a four-leaf clover, you will have good luck.
• f I had worn my lucky sweater, I wouldn't have failed the test. Argh!
• If Captain Tom inspires even just a few of his fellow citizens, it will be worth it.

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Look at this statement President Trump made on May 14, 2020

Now decide which part of the statement is an imaginary result:

• When you test, you have a case.
• If we didn't do any testing, we would have very few cases.
• When you test, you find something is wrong with people.

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Look at this cartoon and decide which statement best describes it:

• If he threw salt over his shoulder, it would melt.
• If he doesn’t throw salt over his shoulder, his shoulder will not melt.
• If he hadn’t thrown salt over his shoulder, it wouldn’t have melted.

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WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED SO FAR

Zero conditional

First conditional

To talk about things that happen in general. To talk about cause and effect

To talk about real situations and their consequences in the future

Second conditional

Third conditional

To talk about unfulfilled situations and their outcomes in the past.To express regrets or crtiticism

To talk about hypothetical or very unlikely situations and their outcomes

If I were or If I was?

Look at this sentence : If I hadn't stayed up late last night, I wouldn't be so tired today.

• Did I stay up late? Y/N
• Am I tired today? Y/N
• Did my short night's sleep influence the way I feel today? Y/N

Let's recap

Part two

Music and conditionals

click on to play with the lyrics of songs featuring conditionals

Song 1 Zero Conditional

Song 2 1st Conditional

Song 3 2nd Conditional

Index

Song 4 & 5 3rd Conditional

Song 6 mixed conditional

Song 7 I wish

Let's sing!

The Zero Conditional

with Britney

The First Conditional

with Bruno

The Second Conditional

with Beyoncé

The Third Conditional

with Taylor and The Fray

Mixed Conditional withDemi

And one last song to finish...

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