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Lesson Plan June 28, 2024

Topic: First & Second Conditional

We talk about possible or hypothetical (not real) situations using “If …”, and an appropriate conditional.

Section A - First Conditional

STRUCTURE: “If I do …, I’ll …” (= I will)

• Instead of will, we can use other modal verbs such as can, might, may, must, should.

We use the first conditional when there is a real possibility that something will happen in the future.

• According to the weather forecast, it might rain tonight.

  • If it rains, I’ll stay at home.

• If I don’t call you tonight, you can call me.

• Will you wait for me if I am late?

Section B - Second Conditional

Structure: “If I did …, I’d …” (= I would)

• Instead of would we can use could or might.

We use the second conditional when we image a situation or when there is very little or no possibility that something will happen.

• At the moment, it’s raining.

  • If it was sunny, I’d go out for a walk.

• What would you do if you found a lot of money in the street?

• If it wasn’t so hot outside, we could eat on the balcony.

Section C - Things to remember

• We do not use will or would in the “if-part” of a conditional sentence

  • If it gets cold, I should buy new gloves. (NOT It it will get cold)

• The “if-part” of the sentence can go at the beginning (with a comma) or at the end (with no comma)

  • If it gets cold, I should buy new gloves.

  • I should buy new gloves if it gets cold.

• In the second conditional we use “if + past”, but the meaning IS NOT PAST. In this structure, the past tense means an imaginary or hypothetical situation, such as winning the lottery

  • What would you do if you won the lottery?

• In a first conditional sentence, we can use when instead of if for things that we are sure will happen:

  • When it gets cold, I should buy new gloves.

Lesson Notes

• Sometimes tai chi is called “moving meditation”.

• Tai chi is the exercise with slow movements?

• Is it supposed to rain throughout the evening?

• If there is a fire, the alarm will go off.

Vocabulary

• Supposed to; something is expected or planned to happen

• Go off; (of an alarm) begin to sound

First and Second Conditional

IF and WHEN

• If I go out = it is possible that I will go out, but I’m not sure

• I’ll shut the windows if I go out later. I might just stay home though.

• We’re going to play tennis late if it doesn’t rain.

• When I go you = I’m going out (for sure)

• I’ll shut the windows when I go out later. I’m meeting my friends at 2pm.

• When I get home after playing tennis, I’m going to take a shower.

Hypothetical Situations

• 2. You're not going to sell your car because it's old and not worth much. (= a hypothetical situation about selling the car.)

• b. If I sold my car, I wouldn't get much money for it.

• 5. You've never lost your passport while on holiday. (= a hypothetical situation about losing your passport)

• b. I don't know what I'd do if I lost my passport.