H4E - P4 - Week 3 - Lesson 1-2 - OMAM Chapter 3 + Conditionals

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H4 - P4 - Week 3 - Lesson 1-2

Lesson Goals

After today's lessons you will..

.. have discussed/learned about Chapter 3 of Of Mice and Men

.. have refreshed/renewed your grammar knowledge

Today's Lesson

Of Mice and Men

Grammar: Conditionals

Today's Lesson

You read Chapter 3 of Of Mice and Men

Today you will check your knowledge

Of Mice and Men - Chapter 3

Tell me about
Chapter 3

Start of Chapter 3:
What do we learn about Lennie’s relationship with George?

What do we learn about Lennie’s relationship with George? 

They were born in the same town and have known each other for a long time. 

After Lennie’s aunt died, George started taking care of him.

George used to play pranks on Lennie, but after Lennie nearly drowned because of this, he stopped.

Why is the story of the woman in the red dress important?

Why is the story of the woman in the red dress important? 

The story is important for multiple reasons. 

• It is the reason George and Lennie had to leave weed and caused them to end up at the ranch and it also gives a lot of information about Lennie.
• Lennie’s actions tend to get him in trouble, because he does not understand what he’s doing.
• At the end the red dress is also compared to the puppies, showing that it is more than just animals that Lennie likes to touch. 
• The repetition of the story could also foreshadow something similar happening in the future. 

What do we learn about Slim, and how would you describe his personality?

What do we learn about Slim, and how would you describe his personality? 

We learn that he is good at reading people, calm, and can get people to confide in him. 

He does not talk much himself, but he does ask questions to keep the conversation going.

Chapter 3 discusses different women namely Curley’s wife and the prostitutes.
How do the men on the ranch view these women?

Chapter 3 discusses different women namely Curley’s wife and the prostitutes.

How do the men on the ranch view these women?

The women are either entertainment or trouble. 

They talk about the money, the whiskey and the chairs, but not about the women that they are paying for. 

What is George and Lennie's version of the "American Dream"?

George and Lennie's American Dream

They want get their own place and live off of the land. 

They want to have a place where they belong. 

What reasons are we given to think their ‘dream’ will succeed or fail?

What reasons are we given to think their ‘dream’ will succeed or fail? 

It could succeed because 

• George already knows of a place they could buy, 
• and Candy wants to join them and has money they could use. 
• They have constructed a plan. 

The other workers finding out about the plan could be a reason for it to fail. 

Why do you think Candy says: “I ought to of shot that dog myself, George. I shouldn’t ought to have let no stranger shoot my dog”?

Why do you think Candy says: “I ought to of shot that dog myself, George. I shouldn’t ought to have let no stranger shoot my dog”?

For example:

He feels like it was his responsibility. 

The dog was his and he’d had it for a long time. 

He also compares himself to the dog – he would rather get shot after getting fired than have to suffer the rest of his life alone. 

Evaluation

You now know more about:

- George and Lennie's relationship

- George and Lennie's American Dream 

- Slim and his personality 

- How women are viewed in the book 

- What might happen at the end of the book

Homework

Read Chapter 4 of Of Mice and Men

Answer the questions about Chapter 4

Conditionals

WHAT? Conditional tenses are used to speculate about what could happen, what might have happened, and what we wish would happen.

There are 4 main ways of constructing conditional sentences.

zero, first, second and third conditional

If this thing happens, then that thing happens.

Condition consequence or result

There are 4 main ways of constructing conditional sentences in English. In all cases, these sentences are made up of an if clause and a main clause. 

There are 4 main ways of constructing conditional sentences in English. In all cases, these sentences are made up of an if clause and a main clause. 

If I save enough money, I will buy that house.

If I saved enough money, I would buy that house.

If I had saved enough money, I would have bought that house.

If you ___ (mix) water and electricity, you ___ (get) a shock.

Zero conditional

Function:

General truth (scientific facts)

Real and possible situation 

Now or always

Examples: 

If water reaches 100 degrees, it boils.

If it rains, the grass gets wet.

If clause (condition)	Main clause (result)
If + present simple	present simple

The zero conditional is used for when the time being referred to is now or always and the situation is real and possible. The zero conditional is often used to refer to general truths. The tense in both parts of the sentence is the simple present. In zero conditional sentences, the word "if" can usually be replaced by the word "when" without changing the meaning.

Also used when giving instructions.

If you are not sure what to do, ask Pete. 

If you ___(heat) ice, it ___ (melt).

If we _____ (eat) all this cake, we ______ (feel) sick.

First conditional

Function:

Describes a particular situation

Possible condition and its

probable result

Examples: 

If you don't drop the gun, I will shoot!

If you drop that glass, it will break.

If clause (condition)	Main clause (result)
If + present simple	will + infinitive

The type 1 conditional is used to refer to the present or future where the situation is real. The type 1 conditional refers to a possible condition and its probable result. In these sentences the if clause is in the simple present, and the main clause is in the simple future (will +verb).

He _____ (not/get) a better job, if he ________ (not/pass) that exam.

If we ___ (win) the lottery, we _____ (travel) the world.

Second conditional

Function:

Unlikely or hypothetical

condition and its probable result

Present or future

Examples: 

If I won the lottery, I would buy a big house.

If I was the Queen of England, I would give everyone a present.

If clause (condition)	Main clause (result)
If + past simple	would + infinitive

The type 2 conditional is used to refer to a time that is now or any time, and a situation that is unreal. These sentences are not based on fact. The type 2 conditional is used to refer to a hypothetical condition and its probable result. In type 2 conditional sentences, the if clause uses the simple past, and the main clause uses the present conditional.

If we ___ (live) in Mexico, I ___ (speak) Spanish.

If she _____ (go) to art school, she ______ (become) a painter.

Third conditional

Function:

Impossible condition in the past 

and its probable result 

Hypothetical and unreal

Examples: 

If I had worked harder, I would have passed the exam.

If I had known you were coming, I would have baked a cake. 

If clause (condition)	Main clause (result)
If + past perfect	would have + past participle

The type 3 conditional is used to refer to a time that is in the past, and a situation that is contrary to reality. The facts they are based on are the opposite of what is expressed. The type 3 conditional is used to refer to an unreal past condition and its probable past result. In type 3 conditional sentences, the if clause uses the past perfect, and the main clause uses the perfect conditional.

These sentences are truly hypothetical and unreal, because it is now too late for the condition or its result to exist. There is always some implication of regret with type 3 conditional sentences.

If you ___ (not/be) late, we ____ (not/miss) the bus.

Practice time

Open your grammar booklet and do all the conditionals exercises on pages 41-42-43

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Lesson Goals

After today's lessons you..

.. have discussed/learned about Chapter 2+3 of Of Mice and Men

.. have refreshed/renewed your grammar knowledge