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EngelsMiddelbare schoolhavo, vwoLeerjaar 3

This lesson contains 18 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.

time-iconLesson duration is: 50 min

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Slide 1 - Video

00:16
If the winner is unsuccessful then
A
they will marry Fiona.
B
the first runner up will take their place.
C
Lord Farquaat will rescue Fiona.
D
Shrek will marry donkey.

Slide 2 - Quiz

01:05
If one of the soldiers kills the ogre
A
he will be named donkey.
B
he will come and live in the palace.
C
he will get a barrel of beer.
D
he will be named champion.

Slide 3 - Quiz

03:24
If Shrek goes on the quest, he will
A
get to marry Fiona.
B
get to keep all the fairy-tale creatures.
C
get his swamp back.
D
get to kill all the fairy-tale creatures.

Slide 4 - Quiz

The goal of today's lesson:
  • to know the difference between different sentences with 'if.....'
  • to be able to use these sentences in different situations

Slide 5 - Slide

'If' statements - 4 kinds:

  • facts - If water reaches 100 degrees, it boils.
  • real or likely situations - If a soldier kills the ogre, he will be named champion.
  • unlikely or hypothetical situations - If I won the lottery, I would go travelling around the world.
  • situations that cannot be changed - If I had studied for the test, I would have passed. (But I didn't study, so I didn't pass.) 

Slide 6 - Slide

Fact: If + present simple = > present simple
condition: If + present simple 

result: present simple
Facts: 
Hagar says, "If I win, I don't eat."

Slide 7 - Slide

If you _______ (press) the button, the light ________ (come) on.
The missing words are:

Slide 8 - Open question

Real/likely situation: If + present simple => will
The mirror says, "If I tell the truth, I will get broken..........."
Real / likely situations:


condition: if + present simple

result: will + verb

Slide 9 - Slide

If she _______ (not, hurry), we ________ (miss) the train.
The missing words are:

Slide 10 - Open question

Unlikely situation: If + past simple = > would
Unreal / unlikely situations:
condition: if + past simple
result: would + verb
Garfield, "If I did, would I be standing here."

Slide 11 - Slide

If I _________ (win) a million euros, I __________ (buy) a million bags of crisps.
The missing words are:

Slide 12 - Open question

Giving advice / imagining situations:

If I were you, I would study harder.

If I were a boy (even just for one day), I would roll out of bed in the morning.......... (Beyonce)

If I were a rich man, I would live a life of luxury.

Slide 13 - Slide

Situations that you cannot change anymore: 

If + past perfect => would + present perfect
Situations that cannot be changed anymore:
condition: if + past perfect
result: would + present perfect
The bank robber says, "If I hadn't been caught, I would have gotten away with it."

Slide 14 - Slide

Gap-fill execrise
Complete the sentences on the worksheet using the correct tenses.

Slide 15 - Slide

Coffee
If coffee can't fix it, it's a serious problem.
If it's a serious problem, you will need to get help.
If you need to get help, you phone 112. 
If you phone 112 and no-one answers, you have a serious problem. 
If you have a serious problem, drink coffee!!

Slide 16 - Slide

Snakes and Ladders
In groups of 4/5 students: 
When it is your turn
  • roll the dice, the number of spots is the number of squares you move
  • you take a card (cards should have been placed face down) and answer the question with a sentence starting with "if..............."
  • the other players  decide if you have used the correct tenses in the sentence
  • If you have used the correct sentences, you may throw the dice again and move forward. Your turn is now over.
In groups of 4/5 students: 
When it is your turn
  • roll the dice, the number of spots is the number of squares you move
  • you take a card (cards should have been placed face down) and answer the question with a sentence starting with "if..............."
  • the other players decide if you have used the correct tenses in the sentence
  • If you have used the correct sentence structure, you may throw the dice again and move forward. Your turn is now over.
  • If you land on a square with a ladder, move your counter to the top of the ladder.
  • If you land on a square with a snake's head, move your counter to the other end of the snake.
  • The person who gets to the last square first is the winner.
Snakes and Ladders

Slide 17 - Slide

Summary:
  • four types of conditional sentence
  • for facts
  • for real, likely situations
  • for unreal, unlikely situations
  • for situations that cannot be changed anymore

Slide 18 - Slide