Mastering the Second Conditional: week 10

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Mastering the Second Conditional

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to understand how and when to use the second conditional in English.

what would you do if you were a millionaire?

Understanding Conditionals

The second conditional is used to talk about unreal or improbable present or future situations.

If I won the lottery, I'd buy a mansion. 

I'd go to the moon if I was an astronaut. 

Structure of the Second Conditional

The second conditional is formed using 'if' + past simple in the 'if' clause and 'would' + base form of the verb in the main clause.

If I won the lottery, I'd buy a mansion. 

I'd go to the moon if I was an astronaut. 

Examples of Second Conditional Sentences

If I won the lottery, I would travel the world. 

If she studied harder, she would pass the exam.

Write your own. If I was a millionaire.......

If I could have any talent in the world....

Negatives and Questions

In negative form, 'would not' is used in the main clause. Questions are formed by inverting the subject and 'would' in the main clause.

- I wouldn't do that If I were you.

?  Would you do the same if you were in my situation? 

Write your own negative or question....

I wish,.....If only

I wish I had a dog (but I don't)

If only you lived nearer to me. (but you don't )

we want a situation to be different than it is 

Summary

2nd condition

-unreal or unlikely situations

-If + verb 2..... would + verb 1

(If I went to the moon, I'd bring back cheese)

Work time

P.136 grammar builder 7b

finished?

-speaking assignment

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What did you learn from this lesson? Be specific....form of 2nd conditional/example

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.

If I was a genius.....