Unit 6 lesson 5

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 2

Unit 6 lesson 5

If sentences: Second conditional
Reading practice

Planning

• Grammar explanation
• Practice from the book
• Reading

Learning goals

At the end of the lesson you can:

-Explain when to use the second conditional

-Make the second conditional

-Understand important and factual information from a short report or article

Second conditional

• De kans dat iets gebeurt is heel klein, maar niet onmogelijk
• If I won the lottery, I would buy a big house
• Iets is onmogelijk in het heden, omdat er niet aan de voorwaarde voldaan wordt
• If I were a boy, I would play soccer
• Past simple in the if sentence (ww+ ed/ irregular verbs)
• Would (wouldn't) + verb in other sentence

Examples

• If I had his number, I would call him
• She would travel all over the world if she were rich
• If I were you, I wouldn't go out with that man
• If I met the Queen of England, I would say hello

Practice

• If I _____ (to have) more money, I _____ (to travel) more.
• I _____(to not drink) that milk if I _____ (to be) you.
• I _____ (to get) a big tattoo on my back if my parents _____ (to allow) me to do it.
• If I _____(to live) in the city, I _____ (to buy) a car.

Answers

• If I had more money, I would travel more.
  
• I wouldn't drink that milk if I were you.
  
• I would get a big tattoo on my back if my parents allowed me to do it.
  
• If I lived in the city, I would buy a car.

Practice from the book

What: Work on exercises 9, 10 and 11 from lesson 5 unit 6

How: Work together (whispering!) or work by yourself in silence

Help: First the book, then ask your neighbour, then the teacher

Time: 10 minutes

Done: Work on homework (2-4, 9-11 and12 OR 13)

Reading practice

What: Read the text, answer the questions and underline where you found the answer.

How: In silence and by yourself

Help: First ask your neighbour by whispering, then the teacher

Time: 15 minutes

Done: Homework (2-4, 9-11 and12 OR 13)  OR make the other text

Learning goals

At the end of the lesson you can:

-Explain when to use the second conditional

-Make the second conditional

-Understand important and factual information from a short report or article

Did you achieve your learning goals?

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