6.2 Second Conditional + intro U4/6 project

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Welcome AG2A

 Please take your seat

 Put your phone and earbuds in your bag

Need: pen(cil), WB + laptop

Discuss ideas:

If I were super-rich, I would ...

Class expectations

Use English as much as possible

Don't laugh when someone makes a mistake

Be quiet when someone's speaking

Listen to your classmates and teacher

Laptops are half-closed when not in use - NO gaming!

Today you will ...

... learn how to use the second conditional (6.2)

... learn about (and work on) the U4/6 project

6.2 Grammar

If school was cancelled today, what would you do?

What part-time job would you get if you needed some money?

If you were an animal, what animal would you be (and why)?

I would .............

00:27

What would the woman love to change?

1. the hours
2. the pay
3. the schedule

00:49

The ideas they discussed, what did they refer to?

1. present changes
2. possible future changes
3. past changes

Second Conditional

If school was cancelled today, what would you do?

If school was cancelled, I'd go to the beach.

What part-time job would you get if you needed some money?

I would work in a garden centre if I needed some money.

What's the structure?

• if + past simple, would + verb
• would + verb...if + past simple

When do we use it?

• imaginary / hypothetical situation + result (in the present or future)
  

Notes

'd = would

If I/he/she/it + were = bc it's imaginary, we use were!

(not If I/he/she/it was)

Practice - individual

You must do 2 workbook exercises:

Page 76 - ex 4, 6, 7 & Page 147 - ex 2, 3, 4, 5

Then, pick at least 2 online exercises to do:

Would & wouldn't practice

Fill the gaps

Mix and match the sentences 

If I were you...

• Speaking: click this link and complete the sentences in pairs.

I can explain and use the second conditional

 Project time

Go to Magister, ELO, Studiewijzer, English V2, Find: Project Unit 4

Download the document, read quietly, and find the answers:

1. What's the project about?

2. Is it individual or group?

3. What are you going to be 

graded on?

What are your SPECIFIC questions about the project?

00:22

Where did they find the time capsule?

1. Michigan
2. Boston
3. Berlin

00:34

How long did it take to open the time capsule?

1. 3 hours
2. 3 days
3. 3 weeks
4. 3 months

01:01

Can you name one of the tools they used to open the box?

01:43

What did the coins represent?

1. freedom
2. money
3. Britain
4. salary

Got any ideas for the time capsule? Format? What could you include?

Do you ...

... know how to use the Second Conditional correctly?

... know what to do when it comes to the U4/6 project?

TO DO: study 6.2

Extra practice? Go to MyEnglishlab or come to my (delta)flex.