Lesson 47: Unit 103 - Conditional Sentences. Revision.
A revision of all types of conditional sentences in English through an authentic dialogue and a variety of exercises.
About this lesson
In this lesson you will revise all types of conditional sentences in English – zero, first, second and third conditional constructions. You will learn how to form and use the if-then structure correctly in different tense forms and situations. Through an authentic dialogue about a lost key you will see how conditional sentences are used in real speech. With practical exercises you will consolidate your ability to talk about hypothetical scenarios, criticism of the past and real conditions.
40 minutes
What you'll learn
- Recognise and distinguish between first, second and third type conditional sentences
- Form the verb forms in the if-clause and in the main clause correctly
- Understand a dialogue in which mixed conditional constructions are used
- Use conditional sentences to talk about hypothetical and unreal situations
- Read and understand a text with third type conditional sentences (Gerber)
Lesson vocabulary
- key Where is your key?
- I wouldn't need yours If I had mine, I wouldn't need yours, would I?
- to listen If you had listened, you would have heard me.
- to be in a hurry I would have had time to look for it if we hadn't been in such a hurry.
- organized If you were more organized, you wouldn't keep on losing it.
- to keep on losing You wouldn't keep on losing it in the first place.
- burglar If the neighbours hear you, they will think we are burglars.
- to climb in You can stand on my shoulders and then you can climb in.
- shoulders If you stand on my shoulders, you'll be able to reach it.
- careless If you hadn't been so careless, you wouldn't have broken it.
- to recall The company recalled 550 000 jars from the market.
- reputation If Gerber's reputation hadn't been damaged, they would have recalled the product.
- flaw If a flaw had been found in their process, they would have corrected it.
- to avoid If the company had handled the media better, it would have avoided the negative publicity.
- negative publicity By trying to be quiet, they released a storm of media criticism and negative publicity.
In other languages: Български