Oral Activity (Chain Story)

The students in two teams in turn make conditionals Type 1, as in example:

Teacher: If Paul goes home late, he’ll go to bed late.

Team A S1: If he goes to bed late, he won’t wake up early.

Team B S1: If he doesn’t wake up early, he will miss the bus.

Class Game

Play this game round the class. If you make a mistake you will have to drop out.

Student 1: If I have time, I’ll go to the cinema.

Student 2: If I have time, I’ll go to the cinema and I’ll do my homework.

Student 3: If I have time, I’ll go to the cinema, I’ll do my homework and I’ll phone

a friend.

Continue! If you remember more than ten things, your teacher won’t give you any homework.

Second conditional

If I had a lot of money, I would (I’d) built a big house. If I was (were) very rich, I could buy an oil well.

Ex. 179 a) Match a question from column A with an answer from column B.

A B

1 If you won a lot of money, would you a I’d probably just give him all my money

spend it all straightaway? and run!

2 What would you do if someone tried b No, I definitely wouldn’t – it’s too

to rob you in the street? dangerous.

3 If your car broke down on the motorway, c I think I’d probably tie something

what would you do? round it.

4 Would you know what to do if someone d I might do it if I was feeling brave!

cut their arm badly?

5 If you knew a friend of yours was stealing e I’d go and look for a telephone.

money from his company, would you tell

anyone?

6 Would you feel safe walking home alone f I might tell another friend, so that we

at night in your town? could decide what to do.

7 If someone offered you a free bungee jump, g If I was hungry enough, yes!

what would you do?

8 Could you ever eat raw meat? h No. I’d invest some of it.

1 __h__ 2 _______ 3 _______ 4 _______ 5 _______ 6 _______ 7 _______ 8 _______

Ex. 180. Answer the questions.

1. If you built a house, where would you build it?

__If I built a house, I’d build it in . . .______________________________

2. If you wanted to give your money away, who would you give it to?

3. If you took a long holiday, where would you go?

4. If you wanted expensive clothes, where would you buy them?

5. If you wanted a car, what kind would you buy?

Ex. 181. First prize!

Group work Imagine that you have entered a contest. You are dreaming about the prize.

Which prize would you choose to have instead of taking the money?

If you took the cash, what would you spend it on?

Ex. 182. Answer the following questions using the words suggested according to the

pattern.

Example: What would you do if you fell ill? (go to the doctor)

- I’d go to the doctor.

1. What would you do if you were late? (take a taxi)

2. Where would you go if you had spare time? (go to the country)

3. What would you do if your friend were late? (wait for him)

4. What would you do if you took the wrong bus? (get off the next stop)

5. What would you do if your fountain-pen leaked? (have it repaired)

6. Where would you take your watch if something were wrong with it? (to a watchmaker’s)

7. What language would you study if you were to choose? (English)

8. Where would you go if you wanted your linen washed? (to a laundry)

9. What would you do if you didn’t have the necessary book at home?

(borrow one from the library)

10. What would you do if your friend fell ill? (call in a doctor)

11. What would happen to you if you didn’t take care of yourself? (have a nervous breakdown)

12. Who would you like to be nursed by if you were ill? (my girlfriend / boyfriend)

13. What would you do if it were warm and sunny now? (skip my lessons)

14. What famous person would you like to meet if you had a chance? ( . . . . . . . . . . )

Ex. 183. Write a sentence with if . . . for each situation.

1. We don’t see you very often because you live so far away.

__If you didn’t live so far away, we’d see you more often.__________________

2. This book is too expensive, so I’m not going to buy it.

___________________________________________________________________________

3. We don’t go out very often – we can’t afford it.

___________________________________________________________________________

4. I can’t meet you tomorrow – I have to work late.

___________________________________________________________________________

5. It’s raining, so we can’t have lunch outside.

___________________________________________________________________________

6. I don’t want his advice, and that’s why I’m not going to ask for it.

___________________________________________________________________________

7. He lives near his work, so he is never late.

___________________________________________________________________________

8. His French is good, so he reads French books in the original.

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9. They have a maid, so they can enjoy themselves.

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10. She goes to bed early, so she always wakes up in time.

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