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Enjoy the Song !

Breathless

(by Shayne Ward)

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If our love was a story bookwe would meet on the very first pageThe last chapter would be aboutHow I'm thankful for the life we've made

And if we had babies they would have your eyesI would fall deeper watching you give lifeYou don't even know how very special you are

Simple Past

Simple Past

Learn Grammar Through English Songs

• Listen and find out the feeling conveyed in the song. • Circle the verbs in the if-clauses and main clauses

and think about what situation is talked about.

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If we had virtual reality holidays, we wouldn’t have any problems with the weather.

If they invented virtual reality holidays, I’d go on an around-the-world tour.

Simple Past

Simple Past

Learn Grammar Through ContextRead the sentences and underline the

verbs in the if-clauses and main clauses.

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If we had virtual reality holidays, we wouldn’t have any problems with the weather.

If they invented virtual reality holidays, I’d go on an around-the-world tour.

A. what you normally do in real-life situations. B. what you would generally do in imaginary

situations.C. what you think you will do in a specific situation in

the future. D. what you would do in imaginary situations in the

future.

What situations are talked about

by each of them?

B

D

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If it’s good, Dad, Mum and I will probably go camping. But we won’t go if it rains.

√

A. what you normally do in real-life situations. B. what you would generally do in imaginary

situations.C. what you think you will do in a specific situation in

the future. D. what you would do in imaginary situations in the

future. Simple Present Simple Present

What are the verb forms?What situations are talked about?

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• If I go to a friend's house for dinner, I usually take a bottle of wine or some flowers.

• If the weather is nice, she walks to work.

A. what you normally do in real-life situations. B. what you would generally do in imaginary

situations.C. what you think you will do in a specific situation in

the future. D. what you would do in imaginary situations in the

future.

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Simple Present Simple Present Simple Present Simple Present

What are the verb forms?What situations are talked about?

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Situation 1: I usually send my parents an email every week. That is a true fact. In other words:

If I (have) ______ enough time, I (send)______ my parents an email every week.

Oral Practice: put the verbs in brackets in the correct form.

have

send

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Situation 2: I may have enough time to send my parents an email later tonight. I want to email them tonight. Both of those things are true. In other words: If I (have) ______ enough time, I (send)__________ my parents an email later tonight.

have

will send

Oral Practice: put the verbs in brackets in the correct form.

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Situation 3: I want to send my parents an email, but the truth is that I just don’t have enough time right now. In other words:

If I (have) ______ enough time right now, I (send)__________ my parents an email .

had

would send

Oral Practice: put the verbs in brackets in the correct form.

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Situation 4: I want to send my parents an email but the truth is that I won’t have enough time tonight. In other words:

If I (have) ______ enough time later tonight, I (send)___________ my parents an email.

hadwould send

Oral Practice: put the verbs in brackets in the correct form.

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If I have enough time, I send my parents an email every week.

If I have enough time, I will send my parents an email later tonight.

If I had enough time right now, I would send my parents an email .

If I had enough time later tonight, I would send my parents an email.

Discover the rules by comparing the verb forms used in the 4 situations.

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Grammar Summary

will do

would do

do/does

Situation Usage If-clause Main clause Conditional

True in the present

Zero conditional

True in the future

First conditional

Untrue in the

present/future

Second conditional

do/does

do/does

did

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Match the if-clauses with the main clauses.

Practice Ⅰ

1) If I don’t eat breakfast,

2) If I were you, 3) If you study

hard, 4) If I didn’t have

any friends, 5) If I had enough

apples,

a. I would accept the invitation.

b. I could bake an apple pie this evening.

c. I always get hungry during class.

d. you will make great progress.

e. I would be lonely.

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1)he/have/a day off from work/he/usually/go /beach

2) I/buy/that computer/it/be/cheaper

3) I/see/John/I/tell him

Practice Ⅱ

If he has a day off from work, he usually goes to the beach.

I would buy that computer if it were cheaper.

If I see John, I will tell him.

Use the cues to write the sentences as Zero or First or Second Conditionals.

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4) we/not have/the Spring Festival/we/not have/a good time in winter

5) what/you/do/you/be/a millionaire

Practice Ⅱ

If we didn’t have the Spring Festival, we wouldnot have a good time in winter.

What would you do if you were a millionaire?

Use the cues to write the sentences as Zero or First or Second Conditionals.

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A: If I were a millionaire, I would buy a new house.

B: If I had a new house, I would make a room into a cinema.

C: If I had a cinema at home, I could watch movies every day.

D: …

Game: Run a choo-choo train

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1. If I were Principal of our school, …2. If we didn’t have computers, …3. If I lived in Africa, …4. If President Obama came to our

school, …

Group Work: Run a choo-choo train

1 person 1 sentence; The more the better.

Logical Idea; Correct Grammar.

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• If the classroom had some magic, it could change its size.

• If it changed the size after class, it could be turned into a football field.

• If it turned into a football field, students could play football in the classroom.

• If they played football in the classroom, students would have much more fun in school.

• If they had more fun in school, …

A Magic Classroom

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Game: Design an invention

Sample: A ball book• It would bounce and would not be

damaged if it were dropped.• If you felt bored, you could bounce it

and play a game with it. • If the words were all over a ball book,

you could turn it in any direction and invent your own story.

…

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Design an invention ingroups of four and give the oral presentation.

• Use “Second Conditionals” when necessary.

• Pay attention to the logic.

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HomeworkHomework

Write down the description of your group’s invention or your own invention, using “Second Conditionals”

when necessary.

(Peer Assessment)