Week 12 - Do The Right Thing!.ppsx

Unit 2
DO THE RIGHT THING!

Advanced English
B.A Irma G. Amaya
• Utilize ideas and opinions spontaneously and
Course competence fluently for verbally social and professional
purposes through grammar comprehension and
advanced vocabulary corresponding to the
English language as well as its use, working
individually and collaboratively.
Objectives of the week
 Understand and use the second

conditional to talk about
hypothetical situations.
 Recognize the main difference

between the first conditional and
second conditional sentences.
 Analyze and discuss real or

hypothetical situations and their
consequences.
 Describe how your life could be

better.
How honest do you think you
are?
Discussion
questions
• What would you do? Why?
• Would you still do it?

If I were you, I’d study the
following rules.
Second conditional, would, could,
and might
We use the second conditional to talk

about impossible or very unlikely
hypothetical situations in the present
or future and their consequences.
(Source: Personal Best B1+, 2017)

Second conditional
Impossible situation Unlikely situation
If I were rich, I’d buy a big house by the sea. If my new phone stopped working tomorrow, I’d take it
back to the store.
• (I’m not rich, so it’s impossible for me to buy a big
house by the sea.) • (It’s a new phone, so this probable won’t happen.)

How to structure second
conditional sentences
We form the if clause with if + simple past, and we form
the main clause with would + base form. The if clause
can come either at the beginning or at the end of the
sentence with no change in meaning.
If you went to bed earlier, you wouldn’t feel so tired.
You wouldn’t feel so tired if you went to bed earlier.

• We can also use could or might in the main clause
to say that something would be possible.
Not only would can • If we lived by the sea, we could go swimming every
day.
be used…
• If you asked john more politely, he might help you.

If I only were there to explain,
you’d learn faster.
With the verb be, we often use were instead of was in the if clause
with I, he, she, and it.
We often use were in the phrase If I were you … to give advice.
• If Adam were here, he would fix your computer.

• If I were you, I’d take a cab to the airport.

Look!
– Don’t use would in
the if clause.
If I had more time, I’d learn the

saxophone.
NOT
If I would have more time, I’d

learn the saxophone.

Second conditional
or first conditional?
• We use the first conditional when
we think a future event is likely.
If it rains tomorrow, If it rained
• We use the second conditional we’ll go shopping. tomorrow, we’d go
when we think a future event is (It often rains here, shopping.
less likely. so it might rain.) (It probably won’t
rain.)

Read the following article
b
• What’s the best option to

complete the title of the article?
a. keeps it
b. gives it back
c. sells it online

Listen to two
friends talking
about the story.
Do they agree that Tristin did the
right thing?

Look at the
following sentences
Analize what you’re
being asked.
1. What would you do if you found  Are the sentences about real or
someone’s wallet? hypothetical situations and their
consequences?
2. I’d do the right thing. I’d give it back.
What about you?  Do they refer to present and future
situations, or past situations?
. 3. If I found a famous person’s wallet,
I’d keep it and maybe sell it online.  Which form do we use in the if-
clause? Which form do we use in the
4. If you kept the wallet, it would be
main clause?
theft!
5. If you gave it back, the owner might
give you a reward. (Source: Personal Best B1+, 2017)
Grammar practice
gave
would do
gave ‘d tell
Would you tell
gave
gave
might keep
would you do put
‘d tell would
discover

Listen to the • Are they first or second conditional? Choose the
sentences sentence that you hear and explain why the
sentences is first or second conditional.
1 a I’ll come if I have time. b I’d come if I had time.
2 a If he has some money, he’ll come. b If he had some money, he’d
come.
3 a If you fall, I’ll catch. b If you feel, I’d catch you.
4 a She’ll help if she has time. b She’d help is she had time.
Write three sentences about how
your life could be better.

Evaluated Activity
Title Do the right thing!
Type of activity Podcast
Type of Participation Individual
Utilize ideas and opinions spontaneously and fluently for verbally social
and professional purposes through grammar comprehension and
Course Competences
advanced vocabulary corresponding to the English language as well as
its use, working individually and collaboratively.
1. Check out the questions in “Evaluated Activity 12” item

2. Analyze each one of the hypothetical situations.
3. Record your answers in an audio (1:30 to 2:00 minutes long) by using
the recording tool of your
preference.
4. Make sure to use vocabulary used to talk about hypothetical
Instructions
situations.
5. Upload your audio to a storage service such as Google Drive or One
Drive.
6. In a document include:
a. Cover page including full name and code.
b. Link to the audio.
c. Script (transcription word by word of what you said in your audio).
Due Date Sunday at 11:55 p.m.
Assessment Instrument
Complementary Resources
Type Title Reference
Video Podcast The second conditional – 6 Minutes Gram The main use of the second
mar conditional and examples.
Video Grammar: Mixing conditionals - BBC Englis How to use mixed conditionals in
h Masterclass your speech.
Do you have any
questions?
Thank you!

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Unit 2

DO THE RIGHT THING!

 Understand and use the second

 Recognize the main difference

 Analyze and discuss real or

 Describe how your life could be

• Would you still do it?

We use the second conditional to talk

(Source: Personal Best B1+, 2017)

Impossible situation Unlikely situation

(Source: Personal Best B1+, 2017)

If you went to bed earlier, you wouldn’t feel so tired.

You wouldn’t feel so tired if you went to bed earlier.

(Source: Personal Best B1+, 2017)

(Source: Personal Best B1+, 2017)

We often use were in the phrase If I were you … to give advice.

• If Adam were here, he would fix your computer.

(Source: Personal Best B1+, 2017)

If I had more time, I’d learn the

If I would have more time, I’d

(Source: Personal Best B1+, 2017)

(Source: Personal Best B1+, 2017)

• What’s the best option to

(Source: Personal Best B1+, 2017)

(Source: Personal Best B1+, 2017)

Would you tell

(Source: Personal Best B1+, 2017)

1 a I’ll come if I have time. b I’d come if I had time.

2 a If he has some money, he’ll come. b If he had some money, he’d

3 a If you fall, I’ll catch. b If you feel, I’d catch you.

(Source: Personal Best B1+, 2017)

1. Check out the questions in “Evaluated Activity 12” item

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