Classwork Conditionals Условные предложения
Classwork Conditionals Условные предложения
The 24th of April
Zero conditional First conditional
Zero conditional
First conditional
Second conditional
Third conditional
There are 4 kinds of conditionals:
E.g. If the temperature goes down to zero descent, water freezes
E.g. If the temperature goes down to zero descent, water freezes.
Zero conditional is used to describe things that are generally true.
First conditional is used to describe events which are possible in the present or future
First conditional is used to describe events which are possible in the present or future.
1.If it snows | they will go skiing |
If + Present Simple | will + infinitive |
If you walk under a ladder, you will have bad luck
If you walk under a ladder, you will have bad luck.
If you talk of the devil, he will appear.
If you see a small spider, you will get a lot of money.
If you scratch your left hand, you will give money away.
If a girl catches the bride’s bouquet after a wedding, she will be the next to marry.
If a black cat crosses your path you will have bad luck.
Find the equivalents in Russian
If I knew the answer If I were you
If I knew the answer | I would tell you |
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Second conditional is used to describe unlikely situations in the present or future
If I lived in London… If it were
If I lived in London…
If it were Sunday ….
If I were the president…
If I could go anywhere in the world…
If I were a producer…
If my father had a lot of money…
Let’s dream..
If all the seas were one sea, What a great sea that would be!
If all the seas were one sea,
What a great sea that would be!
If all the trees were one tree,
What a great tree that would be!
If all the axes were one axe,
What a great ax that would be!
If all the men were one man,
What a great man that would be!
If the great man took the great axe,
And cut down the great tree,
And let it fall into the great sea,
What a splish-splash that would be!
Translate the poem
Кабы реки и озера слить бы в озеро одно,
Кабы реки и озера слить бы в озеро одно,
А из всех деревьев бора сделать дерево одно,
Топоры бы все расплавить
И отлить один топор,
А из всех людей на свете человека выше гор,
Кабы взяв топор могучий этот грозный великан
Этот ствол обрушил с кручи в это море океан-
То-то громкий был бы треск,
То-то шумный был бы плеск!
Compare your translation with the translation of Marshack.
If I went to London, I’d visit the
If I went to London, I’d visit the Tower.
If I visited the Tower, I would see ravens there
If I saw ravens there, I’d take their pictures.
If I took pictures, I’d show them to my friends
If I showed them to my friends …
Make your own story.
“Chain of events”
If he had seen them If it hadn’t rained yesterday
If he had seen them | he would have stopped them |
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Third conditional is used to describe situations that didn’t happen in the past
E.g. If I hadn’t been rude to my mother she wouldn’t have kept me from visiting my friends on
E.g. If I hadn’t been rude to my mother she wouldn’t have kept me from visiting my friends on Sunday.
“Looking back.” Say that you regret something.
If Cinderella hadn’t met a fairy, she wouldn’t have gone to the ball
If Cinderella hadn’t met a fairy, she wouldn’t have gone to the ball.
If she hadn’t gone to the ball, the prince wouldn’t have met her.
If the Prince hadn’t met her, he wouldn’t have fallen in love with her.
If he hadn’t fallen in love with her, he wouldn’t have tried to find her.
If he hadn’t tried to find her….
What would have happened, if…
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