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Quarter 1 – Module 2 Lesson 5
Futuristic Points of View
Using Real and Unreal Conditionals

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English – Grade 9
Quarter 1 – MODULE 2 Lesson 5: Futuristic Points of View Using Real and Unreal
Conditionals

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MODULE 2 Lesson 5
I. INTRODUCTION

Do you believe that whatever we conceive in our minds

may possibly happen in the future? Yet, it depends upon how
close it is to reality. This lesson will give you knowledge and help
you understand the process of expressing ideas in the future with
the use of future real and unreal conditionals. Learning how to use
accurate words/expressions will give you confidence in expressing
your thoughts in appropriate time, manner, and situation.

II. COMPETENCY
Use conditionals in expressing arguments and fallacies.
Specific Objectives:
a. Distinguish future real and unreal conditionals.
b. Use the correct structure of future conditionals in expressing
arguments or hypothetical situations.
c. Express positivity to future events and appreciation on the usage
of future conditionals in developing effective sentences or paragraph.

III. VOCABULARY LIST

The following are the list of words which will help you in further
understanding of the text in this module.

1. charity – noun: a generosity and helpfulness especially toward

the needy or suffering; also, aid given to those in need
2. hypothetical – adjective: imagined or suggested, but not
necessarily real or true
3. occur – verb: to be found or met with; appear;
to come into existence: happen
4. permit – verb: to consent; to give, leave, authorize;
to give an opportunity; allow
5. sustainable – adjective: capable of being sustained; supportable

*Source: Merriam Webster

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/hypothetical
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IV. PRE-TEST

Direction: Complete each sentence by choosing the correct verb tense

from the given choices. Write your answer on the blank provided.

1) "If we _______ free, we'll go with you.

A. are B. had been C. were

2) "We'll win if we _______ well enough.

A. had played B. play C. playing

3) If you ever managed to persuade Roy to go scuba diving, I don’t think he ____ enjoy
the experience.
A. was B. will C. would

4) Rhiana hates musicals. If she ______, I’m sure she would be coming to the show.
A. didn’t B. doesn’t C. don’t

5) If you were going out tomorrow, we _______ (meet) for a coffee.

A. can be meeting B. could be C. would be
meeting meeting

V. LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Read this conversation aloud. Take note of the condition and result-
clause.
Alright, Josie, but
Cris, if you come with ask my Mom first.
me to the shopping If she permits me,
center, I’ll treat you I’ll go with you.
to special snacks!

What conditions are stated in the conversation? How is each conditional

stated?

❖ The word if stated the condition and each conditional is in the future form
using the word, will.

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Now, let us learn more about Future Real Conditional...
If A happens, B will happen.
To make a future real conditional, use will in the result clause.
For example, "If your plane is late, I will wait in the car."

https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/everyday-grammar-introducing-
conditionals/2778457.html

Use the future real conditional to talk about possible situations in the future.
Here’s the FORM:

[If / When ... simple present ... ... simple future ...]
When corona virus dies, I will offer mass prayers.

[… simple future … if / when … simple present …]

I will offer mass prayers when corona virus dies.

Note that there is no future in the if- or when-clause.

The future real conditional (also called conditional 1) describes what

you think you will do in a specific situation in the future. It is different from other
real conditional forms because, unlike the present or the past, you do not know
what will happen in the future. Although this form is called "real", you are usually
imagining or guessing about the future. It is called "real" because it is still
possible that the action might occur in the future.
Example:
Mother : What are you going to do if it rains?
Child : I am going to stay at home.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Both "if" and "when" are used in the future real conditional, but the use is
different from other real conditional forms.
In the future real conditional, "if" suggests that you do not know if
something will happen or not. "When" suggests that something will definitely
happen at some point; we are simply waiting for it to occur. Notice also that the
Simple Future is not used in if-clauses or when-clauses.
Examples:
When you call me, I will give you the address.
(You are going to call me later, and at that time, I will give you the address.)
If you call me, I will give you the address.
( If you want the address, you can call me.)

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Grammar to Text

Direction: Read the story and answer the comprehension questions that follow.

If I Won the Lottery

I can imagine what my life would be like if I won the lottery. Wow! I could do so
many things, and my life would be so different. I would love the chance to change my
life with the money. The first thing I would do is buy a big, new house. I live in a small
apartment, and I have always dreamed of living in a big house in the country. With all
that money, I could buy anything I wanted. I don’t have a car right now, so I would buy
a new car. Or, I might even buy a new motorcycle. I like motorcycles, and I can imagine
myself driving down the highway with the wind in my hair.

Of course, I if I won the lottery, I should give some of the money to charity. I
would probably give my money to a charity that helps sick children. Also, if any of my
friends needed anything, I could help them pay for it. I know many people that have
student loans, and I could help them pay the loans back. That would make them very
happy. Plus, if I won a lot of money, I would certainly save some of it in the bank.

Also, I think that if I won a huge amount of money, I would open a business. I
love to cook, and I have always wanted to open a restaurant. With all that money I
could open a fancy restaurant.

However, I know one thing I would not do is travel. I have a friend who won
$100, 000 in the lottery three years ago. She took the money and travelled for three
months. I think she is crazy. Travelling is nice, but then she had nothing left after her
vacation.

I think, however, that the only problem with dreaming about the money I could
win is that I have never even played the lottery before. As they say: “You can’t win if
you don’t play.”

Try this - Comprehension Questions:

1. What would the person NOT buy if she won the lottery?
A. House C. Motorcycle
B. Apartment D. Car

2. What would the person NOT do if she won the lottery?

A. Save money C. Give money to charity
B. Give money to friends D. Pay off student loans

3. Why would she open a restaurant?

A. She is a great cook.
B. She likes to cook.
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 C. They are a good investment.
D. She likes fancy restaurants.

4. Why would she not travel?

A. It is too expensive.
B. Her friend did not have fun travelling.
C. She would be left with no money when she finished.
D. She has travelled a lot before.

5. Do you think she will win the lottery?

A. Maybe. It depends on her luck.
B. No. It is too difficult with only a few tickets.
C. Yes! She is lucky.
D. No. She did not buy a ticket.

http://www.learnenglish-online.com/grammar/readings/secondconditional

➢ From the text read, look for conditional sentences and list them on a paper.

❖ Here are some of the future unreal conditional sentences. Check your answer and
take note of the if-clauses and result clauses.

✓ If I won the lottery, I could do so many things.

✓ If I won the lottery, I should give some of the money to charity.
✓ If I won a lot of money, I would certainly save some of it in the bank.
✓ If I won a huge amount of money, I would open a business.

Talking about unreal and impossible situations, let us learn about Future Unreal
Conditional...

The future unreal conditional is used to talk about imaginary

situations in the future.

It is not as common as the future real conditional because English

speakers often leave open the possibility that anything MIGHT happen in the
future. It is only used when a speaker needs to emphasize that something is
impossible. Because this form looks like Present Unreal Conditional, many
native speakers prefer Form 2 described below.

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 For example:

If I had a day off from work next week, I would go to the beach.

(I don't have a day off from work.)

Here is the formulation to be used when expressing future unreal

conditional,

FORM 1 (Most Common Form)

[If ... simple past ..., ... would + verb ...]

[... would + verb ... if ... simple past ...]

Notice that this form looks the same as Present Unreal

Conditional.

FORM 2

[If ... were + present participle ..., ... would be + present participle ...]

[... would be + present participle ... if ... were + present participle ...]

USE
Form 2 of the future unreal conditional is also used to talk about
imaginary situations in the future. Native speakers often prefer this form
over Form 1 to emphasize that the conditional form is in the future
rather than the present. Also notice in the examples below that this form
can be used in the if-clause, the result, or both parts of the sentence.

Example:

If I were going to Fiji next week, I would be taking my scuba diving gear
with me. In if-clause and result

I am not going to go to Fiji and I am not going to take my scuba gear

with me.

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FORM 3

[If ... were going to + verb ..., ... would be + present participle ...]

[... would be + present participle ... if ... were going to + verb ...]

USE

Form 3 of the future unreal conditional is a variation of Form

2 which is also used to talk about imaginary situations in the future.

Notice that this form is only different from Form 2 in the if-
clause.

Native speakers use Form 3 to emphasize that the

conditional form is a plan or prediction in the same way "be going
to" is used to indicate a plan or prediction.

For example:

If I were going to go to Fiji next week, I would be taking my

scuba diving gear with me.

(I am not going to go to Fiji and I am not going to take my scuba

gear with me.)

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IMPORTANT Only use "If"

Only the word "if" is used with the past unreal conditional
because you are discussing imaginary situations. "When" cannot be
used.

Examples:

I would buy that computer tomorrow when it were cheaper. Not

Correct

I would buy that computer tomorrow if it were cheaper. Correct

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EXCEPTION Conditional with Modal Verbs

There are some special conditional forms for modal verbs in English:
would + can = could

would + shall = should

would + may = might

The words "can," "shall" and "may" cannot be used with "would."
Instead, they must be used in these special forms.
Examples:

If I went to Egypt next year, I would can learn Arabic. Unfortunately,

that's not possible. Not Correct

If I went to Egypt next year, I could learn Arabic. Unfortunately, that's

not possible. Correct

The words "could," should," "might" and "ought to" include

conditional, so you cannot combine them with "would."

Examples:
If I didn't have to work tonight, I would could go to the fitness center.
Not Correct

If I didn't have to work tonight, I could go to the fitness center. Correct

Future Real Conditional vs. Future Unreal Conditional

To help you understand the difference between the future real

conditional and the future unreal conditional, compare the examples below:

Examples:

If you help me move tomorrow, I will buy you dinner. Future Real
Conditional
(I don't know if you can help me.)

If you helped me move tomorrow, I would buy you dinner. Future

Unreal Conditional
(You can't help me, or you don't want to help me.)

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VI. PRACTICE

Task 1. U’R Conditioning

Direction: Write the letter R if the sentence is in Future REAL

Conditional form and U if the form is in Future UNREAL conditional.
Then, identify the verb in the if-clause and result-clause. Write it on
your answer sheet.

1) If I go to my friend's house for dinner tonight, I will take a bottle of wine or some
flowers.
2) If I were not visiting my cousin next day, I would help you tidy up your room.
3) If the weather is nice, she is going to walk to work.
4) I am busy next week. If I had time, I would come to your party.
5) If they catch all the big fish, the species won’t survive.
6) Jerry would help me with my homework tomorrow if he didn't have to work.
7) I’ll bring my camera if we go to the zoo.
8) I am busy next week. If I had time, I would come to your party.
9) The sky looks dark. If it rains, we’ll get wet.
10) If I were not going to visit my grandmother tomorrow, I would help you study.

Task 2. Getting Ready

A.
Direction: Use the correct structure of future real conditional
(verb form) in the following sentences. Write your answer in
your answer sheet.

1) He _____________ (help) me if he ________________

(know) the answer.

2) If the shop ___________ (open), I ____________ (buy) a souvenir.

3) If she __________ (miss) the bus, she ______________ (not get) here on time.

B.
Direction: Complete these if-clauses by supplying the result clauses. Use future
unreal conditionals correctly.

1) If I had the chance to do it again,

_____________________________________________________________.

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 2) If I had the wings,
_____________________________________________________________.

Task 3. On the Go!

1A. Read the information.

Fish is one of the world’s favorite foods. Around the world, the
average person eats 36 pounds (16 kg) of fish every year. But many
kinds of fish around the world are disappearing because people catch
too many of them. Scientists say that 90 percent of the biggest fish are
gone now. If we catch too many big fish now, there won’t be any baby fish in the future.
Our way of fishing now is not sustainable—it can’t continue for a long time without
hurting the environment.

B. You are a member of an environmental group called Save the Oceans. You want
to take action to solve the fishing problem. Talk about these plans. What will happen
if we follow each one?

Plan A: Plan B: Plan C:

Don’t eat fish! Safe fish symbol. Strict laws about Fishing!

Tell people to stop Make a special symbol Make stronger laws

buying and eating fish. for fish that is caught in a
Put ads in newspapers sustainable way. Make
and magazines, and commercials to tell people
make TV commercials to to look for this symbol in
explain why fishing hurts supermarkets and
the environment. restaurants.
about how many fish
people can catch. Send
special police in fast boats
to all of the fishing areas to
make sure that fishing
boats follow the laws.

Answer: ____________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________

C. Talk about possible future situations. Apply future real conditional in your
sentences. Which is the best plan? Why? Explain your decision.
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________

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Use simple paragraph rubric:

Criteria 5 4 3 2 1
Content All Only five Only four Only three Only two
sentences in sentences sentences sentences sentences
the in the in the in the in the
paragraph paragraph paragraph paragraph paragraph
respond to
respond respond to respond to respond
the question.to the the the to the
question. question. question. question.
Organization All rules on Any 1-2 Any 3-4 Any 5 rules More than
of Ideas capitalization, rules are rules are are not 5 rules
spelling, not not properly are not
grammar, properly properly observed. properly
etc. are observed. observed. observed.
perfectly
observed.
Mechanics The The The The The
of Writing paragraph paragraph paragraph paragraph paragraph
shows a shows 1-2 shows 3-4 shows 5 has
logical sentences sentences sentences more
arrangement which which are which are than 5
of ideas. are not not not sentences
properly properly properly which are
organized. organized. organized. not
properly
organized.

2A. Direction: What would you do if you were a billionaire? Create a paragraph stating
the things that you would be done in our present situation. Use future unreal
conditionals in your sentences. Write it on a separate sheet of paper.

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

(Use the same paragraph rubric given in Task 3C.)

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VII. POST TEST

Direction: Choose the correct verb tense to complete each of

the following sentences. Write your answer on the blank
provided.

1. If you ____________ late again, you’ll lose the job.

A. came
B. come
C. will come

2. If our daughter __________ all her exams, we’ll buy her a big present.
A. passed
B. passes
A. will pass

3. Marian wouldn’t be helping them if they _______________ for help.

A. not ask
B. was not asking
C. were not asking

4. I am afraid I won't be able to come to your wedding next week because my company
is sending me to New York to attend a trade show. I (miss, never) _____________
your wedding if I (have) _________ a choice in the matter.
A. am never miss / had
B. was never missed / had
C. would never miss / had

5) Even if they managed to convince him to run for president in the next election, he
(be, never) ____________________ elected. His ideas are too dramatic and
unconventional to be accepted by the mainstream.
A. was never be
B. will never be
C. would never be

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VIII. Assignments

A. Direction: Use future real conditionals to complete the

sentence about a problem in nature in our country.

1. If we believe in conservation, we will

___________________________________.

2. If ________________________________________,
many animals will be saved.

3. If people want to make positive changes, they will _________________________.

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B. Direction: In our current situation, we are experiencing a pandemic health and

economic crisis and one of our contributions is just to stay at home. Using the future
real conditionals, complete the sentence…

If/When I stay at home

___________________________________________________________________.

If/When I don’t stay at home

__________________________________________________________________

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LIST OF SOURCES:

Functional English for Today Textbook pages 281-286, Teacher’s Guide pages 265-
272
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/hypothetical
https://www.englishpage.com/conditional/futureconditional.html
https://www.englishpage.com/conditional/conditional7.htm
https://www.really-learn-english.com/english-short-stories-english-conditionals-2.html
http://www.learnenglish-online.com/grammar/readings/secondconditional
https://www.qqeng.com/textbooks/pdf/1019/1.pdf
https://ngl.cengage.com/assets/downloads/wrldeng_pro0000000511/level_2_unit_8_
final.pdf
https://www2.estrellamountain.edu/faculty/stonebrink/ESL040/Conditional%20Hando
uts%20p1&3%20ESL%20Library.pdf
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/conditional-sentences-1
https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/everyday-grammar-introducing
conditionals/2778457.html

Merriam Webster

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 ANSWER KEY:

Pre-Test
1) A. are
2) B. play
3) C. would
4) A. didn’t
5) C. would be meeting

Practice Task 1. U’R Conditioning

1) R - go / will take
2) U - were not visiting / would help
3) R - is / am
4) U - had / would come
5) R - catch / won’t
6) U - would / didn’t
7) R - will buy / go
8) U - had / would come
9) R - rains / will get
10) U - weren’t giving / would help

Practice Task 2. Getting Ready

A1. Will help / knows
2. opens / will buy
3. misses / will not get
B. Answers vary

Practice Task 3. On the Go!

Answers vary (follow the rubrics)

Post Test
1. B. come
2. B. passes
3. C. were not asking
4. C. would never miss / had
5) C. would never be

Assignments
Answer vary

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