INGLÉS IV

Start up activities Didactic Sequence 2

IF I HAD A MILLION DOLLARS, I COULD...

1.- Students solve written exercises related to the second conditional.

2.- Read carefully the uses and grammatical forms of the second conditional with
oral examples given by the teacher and classmates who have more knowledge
about the theme.

3.- Teacher explains in detail so that every student can express his/her own
examples of a hypothetical situation.

GRAMMAR

SECOND TYPE CONDITIONAL CLAUSES

Conditional Sentences Type II refer to situations that would happen in an hypothetically situation.

Example: If John had the money, he would buy a Ferrari.

The structure for writing a second conditional clause is the following:

First sentence the condition Main clause

IF + Pronoun/noun + Past verb+ predicate, Pronoun/noun + Would + Verb (infinitive) + predicate

IF + John + had + the money, I Would buy a car.

Remember two sentences, one written using “If” and in past tense, and the second using “Would” and in
present.

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Development activities

ACTIVITY 1
SD2-B1

(TEAMS) Now we have 4 imaginary situations. Divide the group in two teams and develop second
conditional sentences for every hypothetical situation and when you finish share your answers with the
rest of the group

A. Win the lottery:

__________________________________________________________________________________________
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__________________________________________________________________________________________

B. Have a new car:

__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________

C. Go to Paris:
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________

D. Travel to space:
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________

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PORTFOLIO OF EVIDENCE

ACTIVITY 2
SD2-B1

With the help of your dictionary if it’s needed, find the meaning of the following adjectives:

HONEST
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LOYAL
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FAIR
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RESPONSIBLE
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TRUSTWORTHY
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JUST
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__________________________________________________________________________________________

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VIRTOUS
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NOBLE
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RESPECTFUL
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RELIABLE
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ACTIVITY 3
SD2-B1

AUDIO

A) Listen, read and repeat.

Everybody would like to win the lottery

Albert –Are you looking for some information?

John –Yes, I want to know if I won the lottery. I bought a ticket.
Albert –How much would you win?
John –Well… the total prize is twenty million;
so, my ticket would win one million!

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Albert –What would you do with that money?

John –Well… I would travel around the world. What would you do?
Albert –With a million, I would buy a beautiful house.
John –But, as my number is not in the list, I’ll buy another one,
maybe next time I would have better luck.
Albert –You’re right! It is good to insist.

B) Practice the dialogue with your partner.

PORTFOLIO OF EVIDENCE

ACTIVITY 4
SD2-B1

Complete the following sentences using the correct form of the verb provided

1. It’s Monday today, but if it ___________________ (be) Saturday, I ______________________ (go)

to the beach.

2. I don’t have any money now, but if I ___________________ (have) some, I _________________
(lend) it to you.

3. I have to work tomorrow, but if I ___________________ (be) free, I ___________________ (go)

shopping with you.

4. Amy can only speak one language, but if she ________________ (can) speak two languages,
she___________________ (apply) for a job at the Multicultural Center.

5. Sue doesn’t know how to knit. If she ___________________ (know) how to knit, she
____________________ (make) a sweater for you for your birthday.

6. I don’t own a pair of skis. If I ________________ (have) skis, I __________________ (go) skiing
with you tomorrow.

7. I can’t understand what he’s saying. If he ___________________ (speak) more clearly, I

________________ (understand) more.

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8. We are not going to buy that house, but if it ______________________ (be) a little cheaper, we
___________ (buy) it.

9. He is not going to pass his exam. If he ______________________ (study) harder, he

____________________ (pass).

10. John has a lot of car accidents. If he _____________________ (drive) more carefully, he
_______________ (have) fewer accidents.

Closing activities

PORTFOLIO OF EVIDENCE

ACTIVITY 5
SD2-B1

Match the first part of the sentence on the left with the correct ending on the right

1. If I were hungry... ________ A. if I were bald.

2. If I were thirsty... ________ B. if the neighbors were very noisy.

3. I would go to the dentist... ________ C. I would take it again.

4. I would buy a wig... ________ D. if I came to work late again.

5. I would quit my job... ________ E. I would eat something.

6. If I saw a bad car accident... ________ F. if I had to work overtime every day.

7. I would move... ________ G. I would move to Mexico.

8. If I spoke Spanish... ________ H. I would make some lemonade.

9. If I failed the course... ________ I. I would call an ambulance.

10. The boss would fire me... ________ J. if I had a tooth ache.

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4.1 Complete the following sentences using your own words

1. If I had some free time,____________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

2. I would move to a bigger apartment if______________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

3. If I had a bike,____________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

4. I would walk to school every day if_________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

5. I would go to the doctor if __________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

6. If I had a roommate, _______________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

7. If I knew his name, _______________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

8. If I had a dog, ____________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

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