SEMI-DETAILED LESSON PLAN

GRADE 9 ENGLISH

I. OBJECTIVES
A. MELCS Essential Learning competency
EN9G-lle-20: Use conditional in expressing arguments.

B. Specific Objectives
At the end of this lesson, students are expected to:
a. distinguish the types of conditionals;
b. use correct verb forms in constructing conditional sentences and;
c. express arguments on social and environmental issues using
conditionals

II. SUBJECT MATTER

Topic: Using Conditional in Expressing Argument

III. MATERIALS
Instructional Materials
Visual aids (cartolina, manila paper)

IV. PROCEDURE
A. Preliminary activities.
a. Prayer
b. Greetings
c. Checking of attendance
d. Classroom management

B. Lesson Recapitulation
Ask students to answer the following questions:
(a) This tells us that an action happens because of another action,
such as: what will happen, what could happen, what we wish would happen,
and what might have happened. (Conditionals)
(b) Choose whether the following sentences are Zero or First
conditional:
1. You get water if you mix hydrogen and oxygen. (Zero conditional)
2. If we care for our environment, it will grow in abundance. (First
conditional)

C. MOTIVATION
(a.) Brain Teaser: Have students answer the following riddles by playing
hangman.
1. Riddle: I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am
I?
Answer: candle
 2. Riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water?
Answer: sponge
3. Riddle. What can you break, even if you never pick it up or touch it?
Answer: promise

D. Discussion
Encourage the students to participate and engage during the lesson proper:

Conditionals tell us that an action happens because of another action, such

as: what will happen, what could happen, what we wish would happen, and what
might have happened.
1. I win the lottery, I become rich.
2. If I win the lottery, I will buy a car.
3. If I won the lottery, I would buy a car.
4. If I had won the lottery, I would have bought a car.

Differentiate the If CLAUSE (CONDITION) to MAIN CLAUSE (RESULT).

They all use two (2) clauses separated by a comma and have the word 'IF', but they
differ from each other. When the IF-CLAUSE is placed at the end of the sentence, no
comma is required.

Conditionals have 2 Kinds – real and unreal/untrue. Additionally, their conditions are
categorized into four, namely zero, first, second, and third. Zero and first conditionals are
categorized as real, while recond & third are unreal.

The last two conditionals to be introduced and tackled are Second and Third Conditional.

Second Conditional
- is used to talk about conditions in the future that are probably not going to happen;
and talk about something in the present, which is impossible and imaginary.
- It follows the form [If + simple past tense of a verb,] + [would + base form of a
verb.]
Ex.
1. If I won the lottery, I would buy my own island.
2. What would you do if you became the president?
3. She would travel all over the world if she were rich.
*note that in the third example, were is used instead of was with subjects in the if-clause.
The verb (were) in the if-clause is in the subjunctive mood because it expresses an
impossible situation.

The subjunctive mood expresses wishes, suggestions, demands, or desires in a sentence

with usually two clauses, with a verb such as wish (or suggest, demand, etc.) in one clause
and a second verb in the subjunctive mood. In the sentence 'I wish I were the president'
the verb 'were' is in the subjunctive mood.
 - Is used for unreal situations/imaginations, something which have not happened in the
present and will not happen in the future.
- Example: If I won the lottery, I would buy a car.

Third Conditional
- Is often used when we regret something or imagine a past unreal situation; a past
condition that did not happen.
- It follows the form [If + past perfect tense of a verb,] + [would + have + past
participle form of a verb.]
Ex.
1. If I had known my relatives were coming, I would have prepared a delicious
meal.
2. If the suspect hadn’t lied to the victim before, she would have believed him.
3. She wouldn’t have been tired if she had gone to bed earlier.
*You can also use modals in the main clause instead of “would'' to express the degree of
certainty, permission, or a recommendation about the outcome.
*Adverbs of frequency (never, sometimes, and so on) and negotiation (not) may be used as
needed.

- A past unreal conditional; used to express impossible conditions in the past; these
conditions did not happen but we wish they happened.
- Example: If I had won the lottery, I would have bought a car.
F. Post Discussion Activities
Ask students to answer the given activities to gauge what they have learned in the
course of the discussion.
(a.) Have students answer the given activity by writing (2) for Second
Conditional and (3) for Third Conditional. Directions: Read the sentences carefully
and write 2 if it is a Second Conditional and 3 if it is a Third Conditional.
____2___ 1. If I were you, I would want to be a doctor
____3___ 2. If she had found his phone number, she might have called him for the
party.
____3___ 3. If we had gone on a picnic, we would have had a lot of fun.
____2___ 4. If I knew the answer, I would tell you.
____3___ 5. If Ashlie had eaten her breakfast, she wouldn’t have had a stomach
ache.

(b.) Directions: Read the paragraph and complete the clauses that come after
it.

Tristan and Thalia are twins. They are very close. They never quarrel. They
are always together. They help each other in almost everything they do. For instance,
if Thalia irons the clothes, Tristan puts the ironed clothes in the cabinet; and if Tristan
washes the dishes, Thalia dries them up. What do you think Thalia or Tristan will do
in the situations given below?

1. If Thalia cooks, Tristan_____________________________________

2. If Tristan waters the plant, __________________________________
3. If Thalia stays up late, _____________________________________
4. If Tristan is sick, __________________________________________
5. If Thalia has a hard time doing a school task, ___________________
*answers may vary

F. APPLICATION
Have students answer the given activity:
Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb in parenthesis
expressing real or possible condition.
1. If we forget the value of nature in our life, we __will__ (regret) it later.
2. If we treat others with justice and fairness, crimes __will__ (decline) in
number.
 3. Revenge will be best served if you __let__ (let) law and justice prevail.
4. If we (live) _live__ in equality with others, a harmonious relationship
will exist.
5. Peace and unity (triumph) __will triumph__ if the people treat each
other with compassion and empathy.

G. GENERALIZATION
Ask students to give their insight of the summary of the lesson and how they
can use it to express arguments on social and environmental issues.

H. Evaluation.
Have students supply the missing clause in each of the sentences below. Observe
correct verb form in completing the sentences:
1. If the world ends tomorrow, ____________________________________.
2. If the sky is full of dark clouds, _________________________________.
3. ______________________________ if I touch the hot kettle.
4. If Lella is hungry, ______________.
5. If I get high grades in the exam, _________________________.
*answers may vary

I. Assignment
Have students answer the activity: Circle the correct verb that will complete the
conditional sentences found in the paragraph.

Playing at the Park

Every weekend, I always *1(spend, will spend) time outside with my niece
and nephew. We love going to a nearby park. If we *2(ride, will ride) our bikes, it
*3(takes, will take) about fifteen minutes to get there. However, if there *4(was, will
be) a heavy traffic, it would take a little longer. Once we arrived at the park, the kids
would choose their favorite playground equipment. Jerry often played on the climbing
walls. I got easily nervous as he climbed too high. I often reminded him that if he
*5(was not, won't be) careful, he *6(fell, would fall). Meanwhile, Shirley often played
on the seesaw. Since she did not know all the kids at the park, she would often ask
me if I could play with her instead. But if she *7(find, found) someone to play with her,
she *8(spent, would spend) the entire time playing on the seesaw. Sometimes. I
talked to other parents and tried to get to know them. After an hour, I would ask the
children to rest for a bit as we prepared to go home Jerry and Shirley enjoyed playing
at the park. I told them that if the weather is fine next time, we *9(come, will come)
back. We reached home with smiles on our faces. If we *10(do, did) this more often,
Jerry and Shirley will be able to meet new friends at the park.