Present Unreal Conditionals

(describe a situation that does not

exist, but could happen, and the
possible results of it)
Form
 IF + simple past + comma + conditional
(WOULD + base form)

 If bilingual education were banned in the

United States, immigrant children would
not attend bilingual classes anymore.

 Make your own sentence and share it with

your neighbour.
Form 2
 conditional (WOULD + base form) + IF +
simple past

 Immigrant children would not attend

bilingual classes anymore if bilingual
education were banned in the United
States.

 Make your own sentence and share it with

your neighbour.

 Do exercises 1-5 on p. 153

Connectors

 despite, despite the fact that

 contrast 2 opposite ideas in the
same sentence
Despite

Look at these 2 sentences.

Decide which one is correct and
which one is incorrect.

 Despite the difficulties, he failed.

 Despite the difficulties, he

succeeded.
Form
 Despite + noun/gerund + comma
+ sentence

 Despite the difficulties, many

people still immigrate to the U.S.
 Despite struggling to make a living,
many immigrants succeed in the
U.S.
Form
 Despite the fact that + sentence
+ comma + sentence

 Despite the fact that an

immigrant’s life is difficult, many
people still decide to immigrate.

 Make your own sentence.

 Do exercises on p. 154-155.
More Connectors

 although and even though

 contrast 2 opposite ideas in the

same sentence
 The argument appears in the main
clause, not the subordinate clause.