The document discusses the second conditional, which is used to talk about unlikely or imaginary situations. It provides the structure for forming second conditional sentences and examples like "If I were the president of my country, I would change many things." Several exercises are included to practice using the second conditional to discuss hypothetical scenarios and what someone would do if a certain situation occurred.

1. Unit 15
Predicaments, Honesty
and Conditionals
WHAT WOULD
YOU DO IF
YOU.....?

2. SECOND CONDITIONAL
Often called the "unreal" conditional because
it is used for unreal - impossible or improbable
- situations. This conditional provides an
imaginary result for a given situation.
NOTE
The verb 'to be', when used in the 2nd
conditional, can be conjugated as ‘was’ or
‘were’ with the first and third persons.

3. SECOND CONDITIONAL
Unreal / Unlikely
Structure
If +  + verb in past + complement, +
base form + complement
 + would + verb in
If +  + didn’t + verb in present + complement, +
would/wouldn’t + verb in base form + complement

+
Examples:
If
I were the president of my country, I would change many things.
What
would you do if you had a lot of money?

4. Examples

5. SECOND CONDITIONAL
If somebody asked me to do a parachute jump for
charity, I would do it without thinking about it.
ENGLISH IV , UNIT 15

6. 2nd conditional
If I could change one
thing about myself, I
would change my
mouth
If she spoke less and
listened more,
she would have more
friends.

7. 2nd conditional
We would save a lot of
electricity if
we turned off the light.
You would be happier if
you studied for your
exams

8. 2nd conditional
I would spend more time
in my room if I had a
computer and internet.
The world would be a
better place if
we learned to be careful.

9. SECOND CONDITIONAL
If I could take vacations,
I would go to Paris.
INGLÉS IV

10. SECOND CONDITIONAL
I
can’t take you to the airport because I
don’t have a car.
___________________________________
I want to go on vacation but I don’t have
enough money.
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ENGLISH IV

11. SECOND CONDITIONAL
Exercise

I want to change my job, but I don’t know what to do.
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
I had better study for the final exams, but I don’t
have all the information and I don’t have enough
time.
_________________________________

I want to buy a new dress, but I can’t find one I like.
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12. SECOND CONDITIONAL
Speaking actitivity
• What would you do if you were a single parent?
•What would you do if you had one day of life?
•What would you do if you were the President of
your country?
Activity:
Write 2 questions using 2nd conditional
Write the name for the person you want to answer those questions.

13. SECOND CONDITIONAL
videos
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsKj6Dv8Jng
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEwcIsTKBU4
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff2wN3OVm3E