Teaching Subjunctive mood

1. If I …………………….., even just for a day, I’d roll out of bed in the morning
were a boy

2. UNIT 11
Subjunctive Mood

3. TABLE OF CONTENTS
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5. First conditional
I have enough money I will buy a villa
If
If S + V (HTD) S + modal verb + V

6. Check-up
Put the verbs in brackets in the correct forms to complete each sentence.
1. If it ___________ tomorrow, the retreat ________________, and he will
be on regular duty. (rain, be canceled)
2. I you ____________ your computer on a regular basis, you ___________
important data. (back up, not lose)
rain
First conditional
will be canceled
back up will not lose

7. Check-up
on a regular basis Thường xuyên
First conditional

8. Check-up
Choose the correct option to complete each sentence
1. If your injury gets worse, you __________have to see a doctor immediately.
(A) will (B) should (C) would (D) might
First conditional

9. Check-up
Injury (n)
Vết thương,
thương tổn
First conditional

11. If If I had millions of US dollars now, I would give you a half.

12. If Ved, were S + would + bare infinitive
could/
might
Past Subjunctive
If I had millions of US dollars now, I would give you a half.

13. Check-up
Put the verbs in brackets in the correct forms to complete each sentence.
1. If I ________where he is, I __________to meet him right away. (know, go)
2. If I __________ in your position, I _______________ for the position
advertised on the paper. (be, apply)
3. If sales weren’t so bad, we ____________a few day off. (take)
4. If I ___________, I would return the dress. (be)
knew
Past Subjunctive
would go
were would apply
would take
were

14. Check-up
1. If I were you, I ------to serve as
an assistant coordinator.
(A) continues
(B) continued
(C) will continue
(D) would continue
2. If you ----closer to your workplace,
you would use your car a lot less.
(A) live
(B) living
(C) lives
(D) lived
Choose the correct option to complete each sentence
Past Subjunctive

15. Vocabulary
Return (v)
Assistant coordinator (n)
Trả lại
Trợ lý điều phối

16. Nếu tôi học TOEIC sớm hơn, tôi đã có chứng chỉ rồi.
Past Perfect Subjunctive
If I had learned TOEIC earlier I would have had a good job now
If Past Perfect S + would have + V PII

17. Put the verb in brackets in the correct form to complete each sentence.
1. If I had known about your difficulty, I ________________ to help you.
(try)
2. If he had been elected chairman, things _________________
differently. (go)
Check-up
would have tried
Past Perfect Subjunctive
would have gone

18. Choose the correct option to complete each sentence.
1. If the merchandiser had attended the auction, she ________ a
better deal.
(A) would find
(B) found
(C) would have found
(D) would be found
Check-up
Past Perfect Subjunctive

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20. PRACTICE

21. Practice exercise
Select the best answer to complete
the sentence.
1. If you ----------any help, I will be
willing to assist you.
(A) need
(B) needed
(C) be needed
(D) had needed
2. I --------- my job more if it was closer
to my place.
(A) enjoy
(B) will enjoy
(C) would enjoy
(D) would have enjoyed

22. Practice exercise Select the best answer to complete the
sentence.
3. If I were in your position, I -----
a closer look at the situation.
(A) took
(B) will take
(C) would take
(D) would have taken
4. If maria had not given me
infrmation about the area, I-----lost.
(A) will get
(B) would be getting
(C) get
(D) would have gotten

23. Practice exercise
Select the best answer to complete the sentence.
5. If they had checked the package
properly, the food wouldn’t -------bad.
(A) goes
(B) going
(C) to go
(D) have gone
6. If the weather is fine tomorrow, we
-----able to host an open-air concert.
(A) were
(B) will be
(C) would be
(D) would have been

24. Practice exercise
Select the best answer to complete the sentence.
7. If the company ------- a survey, it
would have a better understanding of
what its customers want.
(A) conducts
(B) conducting
(C) has conducted
(D) had conducted
8. The clients wouldn’t ------- so confused
now if the travel agency had posted
travel information on its website.
(A) be
(B) being
(C) have been
(D) to be
Mix
subjunctive

25. Mix subjunctive
If clause Main clause
If clause (QKHT) S + would + be + V

26. Vocabulary
Check (v)
Survey (n/v)
Kiểm tra
(Bản) khảo sát
Conduct (v) Tiến hành, thực hiện
Host (v) Chủ trì

27. Practice exercise Select the best answer to complete the
sentence.
To Department Heads
From: Jessica parker
Date: December 15
Subject: Employee’s Bonus Leave
On January 1, we are going to start a new company policy ----------- employee’s annual
leave. Every year, one employee from each department will recieve bonus leave if he/
she ------------ outstanding performance.
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10
9. (A) despite
(B) with regard to
(C) as long as
(D) in contrast to
10. (A) do
(B) does
(C) doing
(D) did

28. Practice exercise
Select the best answer to complete
the sentence.
The eligible employees will receive an additional three days of annual leave. --------.
I--------grateful if you could give me a list of eligible employees before the meeting.
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12
11. (A) We might cancel the meeting because of it
(B) The meeting is going to be tomorrow morning at 10.
(C) No one in your department is eligible for a bonus
(D) The meeting room is occupied at the moment
12. (A) will be
(B) would be
(C) would have been
(D) have been

29. Vocabulary
With regard to
Eligible for
Liên quan đến
Có tư cách....

30. Practice exercise
13. What information is NOT included on the form?
(A) An e-mail address
(B) A telephone number
(C) A home’s location
(D) The service problem
Thunder Internet Service
Required fields are marked with an asterisk
Name Katherine Turner
E-mail kate80@ohmail.com
Date April 20
Phone number (065) 332-5544
Address
Subject Internet disconnection

31. Practice exercise Select the best answer to complete
the sentence.
14. On which date did the interruption of the service begin?
(A) April 19.
(B) April 20.
(C) April 21.
(D) April 22.
Date
.......
April 20
......
However, yesterday, I started to have trouble with my Internet connections
and today I can’t gey any service at all.

32. Practice exercise Select the best answer to complete
the sentence.
15. What is the purpose of the e-mail?
(A) To inform a person of a technician’s visit.
(B) To give a customer a refund.
(C) To apologize for a late shipment.
(D) To complain about a product.
I have talked to the technical team, and they assume that some of your
equipment must have suffered a mechanical malfunction. We would like to
dispatch a technician to your first to check your equipment tomorrow.

33. Practice exercise Select the best answer to complete
the sentence.
16. In the e-mail, the word ‘assume’ in paragraph 2, line 1 is
closest in meaning to?
(A) concur
(B) suppose
(C) present
(D) allow
I have talked to the rechnical team, and they assume that some of your equipment
must have suffered a mechanical malfunction.

34. Practice exercise Select the best answer to complete
the sentence.
17. What is suggested about Paul Taylor?
(A) He visited Ms. Turner
(B) He will be calling Ms. Turner
(C) He is on vacation
(D) Ms. Turner has not talked to him
The technician you talked to will give you a call first thing tomorrow morning to
schedule a visit. His phone number is (312) 667-2211. You can call him directly if
you do not hear from him early tomorrow

35. Vocabulary
Suppose (v)
Technician (n)
Cho rằng, nghĩ rằng
Kỹ thuật viên
Settle (v) Giải quyết
Dispatch (v) Cử đi, phái đi

36. REVIEW
Past Subjunctive Past Perfect Subjunctive
First conditional
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 If clause (QKD),
S+ would/ could/ might+ V
 If clause ( HTD),
clause (future)
 If clause (QKHT), S+ would
have + V Pii