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English 9: Quarter 1 - Module 2B: Using (Unreal) Conditionals in
English 9: Quarter 1 - Module 2B: Using (Unreal) Conditionals in
English 9
Quarter 1 – Module 2B:
Using (Unreal) Conditionals in
Expressing Arguments
English – Grade 9
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 1 – Module 2B: Using Unreal Conditionals in Expressing Arguments First
Edition, 2020
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Welcome to the English 9 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on Using Unreal
Conditionals in Expressing Arguments!
This module was collaboratively designed, developed, and reviewed by educators both
from public and private institutions to assist you, the teacher, or facilitator in helping
the learners meet the standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum while overcoming their
personal, social, and economic constraints in schooling.
This learning resource hopes to engage the learners in guided and independent
learning activities at their own pace and time. Furthermore, this also aims to help
learners acquire the needed 21st-century skills while taking into consideration their
needs and circumstances.
In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the body of
the module:
As a facilitator, you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this module. You
also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to manage their
learning. Furthermore, you are expected to encourage and assist the learners as they
do the tasks included in the module.
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Welcome to the English 9 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on Using Unreal
Conditionals in Expressing Arguments!
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What I Have Learned sentences/paragraphs to be filled in to
process what you learned from the lesson.
1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any part of the
module. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer What I Know before moving on to the other activities
included in the module.
3. Read the instruction carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking your answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
6. Return this module to your teacher/facilitator once you are through with it.
If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not hesitate
to consult your teacher or facilitator. Always bear in mind that you are not alone.
We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful learning and gain
a deep understanding of the relevant competencies. You can do it!
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Lesson
2.
Using Unreal Conditionals
2 in Expressing Arguments
This module was designed and written with you in mind. Specific situations will draw
you to express yourself using conditionals. This lesson will provide you particular
useful information in exploring real and unreal conditions/situations. It is here to help
you master unreal conditionals in expressing arguments. The scope of this module
permits it to be used in many different learning situations. The language used
recognizes the diverse vocabulary level of students. The lessons are arranged to
provide learners more opportunities to express and communicate using the language,
vocabulary and values integrated which may vary depending on the context or
literature the facilitator may find more helpful to engage maximum participation.
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What I Know
Before you start your journey on unreal conditionals, take the pretest below.
Choose the letter of the correct verb form that will complete each sentence. Write the
chosen letter in your notebook.
1. If you ___ (participate) in the contest, you could have won the first prize.
A. participated B. had participated
2. If I were taller, I ___________ (play) Basketball.
A. would have played B. would play
3. If I _____ (know) that it would turn out to be a disaster, I would have not done it.
A. had known B. knew
4. If she ______ (be) a lawyer, she would offer her legal services for free.
A. would be B. were
5. If Lawrence had come to my house, we _______ (finish) answering our
assignments.
A. could have finished B. would finish
6. If Luis ______ (devote) his time to practicing his piece, he could have won the
oratorical contest.
A. had devoted B. devoted
7. If I ____ (be) a man with a shady past, would you like me?
A. were B. had been
8. If I _____ (save) money, I could have bought a new phone.
A. saved B. had saved
9. If I ______ (own) a car, I would drive to school.
A. owned B. had owned
10.If I _______ (know) his name, I would have said hello.
A. knew B. had known
11.If my parents _______ (invest) in the stock market years ago, we would have
become a millionaire.
A. invested B. had invested
12.If I _____ (know) you were sick, I would have not asked you to come.
A. had known B. knew
13.If she _____ (be) an animal, she would be a dog.
A. were B. had been
14.Mercy _____ (agree) to join them if they had asked her.
A. would have agreed B. would agree
15.If the trial _____ (be) successful, we might have submitted the final output.
A. had been B. were
Were you able to get the right answers? ( Please show honesty in checking your
answers on page 16. )
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If you got 15 – Congratulations! That’s excellent. If your score is 12-
14, Great job!
A condition clause, often called the if-clause may be found at the beginning of
the end of a conditional sentence. When it is placed at the beginning of a sentence, a
comma separates it from the main or result clause. When it is found at the end of the
sentence, no comma is required.
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Notes to the Teacher
Review of the simple and perfect tenses is very important when discussing
conditional tenses. Students will find difficulty in comprehending conditional
tenses if they do not have knowledge on simple and perfect tenses.
What’s New
Reading Passage
Read the lyrics excerpt of Beyonce’s song, If I Were A Boy, and answer the questions
that follow. Write the letter of your answer in your notebook.
If I were a boy
Even just for a day
I'd roll outta bed in the morning
And throw on what I wanted and go
Drink beer with the guys
And chase after girls
I'd kick it with who I wanted
And I'd never get confronted for it
'Cause they'd stick up for me
If I were a boy
I think I could understand
How it feels to love a girl
I swear I'd be a better man I'd
listen to her
'Cause I know how it hurts
When you lose the one you wanted
'Cause he's taken you for granted
And everything you had got destroyed
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Yeah, you don't understand, oh
How it feels to love a girl someday
You wish you were a better man
You don't listen to her
You don't care how it hurts
Until you lose the one you wanted
'Cause you've taken her for granted
And everything you had got destroyed
2. In the first stanza, what things could the persona(speaker) have NOT done if
she were a boy?
A. The persona would get out of bed in the morning, quickly put on his dress,
and go out to have a drink with the other boys.
B. The persona would pursue girls whom he wanted and hang out with them.
C. The persona would confront the girls for treating him cruelly.
3. In the second stanza, what things could the persona(speaker) have done if she
were a boy?
A. The persona thinks he could understand the feeling of loving a girl and he
promises that he would be a better man.
B. The persona would not listen to the girl because he knew the feeling of being
taken for granted.
C. The persona knew nothing of the pain of losing someone because he
underestimated the girl’s value as a person.
5. What feeling is expressed in the concluding line, But you're just a boy!?
A. Disappointment B. Anger C. Regret
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What is It
The lyrics of Beyonce’s song, If I Were a Boy, exemplifies the conditional. The
song lyrics expresses an action or an idea on something that is only imagined. The
persona in the song imagines what she would do if she were a boy.
Unreal or
Counterfactual
Conditional
-action is characterized
by the impossibility
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-shows unfulfilled The verb is in the past would/ could/ might
actions in the past perfect tense. + have + past
participle of the main
-cannot be fulfilled
verb
because the action in
Ex.
the if-clause did not he would have passed
happen If Mario had studied the test.
hard,
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What’s More
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1. If I _____ (be) an influencer, I ______ (use) my platform to help others in need.
2. I ____ (tell) the truth if I _____ (be) given a chance to give my opinion.
3. If I _____ (have) a car, I ______ (visit) my relatives in the province.
4. No one ______ (trust) him if he _______ (keep on) lying.
5. If he ________ (listen) to me, we ______ (argue negative).
A. List three things you would do if you only had one month to live. How would
you make your life meaningful?
If I had only one month to live,
1. ______________________________________________________ 2.
______________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________
B. List two things you would not do if you were a father/mother.
If I were a father/mother,
3. ______________________________________________________
4. ______________________________________________________
What I Have Learned
1. What would you do if you had a million pesos? How would you help the COVID
19 patients?
A. ___________________________________________________________ B.
___________________________________________________________
C. ___________________________________________________________
2. What would you do if you were the principal of your school. How would you
help the students who are having problems in Distance Learning. A.
____________________________________________________________ B.
____________________________________________________________
C. ____________________________________________________________
3. What could you have done if you had failed to answer the activities in this
module?
A. ____________________________________________________________ B.
____________________________________________________________
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C. ____________________________________________________________
What I Can Do
Presenting My Arguments
Below are situations that are happening in our society today. Do you agree or disagree
with the statements below? Present your arguments using PRESENT UNREAL
CONDITIONALS.
Assessment
Now, are you ready to take the posttest? Be sure to review the important concepts
before you answer the questions below.
Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the correct verb form that will complete each
sentence. Write the chosen letter in your notebook.
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6. If I ______ (become) conscious of my health condition, I would have recovered
fast.
A. had become B. became
7. Luis would have maintained perfect health if he _______ (stop) smoking.
A. stopped B. had stopped
8. If he _____ (be) given a chance, he could have explained his side of the story.
A. were B. had been
9. If Nelson _____ (walk) more slowly, he would not stumble.
A. walked B. had walked
10.If Jonathan had exerted more effort, he _________________ (pass) the test.
A. would pass B. would have passed
11.If Luisa had not offended her teacher, she ___________ (go) home sooner
A. would go B. would have gone
12.The teacher would not be angry if we ____________ (submit) our work on time.
A. submitted B. had submitted
13.If I were a magician, I _______ (cure) the COVID 19 patients by just looking at
them.
A. would cure B. would have cured
14.If many people _________ (practice) a good lifestyle, they could have saved
themselves from the deadly pandemic.
A. practiced B. had practiced
15.If I were a multi-billionaire, I _______ (pay) for the hospital expenses of all the
COVID 19 patients confined in the hospitals nationwide.
A. would have paid B. would pay
Additional Activities
Concluding the Condition Clause
Using unreal conditionals, write in a separate sheet of paper your reflection and
insights or lessons learned from Module 2: Using Conditionals in Expressing
Arguments.
A. Think of an unreal or imaginary situation where you are in. Then list 3 things
that you would do in such an unreal or imaginary situation?
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
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B. Mention 2 things that you regretted because it did not happen.
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
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References
What I Know What's More Assessment
Act.1.
19. A .would have believed
2 . would have reported
10 .B 3 . treated
4 . would have been
11 .B 5 . realized
Act.2
12 .A
ere – would use
13 .A
ould have told - had
given
14 .A
ad - would visit
Answer Key
Books:
Angelicum College. 2016. Communication Arts in English YS 10. Quezon City: REX
Book Store.
Gabriel, J.P & Martires, E.M. 1990. Communication Skills III. Quezon City: RR Yan
Printing Press.
Electronic Source:
Azlyrics.com.2008. Beyonce Knowles: If I Were a Boy. Retrieved June 18, 2020, from
https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/beyonceknowles/ifiwereaboy.html
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