IH UNIVERSITY PROGRAMMES - CELTA

TARGET LANGUAGE ANALYSIS SHEET

CANDIDATE NAME: Griffin Fraser

TP NUMBER: 7 LESSON TYPE: Grammar

TARGET ITEM (e.g. Vocab, Marker Sentence, Functional chunk)

Grammar - second conditionals

MEANING

The second conditional is used to imagine present or future situations that are impossible or unlikely
reality.
Alternatives to ‘if’ - assuming, provided, as long as, suppose, imagine
As long as/provided - requires specific circumstances
Assuming - accepting that something is true
Imagine/suppose - mean the same

MEANS TO CHECK UNDERSTANDING (eg CCQs, Timelines, synonyms, etc.)

Google Form for guided discovery
CCQs: Are we talking about the past, present, or future? (Present or future) • Is this a real or an imag
nary situation? (Imaginary) • How probable is the if clause? (Improbable or unreal) • Can the “would”
clause happen without the if clause happening? (No)
CCQs for alternatives to ‘if’: Are there other words that we use besides if? (Yes, elicit answers)

POTENTIAL PROBLEMS & SOLUTIONS WITH MEANING

Problem: Students Students may confuse other conditional forms.

Solution: Explain that this form deals with unlikely scenarios and as such, the result cannot be a certa
action using “will.” Ex. If I won the lottery, I will buy a boat - does not work as the condition is a near-im
possibility.
FORM (Part of speech, or grammatical breakdown)

If + past simple verb + would + infinitive - comma required between clauses

Would + infinitive + if + past simple verb - no comma
Would - Commonly contracted with subject pronouns - I’d buy a boat if I won a million dollars.

POTENTIAL PROBLEMS & SOLUTIONS WITH FORM

Problem: Students might not pause between clauses in the “If…would” form.
Solution: Point out the comma to indicate a pause, note the separation of clauses. The If-clause is a
fragment unless placed after the main ‘would’-clause.

PRONUNCIATION (IPA, Stress, linking, intonation)

If I saw a child steal a car, I’d call the police. - stress on ‘steal,’ and ‘call.’ Linking ‘I’d’
ɪf aɪ sɔ ə ʧaɪld stil ə kɑr, aɪd kɔl ðə pəˈlis.

If I really needed it, I might keep it. - stress on ‘really,’ and ‘keep.’ Linking needed it, keep it
ɪf aɪ ˈrɪli ˈnidəd ɪt, aɪ maɪt kip ɪt.

I’d go over the speed limit if… - stress on ‘over.’ Linking ‘I’d’ and ‘go over.’
aɪd goʊ ˈoʊvər ðə spid ˈlɪmət ɪf…

POTENTIAL PROBLEMS & SOLUTIONS PRONUNCIATION

Problem: Students do not recognize linking words/sounds.

Solution: Show the vowel proximity to the consonant before it, choral repetition

Sources and References

tophonetics.com
learnenglish.britishcouncil.org