Can an animal talk?

If an animal could talk, it would...

What can you find in the BALD EAGLE
video clip? /bɑːld ˈiː.ɡəl/
If you were the panda, you would…
If you were a dog, you would…
If you were a bald eagle, you would…
CONDITIONAL TYPE 2
If I were a bald eagle, I would fly next to airplanes in the sky
If the panda was human, it would be interested in color photography.
If I were a bald eagle, I would fly next to airplanes in the sky.

If the panda was human, it would always be a very tired human.

IFThe
+ S general form ofSthe
+ PAST TENSE, Second +Condition
+ WOULD is
INFINITIVE
 “WOULD” MODIFICATIONS

1. Contraction:
WOULD → ‘D

If I were a bald eagle, I’d fly next to airplanes in the sky.

If the panda was human, it’d always be a very tired human

→ pronunciation ←
 “WOULD” MODIFICATIONS

2. Could, and might:

“Could” = Would be able to

“Might” = Would maybe

Ex 1a:
shark
/ʃɑːrk/
jellyfish
/ˈdʒel.i.fɪʃ/
seahorse
/ˈsiː.hɔːrs/
panda
/ˈpæn.də/
bald eagle
/bɑːld ˈiː.ɡəl/
Ex 1b:
1. I would __________ (be) a jellyfish if I __________ (become) a sea creature.
Because the jellyfish looks relaxed when it floats in the sea.
2. If Mike __________ (be) a piece in “seahorse chess”, he would __________
(be) a yellow seahorse. Yellow is his favorite color
3. If sharks __________ (have) wings, could they __________ (fly) high like
the bald eagle?
1. I would be (be) a jellyfish if I became (become) a sea creature. Because the
jellyfish looks relaxed when it floats in the sea.
2. If Mike were (be) a piece in “seahorse chess”, he would be (be) a yellow
seahorse. Yellow is his favorite color
3. If sharks had (have) wings, could they fly (fly) high like the bald eagle?
USAGE AND MEANING
1. UNREAL AND UNLIKELY SITUATION
UNREAL AND UNLIKELY SITUATIONS
UNREAL AND UNLIKELY SITUATIONS

Wolf Wolves
UNREAL AND UNLIKELY SITUATIONS

“You were in a sky deck and a wild wolf ran toward you
What would you do?”
A. I would turn my back and run away immediately
B. I would feed the wolf with all of my food
C. I would walk backward slowly and stare at its eyes
UNREAL AND UNLIKELY SITUATIONS

“You were in a sky deck and a wild wolf ran toward you
What would you do?”
A. I would turn my back and run away immediately
B. I would feed the wolf with all of my food
C. I would walk backward slowly and stare at its eyes”
UNREAL AND UNLIKELY SITUATIONS
UNREAL AND UNLIKELY SITUATIONS

Squirrel
 UNREAL AND UNLIKELY SITUATIONS

“What would you do if you were on the 4th floor and a squirrel flew into
your house?”
A. I would try to kill it by hand
B. I would close all interior doors and open all the exterior doors in the house
C. I would attack it aggressively
 UNREAL AND UNLIKELY SITUATIONS

“What would you do if you were on the 4th floor and a squirrel flew into
your house?”
A. I would try to kill it by hand
B. I would close all interior doors and open all the exterior doors in the house
C. I would attack it aggressively
PAIR DISCUSSION
 UNREAL AND UNLIKELY SITUATIONS

The second conditional is used to imagine present or future situations

that are unreal or unlikely in reality

Example: If a wild wolf ran toward me, I would walk backward slowly
and stare at its eyes.
2. ADVICE GIVING
 ADVICE GIVING

“If I were you, I would dress as a gorilla to the party”

What is special in the sentence?

 ADVICE GIVING

“If I were you, I would dress as a gorilla to the party”

Giving advice
PRACTICE
1.If I _____ the howl of the wolf, I _____ find a shelter to hide. (I do not live
near the wolves)
A. hear - will
B. hear - would
C. heard - could
D. heard - would

2. What would you ____ if your frog ____ into a prince after a kiss?
A. do – turned
B. do - turned
C. did - turn
D. did - turned
1. If I _____ the howl of the wolf, I _____ find a shelter to hide. (I do not
live near the wolves)

A. hear – will => First conditional is used for possible situations

B. hear – would => Mismatch
C. heard – could => Could = Would be able to
D. heard – would => Unlikely situation
2. What would you ____ if your frog ____ into a prince after a kiss?

A. do – turnt => turnt is not a word

B. do – turned => Unreal situation
C. did – turn => Would + infinitive
D. did – turned => Would + infinitive
Imagine a situation like this:
In a horse racing competition, 2 jockeys are being interviewed about their feelings before
the race: one rides the fastest horse and one rides the slowest horse. Can you match who
says which sentence?
*jockey: a person whose job is riding horses in races

If I win this race, I'll buy my horse more carrots and apples (said by the …………runner)

If I won this race, I'd buy my horse more carrots and apples (said by the ………. runner)

Why do you think they choose the First or Second Conditional to describe their feelings?
COMPARISON
Conditional Type 1 Conditional Type 2

Form If + present tense, S + will + infinitive

Suggest that something is ……………. Suggest that something is …………

Meaning
to happen at present or in the future to happen at present or in the future
COMPARISON
Conditional Type 1 Conditional Type 2

If + S + past tense, S + would

Form If + present tense, S + will + infinitive
+infinitive

Suggest that something is likely to Suggest that something is unlikely to

Meaning happen at present or in the future happen at present or in the future
ANIMAL KINGDOM
ANIMAL KINGDOM
 ANIMAL KINGDOM
Instruction
- Each visitor needs ENTRY STICKERS to visit the islands.
- To get stickers, visitors must make sentences starting with "If I were..."

For example: To enter the bald eagle island, make a sentence:

"If I were a bald eagle, I would fly high".
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
Game rule:
- The game is played in pairs of students
- Student A will be given a word to fill in the row or column. Student B does not
know the word
- Student A gives the clues to student B by using the second conditional
- Another pair continue the game
Conditional Type 2 is used for unreal situations happening in the past
FALSE
Conditional Type 2 is used for unreal situations happening at present or in the future
Conditional Type 2 can also be used for giving advice
TRUE
If I am a cat, I would sleep all day.
WRONG
If I were a cat, I would sleep all day.
 WRAP UP
IF + S + PAST TENSE, S + WOULD + INFINITIVE

1. Unlikely situations

2. Advice giving