AN ONLINE TREASURE HUNT

An Online Treasure Hunt

CONDITIONALS
for 4th Year High School (English)
by
Ruperto P. Orbon, Jr.
UNIVERSITY OF SAINT ANTHONY
email: r_orbz@yahoo.com

INTRODUCTION

While browsing the internet on the topic that would be the content of my instructional materials, I happened to look on an online website commenting regarding conditionals. Let's read from one who had shared a bit of her expertise on her blog about the topic:

"A good song from a good movie... to practice (BrE:practise) second conditionals, you know, that kind of "if sentence" we use when we talk about unreal, impossible or hypothetical situations.

If + the verb in simple past, would/could/might + bare infinitive (a 'bare infinitive' is an infinitive without 'to'). In formal English we say, If I/he/she were, instead of 'was'. However, in common/plain/colloquial English we do use 'if I was'..."

See the importance of forming the right grammar structure for making conditionals in our the daily encounter of our life? The right uses of the form of conditionals make communication skills more effective and more professional.

In the previous unit we learned about verbs. In this activity, we begin learning about a more complex correct usage of verb through what we call Conditionals. We will do so by reading some websites that provide an overview about Conditionals. As you read each website ( listed under Resources below), you look for answers to some questions, and finally answering the Big Question.

You will do this activity in groups of five. Be sure to collaborate with each other in answering the questions and understand the basics and forms of conditionals.

QUESTIONS

1. What are conditionals?
2. What are the forms of conditionals?
3. What are the kinds of conditionals?
4. What are the rules in every form of conditionals?
5. Jerry (helps, help) me with my homework when he (had, has) time.
6. A: What (would, will) you (do, did) if you (won, win) the lottery?
7. B: I (would buy, will be buying) a house.
8. I ( would, will) be happy if I (married, marry) Flora.
9. I (will have been inviting, would have invited) Mama in our Adieu if she (had been, has been) free yesternight.
10. My boss ( gets, got) angry if I ( was, am) late for work.

WEB REOSURCES

Definition of Conditionals

http://www.selfknowledge.com/19300.htm

http://www.englishpage.com/conditional/conditionalintro.html

http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-conditional.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_being#Essence_versus_state

The Basic Forms of Conditionals and its Kinds

http://www.englishpage.com/conditional/presentconditional.html

http://www.englishpage.com/conditional/conditionalintro.html

http://www3.telus.net/linguisticissues/extended.ph.dfg/111

Real Life Uses of Conditionals

http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-conditional_5.htm

http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-conditional_4.htm

http://www.englishpage.com/conditional/presentconditional.html

http://www3.telus.net/linguisticissues/extended

http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-conditional_3.htm

http://www.sysgen.fi/blog/archives/life-without-ifs

THE BIG QUESTION

A. Now that you have been introduced to conditionals, see if you can answr correctly the sentence below by filling up the lines with the correct conditionals:

1. (If/When)_____I leave work, I usually go to the fitness center to work out.
2. I love to travel! When I (have)_____ enough money, I (go)_____ abroad. I do it almost every year.
3. If I (have)_____enough money, I (go)_____ on vacation to Baguio.However, my bank account is empty!
4. Stop asking me what Alberta bought you for Valentine's Day. Even if I (know)_____what she bought you, I (tell, not)_____you.
5. I am afraid I won't be able to come to your wedding next week because my school is sending me to UP, Diliman to attend the 1st World Creative Youth Forum. I (miss, never)_____your wedding if I (have)_____a choice inthe matter.

B. In four(4) sentences, explain briefly the importance of using conditionals in daily life in your own words.

Write your answers from A and B questions on a short bond paper computerized. Remember that you will answer these as a group, not individually. Write the names of group members on the bond paper. Submission will be next meeting.

Work Harder

I think I need to pursue harder if I wanted to reach the "flag", I sometimes feel a loser even if I got already what I wanted. Anyway, I know already how to handle this. I will still standing up high becasue He is always there for me. \\\\\\\\\\\\\\ All I need is the four-letter-word verb...----> G.R.O.W.