First and second conditional

Grammar - First and second conditional

Perspectives - C1 Level

Pg 34 & 35​

If we don't change our course before 2050, most of the fisheries of the world will have collapsed.

If everyone made smart choices, it would make a huge difference.

Coral reefs would not be disappearing so fast if there were more marine reserves.

If we can inspire world leaders to create marine reserves, we will be able to protect more species.

Multiple Select

Which sentences refer to a real future possibility?

• If we don't change our course before 2050, most of the fisheries of the world will have collapsed.

• If everyone made smart choices, it would make a huge difference.

• Coral reefs would not be disappearing so fast if there were more marine reserves.

• If we can inspire world leaders to create marine reserves, we will be able to protect more species.

Multiple Select

Which sentences refer to a hypothetical or unlikely situation in the present or future?

• If we don't change our course before 2050, most of the fisheries of the world will have collapsed.

• If everyone made smart choices, it would make a huge difference.

• Coral reefs would not be disappearing so fast if there were more marine reserves.

• If we can inspire world leaders to create marine reserves, we will be able to protect more species.

REAL FUTURE POSSIBILITY

If we don't change our course before 2050, most of the fisheries of the world will have collapsed.

If we can inspire world leaders to create marine reserves, we will be able to protect more species.

REAL FUTURE POSSIBILITY

If we don't change our course before 2050, most of the fisheries of the world will have collapsed.

If we can inspire world leaders to create marine reserves, we will be able to protect more species.

HYPOTHETICAL OR UNLIKELY SITUATION IN THE PRESENT OR FUTURE

If everyone made smart choices, it would make a huge difference.

Coral reefs would not be disappearing so fast if there were more marine reserves.

HYPOTHETICAL OR UNLIKELY SITUATION IN THE PRESENT OR FUTURE

If everyone made smart choices, it would make a huge difference.

Coral reefs would not be disappearing so fast if there were more marine reserves.

Multiple Select

If we don't change our course before 2050, most of the fisheries of the world will have collapsed.

Which other modal verb (s) could you use to replace the one in red?

• may

• might

• could

Multiple Select

If everyone made smart choices, it would make a huge difference.

Which other modal verb (s) could you use to replace the one in red?

• may

• might

• could

Multiple Select

Coral reefs would not be disappearing so fast if there were more marine reserves.

Which other modal verb (s) could you use to replace the one in red?

• may

• might

• could

Multiple Select

If we can inspire world leaders to create marine reserves, we will be able to protect more species.

Which other modal verb (s) could you use to replace the one in red?

• may

• might

• could

Open Ended

Rewrite this sentence using UNLESS

If we don't change our course before 2050, most of the fisheries of the world will have collapsed.

Multiple Choice

If we don't change our course before 2050, most of the fisheries of the world will have collapsed.

Unless we change our course before 2050, most of the fisheries of the world will have collapsed.

Did the result clause change?

• Yes

• No

If we don't change our course before 2050, most of the fisheries of the world will have collapsed.

Unless we change our course before 2050, most of the fisheries of the world will have collapsed.



Open Ended

Rewrite this sentence using UNLESS

If everyone made smart choices, it would make a huge difference.

Multiple Choice

If everyone made smart choices, it would make a huge difference.

Unless everyone made smart choices, it wouldn't make a huge difference.

Did the result clause change?

• Yes

• No

If everyone made smart choices, it would make a huge difference.

Unless everyone made smart choices, it wouldn't make a huge difference.

Replace if with provided, providing, or as long as.

If we can inspire world leaders to create marine reserves, we will be able to protect more species.

Multiple Choice

Provided/Providing/As long as we can inspire world leaders to create marine reserves, we will be able to protect more species.

Does these conjunctions in red make the condition more or less necessary in order to achieve the result?

• MORE

• LESS