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Unit 11: NATIONAL PARKS
LESSON: GRAMMAR
IF CLAUSE _TYPE 3


Gorilla’s family

visitors

fire

Gorilla

Story
Gorilla’s family lived happily
in a forest. One day, a tourist
threw a burning cigarette and
the forest caught fire. Gorilla
did not find her family, so she
was lonely and panic.

Using If clause to make Gorilla happy.
The sentences below will help you

A tourist threw a burning
cigarette, so the forest caught fire.

The forest caught fire, so Gorilla
lost her family.


Gorilla found her family, so she
was happy with them.

Suggestion:
1.If a tourist had not thrown a burning cigarette,
the forest wouldn’t have caught fire.
 IF+ S+ had not + V
3
, S + would not + have + V
3
2.If the forest had not caught fire,
Gorilla could have found her family.
 IF+ S+ had not + V
3
, S+ could + have+ V
3
3.If she had found her family,
she would have been happy.
 IF+ S + had + V
3
, S + would + have + V
3

1.Form:
If+ S
1
+ had (not) + V , S
2
+ (not) + have + V
2.Usage:

To talk about situations that did happen.
3.Meaning:
Nếu … đã …, thì … đã… .
4.Pronunciation:
would have /wudæv/
could have /kudæv/
ed
3
would
could
ed
3
past
NOT


Continuing Gorilla’s story
Nam is a kind-hearted boy living near
the forest. After hearing the story of
Gorilla, Nam thought that if …

“I / not be / busy / that day,
I / go / the forest.”
Nam

“If / I / go / the forest,
I / see / Gorilla.”

“If / I / see / Gorilla, I / take / home.”

“If / I / take / home,
Gorilla / live / happy.”


Suggestion:
Suggestion:
•
If Nam hadn’t been busy that day,
he would have gone to the forest.
•
If he had gone to the forest,
he could have seen Gorilla.
•
If he had seen Gorilla,
he would have taken her home.
•
If Nam had taken her home,
she would have lived happily.


Exchange
Exchange
Questions:
• If Nam hadn’t been
busy, what would he
have done?
• If he had gone to the
forest, what would
he have seen?
•

If he had seen
Gorilla, what would
he have done?
•
If he had taken her
home, what would
happened?
Answers:
•
If Nam hadn’t been
busy, he would have
gone to the forest.
•
If he had gone to the
forest, he would have
seen Gorilla.
•
If he had seen Gorilla,
he would have taken
her home.
•
If he had taken her
home, Gorilla would
have lived happily.


INTERVIEW
JOURNALIST
- Good morning, Nam!
- Do you know about the

forest fire and the
Gorilla?
- What were you doing at
that time?
- If / you / be / there,
what / do?
- What / you / do,
if / meet / that tourist?
- How about Gorilla?

Nam
- Good morning!
- Yes, I do. I’m really sorry for
her.
- I was busy feeding orphaned
animals.
- If / I / be / there, I / stop /
fire to save Gorilla’s
family.
- If / meet / that tourist, I /
put him / into prison.
- I / bring / home,
if / I / meet / Gorilla.
Work in pairs. Make an interview between a journalist and
Nam, a forester, about Gorilla’s story. Clues below will help
you.



Matching

Matching
pictures
pictures
and
and
making
making
sentences
sentences






Suggestions:
Suggestions:
If my family had visited Cuc Phuong
If my family had visited Cuc Phuong
National Park last year, I could have
National Park last year, I could have
seen the 1,000-year-old trees.
seen the 1,000-year-old trees.
Last week, if we had chosen going to Ba
Last week, if we had chosen going to Ba
Dong Beach, we would have enjoyed
Dong Beach, we would have enjoyed
swimming.
swimming.
If we had gone to Cuc Phuong National

If we had gone to Cuc Phuong National
Park, we would have stamped out the
Park, we would have stamped out the
fire.
fire.
If a monkey had used gun, the forest
If a monkey had used gun, the forest
could have caught fire.
could have caught fire.
If Lan had come Hoa Muong Bien
If Lan had come Hoa Muong Bien
Restaurant, she would have had
Restaurant, she would have had
wonderful dishes.
wonderful dishes.