TEACH STUDENTS HOW TO RECOGNIZE AND USE CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

The subject “Teach students how to recognize and use conditional sentences”

TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE
PART ONE: FORM OF THE SUBJECT
PART TWO: INTRODUCTION
I. The reason for choosing the subject
II. Research purposes
III. Research persons.
IV. Research Methods
V. Research Time
PART THREE: CONTENTS
Chapter I: Basic of the subject
Chapter II: The real situation of the subject
Chapter III: The experience initiative has been used
I. Definition
II. Types of conditional sentences
III. How to recognize and rewrite using conditional sentences.
IV. The types of exercises conditionals
1. writing exercises
2. Multip choices
PART FOUR: CONCLUSIONS AND IDEAS
I.Conclusions
II. Ideas
PART FIVE: REFERENCES

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PART ONE: FORM OF THE SUBJECT
Chapter I: Basic of the subject
Chapter II: The real situation of the subject
Chapter III. The initiative has been used
I. Definition
II. Types of conditional sentences
1. The conditional statement

a.If – clause
b.Main clause
2. The conditional subjuntive.
a.If-clause
b.Main – clause
III. How to recognize and rewrite using conditional sentences.
IV. The types of exercises conditionals
1. writing exercises
2. Multip choices

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PART TWO: INTRODUCTION
I. The reason for choosing the subject :General modern foreign languages,
especially English has been and will be a basic cultural subjects in the general
education program. In high school English program, Conditional Sentences are one
of the major grammars in the exams . However, the majority of students have
difficulty in using conditional sentences.
So I boldly give some forms of conditional sentences to help students recognize
more easily and achieve good results in exams.
II. Research purposes
Conditionals included in the curriculum in grades 10,11 and 12 with other forms of
exercises will give different ways.I will give the ways to recognize and practice
them in the most effective post.
III. Research persons.
Persons I have chosen are the students in high school students and curriculum
standard textbook current program. Students have different levels: good, fair,

medium and weak.
IV. Research Methods
Researching, collecting the forms of exercises which relate to the conditions and
how to do them. Thereby ,we can evalua of cognition and abilities of students in the
learning process.
V. Research Time
Topical studied from August 2016 to April 2017

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PART THREE: CONTENTS
Chapter I: Basic of the subject
I always think about how to understand and distinguish between conditional
sentences and how to do the exercises related to the conditions to achieve high
results. For example: there is no conditional sentences? Must conjugation in the
public? Or how to move from the given situation to conditional sentences? That's
what I did at that time as well as the pupils now have difficulty in the learning
process.
From the difficulties, the experience in the process of learning and teaching, I have
chosen the theme "How to recognize and use the terms" do your research problem.
Thematic studies when I try to find different types of exercises to introduce
students to help them understand and do the exercises.
Chapter II: The real situation of the subject
Thanks to the teaching and the results of the students have achieved, many students
understand and do conditional assignments. However, the results are not as
expected because their background knowledge is limited.
The results to 10A4 and 10A5 are as follows:

Class 10A4: Good : 8.82%
Class 10A5: Good : 15%
Fair : 44.12%
Fair : 52.50%
Average : 41.18%
Average :30.00%
Weak : 5.88%
Weak : 2.50%
Poor :0
Poor :0
To implement this subject I will address the following related issues:
* Summary and introduction to conditional knowledge
* Types of conditional sentences
Chapter III. The initiative has been used
I. Definition
Conditional sentences ( 2 clauses):If – clause and main clause.
Ex: If you phone me, I will come.
If- clause: If you phone me
Main clause: I will come.
II. Types of conditional sentences
In my opinion, English has two main types of conditional sentences. These are: The
conditional statement and the conditional subjuntive.
1. The conditional statement
a.If – clause
Tenses of the verb and adverbs of time must correspond to each other (ie, the same
lie on a step).

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Adverbials of time
Present simple or
future
Present progressive

Tense of verbs
Present simple tense

Present progressive
tense or present
simple tense
Present perfect
Present perfect tense
or present perfect
progressive tense
Past simple
Past simple tense
Past progressive
Past progressive
tense
Past perfect
Past perfect tense or
past perfect
progressive tense
Ex. If it is rainy tomorrow, …
If I don’t phone him now, …
If John is playing soccer now, …
If He has been learning English for ten years, …

If my boyfriend was in the cinema lastnight, …
b.Main clause
- auxilary : WILL / CAN
- verb bare infinitive WILL:
+ present simple / future à bare infinitive
+ present progressive
à be V-ing + present perfect / past simple / past
perfect à have PII
+ past progressive / persent perfect progressive / past perfect progressive
à have been V-ing
Ex. If it is rainy tomorrow, we will stay at home.
If I don’t phone him now, he will go to Ho Chi Minh City.
If John is playing soccer now, you will not meet him.
If He has been learning English for ten years, he will have spoken this
language fluently.
If my friend was in the cinema lastnight, he will not go there again today.
2. The conditional subjuntive.
a.If-clause
Tenses of the verb and adverbs of time must correspond to each other (ie, the same
lie on a step).
Adverbials of time
Tense of verbs
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Present simple or future
Present progressive
Present perfect

Past simple tense
Past progressive tense or past simple
tense
Past perfect tense or past perfect
progressive tense
Past perfect tense
Past perfect progressive tense

Past simple
Past progressive
Ex. If I were you, …
If I were staying at home now, …
If he had been learning English for ten years now, …
If we had been Hanoi yesterday, …
b.Main – clause
- Trợ động từ: WOULD / COULD
- Động từ nguyên mẫu sau trợ động từ WOULD:
+ present simple / future à bare infinitive
+ present progressive
à be V-ing
+ present perfect / past simple / past perfect à have PII
+ past progressive / persent perfect progressive / past perfect progressive
à have been V-ing
Ex. If I were you, I would study harder.
If I were staying at home now, I would be meeting his my uncle.
If he had been learning English for ten years now, he would have got a
new job.
If we had been Hanoi yesterday, we would have met our idol.
III. How to recognize and rewrite using conditional sentences.

In this form ,we will give two separate sentences and connect with words such as:
so = that's why / because
- so clause is main clause
- because clause is if clause
1.a.Both clause is the future tense,we use the type 1 (not negative)
Ex: I will go there. I will buy you a dog.
=> If I go there, I will buy you a dog.
b. one clause is the present tense and the other is the future or present ,we use the
type 2 (both clause is used the negative)
ex:I can’t go out because it is raining.
=> If it weren’t raining, I could go out.
c. Both clause is the past tense ,we use the type 3 (both clause is used the negative)
ex: yesterday he didn’t go there,so he didn’t meet her.

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=>If he had gone there yesterday, he would have met her.
2. rewriting sentence changes from without to if:
If clause is used “if…. not….”, main clause is uncharged
Ex: -Without your help, I wouldn’t pass the exam.
If you didn’t help, I wouldn’t pass the exam.
-Without water, we would die.
If there were no water, we would die.
3. rewriting sentence changes from Or, otherwise to if:
Forrm: Imperative , or + S will + V…
→If you don’t +Vo…, S will + V…
ex: -Hurry up, or you will be late.

If you don’t hurry, you will be late.
4. rewriting sentence changes from But for to if :
But for = if it weren’t for
ex: But for your help, I would die.
If it weren’t for your help, I would die
IV. The types of exercises conditionals
1. writing exercises
1.1. Conditional sentences: Type 1
Exercise 1: Put the correct forms of verbs in brackets .
1. Unless I have a quiet room I (not be able)………... to do any work.
2. Please don’t disturb him if he …………... (be) busy.
3. If he ............. (eat) all that, he will be ill.
4. If we leave the car here, it (not be)……… ….. in anybody’s way.
5. Someone (steal)…… ……. your car if you leave it unlocked.
Key exercise 1: 1. won’t be able 2. sells
3. eats 4. won’t be 5. will steal
1.2. Conditional sentences: Type 2
Exercise 2: Put the correct forms of verbs in brackets .
1. If I (have)…………………any money, I would give you some.
2. I (drive)………….to work if I had a car.
3. If I ............................... (be) rich, I would live in a castle.
4. They would go to the beauty spot if they ................... (have) time.
5. You ................................ (catch) the train if you left earlier.
Key exercise 2 :1. had 2. would drive
3. were 4. had 5. would catch
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1.3. Conditional sentences: Type 3
Exercise 3: Put the correct forms of the verbs in brackets .
1. If Martin had set his alarm clock, he ................................ (not oversleep).
2. If you (speak)......................more slowly, he might have understood you.
3. If I ................. (have) my camera with me yesterday, I ...................... (take) a
picture of Alex standing on his head.
4. If it (not rain)…………yesterday we would have had lunch in t he garden.
5. If she had eaten something, she (not feel)………………………. hungry.
Key exercise 3: 1. wouldn’t have overslept
2. had spoken
3. had had – would have taken
4. hadn’t rained 5. wouldn’t have felt
Exericse 4:Rewrite the following sentences using conditional sentences:type 3
1. Sue felt sick because she ate four cream cakes.
If Sue ............................................................
2. The airport was closed. She didn't fly to Rome.
If ..............................................................
3. He didn't hurry, so he missed the train.
If ..........................................................
4. My brother didn't leave the car keys, so I couldn't pick him up at the station.
If my brother ................................................
5. He didn't have the ticket to the game last week. He wasn't be able to get in.
If ....................................................
Key exercise 4:
1. If Sue hadn’t eaten four cream cakes, she wouldn’t have felt sick.
2. If the airport hadn’t been closed, she could have flown to Rome.
3. If he had arrived, he wouldn’t have missed the train.
4. If my brother had left the car keys, I could have picked him up at the station.
5. If he had had the ticket to the game last week, he could have got in.
1.4* “Unless” = If... not (nếu ...không, trừ phi)

Ex: If you don’t study hard, you will fail the exam.
 Unless you study hard, you will fail the exam.
If- clause ->
Unless
Thể phủ định -> Khẳng định
Thể khẳng định -> Khẳng định

Main clause
Không đổi.
Đổi động từ sang thể ngược lại.
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Exercise 5: Rewrite the following sentences using “Unless”
1. If you aren’t going to the party, I won’t go.
Unless .......................................................
2. If I won a big prize in a lottery, I’d build a school for the poor.
Unless...................................
3. You will fail the exam if you don’t work hard.
Unless ...................................................
4. If you don’t put on your overcoat, you’ll be cold.
Unless ..............................................
Key exercise 5:
1. Unless you are going to the party, I won’t go.
2. Unless I won a big prize in a lottery, I wouldn’t build a school for the poor.
3. Unless you work hard, you will fail the exam.
4. Unless you put on your overcoat, you’ll be cold.
1. 5. Changing situations into conditional sentences

* So + clause
=> Main clause
* That’s why + clause => Main clause
* Because + clause => If- clause
* Indicating clause of cause => If – clause
Clause of result => Main clause
Ex: They don’t have enough time so they cannot do me a favour.
=> If they had time, they could do me a favour.
She has a sore throat. She doesn’t stop smoking.
=> If she stopped smoking, she wouldn’t have a sore throat
Exercise 6: Rewrite the following sentences, beginning with the given
1. They are poor, so they can’t help us.
If they ............................................................
2. He doesn’t do his homework. He is always punished.
If he ......................................................
3. He doesn’t have enough time. He can’t help me.
If he ........................................................
4. It’s too cold, they can’t go swimming.
If it………………………
5. We didn’t know you were in hospital, so we didn’t visit you.
If we……………………
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6. The doctors can’t find out the remedy, they can’t save a lot of people.
If the doctors…………………
7.Study
hard

or
you
won’t
pass
the
If you………………………………
8.
Leave
me
alone
or
I’ll
call
the
If you………………………
9.It
hadn’t
rained,
we
would
have
a
better
But for……….…………………
10.His
sister
sent
her
money,
so

he
continued
to
But for……………………………

exam.
police.
crop.
study.

Key exercise 6:
1. If they weren’t poor, they could help us.
2. If he did his homework, he wouldn’t be punished.
3. If he had enough time, he could help me.
4. If it weren’t too cold, they could go swimming.
5. If we had known you were in hospital, we would have visited you.
6. If the doctors could find out the remedy, they could save a lot of people.
7. If you don’t study hard, you will not pass the exam……………………………..
8. if you don’t leave me alone, I'll call the police
9.But for having rained, we wouldn't have a better crop
10.But for having sent her money, he could continues to study
2. Multip choices
Exercise 7: Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C or D to complete the
following sentences.
1. If I ……hungry now, I………..five sandwiches, but I’m not.
A. am – can eat
B. were – can eat
C. were – could eat
D. were – will eat
2. What would you do if you …..a lottery?

A. win
B. will win
C. won
D. had won
3. If you………………….a millionaire, you might be happy.
A. became
B. will become
C. become
D. had became
4. If you had tried your best, you…the job.
A, will get
B. got
C. had got
D. would have got
5. If he ……now, he……the rush hour.
A. leaves/missed B. leaves/will miss
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C. leaves/would miss D. left/missed
6. If I……..in his shoes, I ………..the Browns.
A. am / wouldn’t invite
B. were / wouldn’t invite
C. were / won’t invite
D. would be/ invite
7. If he…………………..late, he would have caught his bus.
A. worked
B. has worked

C. had not worked
D. would work
8. It ............................... quicker if you use a computer.
A. will be
B. would be
C. were
D.been
9. If I knew his address, I ............................ round and see him.
A. go
B. will go
C. would go
D. went
10. If we want to get higher salary, we………………….harder.
A. work
B. would work
C. worked
D. must work
11, If I …………her, I………….her your love.
A. see/would give
B. see/will give
C. saw/gave
D. saw/will give
12. If I were him, I…………..somebody for help
A. asked
B. would ask
C. will ask
D. had asked
13. If you fell, you……………….yourself.
A. would hurt
B. are hurting

C. will hurrt
D. hurt.
14. What …………..you do if you stop this work?
A. would B. do C. are
D. will.
15. If I ….. time, I’ll help you
A. have
B. had
C. had had
D. will have
16. If I found a wallet in the street, I ……….take it to the police.
A. will
B. should
C. would
D. B and C
17. What would you do if you …. a million pounds?
A. win
B. won
C. will win
D. A and C
18. If Ken ……….. the train, he would have been late for his interview.
A. missed
B. has missed
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C. miss
D. had missed

19. It ............................. be a pity if she married Fred.
A. will
B. would
C. can
D. may
20. I know I’ll feel better if I ........................ smoking.
A. will stop
B. stopped
C.stop
D. had stopped
Key exercise 7:
1C
2C
3A
11B
12B
13A

4D
14D

5B
15A

6B
16D

7C
17B

8A
18D

9C
19B

10D
20C

Exercise 10: Error identification
1. If I had had some money, I would give you some.
2. If he jogs regularly, his health wouldn’t be so bad as it is now.
3. I won’t go to school tomorrow unless I don’t feel better.
4. I didn’t know about it. If I had known about it I would come.
5. I would make a very interesting film about mathematicians if I am a film
director.
6. We could have saved more time if we took the plane.
7. If the class is full, we would find another one.
8. If I graduated from college, I wouldn’t have missed the opportunity last year
9. If I were in your position, I would have changed the job.
10. If she bought that house now, she ran out of money.
Key exercise 8:
1A 2A 3D 4D 5D 6D 7C 8B 9D 10C

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PART FOUR: CONCLUSIONS AND IDEAS

I.CONCLUSIONS In the process of teaching English in the school, I have
introduced basic knowledge about the conditions for students. For each student is
required on different way about the knowledge. For students who are weak I will
only cover the basics so they distinguish three kinds of conditional sentences . For
students with learning challenges quite well I provide higher knowledge.
So I found most of the students have understand the basic knowledge and applied
do test exercises serve the high school graduation exam.
II. IDEAS
When teaching, the teacher should pay attention to the subject, the grammatical
structure and each student object to make the appropriate request. Guide students to
understand the requirements, but it must be logical. On the other hand the teacher
should respect the independence and creation of the students. Look forward to the
contributions from my friends.

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PART FIVE: REFERENCES
1.. English Grammar In Use
- Raymond Murphy
2. English

- Internet

3. Exercises

- Internet

4. A Practical English Grammar

- A. J. Thomson & A. V. Martinet.

5. Advanced Language Practice

- Michael Vince

6. multip choices

- Đỗ Tuấn Minh – Hoàng Tuấn

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