SOME TECHNIQUES TO TEACH AND DO EXCERCISES ON THE CONDITIONNAL ( AT TRIEU SON 4 HIGH SCHOOL)

THANH HOA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
AND TRAINING
TRIEU SON 4 HIGH SCHOOL

EXPERIENCE IDEA

SOME TECHNIQUES TO TEACH AND DO EXERCISES
ON CONDITIONAL SENTENCES.
(AT TRIEU SON 4 HIGH SCHOOL).

Implementer: Le Thi Phuoc
Position: Teacher
Workplace: Trieu Son 4 high school.
Subject: English

THANH HOA 2019


INDEX
Contents
I. The openning
1. The reasons for choosing topics
2. Research objectives
3. Research subjects
4. Research methodology
4. 1. Experimental Methods
4. 2. Survey Methods
4. 3. Statistical Methods
II. Content
1. Theoretical basis
2. Real situation before applying the experience idea

3. Some techniques to teach and do excercises on conditional
sentences ( at Trieu Son 4 high school )
3.1. Grammar
3.1.1. The conditional sentence consists of two parts
3.1.2. Types of conditional sentences in English
a. Conditional sentences type 1
b. Conditional sentences type 2
c. Conditional sentences type 3
d. Using “ mixed time” in conditional sentences
3.1.3. Some variation of conditional sentences
3.1.4. These types of conditional exercises
3.2. Practice
3.2.1. The first type: Give correct form of the verbs in
brackets /Multiple-choice (In the GCSE exam )
3.2.2. The second type: .Rewrite the sentences by using
conditional
4. Effectiveness of teaching experience initiatives for
educational activities , with myself, my colleagues and my
school.
III. Conclusion
1. Experience Lessons:
2. Recommendation:

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I. THE OPENING
1. The reasons for choosing the topics.
In the current trend of economic integration, learning foreign languages,
especially English in any country, is focused, cared and invested appropriately.
Maybe with the same meaning of the sentence, but by different ways of
expressing words that the speaker or writer will bring to the reader, listener a

vivid sense of your words or sentences.
Example: If you don’t get up early, you will be late for school.
OR
Unless you get up early, you will be late for school.
You will be late for school unless you get up early.
Conditional sentences is one of the important English grammatical structures of
the high school English program in general as well as the English program 10,
11, 12 (basic curriculum).
Conditional sentences continue to be taught at the basic level in Unit 8, 9, 11
(Tieng Anh 10), Unit 7 (Tieng Anh 11) and Unit 5 (Tieng Anh 12). This
grammar points are fully taught from intermediate level to advanced one with
various type of exercises
In the GCSE examination, conditional sentences are available whereas the
majority of students at high school in the countryside in general and especially
students at Trieu Son 4 high school.
This created creativity in the author’s way of speaking and writing and urged
me to choose the subject: SOME TECHNIQUES TO TEACH AND DO
EXCERCISES ON THE CONDITIONNAL ( AT TRIEU SON 4 HIGH
SCHOOL)
2. Research purposes.
Supplement and improve knowledge for students in grades 10, 11 and 12 on
the part: The conditional sentences.
- Understanding the theory, how to do exercises on conditional sentences.
- Understanding the problems of teaching English in general and teaching
conditional sentences for students in grades 10, 11 and 12 at Trieu son 4 high
school in the 2018-2019 school year in particular.
- From the results of the research, I give some measures to enhance effective
teaching and learning about conditional sentences for Trieu Son 4 high school
students.
- Guiding students to learn and practice so that they get skills to do some types

of exercises on conditional sentence better in general. They can also do well
these sort of exercise in high school exams as well as the GCSE exam
Morever, students know to use conditional sentence effectively in
communication.
3. Subjects of the study.
- Teaching students of public high school system under the standard of English
textbook program (7 years), and some sentences in the GCSE exam.
- Conducted in grades 12B1, 11C2 and 10A4 at Trieuson 4 in the academic
year 2018-2019.
4. Research methodology
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4. 1. Experimental Methods:
Attending classes, studying and teaching theories of conditional sentences and
how to do exercises in the text book of English program standards for students.
4. 2. Survey Methods.
Reading books, studying materials about theoretical basis about conditional
sentences in general and particular.
Teacher examines the students in the classes where they are are teaching with
skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing.
4. 3. Statistical Methods: Teacher counts the results of the students in the class
he is teaching through regular and periodic tests.
- The level of the lesson and the ability of the students.
II. CONTENT
1. Theoretical basis:
In the current high school program, the conditional sentences are distributed
in Unit 8 , 9, 11 ( Tieng Anh 10 ); Unit 7 ( Tieng Anh 11 ): Unit 5 ( Tieng Anh
12 ). In the GCSE exam and is all in the form this kind of exercise Instead of
writing sentences; Rewrite the sentence, this type of exercise is released as

Multiple Choice - Objective test. In the way that students can rewrite the types
of situations with this form, they will not have any difficulty in doing multiplechoice exercises. So that the students have a basic knowledge so that their
higher education later convenient and easy. After learning and practicing the
exercises and checking the results, the number of students who master and use
the grammar points will be a measure of the method of application ( teaching
methods- teaching techniques), which method and technique is superior and
can be applied approriately to the object of students, their own area of
teaching- where most of them do not know how to learn English in a
combination of the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing.In a
normal classroom, there is only from 25% to 40% the learner acquires
knowledge called basic grammar and a modest vocabulary. And the reality may
be lower.
From the base of theory and practice, along with experience in the process of
teaching by myself, I boldly launch a few experience in teaching the
conditional sentences through topics: SOME TECHNIQUES TO TEACH
AND DO EXCERCISES ON THE CONDITIONNAL ( AT TRIEU SON 4
HIGH SCHOOL)
So the question here posed with me is to really innovate our teaching methods
to meet new current training needs and must realize the value of using
conditional sentences in the life and understand how to practice this kind of
instruction to improve myself to benefit for my students.
2. Real situation before applying the experience idea :
- Students have been learning English at junior high school program.
In standard English program textbooks, conditional grammar point spread and is
widely distributed via the lesson of Reading, Speaking, Listening, Writing, and
especially the Language Focus of unit 8, 9, 11 (Tieng Anh 10), Unit 7 (Tieng
Anh 11) and Unit 5 (Tieng Anh 12):
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For students of our school, most of students find difficult to learn English.
Students are farmer’s children, English learning environment is weak. Student’s
input is rather low. In addition, actual teaching and learning conditions of the
school is limited. Foreign language teachers is young in teaching experience,
time for practising this grammar in the textbook is not much, this leads to the
most students find difficult to apply for doing exercises, improving their other
skills as well as exams.
With the existence of the above difficulties and limitations. So the results
achieving in the process of teaching and learning is not high. That is evidenced
by the results survey test on grammar problems before applying innovative
experiences in teaching with the following statistics :
Class Total Very good
Good
Average
Weak
Too weak
Stude
nt Quantit % Quantit % Quantit % Quantit % Quantit %
y
y
y
y
y
10A4 44
0
0
5
11,3 19 43,2 15 34,1
5
11,4

11C2 44
2
5,4
10 22,7 19 43,2 10 22,7
3
6,8
12B2

42

1

2,4

8

19

17

40,4

12

28,6

4

9,5

( Attachment: Appendix 1 students’ test before applying teaching experience )
To troubleshoot and resolve the above situation I have studied, explored, and
found out a number of measures in order to share with my colleagues the
experiences of teaching conditional sentences. I hope to improve and enhance
the quality of teaching and learning the grammar, to create dynamic grammar
lessons, I also have specific instructions and details for the students to do
various forms of exercises which is easy for students to understand, apply for
their tests, exams and especially use in four skills: listening - speaking - reading
- writing .
Here are some specific measures .
3. Some techniques to teach and do excercises on conditional sentences:
3.1. Grammar
3.1.1. The conditional sentence consists of two parts:
IF CLAUSE
MAIN CLAUSE
Example: If it rains, I shall stay at home.
I would buy that house if I were you.
+ “ If it rains” and “ if I were you” : IF- CLAUSE
+ “ I shall stay at home” and “ I would buy that house”: MAIN-CLAUSE
3.1.2 Types of conditional sentences in English
a. Conditional sentences type 1
Teacher: Introduce the situation through pictures. From the pictures , give
examples
Student: Look at the pictures, example then give structure
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Form
IF- CLAUSE
If S + V(s/es) + O

( be : am/is/are + ( not)...)
( doesn’t/ don’t + V(b-inf)....

MAIN- CLAUSE
S + will + V (b-inf) + O
( shall/ can/ must + (not)...)

Example:
If I am tired, I won’t go to school.
Usage:
- It is used to express a possible condition and a probable result in the present
or the future, instructions or commands (main clause is used in imperative).
Notes:
+ Use the present tense in the main clause to describle something that is always
true or an obvious fact.
Example:
If you heat ice, it turns to water.
+ can/ may dùng thay cho will/shall possible.
Example:
If you study hard, you can pass the exam.
+ If- clause can use the progressive tense or the present perfect tense.
Example:
If you are looking for Peter you’ll find him upstairs.
If you have finished dinner I’ll ask the waiter for the bill.
+ In some situations, use WHEN instead of IF when things happen surely.
Example:
When I go home tonight, I will have a bath.
b. Conditional sentences type 2
Teacher: Introduce the situation through pictures. From the pictures , give
examples

Student: Look at the pictures, example then give structure

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Form
IF CLAUSE
IF S + V( past tense ) ...
( be: were)
IF S + be + not ......
IF S + didn’t + V(b-inf)...

MAIN CLAUSE
S + WOULD + V(b-inf) .....
( could/ should/ might)
S + wouldn’t + V( b-inf)......

Example:
If I had a map, I wouldn’t get lost.
Usage: It is used to talk about things which are unreal (not true or not possible)
at present or in the future.
Eg. If he knew my phone number, he would call me.
c. Conditional sentences type 3
Teacher: Introduce the situation through pictures. From the pictures , give
examples
Student: Look at the pictures, example then give structure

Form
IF - CLAUSE
MAIN - CLAUSE

IF+ S + had + PP …
S + would/could have + PP …
IF + S + hadn’t + PP …
S + wouldn’t /couldn’t have + PP …
Usage: It is used to talk about unreal situations in the past.
Eg. If I had invited her to my party, it would have been more fun.

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d. Using “ mixed time” in conditional sentences( type 2,3).
Form
IF- CLAUSE
MAIN- CLAUSE
If + S + had + P.P
S + would + bare infinitive
Usage: This statement describles the past supporting conditions and the resuilts
are not possible at present.
Eg. If I had gone to bed early last night, I wouldn’t feel sleepy now.
NOTE: Some variation of conditional type 2,3:
d.1. But for + noun + conditional type 2,3:
But for ( Nếu không có )- Use: If it weren’t for + noun instead of but for
Eg: You help me every day so I can finish my work.
=> But for your daily help, I couldn't finish my work.
OR: If it weren't for your daily help, I couldn't finish my work.
Eg: She encouraged him and he succeeded.
=> But for her encouragement, he wouldn’t have succeeded.
d.2. Without (nếu không có ... ) instead of if:
Eg: 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.
d.3. Or, otherwise using if :
Command + or, otherwise + S will ….
Use : If you don’t ... (Rewrite, leaving or, otherwise)
Eg:
Hurry up, or you will be late.
=> If you don't hurry, you will be late.
+ Any clauses that precede are also possible and the meaning of the
sentences does not change. If- clause precedes this clause, use a comma.
Example:
If I were you, I would study harder.
Or: I would study harder if I were you.
3.1.3. Some variation of conditional sentences
A. Conditional sentences type 1
If …. not…= Unless (Trừ phi; nếu ...... không)
IF CLAUSE => UNLESS
MAIN CLAUSE
+ negative=> affirmative
+ keep intact
+ affirmative=> affirmative
+ changes main verb => negative
Example: I won't visit you if I don't have time.
=> Unless I have time, I won’t visit you.
If you don't attend the lecture, you can't say you understand it.
=> Unless you attend the lecture, you can't say you understand it.
Note: The clause containing “unless” does not use the negative.
B. Inversion or omitting if
B.1. Conditional sentences type 1
IF CLAUSE
MAIN CLAUSE

Should + S + V…
S + will/can/may … + V…
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Example: If anybody calls me, please tell them I’m busy.
=> Should anybody call me, please tell them I’m busy.
B. 2. Conditional sentences type 2
+ Inversion or omitting if
IF CLAUSE
MAIN CLAUSE
Were + S ….
S + would/could/should… + V…
Were +S + to-V + …
( Weren’t => were + S + not +… )
Eg: If I were you, I wouldn’t do that.
=> Were I you, I wouldn’t do that.
Eg: If it weren’t for your progress, I wouldn’t be here.
=> Were it not for your progress, I wouldn’t be here.
Eg: If I spoke English well, I could be offered a good job.
=> Were I to speak English well, I could be offered a good job.
B. 3. Conditional sentences type 3
+ Inversion or omitting if
IF CLAUSE
MAIN CLAUSE
Had + S + PP + …
S + would/could… + have + PP …
( hadn’t => Had + S + not + PP…
Were + S + to have + PP…
Eg: If I had known, I would have told you.

=> Had I known, I would have told you.
Eg: If it hadn’t been for hot weather, we would have had a wonderful holiday.
=> Had it not been for hot weather, we would have had a wonderful holiday.
3.1.4. The types of conditional exercises ( Level of attack )
A. The first type: Give correct form of the verbs in brackets
OR: Multiple-choice (In the GCSE exam )
- At the level of ordinary people basically sharing their one side and so they
simply observe that these categories that apply the formula correctly.
Example:
If I meet him, I (give) him this book.
- See the cautionary statement to the party if the current is so I know it's kind of
one so we use type 1:
If I meet him, I will give him this book.
- Also somewhat difficult case than they would close the brackets on both
sides. In this case, first the children see things have happened in the past, if the
right is to use of type 3, if there are no signs of the past, then you have to
translate: if found incapable or unlikely to occur, use of type 2, if there is the
possibility of the use of type 1.
Example:
If he (go) there yesterday, he (meet) the her.
Signs of the past (yesterday) so we use type 3:
=> If he had gone there yesterday, he would have met the her.
Example:
I (go) there if I (be) you.
No signs of the past, so we literally: ... if I were you => improbable story should
use type 2:
=> I would go there if I were you.
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B. The second type: Rewrite sentences by using IF:
This form of question one would give two separate or connected by the word as:
so that's why = (so), (because)
For this form if you see:
- The second sentence, the future division, use type 1 (not negative)
- A current party, a party future / present, use type 2 (negative)
- If the past in which the user types 3 (negative)
Note: - Negative is the problem have not, we have not used not and vice versa.
- If there is because to immediately position because If.
- If so, that's why it so if contrary to their position.
Example:
I will go there. I will buy you a dog.
=> If I go there, I will buy you a dog.
I can not go out because it is raining.
=> If it were not raining, I could go out. (One can, I use, not changed will)
OR: Type rewrite sentences ranging from sentence to the user “ Unless :
“Unless” in place of “if”, leaving not, the main clause remains the same.
Example:
If you do not speak loudly , he will not hear.
=> Unless you speak loudly, he will not hear.
3.2. Practice
3.2.1. The first type: Give correct form of the verbs in brackets
Multiple-choice (In the GCSE exam )
3.2.1.1. Exercises
Exercise 1. Put the verb in brackets intothe correct form. Add ’ll/will or
’d/would if necessary. (Tieng Anh 11 page 87)
1. I (drive) _____ to work if I had a car.
2. Where in Vietnam would you like to live if you (can) _____ choose ?
3. If the weather (be) _____ good, we will have lunch outside.
4. If the company offers me a job, I think I (take) _____ it

5. Many people would be out of work if that factory (close) _____ down
6. If you finish before 4:30, I (come) _____ and pick you up.
Exercise 2. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form. (Tieng Anh 11
page 88)
1. They would have paid you more if they (be told) _____ of its value.
2. If I (realise) __ that Greg wanted to get up early, I would have woken him up.
3. If you had had breakfast, you (not/be) _____ hungry.
4. If they had had enough money, they (buy) _____ that house.
5. If she (study) _____ harder, he would have passed the exams.
Exercise 3. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in
brackets. (Tieng Anh 12 page 60)
1. If you had sent the application on time, they might (call) _____ you for an
interview. I can’t understand why you didn’t.
2. If John (install) _____ an alarm, the thieves wouldn’t have broken into his
house.
3. I (make) a film with him if I had been a famous director, but I was not.
4. If you had told me earlier, I (give) it to you.
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5. We would have sent you a Christmas card if we (have) _____ your adress.
Multiple-choice (In the GCSE exam )
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the following questions
ĐỀ THI ĐH KHỐI A1 ( MĐ 248) - NĂM 2013
Question 12: I would join that running competition ______.
A. when I was 5 years older
B. if I were 5 years younger
C. if it would happen 5 years ago
D. unless I were 5 years younger

Question 16: “What ______ if the earth stopped moving?”
A. happened
B. would happen C. happens
D. will happen
ĐỀ THI ĐH KHỐI A1 ( MĐ 285) - NĂM 2014
Question 2: ________ a few more minutes, we could have finished the task.
A. Unless we had. B. If we had had. C. If we have
D. If we had
ĐỀ THI THPTQG ( MĐ 931) - NĂM 2015
Question 7: Students will not be allowed into the exam room if they______their
student cards.
A. don’t produce B. didn’t produce C. produced D. hadn’t produced
ĐỀ THI THPTQG ( MĐ 403) - NĂM 2018
Question 13: If you didn’t have to leave today, I _____ you around the city.
A. have shown
B. showed
C. will show
D. would show
3.2.1.2. Solution:
- After having students learn or learn by heart the structures of conditional
a. Step 1: Teacher asks students to realize type of conditional by looking
through the given clauses, students have to indicate the given clause in each
sentence is if clause or main clause.
Exercise 1. Put the verb in brackets intothe correct form. Add ’ll/will or
’d/would if necessary. (Tieng Anh 11 page 87)
1. I (drive) _____ to work if I had a car.
if clause (past simple)
2. Where in Vietnam would you like to live if you (can) _____ choose ?
main clause (would+S+V)
3. If the weather (be) _____ good, we will have lunch outside.

main clause (S+will+Vinf)
4. If the company offers me a job, I think I (take) _____ it
if clause (present simple)
5. Many people would be out of work if that factory (close) _____ down
main clause (S+would+Vinf)
6. If you finish before 4:30, I (come) _____ and pick you up.
if clause (present simple)
Exercise 2. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form. (Tieng Anh 11
page 88)
1. They would have paid you more if they (be told) _____ of its value.
main clause (S+would have+Vpp)
2. If I (realise) __ that Greg wanted to get up early, I would have woken him up.
main clause (S+would have+Vpp)
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3. If you had had breakfast, you (not/be) _____ hungry.
if clause (past perfect)
4. If they had had enough money, they (buy) _____ that house.
if clause (past perfect)
5. If she (study) _____ harder, he would have passed the exams.
main clause (S+would have+Vpp)
Exercise 3. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in
brackets. (Tieng Anh 12 page 60)
1. If you had sent the application on time, they might (call) _____ you for an
if clause (past perfect)
interview. I can’t understand why you didn’t.
2. If John (install) _____ an alarm, the thieves wouldn’t have broken into his
house.
main clause (S+would have+Vpp)

3. I (make) a film with him if I had been a famous director, but I was not.
if clause (past perfect)
4. If you had told me earlier, I (give) it to you.
if clause (past perfect)
5. We would have sent you a Christmas card if we (have) _____ your adress.
main clause (S+would have+Vpp)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the following questions
ĐỀ THI ĐH KHỐI A1 ( MĐ 248) - NĂM 2013
Question 12: I would join that running competition ______.
main clause (S+would+Vinf)
A. when I was 5 years older
B. if I were 5 years younger
C. if it would happen 5 years ago
D. unless I were 5 years younger
Question 16: “What ______ if the earth stopped moving?”
if clause (past simple)
A. happened
B. would happen C. happens
D. will happen
Question 2: ________ a few more minutes, we could have finished the task.
(NĂM 2014 )
main clause (S+would have+Vpp)
A. Unless we had. B. If we had had. C. If we have
D. If we had
Question 7: Students will not be allowed into the exam room if they______their
main clause (S+will+Vinf)
student cards. ( ĐỀ THI THPTQG - MĐ 931 - NĂM 2015)
A. don’t produce B. didn’t produce C. produced D. hadn’t produced
Question 13: If you didn’t have to leave today, I _____ you around the city.

if clause (past simple)
(NĂM 2018 )
A. have shown
B. showed
C. will show
D. would show
b. Step 2: Basing on the given clause students indicate which sentence belongs to
what type of conditional sentence (type 1, 2 or 3)
Exercise 1. Put the verb in brackets intothe correct form. Add ’ll/will or
’d/would if necessary. (Tieng Anh 11 page 87)
1. Conditional type 2
3. Conditional type 1
5. Conditional type 2
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2. Conditional type 2
3. Conditional type 1
6. Conditional type 1
Exercise 2. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form. (Tieng Anh 11
page 88)
1. Conditional type 3
3. Conditional type 3
5. Conditional type 3
2. Conditional type 3
4. Conditional type 3
Exercise 3. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in
brackets. (Tieng Anh 12 page 60)
1. Conditional type 3
3. Conditional type 3

5. Conditional type 3
2. Conditional type 3
4. Conditional type 3
ĐỀ THI ĐH KHỐI A1 ( MĐ 248) - NĂM 2013
Question 12: I would join that running competition ______.
main clause (S+would+Vinf) - Conditional type 2
Question 16: “What ______ if the earth stopped moving?”
if clause (past simple) - Conditional type 2
Question 2: ________ a few more minutes, we could have finished the task.
main clause (S+would have+Vpp)
Conditional type 3(NĂM 2014 )
ĐỀ THI THPTQG ( MĐ 931) - NĂM 2015
Question 7: Students will not be allowed into the exam room if they______their
main clause (S+will+Vinf)- Conditional type 1
student cards.
Question 13: If you didn’t have to leave today, I _____ you around the city.
if clause (past simple) - Conditional type 2 (NĂM 2018 )
c. Step 3: After defining type of conditional sentence by basing on the given
clause, students complete the sentence
Exercise 1. Put the verb in brackets intothe correct form. Add ’ll/will or
’d/would if necessary. (Tieng Anh 11 page 87)
1. I would drive to work if I had a car.
2. Where in Vietnam would you like to live if you could choose ?
3. If the weather is good, we will have lunch outside.
4. If the company offers me a job, I think I will take it
5. Many people would be out of work if that factory closed down
6. If you finish before 4:30, I will come and pick you up.
Exercise 2. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form. (Tieng Anh 11
page 88)
1. They would have paid you more if they have been told of its value.

2. If I had realised that Greg wanted to get up early, I would have woken him
up.
3. If you had had breakfast, you wouldn’t have been hungry.
4. If they had had enough money, they would have bought that house.
5. If she had studied harder, he would have passed the exams.
Exercise 3. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in
brackets. (Tieng Anh 12 page 60)
1. If you had sent the application on time, they might have called you for an
interview. I can’t understand why you didn’t.
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2. If John had installed an alarm, the thieves wouldn’t have broken into his
house.
3. I would have made a film with him if I had been a famous director, but I was
not.
4. If you had told me earlier, I would have given it to you.
5. We would have sent you a Christmas card if we had had your adress.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the following questions
ĐỀ THI ĐH KHỐI A1 ( MĐ 248) - NĂM 2013
Question 12: I would join that running competition ______.
A. when I was 5 years older
B. if I were 5 years younger
C. if it would happen 5 years ago
D. unless I were 5 years younger
Question 16: “What ______ if the earth stopped moving?”
A. happened
B. would happen C. happens
D. will happen

ĐỀ THI ĐH KHỐI A1 ( MĐ 285) - NĂM 2014
Question 2: ________ a few more minutes, we could have finished the task.
A. Unless we had. B. If we had had.
C. If we have
D. If we had
ĐỀ THI THPTQG ( MĐ 931) - NĂM 2015
Question 7: Students will not be allowed into the exam room if they______their
student cards.
A. don’t produce B. didn’t produce C. produced D. hadn’t produced
ĐỀ THI THPTQG ( MĐ 403) - NĂM 2018
Question 13: If you didn’t have to leave today, I _____ you around the city.
A. have shown
B. showed
C. will show
D. would show
3.2.2. The second type: .Rewrite the sentences by using conditional
3.2.2.1. Exercises:
Exercise 2. Express these situations using conditional sentence type 2 (Tieng
Anh 12 page 60)
1. Sarah doesn’t study hard. She hates school.
2. I can’t do the test. It is too difficult.
3. Peter doesn’t read a lot. He can’t find the time.
4. I can’t translate this. I don’t speak Korean
.
5. They don’t travel far a lot. They are afraid of flying.
Exercise 2. Write a sentence with if for each situation (Tieng Anh 10 page
119)
1. The accident happened because the driver in front stopped so suddently.
If the driver in front hadn’t …………………………………………………
2. I didn’t know that Lam had to get up early, so I didn’t wake him.

If I had known ………………………………………………………………
3. I was able to buy the car only because Hoa lent me the money.
If Hoa hadn’t ………………………………………………………………..
4. Mary was not injured in the crash because she was wearing a seat belt
If Mary hadn’t ……………………………………………………………….
5. You did not have breakfast – that is why you are hungry now.
If you had …………………………………………………………………….
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6.I did not get a taxi because I did not have any money on me.
If I had ……………………………………………………………………….
ĐỀ THI THPTQG ( MĐ 931) - NĂM 2015
Question 1: If John does not change his working style, he will be sacked soon.
=> Unless _____________________________________________.
ĐỀ THI THPTQG ( MĐ 168) - NĂM 2016
Question 4: She didn’t pass the exam because of her serious illness.
=> Had she not ____________________________________________.
ĐỀ THI THPTQG ( MĐ 401) - NĂM 2017
Question 44: We survived that accident because we were wearing our seat belts.
A. But for our seat belts, we would have survived that accident.
B. Had we not been wearing our seat belts, we wouldn’t have survived that
accident.
C. Without our seat belts, we could have survived that accident.
D. If we weren’t wearing our seat belts, we couldn’t have survived that accident.
ĐỀ THI THPTQG ( MĐ 403) - NĂM 2018
Question 49: His friends supported and encouraged him. He did really well in
the competition.
A. If his friends had given him support and encouragement, he could have done
really well in the competition.

B. No matter how much his friends supported and encouraged him, he couldn’t
do well in the competition.
C. Such were his friends’ support and encouragement that he couldn’t do really
well in the competition.
D. Had it not been for his friends’ support and encouragement, he couldn’t have
done so well in the competition.
3.2.2.2. Solution
a. Step 1.
Teacher has students recognize situation. If the given situations are in the present
tense or future tense, use conditional sentence type 1or type 2 to rewrite. If the
given situations are in the past tense, use conditional sentence type 3 to rewrite.
Exercise 2. Express these situations using conditional sentence type 2 (Tieng
Anh 12 page 60)
Verbs in sentences ( present tense ) => type 2
Exercise 2. Write a sentence with if for each situation (Tieng Anh 10 page
119)
1. The accident happened because the driver in front stopped so suddently.
(past tense -> type 3)
2. I didn’t know that Lam had to get up early, so I didn’t wake him.
(past tense -> type 3)
3. I was able to buy the car only because Hoa lent me the money.
(past tense -> type 3)
4. Mary was not injured in the crash because she was wearing a seat belt.
(past tense -> type 3)
5. You did not have breakfast – that is why you are hungry now.
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(past tense -> type 3. Present tense -> type 2) ( mixed- condition )
6.I did not get a taxi because I did not have any money on me.

(past tense -> type 3)
ĐỀ THI THPTQG ( MĐ 931) - NĂM 2015
Question 1: If John does not change his working style, he will be sacked soon.
If – present tense / S+will+Vinf – type 1
=> Unless _____________________________________________.
Question 4: She didn’t pass the exam because of her serious illness.
(past tense -> type 3) - NĂM 2016
=> Had she not ____________________________________________.
Question 44: We survived that accident because we were wearing our seat belts.
(past tense -> type 3) - NĂM 2017
A. But for our seat belts, we would have survived that accident.
B. Had we not been wearing our seat belts, we wouldn’t have survived that
accident.
C. Without our seat belts, we could have survived that accident.
D. If we weren’t wearing our seat belts, we couldn’t have survived that accident.
Question 49: His friends supported and encouraged him. He did really well in
the competition.
(past tense -> type 3) - NĂM 2018
A. If his friends had given him support and encouragement, he could have done
really well in the competition.
B. No matter how much his friends supported and encouraged him, he couldn’t
do well in the competition.
C. Such were his friends’ support and encouragement that he couldn’t do really
well in the competition.
D. Had it not been for his friends’ support and encouragement, he couldn’t have
done so well in the competition.
b. Step 2.
Teacher has students identify clause (if clause or main clause). Sentence
or clause contains “because” it will be “if clause” or base on its meaning
(indicate reason). Sentence or clause contains “so” or “that is why, that is the

reason why” it will be “main clause” or base on its meaning (indicate result)
Exercise 2. Express these situations using conditional sentence type 2 (Tieng
Anh 12 page 60)
1. Sarah doesn’t study hard. She hates school. (base on its meaning)
2. I can’t do the test. It is too difficult. (base on its meaning)
3. Peter doesn’t read a lot. He can’t find the time. (base on its meaning)
4. I can’t translate this. I don’t speak Korean. (base on its meaning) .
5. They don’t travel far a lot. They are afraid of flying. (base on its meaning)
Exercise 2. Write a sentence with if for each situation (Tieng Anh 10 page
119)
1. The accident happened because the driver in front stopped so suddently.
if clause
=> If the driver in front hadn’t _________________

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2. I didn’t know that Lam had to get up early, so I didn’t wake him.
=> If I had known ______________
(main clause )
3. I was able to buy the car only because Hoa lent me the money.
=> If Hoa hadn’t _________
( if clause )
4. Mary was not injured in the crash because she was wearing a seat belt.
=> If Mary hadn’t ____________
( if clause )
5. You did not have breakfast – that is why you are hungry now.
=> If you had ______________
(main clause )
6.I did not get a taxi because I did not have any money on me.

=> If I had ________
( if clause )
ĐỀ THI THPTQG ( MĐ 931) - NĂM 2015
Question 1: If John does not change his working style, he will be sacked soon.
( If …not  Unless )
=> Unless _____________________________________________.
Question 4: She didn’t pass the exam because of her serious illness.
=> Had she not _____________
(Inversion type 3 ) - NĂM 2016
Question 44: We survived that accident because we were wearing our seat belts.
(Inversion type 3 ) - NĂM 2017
A. But for our seat belts, we would have survived that accident.
B. Had we not been wearing our seat belts, we wouldn’t have survived that
accident.
C. Without our seat belts, we could have survived that accident.
D. If we weren’t wearing our seat belts, we couldn’t have survived that accident.
Question 49: His friends supported and encouraged him. He did really well in
the competition. (Inversion type 3 ) - NĂM 2018
A. If his friends had given him support and encouragement, he could have done
really well in the competition.
B. No matter how much his friends supported and encouraged him, he couldn’t
do well in the competition.
C. Such were his friends’ support and encouragement that he couldn’t do really
well in the competition.
D. Had it not been for his friends’ support and encouragement, he couldn’t have
done so well in the competition.
c. Step 3.
Teacher helps students rewrite the sentences according to the rule. If the
given situation is in positive form, rewrite it in negative form or find the
antonyms. If the given situation is in negative form, rewrite it in positive form or

find the antonyms to rewrite the sentence
Exercise 2. Express these situations using conditional sentence type 2 (Tieng
Anh 12 page 60)
1. If Sarah studied hard, she wouldn’t hate school.
2. I could do the test if it were not too difficult/ I could do the test if it were easy
3. Peter would read a lot if he could find the time.
4. I could translate this if I spoke Korean.
.
5. They would travel far if they were not afraid of flying.
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Exercise 2. Write a sentence with if for each situation (Tieng Anh 10 page
119)
1. If the driver in front hadn’t stopped so suddently, the accident wouldn’t have
happened
2. If I had known that Lam had to get up early, I would have woken him.
3. If Hoa hadn’t lent me the money, I would have been able to buy the car.
4. If Mary hadn’t been wearing a seat belt, she would have been injured in the
crash.
5. If you had had breakfast, you wouldn’t be hungry now (mixed conditional)
6. If I had had some money on me, I would have got a taxi.
ĐỀ THI THPTQG ( MĐ 931) - NĂM 2015
Question 1: If John does not change his working style, he will be sacked soon.
=> Unless John changes his working style, he will be sacked soon.
Question 4: She didn’t pass the exam because of her serious illness.
=> Had she not ___________________________. NĂM 2016
Had she not been seriously ill, she would/could/might have passed the exam.
Or: Had she not been seriously ill, she would not/wouldn’t/could not/couldn’t/
might not/mightn’t have failed (in) the exam.

ĐỀ THI THPTQG ( MĐ 401) - NĂM 2017
Question 44: We survived that accident because we were wearing our seat belts.
A. But for our seat belts, we would have survived that accident.
B. Had we not been wearing our seat belts, we wouldn’t have survived that
accident.
C. Without our seat belts, we could have survived that accident.
D. If we weren’t wearing our seat belts, we couldn’t have survived that accident.
Question 49: His friends supported and encouraged him. He did really well in
the competition. (NĂM 2018 )
A. If his friends had given him support and encouragement, he could have done
really well in the competition.
B. No matter how much his friends supported and encouraged him, he couldn’t
do well in the competition.
C. Such were his friends’ support and encouragement that he couldn’t do really
well in the competition.
D. Had it not been for his friends’ support and encouragement, he couldn’t have
done so well in the competition.
4. Effectiveness of teaching experience initiatives for educational activities ,
with myself, my colleagues and my school.
By applying the above solution in a reasonable and effective way for teaching
grammar lessons in Unit 8, 9, 11 (Tieng Anh 10), Unit 7 (Tieng Anh 11) and
Unit 5 (Tieng Anh 12), and some sentences in the GCSE exam in previous years.
I found the following advantages
- Students became more interested in learning grammar lesson about conditional
sentences. And they are confident to work in pairs, groups.
- The ability to apply the conditional sentences for practising other skills is
markedly improved.
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- Students get better results when doing regular and periodical test on
conditional sentences.
- Increase the creativity and dynamism of the students when using conditional
sentences to practise speaking and writing.
In summary, the majority of students in my class can do two main types
of exercises on conditional sentences. The use of this experience in teaching
process has helped me achieve some very positive results because of the
following reasons:
- Firstly, I found this teaching experience very relevant and effective to teach
grammar topics on conditional sentences.
- Second, this teaching experience helps to solve existing situations in teaching
conditional sentences of foreign language teachers in our school.
- Third, this teaching experience helps students in my school to do two main
types of exercises on conditional sentences more effectively.
Quality and efficiency has been proven through skills such as: listening speaking - reading - writing. To observe the results of student’s learning and
evaluate the practicality of the research. I have done this survey grammar
section through tests in the classes I applied my teaching experience.
Below is the statistic about tests on conditional sentences in class 10A4,
11C2 and 12B2 during the school year from 2018 to 2019 before and after the
application of innovative experiences on teaching.
Table 1: Students’ test before applying teaching experiences
Total Very good
Good
Average
Weak
Too weak
Class Stude
Quantit%
uantity %
Quantit%

Quantit%
nt Quantit%
10A4 44 y 0
0 y 5
11,3 19 43,2 y 15 34,1 y 5
11,4
11C2 44
2
5,4
10 22,7 19 43,2 10 22,7
3
6,8
12B2

42

1

2,4

8

19

17

40,4

12

28,6

4

9,5

Table 2: Students’ test after applying teaching experiences
Total Very good
Good
Average
Weak
Too weak
Class Stude
nt Quantit % Quantit % Quantit % Quantit % Quantit %
y
y
10A4 44
3y
6,8
10
22,7 25
56,8
6y
13,6
0y
0
11C2

44

7

15,9

13

29,5

24

54,5

0

0

0

0

12B2

42

4

9,5

10

23,8

23

54,7

5

11,9

0

0

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Table 3: Comparison of quality before and after the application of teaching
experiences
the
the
the
the
the
Total increasing of increasing of increasing decreasing decreasing
Class Stude very good
good
of average weak
too weak
nt

10A4
11C2

Quantit % Quantit % Quantit % Quantit % Quantit %
44
3y
6,8
5y
11,3
6y
13,6
9y
3,6
5y
11,4
44
5
11,3
3
6,8
5
11,3 10 22,7
3
6,8

12B2

42

3

7,1

2

4,7

6

14,3

7

16,6

4

9,5

III. Conclusion
1. Experience Lessons:
In the process of teaching English at Trieu Son 4 high school, I have
introduced my students basic knowledge about conditional sentences in English.
I have found that most of the students have grasped the basic knowledge and
applied to do two main types exercises on conditional sentences.
With this teaching experience I have made students interested in learning
English more positively. The atmosphere of a grammar lesson has become
passionate and gentle. Students are no longer confused, worried about grammar
lessons.
With this teaching experience I hope to contribute a small part to help

foreign language teachers and students in Trieu Son 4 high school gradually
overcome the difficulties in teaching and learning conditional sentences in Unit
8, 9, 11 (Tieng Anh 10), Unit 7 (Tieng Anh 11) and Unit 5 (Tieng Anh 12) , and
further more exercises ( multiple choice questions). This teaching experience
also helps students acquire grammar on conditional sentences and use it for
doing exercises, tests, in the GCSE exam and daily communication.
Despite many attempts, there are still certain shortcomings. I look
forward to sincere advice of my colleagues, the leaders in order to create
conditions for me to continue perfecting the subject. Thereby, I have a chance to
improve my teaching capacity, to contribute to improving the quality of teaching
and learning foreign language.
For myself I continue to inherit and promote the achievements of the
implementation of the subject. I constantly self- improve and study to draw the
experience, overcome difficulties in teaching to meet the requirements of
innovative teaching methods of English at the request of the Ministry of
Education today .
2. Recommendation:
From practical basis, as well as advantages and disadvantages during teaching
process and implementing the topic, to improve quality of teaching English at
high school. I have the following recommendations:

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a. For schools:
- Exchange of experience in teaching about profession, to discuss topics in
meetings or groups.
- Groups of expertise organize thematic experiences to exchange mutual
experiences about teaching.
- Encourage and promote the application of information technology, apply new

teaching methods.
b. For the Department of Education and Training :
- Supply of equipment to serve foreign language teaching and learning such as
lab equipment, increase the reference books.
- Seminars on innovative methods for teaching a foreign language should be
held regularly so that teachers of English have chances to exchange personal
experiences about teaching.
CONFIRMATION OF
THE HEAD MASTER.

Thanh Hoa, 22/5/2019.
PLEDGE NOT TO COPY
Written by

Le Thi Phuoc

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REFERENCE MATERIAL
1) Textbook English : 10, 11 and 12 ( Ministry of Education and training)
- Nhà xuất bản Giáo dục
2) The Grammar and Excercises
- Xuân Bá ( World pubisher)
3) A practical English Grammar
- A.J Thomson and A.V . Martinet
4) Longman Englsh Grammar
- L.G. Alexander
5) Grammar in use
- Trần Văn Điền

6) Avanced English Grammar
- Lê Dũng ( Nhà xuất bản Giáo dục )
7) Ôn luyện Tiếng Anh 12
- Phan Hữu Lễ- Nguyễn Mạnh Bùi
Nghĩa
8) Longman
- Rosemary Aitken


DANH MỤC
SÁNG KIẾN KINH NGHIỆM ĐÃ ĐƯỢC HỘI ĐỒNG
SÁNG KIẾN KINH NGHIỆM NGÀNH GIÁO DỤC VÀ
ĐÀO TẠO HUYỆN, TỈNH VÀ CÁC CẤP CAO HƠN XẾP
LOẠI TỪ C TRỞ LÊN
Họ và tên tác giả: Lê Thị Phước
Chức vụ và đơn vị công tác: Giáo viên- Trường THPT Triệu Sơn 4
Cấp đánh giá
xếp loại
TT

1.

Tên đề tài SKKN

Một vài thủ thuật dạy phần

(Ngành GD cấp
huyện/tỉnh;
Tỉnh...)

Kết quả
đánh giá
xếp loại
(A, B,
hoặc C)

Năm học
đánh giá
xếp loại

Cấp tỉnh

C

2008-2009

Cấp tỉnh

C

2012-2013

đọc hiểu (reading) cho học
sinh THPT
2.

Phát triển kĩ năng nghe cho
học sinh THPT

* Liệt kê tên đề tài theo thứ tự năm học, kể từ khi tác giả được tuyển dụng vào

Ngành cho đến thời điểm hiện tại.

THANH HOA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
AND TRAINING

TRIEU SON 4 HIGH SCHOOL



FURTHER EXCERCISES
EXERCISES ON CONDITIONAL SENTENCES AND WISH SENTENCES
Exercise 1: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form:
1. If I see him , I _____ (give ) him a gift.
2. If I had a typewriter, I _____ (type) it myself.
3. If I had known that you were in hospital, I _____ (visit) you.
4. You could make better progress if you _____ (attend) class regularly.
5. If you _____ (arrive) ten minutes earlier, you would have got a seat.
6. If he worked more slowly, he _____ (not make) so many mistakes.
7. If I _____ (find) a cheap room, I will stay a fortnight.
8. A lot of people _____ (be) out of work if the factory closed down.
9. If you had drunk less last night, you (not feel) _________ so bad today.
10. If she (not get) ________married at such an early age, she would be at
university now.
Key: 1. will give
2. would
3. would have visited
4. attended
5. had arrived
6. wouldn’t make
7. find

8. would be
9. wouldn’t feel
10. hadn’t got
Exercise 2. Choose the one word or phrase – A, B, C or D – that best completes
the sentences.
1. He would get mark 10 if he _______ again the paper. He made one mistake in it.
A. read
B. is reading
C. reads
D. will read
2. If I ________ get a car sick, I would go there with you.
A. won’t
B. don’t
C. didn’t
D. wouldn’t
3. If he worked harder, he ________ pass the entrance examination.
A. will
B. would
C. is going to
D. can
4. If you ________ the front door carefully, the thieves wouldn’t have broken into
your house.
A. have locked
B. locked
C. would lock
D. had
locked
5. He ________ her an opportunity to work in his office if she had had English
proficiency.
A. would have given B. will have given C. will give

D. gives
6. If it ________tomorrow, I will not have to water the garden.
A. will rain
B. is raining
C. rained
D. rains
7. Had I known his address, I ________ before.
A. would write
B. have written
C. had written
D. would have written
8. ________ already busy in August, I would gladly accept your invitation.
A. Was I not
B. Were I not
C. If I am not
D. Unless I was not
9. ________ heat from the sun there would be no life on earth.
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