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Monday, July 17, 2006

Conditional IF

Learning English, especially grammar and written experssion can be done through thousands ways. Today, we are exploring conditional IF in conversation class. I have applied communication game in teaching conditionl IF in which each of student took an important role in seeking the appropriate answers. Well just refresh your mind, there are three types of conditional IF. (see the chart below for the detail)

Meaning of the

“IF CLAUSE”

Verb form in the

“IF CLAUSE”

Verb form in the

“RESULT CLAUSE”


true in the present/ future

simple present

simple present

simple future

(a) If I have enough time, I write to my parents every week

(b) I have enough time tomorrow, I will write my parents.

untrue in the present/ future

simple past

would + present form

(a) If I had enough time to write, I would write to my parents (In truth, I don’t have enough time, so I will not write to them)

untrue in the past

past perfect

would have + past participle

(a) If I had had enough time, I would have written to my parents (In truth, I did not have enough time, so I did not write to them)


The speaking game to apply CONDITIONAL IF is called Let's Talk about IF... It requires a board game, a dice, and some pointers (max 4 pointers). This game is almost similiar to snake and ladder game, but this game requires the players to solve the problems on the squres. If she/he can't give the correct answer, then she/he will stay on the square for one round (it means lose a turn). I have applied this to the intermidiate level English learners and it can be say IT WORKS...
Well, I just remind you that English can be learned in the relaxing time and playing a game to master English grammar. Wanna try..oke and I wish you could have fun in learning English.


1

START

2

If I were a president, …

3

I would buy a penthouse…

4

If I study hard, …




13

ROLL AGAIN!!

14

I will watch World Cup in German …

15

… if I won lottery

16

Unless I had married, …




5

I will go to the beach…




12

If the weather was good, …



17

I will be in Bali now …

51

FINISH



6

Unless I am rich, …

7

She would not have gone to Singapore

9

Unless we worked hard, …

10

If I am David Beckham, …

11

I would be happy …



18

He would have passed the exam …

50

If I were the head of STIKOM, …










19

… unless I am poor

49

FREE!!










20

LOSE A TURN!!

48

If there is a shooting star, …


38

If you are Brad Pitt, …

37

FREE!!

36

If I did not study hard, …

34

If I have a PDA, …

33

I would be happy …

32

If your parents were alive, …

31

Unless I speak English, …


21

If I had had much money, …

47

She would be a singer …


39

… unless I had my house/ apartment






30

If I am not quite old, …


22

My daughter will take school bus …

46

Unless you were in Indonesia, …


40

If the weather was hot yesterday, …


Conditional if...


29

We will make snowman …


23

You would get a present …

45

ROLL AGAIN!!


41

If I am Elbert Eisten, …



28

FREE!!


24

Unless it rains, …

44

If I am in England, …

43

If you are a policeman, …

42

I would have cooked ….






27

Unless you stole my money, …

26

If I were you, …

25

I would not have been late …

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