اللغة الإنجليزية فصل ثاني

The Second Conditional

● We use the Second Conditional to talk about imaginary, impossible or unlikely situations, either in the present or the future. It is often used to express the opposite of what is true.

- If I saw a polar bear, I'd take a lot of photographs.

(But the fact is that I didn't see a polar bear, so this is impossible.)

                                         

- If I won a lot of money, I'd go on an Arctic boat trip.

(Not impossible, but extremely unlikely.)

 

- If I travelled to the Arctic in winter, I would experience severe snowstorms.

(But the truth is that I haven't travelled to the Arctic in winter.)

 

 ● We form the Second Conditional with

    If + Past Simple, would / wouldn’t + infinitive.

  In spoken or informal English, we use ’d for would.

- If I won a lot of money, I'd go on a Red Sea boat trip.

 

● In the Second Conditional, we can put either the situation or the consequence first. If the situation comes first, we use a comma.

- If you went there in winter, you would probably experience severe snowstorms.

You would be unlucky if you didn’t see any seals.

 

VOCABULARY: Marine life

The main ideas:

- There are seven species of sea turtles.

- Living conditions of sea turtles.

- Adaptation to sea turtles' environment.

- Food of sea turtles.

- How sea turtles are adapted to their habitat.