If I Fell (Conditionals)

Conditionals

• Zero - For general truths
  if + present, - present

If you travel by bus after 7pm, it's free.

• First - For real present / future conditions.
  if + present, - will / going to / imperative / modal

If you break a mirror, you'll get seven years bad luck.

• Second - For unreal present / future conditions
  if + past, - would / could + bare infinitive

If I were you, I'd leave early. (advice)

Song dictation:

If ________________ you
________________ to be true
And _______ understand
__________ in love before
And I found ______________
Than _________________

______________ to you
I _________ sure
From the _________

That you __________ more than her 

______________ oh please
Don't ____________

____________too oh please
__________ my pride like her 

______________ stand the pain
And I __________ if our new love was in vain 

So I _____________ that I
____________________ you
And that she _________
______________ we are two
______________ with you

Listen:

If I fell

 ____________________________

Check

If I fell in love with you
Would you promise to be true 
And help me understand
'Cause I've been in love before
And I found that love was more
Than just holding hands 

If I give my heart to you
I must be sure
From the very start
That you would love me more than her

If I trust in you oh please
Don't run and hide
If I love you too oh please
Don't hurt my pride like her 

'Cause I couldn't stand the pain
And I would be sad if our new love was in vain 

So I hope you see that I
Would love to love you
And that she will cry
When she learns we are two
If I fell in love with you

Which lines of this song are in the First Conditional? (Real possibility)

Which lines use the Second Conditional? (Unreal possibility)

Discuss

1. Have you ever fallen in love?

2. What things give you the feeling of pride?

3. Which emotion is most similar to pride?

satisfaction

anger

honour

courage

confidence

4. How can your pride get hurt?

5. If we do something "in vain" it means we made a lot of effort, but it was / was not successful

 

Practise using conditionals 

Start with Zero

Then do First

Then do Zero and First

Then do Second

Then do First and Second 

Speaking practice

Second Conditional - easy

Second conditional - more challenging