ADVANCED GRAMMAR
UNIT:
SECOND CONDITIONAL
CAMILO BETANCUR REYES
ADVANCED GRAMMAR
UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA DE PEREIRA
FACULTAD DE BELLAS ARTES Y HUMANIDADES
LICENCIATURA EN BILINGÜISMO
PEREIRA
FEBRUARY 9, 2019
TARGET POPULATION GOAL OF THE UNIT
English 365 is a textbook designed to
English 365's first session intends to
meet the needs of students who are
foster the communicative competence
taking the third course of English in the
of students from the B.A in
B.A in Bilingualism in the Universidad
bilinguialism. Namely, the ability to give
Tecnológica de Pereira. The students'
advice and express their desires and
English proficiency is expected to be
future hypothesis. In order to do so, the
A2.2- B1 according to CEFR. Regarding
session puts forward the grammar point
their age, English 365 does not exclude
of second conditional in real-task
any population, yet understands that
environments.
the average students' age ranges
between 19 and 21 years.
PRIOR EXPECTED
LENGTH KNOWLEDGE
The students' success is based on the
English 365 sessions are expected to be premmise that they are already able to
developed in 40 minutes. Stressing that understand and produce sentences in
students are given enough time to share simple past, present perfect, and are
with their classmates and interact with able to distinguish between modal verbs
the input. and other verbs. Additionally, learners
are expected to be able to express their
opinions in organised ways.
COMMUNICATIVE
SKILLS
English 365 intends to provide a holistic
space for learners to interact with the
knowledge, therefore, it integrates the
four skills in the sessions. Nevertheless,
it is important to highlight that the
listening skill does not play a
fundamental role in the unit.
ENGLISH 365
u d e s A u d i o
Incl
THE ENGLISH
TEXTBOOK
FOR B.A
BILINGUALISM
SESSION 1 SURVEY
Before we start this lesson, let’s take a moment to interact with our
classmates. Go around the classroom and survey at least 3 people using the
following questions
·Have you ever asked for advice about your academic life?
If so, what advice have you been given?
·What things you think you can do in the future to improve
your English?
·Can you think of something that does not allow you to
improve in your academic life?
·What advice could you give to freshmen students?
·Do you have a personal diary to organise your
activities? If not, would you have one?
01 READ AND LISTEN TO THE
FOLLOWING TEXT
Hi, my name is Camilo and I am a student of the programme, just
as you are. As many of you, I have always wondered how I can
improve my academic life and my English proficiency. In several
occasions, I have thought that if I were a native English speaker, I
would not have to worry about a lot of things; but that is not my
case. Therefore, I needed to ask for advice to those who were in
upper semesters and professors. When I asked other classmates for
advice, they told me that if I listened to music in English, that
would help me enrich my vocabulary, and so I did.
When I asked professors for tips, they told me that if I went to all
the lectures the programme throws, I would highly improve my
receptive abilities; and now I go whenever I can. What is more, a
professor told me that, I would have an easier academic life if I
created a personal study schedule to manage my time; some even
recommended me buying a diary.
There are many tips that can help you. However, if you asked me
what is the best way of improving, I would say it is practice and
dedication. In the end, you will see all the effort is worth.
Now that you have read the text, please
complete the following items as fully as
possible.
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1. What has Camilo thought about being a native English
speaker?
___________________________________________
2. What advice was Camilo given by his classmates?
____________________________________________
3. What would happen if Camilo attended to the lectures
thrown by the programme?
____________________________________________
4. What was the advice the professor gave him regarding
time management?
____________________________________________
5. What is the final advice Camilo gives to classmates in
lower semesters?
___________________________________________
An advice about
advices! "Test it
all; hold on only to
what is good."
03
Choose the more suitable word from the
ones in parenthesis to fill in the gaps
0. If you _ could _ (could – can- must) give us an advice,
what would it be?
1. I _________ (would – should- must) have an easier life if
I created a schedule.
2. If I _________ (listen-listening-listened) to music and
videos in English, I would enrich my vocabulary.
3. If I _________ (would-am-were) a native English
speaker, I _________ (would-am-were) not have to worry.
4. If you _________ (asked-ask-asking) me what is the
best way, I would _________ (say-said-saying)
5. ________ (If-So-When) I went to all the lectures, I
would highly _________ (Improve-improved-improving)
Daiana wrote down a letter to his friend Camilo. The text
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contains 8 grammar and punctuation mistakes, highlight
and correct them.
If I can go back in time and choose my major again, I would
probably choose a different one. It is not that I do not like this, it is
just that I am keen on so many things I would go for something
new. To be honest, I think I will go for physics and maths even if it
meaning retaking my old high school books back with me. I love
the idea of understanding how things move and behave in the
way they do. Moreover, if it isn’t for the physicists we wouldn’t
have many indispensable devices like the MRI scanner or the
internet. I know it may sound crazy now; but if I having a time
machine, I would not hesitating to go back and chose physics
instead.
05
Now that you have answered the exercises, in groups of
3 people share your insights about the following
questions. Write down your answers.
1. What are the most repeated words and what are
their functions?
__________________________________________
2. When and how are the commas used in this
structure?
Believe me,
___________________________________________
sharing
3. What is the function of the grammatical structure
shown in this lesson?
insights
with
___________________________________________
4. Did the structure change in the negative form? classmates
___________________________________________
is an
excellent
5. What verb tenses are used in the structure?
a. Infinitive & past perfect
way to
b. Simple present & present perfect
c. Present progressive & simple past
scaffold
d. Simple past & infinitive knowledge
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
The second conditional uses the past simple after if, then 'would' and the
infinitive:
if + past simple, ...would + infinitive
It is used for several things. First, we can use it to talk about things in the
future that are probably not going to be true; like a dream or a desire. Second,
it can be used to hypothesise things in the present that we know are not real;
like saying "If I were you". Third, it can be used to give advices about changes
someone can make
Listen to the following voice mail from one of your
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classmates. Write down a short text where you
provide him with an advice using at least 3 times
the second conditional. The begining of the text is
already given to you.
Thank you for letting me know that, Pablo. If I were
you
_______________________________________________
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Up to this point, you have already finished
the lesson. But remember: if a friend asks
you for advice, do not hesitate to give it, yet
think critically what you are going to say.
