Wishing

Related to conditional sentences, we can also make wishes. What things would we like to be different in the present? What regrets do we have about our past? These ideas can be expressed using I wish and If only, two easy structures that sure will come in handy.

Wishes from Míriam

What gets on your nerves?

Related to the survey done in class, and of which we'll see the results tomorrow, here you have some expressions to talk about annoying habits. 

You also have the chance to listen to the BBC podcast again about annoying habits at the office and try to spot the vocabulary used.

Dealing with conditionals

Difficult as they may seem at the beginning, they're not so. After practising them, it's easy to use them and see how they can be applied in real-life situations. Conditional sentences are very useful to express realistic, unrealistic, and imaginary or hypothetical ideas and their consequences. So make sure you revise them, and use them as much as possible to consolidate the structures.

In the first presentation, you'll find the zero and first conditionals, together with the use of future time clauses. The second presentation is a revision of the previous conditionals and the introduction of the second and third. Moreover, enjoy the fragments of The Big Bang Theory using the second conditional and the song If by the Red Hot Chilli Peppers.

Let me know if you know of any other songs with conditionals!

Zero & first conditionals from Míriam

Conditionals from Míriam