Second Conditional Discovery Activity

You will surely run into the second conditional with one or more of your groups this year, so be prepared! Our second conditional discovery activity is a great first speaking activity for your students to get familiar with the basic structure and idea. Yes, it is based on the famous “What would you do if you wont the lottery?” question, but with a lot more to offer than a single response! Several ideas are proposed on the worksheet for what some individuals would, could or might do if they won the lottery. Student will react to these phrases with a simple truth or lie game, see instructions below.

This is an adaptation of the truth or lie game. If working as a group, ask a student to choose a phrase, read it aloud and then ask “And you, …” Here, they will choose a classmate’s name. The classmate will then answer with one of the 4 short responses in the bubbles. Make sure they choose a grammatically correct one based on whether the original phrase is affirmative or negative. After they answer, the group must decide if they are telling the truth or lying. If possible, ask for reasons why they believe or do not believe the responder. For every student who is stumped, the responder gets a point. The responder then chooses the next phrase and reads it aloud…