Lesson 5 the Subjunctive Mood Grammar What does

Lesson 5 the Subjunctive Mood Grammar

What does the poet want to express? We would have won… if Jack had scored that goal, if we’d had just a few more minutes, if we had trained harder, if Ben had passed the ball to Joe, if we’d had thousands of fans screaming,

What does the poet want to express? if I hadn’t taken my eye off the ball, if we hadn’t stayed up so late the night before, if we hadn’t taken it easy, if we hadn’t run out of energy. We should have won… if we’d been better!

What does the poet want to express? They didn't win their first football match. Jack didn't score that ball. Ben didn't pass the ball to Joe. He took his eye off the ball. They did not have thousands of fans screaming.

What does the poet want to express? They didn't win their first football match. They didn't train harder. They stayed up late. They didn't take it easy. They ran out of energy. They were not better.

What does the poet want to express? His excuses for their failure and his wish to win their first football match. It was regrettable that they lost the match for what they did and didn't do in the past.

What does the poet want to express? If you were the only girl in the world and I were the only boy! Nothing else would matter in the world today. we could go on loving in the same old way! A garden of Eden just made for two with nothing to mar(damage) our joy

What does the poet want to express? I would say such wonderful things to you there would be such wonderful things to do If you were the only girl in the world and I were the only boy! (by Clifford Grey)

What does the poet want to express? The dearest wish that the girl and the boy can love each other deeply.

Unreal situations - 假�、愿望、�疑或推� We would have won if Jack had scored that goal. But he didn't score that goal so we failed. If the rescue team hadn’t found him, he would be dead. But they found him so he is alive.

Unreal situations - 假�、愿望、�疑或推� If the weather had been nice yesterday, we would have gone for a picnic. It was not nice yesterday so we did not go for a picnic. If I had known his address, I would have written to him. I didn't know his address and I didn't write to him.

What is the difference?

Real situations - something possible and likely If you go to the Science Museum, you will see a lot of interesting exhibitions. The Science Museum is interesting actually. All your family will be quite happy, if you give up smoking. Smoking is really unhealthy.

Unreal situations - 假�、愿望、�疑或推� If I had enough money, I would buy a new car. If I were you, I would go to bed early tonight. If it were to rain tomorrow, they would not go out. If the weather had been nice yesterday, we would have gone for a picnic.

Unreal situations - 假�、愿望、�疑或推� If I had enough money, I would buy a new car. (now) If I were you, I would go to bed early tonight. (future) If it were to rain tomorrow, they would not go out. (future) If the weather had been nice yesterday, we would have gone for a picnic. (in the past)

Classify the following “if” sentences(time) 1. If I lived closer to school, I wouldn’t have to get up so early everyday. 2. We would have called you to share the good news if we had known your telephone number. 3. If some people lived on the moon in the future, life on the earth would be better.

Classify the following “if” sentences (time) 4. If we hadn’t got so much preparation, our sports meeting wouldn’t have been so successful. 5. We wouldn’t leave the house at all, if all the entertainment came from computers one day. 6. If there were no computers, life would be very different.

Classify the following “if” sentences (time) 7. If Steven Jobs lived, he would be surprised at the development of his Apple products. 8. If it were to rain next week, our crops would be saved. 9. If he had been warned, he wouldn’t have taken that food.

unreal at present 1. If I lived closer to school, I wouldn’t have to get up so early everyday. 6. If there were no computers, life would be very different. 7. If Steven Jobs lived, he would be surprised at the development of his Apple products.

unreal at present If + did / were, …would do…

unreal in the future 3. If some people lived on the moon in the future, life on the earth would be better. 5. We wouldn’t leave the house at all, if all the entertainment came from computers one day. 8. If it were to rain next week, our crops would be saved.

unreal in the future If + did / were to do/ should do . . . would do. . . could do

What can you learn from it? Should the journeyer return, If the journeyer should return, This stone would utter speech. 行人�来石��。 If you should have any difficulty in getting the medicine, you could ring this number.

unreal in the past 2. We would have called you to share the good news , if we had known your telephone number. 4. If we hadn’t got so much preparation, our sports meeting wouldn’t have been so successful. 9. If he had been warned, he wouldn’t have taken that food.

unreal in the past If + had done, …would have done…

Summarize the structures in “if” sentences.

unreal in the past If + had done, …would have done…

unreal at present If + did / were, …would do…

unreal in the future If + did / were to do/ should do …would do… could do

If you try, you can!

unreal at present If + did / were, …would do…

unreal in the past If + had done, …would have done…

unreal in the future If + did / were to do/ should do …would do… could do

Write some complete “if” sentences.

Write some complete “if” sentences. My Example If there were not so many cars in Beijing now, we wouldn’t suffer the hazy weather so often. If I had been told the heavy traffic in advance, I wouldn’t have taken this road.

Rewrite the story with “if” sentences. I went to bed early last night because I had to catch the first flight to Hang zhou this morning. I am going to attend an important meeting. I set alarm clock in my iphone before going to bed, but who knows my iphone switched off automatically (自�地 ) out of power, and when I woke up in the morning, it was only 1 hour left before the plane took off.

Rewrite the story with “if” sentences. I rushed into the street to find a taxi. Well, my God! So many people were waiting for a taxi at the corner of the main road. I waited for nearly 15 minutes before I finally got into one and hurried to the airport. Unfortunately, my taxi was trapped on the airport highway where three cars crashed together and didn’t move any further for half an hour.

Rewrite the story with “if” sentences. Now I am standing at the entrance of the airport, seeing my plane flying high in the blue sky. Such an important meeting! How can I explain the absence to my boss? Will I be fired? I am sure I will.

What does the author want to tell us? The author wants to tell us that she missed the flight to Hang zhou for a meeting which will contribute to her losing the job.

Rewrite the story with “if” sentences. I went to bed early last night because I had to catch the first flight to Hang zhou this morning. I am going to attend an important meeting. I set alarm clock in my iphone before going to bed, but who knows my iphone switched off automatically (自�地 ) out of power, and when I woke up in the morning, it was only 1 hour left before the plane took off.

Rewrite the story with “if” sentences. I rushed into the street to find a taxi. Well, my God! So many people were waiting for a taxi at the corner of the main road. I waited for nearly 15 minutes before I finally got into one and hurried to the airport. Unfortunately, my taxi was trapped on the airport highway where three cars crashed together and didn’t move any further for half an hour.

Rewrite the story with “if” sentences. Now I am standing at the entrance of the airport, seeing my plane flying high in the blue sky. Such an important meeting! How can I explain the absence to my boss? Will I be fired? I am sure I will.

Rewrite the story with “if” sentences. An example sentence (unreal in the past) If my iphone hadn’t switched off, I wouldn’t have been in such a hurry in the morning.

Rewrite the story with “if” sentences. An example sentence (unreal at present) If I were on the plane now, I wouldn’t be so upset.

Rewrite the story with “if” sentences. An example sentence (unreal in the future) If I attended the meeting in Hang Zhou, I wouldn’t be fired by my boss.

Sentences with “if”. unreal in the past If my iphone hadn’t switched off, the alarm clock would have rung. If the alarm clock had rung, I would have woken up earlier.

Sentences with “if”. unreal in the past If there had not been so many people in the street, I would have found a taxi more easily. If there had not been a car crash on the airport highway, I wouldn’t have been trapped there for so long.

Sentences with “if”. unreal in the past If I had got to the airport in time, I would not have missed my flight.

Sentences with “if”. unreal at present If I were on the plane now, I wouldn’t be so upset. unreal in the future If I attended the meeting, I wouldn’t be fired by my boss.

Retell the story by using “if” sentences. not switch off not be fired alarm clock ring attend the meeting wake up earlier not miss the flight set off earlier not be trapped in the traffic

A possible version. If my iphone hadn’t switched off, the alarm clock would have rung. If the alarm clock had rung, I would have woken up earlier. If I had set off earlier, I wouldn't have been trapped in the traffic.

A possible version. If I hadn't been trapped there for so long. I would not have missed my flight. Now I am standing at the entrance of the airport, seeing my plane flying high in the blue sky. If I attended the meeting in Hang Zhou , I wouldn’t be fired by my boss.

Rewrite the story with “if” sentences.

A possible version. I went to bed early last night because I had to catch the first flight to Hang Zhou this morning. I am going to attend an important meeting. I set alarm clock in my iphone before going to bed, but who knows my iphone switched off automatically (自 � 地 ) out of power.

A possible version. If my iphone hadn’t switched off, the alarm clock would have rung. If the alarm clock had rung, I would have woken up earlier. If there had not been so many people in the street, I would have found a taxi more easily.

A possible version. If there had not been a car crash on the airport highway, I wouldn’t have been trapped there for so long. If I had got to the airport in time, I would not have missed my flight. Now I am standing at the entrance of the airport, seeing my plane flying high in the blue sky.

A possible version. If I were on the plane now , I wouldn’t be so upset. Such an important meeting! How can I explain the absence to my boss? Will I be fired? I am sure I will. If I attended the meeting in Hang Zhou , I wouldn’t be fired by my boss.

Write a poem! unreal in the past unreal at present unreal in the future

A possible version. We would have won the championship. . . if we had got Mr. Chen to coach us, if everybody had come to practice every week, if we had asked some tall kids to play, We would have celebrated our success. . . if we had won the championship,

A possible version. If we wanted to be real heroes, we would not be so frustrated now. If we expected to win the championship next season, we would be better.

Remember English sayings In doing we learn! Practice makes perfect!

Homework Our school volleyball team were defeated. The players are talking about the lessons they have learnt from their failure. Complete the poem to show they would have won. Add at least five more lines. We would have won the championship. . .

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