Talk about things in the past that didn’t happen and hypothetical results. Students understand the third conditional and use it to make statements about actions in the past that did and didn’t happen and the hypothetical result of those actions. Students discuss the topic of disagreements with focus on a conversation between two people.
All about the Third Conditional
Overview
Level
Intermediate: B1Upper-Intermediate: B2
Included
3 student pagesTeaching notes
Teaching time 90 mins
Language functions
Asking and answering questionsDescribing cause and effectExpressing or supporting opinionsTalking about the past
Language forms
Conditional formsModal and auxiliary verbsPast formsPerfect forms
Activities
ConversationDiscussionReadingSentence completionUnscramble
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