Mini-Grammar.ppt

TheThirdConditional,SunWen-28yearsoldMsTang-45yearsoldGrandpaChen-75yearsold,Revision,Life-longLearning,Inthepast,ifsomeonelikemehadfailedtogetintouniversitythroughthecollegeexam,hewouldhavehadnochanceofgettingadegree.Inthepast,ifsomeonehadworkedforacompanyforover20years,theywouldhavestayedthereuntilretirement.3.Inthepast,ifIhadwantedtoseethem,Iwouldhavehadtovisittheminperson.,Page37Ex.6,1.failedthecollegeexam,1.waslaidoffthreemonthsago.,2.hadnochanceofgettingadegree,2.workedinacompanyforover20years.,Manyyearsago,SunWensfriendMarygotadegree.,Didshefailtogetintouniversitythroughthecollegeexam?Why?(BecauseifMaryhadfailed,.),IfMaryhadfailedtogetintouniversitythroughthecollegeexam,shewouldhavehadnochanceofgettingadegree.,Thefacts:Marypassedtheexam,andshehadthechanceofgettingadegree.,Manyyearsago,MsTangscolleagueJohnwaslaidoff.,Guesshowlongheworkedforthecompany?2.Why?(BecauseifJohnhad),IfJohnhadworkedforacompanyforover20years,hewouldhavestayedthereuntilretirement.,Thefacts:Johndidntworkforthecompanyforover20years,andhedidntstaythereuntilretirement.,IfJennyhadntbeenakindpersonwhowaswillingtoforgivemyshortcomings,Iwouldneverhaveexperiencedsuchtruefriendship.,Thefacts:Jennywasakindperson,soIexperiencedtruefriendship.,2.IfJohnhadworkedforacompanyforover20years,hewouldhavestayedthereuntilretirement.,1.IfMaryhadfailedtogetintouniversitythroughthecollegeexam,shewouldhavehadnochanceofgettingadegree.,Didnthappen,Didnthappen,Didnthappen,Didnthappen,hadfailedtogetintouniversity,wouldhavehadnochance,ofgettingadegree.,hadworkedforacompanyforover20,years,wouldhavestayedthereuntil,retirement.,CheckYourUnderstanding,Readthesentencesonyourhandoutandfindoutthefacts.,Weusethethirdconditionaltotalkaboutthingsinthepastthatdidnothappen.,Ifhehadntbeensotired,hewouldnthavefallenasleeponthebus,Thefacts:Hewassotiredthathefellasleeponthebus.,IfIhadntbeensocareless,Iwouldnthavelostmyhandbag.,Thefacts:IwascarelessandIlostmyhandbag.,stroveforhisdream,achievedsuccess,metwithmanysetbacks,hadadesireforfurtherstudy,gottheteachersqualification,gotthejob,werepersistent,wonscholarshipstoHarvard,IfEinsteinhadntstrivenforhisdream,hewouldnthaveachievedsuccess.,Ifshehadntmetwithmanysetbacks,shewouldnthavehadadesireforfurtherstudy.,Ifshehadntgottheteachersqualification,shewouldnthavegotthejob.,Iftheyhadntbeenpersistent,theywouldnthavewonscholarshipstoHarvard.,gotthisjob,wenttoLondon,gotmarried,metJanet,hadtheideaforacomputercompany,boughtthiscomputergame,startedthefactory,fellinlove,hadchildren,IfIhadntgonetoLondon,Iwouldnthavegotthisjob.IfIhadntgotthisjob,Finishthechainstory:,MarksSuccessStory,Makeupachainstoryusingthethirdconditional.(humorous,crazy,logical,creative,reasonable),Thebeginninghasbeengiven:IfIhadntlearned.,DifferentPeoplesSuccessStory:,AprofessorAmanagerAlawyerAdoctor,Regrets,IfIhadbeenindustrious,Iwouldhavepassedtheexam.,Talkaboutregrets,1.Youdidntgetinvolvedinacontest.2.Youmissedabrilliantlecture.3.Youdidntfollowyourteacheradvice.4.Youdidntpasstheexam.,Whatregretsdoyoureallyhaveinyourlearning?,Keeponlearningandstriveforyourdream.Therearenoaccidents.,Do