- Knowing how to deal with our ego.
- Knowing how to make a decision.
- How to achieve happiness.
- How to not suffer.
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Lead-in
- Are you optimistic or pessimistic about the future? Why?
- Life expectancy is around 73 years. Will this increase in the future? What do you think?
- Do you think individual freedom will become greater or lesser during the next century?
- Do you think we should use our knowledge of genetics to improve the human species? Why or why not?
Presentation
Pre
- Do you like reading and listening to poetry?
- What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘poetry’?
Top Down
- “If—” is a poem by English Nobel laureate Rudyard Kipling, written as a tribute to Leander Starr Jameson. It is a literary example of Victorian-era stoicism. The poem was first published in Rewards and Fairies (1910) following the story “Brother Square-Toes”.
- What is the poem about? Read it and find out.
- Knowing how to deal with our ego.
- Knowing how to make a decision.
- How to achieve happiness.
- How to not suffer.
“If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies,
Or being hated, don’t give way to hating,
And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise:
If you can dream—and not make dreams your master;
If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build ’em up with worn-out tools:
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: ‘Hold on!’
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,
And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son!”
Bottom Up
- True or False?
Example: You should keep your head. True
- “If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you” means you shouldn’t feel like you’re not capable.
- “And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise” means you should be humble.
- “If you can dream—and not make dreams your master” means you got to follow your dreams no matter what.
- “And never breathe a word about your loss” means you have to get your losses off your chest everytime you get the chance.
- According to the poem, the result for living like that is becoming a Man.
- “If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you” means you shouldn’t feel like you’re not capable. True
- “And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise” means you should be humble. True
- “If you can dream—and not make dreams your master” means you got to follow your dreams no matter what. False
- “And never breathe a word about your loss” means you have to get your losses off your chest everytime you get the chance. False
- According to the poem, the result for living like that is becoming a Man. True
Post
- What do you think about the poem’s message?
- How can you relate to it?
Target Language
First Conditional
The First Conditional is used to describe a probable result for a certain condition.
We use the Present Simple for the condition and will + infinitive for the result.
We use if when we think the situation may or may not happen.
- If we start saving up right now, we’ll have enough money to travel abroad next summer.
- If she breaks up with me, I’ll be devastated.
We use when to talk about a situation we think will definitely happen.
- We’ll order the drinks when everyone arrives, don’t worry.
- Break-ups are always tough, but I bet you’ll feel better when you meet someone else.
We use unless to talk about an exception to a certain situation.
- Unless we save up enough money, we won’t be able to travel abroad next summer.
- You won’t go to the party tonight unless you finish all your homework.
Real Conditionals
The Real Conditionals are used to describe possible and realistic situations. It follows a similar structure as the First Conditional.
Some common expressions to do so include as long as, unless, provided (that) and on condition that.
- We’ll travel abroad next summer provided that we save enough money.
- They won’t be able to catch that plane unless they wake up really early.
- My parents will give me an allowance on condition that I get god grades.
- Nothing will go wrong as long as you stick to the plan.
Controlled Practice
- Match the sentences to the correct conditional. There is one example.
- May or may not happen
- Will definitely happen
- Exception
- Real conditional
( ) After a tank is cleaned, provided that it is going to be prepared for entry, it will be purged.
(1) People think that if they can placate the violent persons in their midst, then they won’t get hurt.
( ) A match or cigarette dropped on an acrylic blanket can ignite the fabric which will burn rapidly unless extinguished.
( ) We don’t know when the pub will reopen, although we hope it will be as soon as possible.
( ) But if she works for me she will more than counterbalance the fact that I am a stranger to the town.
( ) Once the gardens are finished, they will be open to the public free of charge on condition that visitors respect the peace and quiet of the hall as a place of retreat.
- May or may not happen
- Will definitely happen
- Exception
- Real conditional
(4) After a tank is cleaned, provided that it is going to be prepared for entry, it will be purged.
(1) People think that if they can placate the violent persons in their midst, then they won’t get hurt.
(3) A match or cigarette dropped on an acrylic blanket can ignite the fabric which will burn rapidly unless extinguished.
(2) We don’t know when the pub will reopen, although we hope it will be as soon as possible.
(1) But if she works for me she will more than counterbalance the fact that I am a stranger to the town.
(4) Once the gardens are finished, they will be open to the public free of charge on condition that visitors respect the peace and quiet of the hall as a place of retreat.
Freer Practice
- Complete the sentences with your own ideas.
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- If I find money on the floor, I will…
- They will get hired if they …
- Unless me and my friends talk about it we won’t …
- My coworkers will … when …
- Humankind won’t … unless …
Production
- Think about your plans for the future. Talk about them using the Target Language.
Example: If I win the lottery I will…
Homework
Match the sentence halves. There is one example.
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At the moment we keep on winning but make no move up the table, but…
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They will usually be determined on the papers unless there…
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These landraces will survive only as long as…
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Already we’ve had a lot of people in asking about Nemos…
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Winning is the only thing and if taking…
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So if the chap in Gravesend is so negative…
( ) are exceptional reasons justifying a hearing.
( ) the farmers who cultivate them do.
( ) a pill will help achieve the ultimate goal, then so be it.
( ) and when the film opens that will triple.
( ) all we can do is keep on winning and maybe we will start climbing the table.
(6) all he will see is the negative in others.
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At the moment we keep on winning but make no move up the table, but…
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They will usually be determined on the papers unless there…
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These landraces will survive only as long as…
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Already we’ve had a lot of people in asking about Nemos…
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Winning is the only thing and if taking…
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So if the chap in Gravesend is so negative…
(2) are exceptional reasons justifying a hearing.
(3) the farmers who cultivate them do.
(5) a pill will help achieve the ultimate goal, then so be it.
(4) and when the film opens that will triple.
(1) all we can do is keep on winning and maybe we will start climbing the table.
(6) all he will see is the negative in others.
Complete the sentences with the following expressions.
WILL – UNLESS – AS LONG AS – IF – WHEN – PROVIDED THAT
Example: We _______ order pizza when everyone arrives at my place. > We will order pizza when everyone arrives at my place.
- I’ll lend you the money, _______ you pay it back by Monday.
- The poor will never have access to green spaces _______ governments act judiciously.
- Science will be benefited _______ there is a healthy relationship between science and technology.
- Without a tutor to mark your work, how will you know _______ you got it right?
- Because _______ you do it there will be no doubt, none whatsoever, that it is real.
- I’ll lend you the money, provided that you pay it back by Monday.
- The poor will never have access to green spaces unless governments act judiciously.
- Science will be benefited as long as there is a healthy relationship between science and technology.
- Without a tutor to mark your work, how will you know if you got it right?
- Because when you do it there will be no doubt, none whatsoever, that it is real.
Change the sentences using If + Present Simple for the condition and will + infinitive for the result.
Example: I will buy you a present when you wash the dishes. > If you wash the dishes, I will buy you a present.
- They will talk to you when you get here.
- My mother will give me a break when I finish my chores.
- Our team will win when we start to practice.
- Your cat won’t scratch the couch anymore when you buy it some toys.
- I’ll finish my job when I have the time to do so.
- They will talk to you when you get here. > If you get here, they’ll talk to you.
- My mother will give me a break when I finish my chores. > If I finish my chores, my mother will give me a break.
- Our team will win when we start to practice. > If we start to practice, our team will win.
- Your cat won’t scratch the couch anymore when you buy it some toys. > If you buy it some toys, your cat won’t scratch the couch anymore.
- I’ll finish my job when I have the time to do so. > If I have time to do so, I’ll finish my job.
Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
Example: inclined / people / more / it / tax / their / be / contribute / will / to / When / dollars. / works, > When it works, people will be more inclined to contribute their tax dollars.
- happens / contraception. / seek / about / advice / this / to / emergency / you / need / will / If
- rising / relentless / keep / as / These / will / market / continues / bottom. / losses / its / bear / distant / a / future / the / path / to
- in / been / water, / the / will / If / sponge / a / and / flexible / you / have / pliable / more / warm / has / dampened / sponge.
- severe / contraction. / heal / will / weeks / they / take / small / are / and / very / they / Unless / undergo / to
- so / by / the / demand, / in / stops, / the / consumer / Trade / when / buying / driven / killing / is / will / too. / wildlife
- If this happens you will need to seek advice about emergency contraception.
- These losses will keep rising as the bear market continues its relentless path to a distant future bottom.
- If the sponge has been dampened in warm water, you will have a more pliable and flexible sponge.
- Unless they are very small they will take weeks to heal and undergo severe contraction.
- Trade in wildlife is driven by consumer demand, so when the buying stops, the killing will too.
Find and correct the mistakes.
- I will take everything he owe me when I quit.
- If you keep treating me like that, I leave you.
- When you finished painting, we’ll go out and have fun.
- My brother won’t travel if he manages to save money.
- I won’t go unles he will ask me until tomorrow.
- I will take everything he owes me when I quit.
- If you keep treating me like that, I‘ll leave you.
- When you finish painting, we’ll go out and have fun.
- My brother will travel if he manages to save money.
- I won’t go unless he asks me until tomorrow.
Writing
Write a list of future possibilities you want to come true and mention what you need to do so it does. Remember to use as much of the Target Language as possible.
Example: I want to adopt a dog. If I rent a bigger apartment I can have enough space and…