A selection of English ESL conditional 2 (second conditional) - would printables

Students must choose who they want to save from a list of people on a sinking ship. Then they must work with others and compromise on their original choice. The worksheet is a good warmer to get the students critically thinking and to review second conditional. It also provides good speaking practice by requiring reasons for their survival choices. 

Shipwrecked

Mingle activity with twenty questions mostly done in the present simple with two examples of the second conditional. Students talk to their classmates and write down the answers they\'re given. The vocabulary and concepts are more advanced than the first Answer Quest. 

Answer Quest 2

Second Conditional is very popular in music, so all the problems in this worksheet are song lyrics! It's a fill-in-the-blank style, skill building worksheet, with lines for original sentences at the end. Answers included.

Second Conditional With Music

8  everyday-life dilemma questions for students to answer. First, they have to complete the questions with the correct form of the verbs in the box. It can be transformed into an online quiz or Zoom poll.

Dilemmas Quiz

This worksheet is useful to revise the second conditional. Students must complete the sentences filling in the spaces with the verbs given. The worksheet includes solution.

Second conditional - Complete the sentences

This handout can be used as a warmer or lead-in; for semi-controlled or freer-practice when teaching the second conditional. Could be conducted as a survey or as a mingle activity. 

Second Conditional - Survey

From eslpals.com, the Second Conditional is explored and explained in this excellent ESL grammar worksheet. Students will study the grammar point through various fun, useful exercises.



Lesson Overview from ESL Pals



We are certain that B1-B2 ESL students are going to love this worksheet because it details the second conditional in a clear and engaging manner. This ESL grammar document is very popular with TEFL teachers too because it supplements lessons perfectly, or can even be used as homework. The purpose of this worksheet is to explore the second conditional because it is important and relevant to all B1-B2 students. The worksheet starts by explaining the theory before presenting five detailed tasks where students have to put the theory into practice, solidifying their understanding. We particularly love the ‘complete’ exercise because it enables learners to practise the second conditional in a safe, structured environment. Overall, these are ideal exercises for students that wish to practice using conditionals. We are sure you are going to love this ESL grammar worksheet!



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The Second Conditional - ESL Pals

A class survey to practice the second conditional and complete the clauses. ESL students can use the survey in class or with native speakers of English and practice their communication skills out of the classroom. It can be used with intermediate/upper intermediate levels (B1/B2).

Second conditional class survey

Hi teachers! Here is a lesson accessible for multi-level classrooms. This worksheet has instructions for students to make a disaster preparedness plan. The link on the second page can be used for a reading comprehension activity. One option could be to assign different point values to different activities or steps. Another is to use it as practice for the simple future (what will you do) or the first conditional (what would you do). While it is aimed at groups, individuals can complete it as well. Enjoy! 

Disaster Preparedness Plan TBL

Great activity to practice the listening. 

Good to use with Adults since Peanuts is a little bit old and they may not know the characters.

Students need to know the "should + PP" and 2nd conditional structure.



The video is on youtube: Lucy loves Schroeder

Lucy loves Schroeder - 2nd Conditional

This is a vocabulary handout for teens negotiating with their parents. It is focused aroud the first and second conditional. could be used as a base for a dialogue in pairs. One being the parent and the other the teenager trying to negiate a new phone, more pocket money etc...

Hope it's useful. 

Negotiating with your parents

A great song if you study superheroes !



7 different types of activities :

1 to 4) listening activities

5) find the definition of a superhero according to the lyrics

6) make a list of the verbs that define a superheo's abilities

7) imagine your superpowers if you were a superhero



Have fun !

SUPERHEROES - The Script

Conditional 2 (second conditional) - would

Culture, intercultural communication, cross-cultural communication

Adjectives to describe feelings, emotions

Adjectives to describe personality and character

Adjectives: Gradable / Non-gradable adjectives

Articles: Definite or indefinite article (a, an or the)

BE + infinitive structures (e.g. he was to become famous)

Clauses of contrast (e.g.  although, while)

Clauses of purpose (e.g. in order to, so that, so as to)

Clauses of reason (e.g. because, because of, due to, as, since)

Cleft sentences (e.g. It's Joey we're looking for)

Comparison: Comparative adjectives and structures

Comparison: Superlative adjectives and structures

Conditionals: Conditional phrases (e.g. unless, provided that, as long as)

Conjunctions (aka connectives, e.g. and, but, or, so, then)

Contractions (shortened forms, e.g. don't, aren't, etc.)

Determiners (words that can come before nouns)

Formal and informal English (politeness or colloquial language)

Future perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Future perfect simple and continuous (progressive) tense

Future phrases (e.g. be about to, bound to, likely to, due to, set to + INF)

Homonyms (two words with the same pronunciation - homophones and homographs)

It as preparatory subject (e.g. it's raining, it's nice of you to)

Linking verbs (aka copulas, e.g. I am a student)

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Nouns: Collective nouns (team, class, family, committee)

Nouns: Proper nouns (names of people, cities, companies)

Oxymorons (phrases with words of contradictory meaning, e.g. living dead)

Participles: Past participle (e.g. HAVING DONE)

Participles: Present participle (e.g. DOING)

Parts of Speech (aka word classes, e.g. nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs)

Past perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Phonetics (pronunciation, IPA, phonetic symbols)

Plural nouns: regular plurals with S ending

Prefixes (e.g. A, UN, IM, DIS, MIS, EN, etc. )

Prepositions vs adverbs (e.g. before me, saw him before.)

Prepositions: Double prepositions (e.g. out of)

Prepositions: Participle prepositions (e.g. pending, concerning)

Prepositions: Phrase prepositions (e.g. by means of)

Present perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Present perfect simple or present continuous tense

Present simple tense: S for third person singular verbs

Present simple vs continuous (progressive) tense

Pronouns: EACH OTHER, ONE ANOTHER (reciprocal pronouns)

Pronouns: Possessive pronouns (e.g. my, mine)

Pronouns: Reflexive pronouns (e.g. myself, yourself))

Pronouns: SOMEBODY, ANYBODY, EVERYBODY, NO ONE, NOTHING, etc.

Pronouns: THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE (demonstratives)

Pronouns: YOU and THEY to talk about people in general

Quantifiers (e.g. some, many, much, any, few, little)

Questions: WH questions (open-ended questions)

Reported speech: reported questions (indirect questions)

There is / there are / there was / there were / there will be, etc.

Verbs: Transitive or intransitive verbs (words that can or cannot stand with objects)

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Absolute beginners who have begun to learn the letters and numbers

Learners taking the A1 Elementary exam should be able to:<ul><li>Introduce themselves and ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, things he/she has, people he/she knows.</li><li>Communicate using very basic phrases as long as the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: common adjectives & adverbs of frequency, going to, how much/how many, imperatives, I'd like, 's – possessive, common prepositions of place and time, present simple & continuous, there is/are</li></ul>

A very basic tourist level, which is enough for buying food and a bus ticket

Learners taking the A2 Pre-intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand sentences and frequently used expressions (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment).</li><li>Complete tasks that are routine and exchange information about familiar matters.</li><li>Describe matters of immediate need in simple terms.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: countable/uncountable nouns, adverbs of frequency, future will/going to, much/many, present perfect, past simple, past continuous, common phrasal verbs, common modals: can/should</li></ul>

A tourist who can do basic conversations about the past, present and future

Learners taking the B1 Intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand points regarding family, work, school or leisure-related topics.</li><li>Deal with most travel situations in areas where the language is spoken.</li><li>Create simple texts on topics of personal interest.</li><li>Describe experiences, events, dreams, and ambitions, as well as opinions or plans in brief.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: question tags, intensifiers: too/enough, future tenses, past tenses, modals, conditionals, wh-questions in the past</li></ul>

Learners who can deal with both familiar and routine situations, in friendly and work contexts

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The level where you can be a tour guide for your foreign friends and talk about a lot of topics, even abstract ones, with ease and fluency

Learners taking the C1 Advanced exam should be able to: Express ideas fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions. Use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes. Understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts. Produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, using linking phrases (=words that connect ideas between sentences). Main grammar points to know: inversion, mixed conditionals, modals in the past, all passive forms, phrasal verbs (all patterns), wish/if only for regrets

Learners who can smoothly communicate in every walk of life, read long texts and write well

Learners taking the C2 Proficient exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand almost everything read or heard with ease.</li><li>Summarize information from a variety of sources into a coherent presentation.</li><li>Express themselves using precise meaning in complex scenarios.</li><li>Can express him/herself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in the most complex situations</li></ul>

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