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

A boardgame dealing with conditional 2, students have to complete sentences using it. Fully editable, add or erase anything you need. I hope your students have fun.

Conditional 2 boardgame

Second conditional worksheet, cards with ideas to make up a sentence using second conditional phrase, sentences positive, negative or questions, good with all levels, beginners, intermediate, advanced, 

Second conditional cards

This Christmas ESL lesson includes a video and an article. The topic is explored through the use of exercises and games. The lesson is super-detailed with 10 pages of activities, including a detailed homework task.

ESL Pals - Christmas ESL lesson

The aim of the exercise is to practice Second Conditional. 

Task - fill in the blanks in the lyrics of the song. 

Tip - use the song after introducing and practicing the second conditional as a form of revision / fun practice. 

You can also talk about typical American / Canadian things mentioned in the song, eg. K-car (cars popular in the 1980s), Kraft dinner (macaroni and cheese).

If you can - watch the video on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHacDYj8KZM&ab_channel=metallicaxxx420)

Second Conditional - song - If I Had a Million Dollars by Barenaked Ladies

1st conditional 
  second conditional 
 reading 
 conditionals 
 practice conditionals 
 if  sentences
 result in the future 
  hypothetical 
 It's really helpful if you include the solutions in the resource as it makes it easier for us in class to check the answers. Also, the solutions make the resource suitable for self-study.

Reading Exercise - 1st and 2nd Conditional Practice

You will find a list of questions in the 2nd Conditional associated with all decks of French playing cards. Ss pick cards randomly, and ask and asnwer them in pairs. Some of them will make them think about deeper matters. They can be used well at Pre-intermediate level, too. 

Speaking game to practise 2nd CONDITIONAL with French cards

An activity to practice listening comprehension, word formation and the second conditional using the song "Piano Man" by Billy Joel. It's pretty simple but the topic might not really be suitable for kids. Enjoy!

Piano Man - worksheet 

In this activity, students will engage with the song "Die With A Smile" by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars to practice their understanding of second conditionals, expand their vocabulary related to love and emotions, and discuss the themes of the song. The task includes:

- Fill-in-the-gaps to reinforce the use of the second conditional in hypothetical scenarios.
Matching exercises to check understanding of key phrases and expressions used in the song.
- Vocabulary-in-context to solidify the meaning of new words and expressions.
Discussion questions to encourage students to connect the song’s themes with their personal experiences and opinions.

This activity is designed for B1-B2 learners, combining grammar, vocabulary, and speaking skills while allowing students to explore authentic language in a creative and engaging way.

Second conditionals with Bruno Mars and LadyGaga

Here you have a list of twenty-five open-ended questions with the second conditional. They can serve as a warm-up exercise or as a way of actively practicing the second condition.

Second Conditional Questions

This song activity was designed to present and practice the Second Conditional. The song is "Running up that hill (a deal with God)" by Kate Bush, which is part of Stranger Things s. 4 soundtrack. 

SONG ACTIVITY - RUNNING UP THAT HILL

The objective of the worksheet is to practice second conditional in context. It includes reading comprehension, matching, questions to discuss. Developing critical thinking. Skills: Reading, Speaking. Students have to connect people's dialogues with pieces of news. Students give their own opinions about the pieces of news. Communicative Approach

Look at what people are saying!

This would rather speaking activity helps students develop accuracy in the use of the structure would rather + base verb. Your class should have studied the structure prior to doing this activity.
 
 
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Would Rather (Speaking Practice)

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)

Working with Paragraphs: ordering, titling

Role play, miming, drama activity or improv game

Pictionary (picture dictionary) or picture matching

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Learners who are Pre-A1 have just begun learning English and will first learn how to:<ul><li>Say the letters in the alphabet and numbers</li><li>Say hello, talk about names and age</li><li>Name the colors and dates, express likes and dislikes</li></ul>

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

Learners taking the B2 Upper-intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialization.</li><li>Interact with fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without difficulty for either party.</li><li>Produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain an opinion on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: perfect tenses, mixed conditionals, modals in the present, phrasal verbs, reported speech, wish, relative clauses</li></ul>

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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