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Watch the love story of Ricky & Rachel and teach the if clause - first conditional with future time clauses for intermediate level classrooms. If you love our videos, please support us at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/oomongzu WEBSITE: http://oomongzu.com For more creative, engaging and interactive animated grammar teaching videos, please visit our website. Title of English / ESL Video: Ricky & Rachel Target English Grammar: First Conditional: – Conditional clauses / conditional sentences – If clause + result clause / clauses of result – Also known as: – condition clause + consequence clause – subordinate clause + main clause / other clause – dependent clause + independent clause. – Imperatives – Modal verbs – Should – Future time clauses Student Proficiency Level: Intermediate level grammar Suggested Courses: General English Instructions: – Play the English / ESL video in class after delivering a warm-up activity first. – Pause the video whenever the narrator asks students a question to give students time to answer. For example, after elicitations and concept checking questions (CCQs). Summary of English Grammar: If Clause – First Conditional & Future Time Clauses Approximate chronological order: Story of Ricky and Rachel: – Starts at 0:00. Ends at 3:59. Function and Uses – Uncertain events and possibilities: Once I find a job, I’ll pay off this house in no time! – Conditions: Unless we move cities, we could always come back here. – Results and consequences: If you don’t find a new wife, we’ll never have grandchildren. – Future plans and invitations: I’ll show you my secret place after school. – Promises: I’ll love you until death do us part. – Offers: If you’re hurt, I’ll put on some medicine for you. – Negotiations and agreements: If you want to wait, I can wait. – Predictions: You parents will want you to remarry when they find out. – Warnings: If you try to have a baby, you might die. – Threats: If you don’t leave her alone, you’ll be sorry! – Superstitions: If you should cross a black cat, you’ll have bad luck! – Polite requests: If you’ll follow me, I’ll show you my secret forest. – And more… Imperatives: – We can use imperatives instead of “will” in the results clause. – Example: If you love someone, never give up on them. Modal Verbs: We can use modal verbs in either clauses. However, in the result clause, a modal verb would replace “will”. – Example 1: Unless we move cities, we could always come back here. – Example 2: If you want to wait, I can wait. – Example 3: If you try to have a baby, you might die. Should: – “Should” in the condition clause makes the condition less likely. – Example: If you should cross a black cat, you’ll have bad luck! Future Time Clauses: – We can use these instead of “if” in the condition clause. – Example 1: Once I find a job, I’ll pay off this house in no time. – Example 2: I’ll show you my secret place after school. – Example 3: I’ll love you until death do us part. – Example 4: Your parents will want you to remarry when they find out.