POINTS TO STUDY
- Learn about the unreal conditionals at present
- If I were you, I would learn English grammar in English.
이루지 못한 가정(unreal conditions)에 대한 정리 입니다. 한글로 적어 놓으니 복잡해 보이지요? 예문 하나만 제대로 외워 놓으시면 전혀 헷갈리지 않는 것이 영어를 영어로 배우는 방법의 가장 큰 장점 입니다. 영어문법을 한글로 설명하고 한글로 외우니 헷갈리는 것이지요. 영어문법을 영어로 배우고, 영어로 외워 놓으면 전혀 헷갈리지 않습니다.
VIDEO
SCRIPT, LISTENING TIPS, & GRAMMAR
It’s time to talk about unreal conditionals. So let’s start with a few examples. This is my passport. Unfortunately there is only one stamp in it / when I took a trip to
In the result clause, most often you’re going to have ‘would + the base verb’: I would travel more, I would be very good, I would buy more clothes. And especially in the conversation, would is going to have contraction, not I would, but I’d, not you would, but you’d and so on. In the result clause, you might also have could. I believe in my original example, I said with the guitar, if I practiced everyday, I could be very good. It’s just result, a little less certain, chose possibility. I could also use might in the result clause, again suggesting less certainty of that result. For example, if I had more time, I might spend all of it reading books.
Let’s take a closer look at these unreal conditionals in the present time. [see screen and listen Jennifer] you can’t have result without condition. Now two clauses can be switched and it doesn’t change the meaning. [see screen and listen Jennifer] if we’re speaking, there just be a pause in place of the comma. As for verb tenses, [see screen and listen Jennifer] be careful using “be” in the condition. [see screen and listen Jennifer] now in very informal English you will hear Americans use ‘was’, if he was famous, if I was the president, but that’s only the case of very informal English. You really should use ‘were’ for all persons. [see screen and listen Jennifer]
OK, do you understand everything so far? Then, I think you’re ready for an exercise. Look at the statement on your screen, and change the verbs into the correct forms. [see screen and listen Jennifer] Let’s try an exercise to practice giving an advice. I’ll read situation to you, and you think about what advice you give to the person in that situation? [see screen and listen Jennifer] possible answers are, ‘George, if I were you, I wouldn’t buy a sports car.’ [see screen and listen Jennifer]
Now, not many textbooks talk about using progressive verbs in the conditionals. But you will see them sometimes. So let’s take a look / at how they are used. [see screen and listen Jennifer]
All right, that’s about it for this lesson. I’m going to end with one more example. This time about you. if you didn’t want to learn English, you wouldn’t be watching these lessons. Did you notice that in the result clause I use the progressive verb. You wouldn’t be watching these lessons; would + be + -ing. You wouldn’t be watching these lessons if you didn’t want to learn English. I hope you’ll continue to learn English with me. Check back because there is at least one more lesson on conditionals. As I said it’s very large topic, but by lesson by lesson it will become clear to you, and remember if you have a question or request, send it to me via e-mail. My address is EnglishWithJennifer@gmail.com. Happy studies…!
- 어떻습니까? 이해가 잘 되시디요? 혼란을 막기 위해서 따로 코멘트를 달지 않았습니다. 아래의 예문들 (볼드체)을 그대로 통째로 외우세요. 분석 하지 말고 주어진 그대로 외워 놓으시고 필요할 때 단어만 바꿔 사용 하시면 PERFECT 한 영문을 만드실수 있습니다. 오늘 제니퍼가 한 강의내용을 모조리 잊어먹고 아래 4문장만
- If I had more time, I would travel more.
- If I practiced everyday, I could be really good.
- If I had more time, I might spend all of it reading books
- If I were you, I wouldn’t buy a sports car
명심하세요, 문장의 분석을 위해서 영어를 배우는 것이 아니라 제대로 써먹기 위해서 영어를 배운다는 사실…! 외국어는 흉내 내면서 배우는 것입니다. 제대로 된 가정문을 외우고 그대로 흉내내서 써먹으면 그만 입니다. 문법으로 분석하는 버릇을 고치지 않는한 영원히 ‘문법의 감옥’에서 뛰쳐 나올수 없습니다.
TODAY’S PRONUNCIATION
Learn English - #21 – ???
UBIQUITOUS
PREVIEW FOR TOMORROW
내일은 과거에 발생한 일에 대한 가정문의 작성에 대해서 알아 봅니다. - Unreal conditionals in the past. 갈수록 더 흥미진진해 집니다... ^.^