Unit 11: NATIONAL PARKS


LESSON: GRAMMAR
IF CLAUSE _TYPE 3
Gorilla’s family
visitors
fire
Gorilla
Story
Gorilla’s family lived happily in a forest. One day, a tourist threw a burning cigarette and the forest caught fire. Gorilla did not find her family, so she was lonely and panic.
Using If clause to make Gorilla happy. The sentences below will help you
A tourist threw a burning cigarette, so the forest caught fire.
The forest caught fire, so Gorilla lost her family.
Gorilla found her family, so she was happy with them.
Suggestion:
1.If a tourist had not thrown a burning cigarette,
the forest wouldn’t have caught fire.
 IF+ S+ had not + V3, S + would not + have + V3
2.If the forest had not caught fire,
Gorilla could have found her family.
 IF+ S+ had not + V3, S+ could + have+ V3
3.If she had found her family,
she would have been happy.
 IF+ S + had + V3, S + would + have + V3

1.Form:

If+ S1+ had (not) + V , S2+ (not) + have + V

2.Usage:
To talk about situations that did happen.
3.Meaning:
Nếu … đã …, thì … đã… .
4.Pronunciation:
would have /wudæv/
could have /kudæv/
past
NOT
Continuing Gorilla’s story
Nam is a kind-hearted boy living near the forest. After hearing the story of Gorilla, Nam thought that if …
“I / not be / busy / that day,
I / go / the forest.”
Nam
“If / I / go / the forest,
I / see / Gorilla.”
“If / I / see / Gorilla, I / take / home.”
“If / I / take / home,
Gorilla / live / happy.”
Suggestion:
If Nam hadn’t been busy that day,
he would have gone to the forest.
If he had gone to the forest,
he could have seen Gorilla.
If he had seen Gorilla,
he would have taken her home.
If Nam had taken her home,
she would have lived happily.

Exchange
Questions:
If Nam hadn’t been busy, what would he have done?
If he had gone to the forest, what would he have seen?
If he had seen Gorilla, what would he have done?
If he had taken her home, what would happened?
Answers:
If Nam hadn’t been busy, he would have gone to the forest.
If he had gone to the forest, he would have seen Gorilla.
If he had seen Gorilla, he would have taken her home.
If he had taken her home, Gorilla would have lived happily.
INTERVIEW
JOURNALIST
- Good morning, Nam!
- Do you know about the forest fire and the Gorilla?
- What were you doing at that time?
- If / you / be / there, what / do?
- What / you / do, if / meet / that tourist?
- How about Gorilla?

Nam
- Good morning!
- Yes, I do. I’m really sorry for her.
- I was busy feeding orphaned animals.
- If / I / be / there, I / stop / fire to save Gorilla’s family.
- If / meet / that tourist, I / put him / into prison.
- I / bring / home, if / I / meet / Gorilla.

Work in pairs. Make an interview between a journalist and Nam, a forester, about Gorilla’s story. Clues below will help you.
Matching pictures and
making
sentences


Suggestions:
If my family had visited Cuc Phuong National Park last year, I could have seen the 1,000-year-old trees.
Last week, if we had chosen going to Ba Dong Beach, we would have enjoyed swimming.
If we had gone to Cuc Phuong National Park, we would have stamped out the fire.
If a monkey had used gun, the forest could have caught fire.
If Lan had come Hoa Muong Bien Restaurant, she would have had wonderful dishes.