บทเรียน 28: Conditionals review
What would Dan buy his mum?
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- 1Go beyond intermediate with our new video course
- 2Reported speech in 90 seconds!
- 3If or whether?
- 45 ways to use 'would'
- 5Let and allow
- 6Passive voice
- 7Unless
- 8Mixed conditionals
- 9The zero article - in 90 seconds
- 10The indefinite article - in 90 seconds
- 11The. That's right - the! Learn all about it in 90 seconds
- 12The continuous passive
- 13Future perfect
- 14Need + verb-ing
- 15Have something done
- 16Wish
- 17Word stress
- 18Different ways of saying 'if'
- 19Passive reporting structures
- 20The subjunctive
- 21When and if
- 22Inversion
- 23Phrasal verbs
- 24The future
- 25Modals in the past
- 26Narrative tenses
- 27Phrasal verb myths
- 28Conditionals review
- 29Used to - review
- 30Linking words of contrast
บทเรียนย่อย 4
Are native speakers of English always right? Join Tim and his twin brothers Tough Tim and Tolerant Tim for an argument about a common 'mistake' with conditionals
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Stop Saying
Do native English speakers make mistakes?
It can be confusing when you've studied grammar hard and then you hear a native English speaker saying something that isn't in the rule books.
One example is this: If I'd have known, I wouldn't have done that. Is it wrong? Watch Tim and find out...
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The problem
Native speakers sometimes use structures that are not taught in grammar books. But are they wrong? Opinion is divided. Let's hear both sides of the argument.
It's wrong
As you heard from Tough Tim, some people think that native speakers who use structures that aren't in the rule books are simply wrong. They think it's bad English and, as a learner, you should never repeat those structures as you too will be wrong!
It's OK (man)
Tolerant Tim, however, says that we need to be more relaxed about it. He says that there are many different types of English and in certain dialects different structures exist that you won't find in the grammar books. They are right for speakers of those dialects.
Conclusion
Whether you agree with Tough Tim or Tolerant Tim, it's probably best if you use a standard from of English for exams and formal situations like job applications and interviews. But if you're talking to friends and want to try out your Liverpudlian or Baltimorese, then good luck!
To do
See if you can 'correct' these common 'mistakes' made by native speakers into standard English
Non-standard to standard
5 Questions
Choose the corrected version of the sentences
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What does Tough Tim say about this sentence?Question 1 of 5
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What does 'of' sound a bit like?Question 2 of 5
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What do you know about double negatives in English?Question 3 of 5
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Countable or uncountable?Question 4 of 5
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swim, swam, sw____?Question 5 of 5
Excellent!เยี่ยม!แย่หน่อย!คุณทำคะแนนได้:
End of session
That's it for this session. Many thanks to the staff and students of International House, London for their help with this video.
Next
In Session 5 it's time to visit The White Elephant restaurant.
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Typical native-speaker mistakes
- Using 'would have' in both clauses of a third conditional
If I'd have known, I'd have told him.
- Past participle mistake
I have drank too much wine tonight.
- Using of instead of 've after modal verbs like 'should', 'could' and 'would'
I should of known he'd be late.
- Using double negatives
I don't know nothing.
- Using less rather than fewer for countable nouns
There are less people here than I'd expected.
