Poems Period 3 Grammar—the Subjunctive Mood(2)
if we hadn't_run out of energy. 如果我們沒有精疲力竭，
we would_have_won... 我們本來會奪冠……
if we'd_been better! 如果我們能干得更好！
step 7 summing up
try to help the students draw the following conclusions.
1.when the subjunctive mood is found in a clause beginning with the word “if”，“had been＋past participles” is used in the “if” clause，while “would/could have＋past participles” is used in the main clause so as to express the situation contrary to the past.
2.in sentences with the subjunctive mood，sometimes a prepositional phrase beginning with “without(＝if not)” is used to take the place of the “if” clause to express implied condition.
step 8 playing a game
1.get students to form groups of 6.
2.let students play the game “we would have won the championship if we...”
ask the students to take turns to imagine what they would have done to win the championship.make their own sentences as interesting and imaginative as they can.write down the six best ones and share them with the class.
3.read the following composition and try to find out as many sentences with the subjunctive mood as possible.
unexpected guests
linda had a very difficult situation at her house a few days ago.her relatives from hong kong arrived unexpectedly，without any advance notice at all，and they wanted to stay for the weekend.they didn't even knock at the door.they just walked right in.
needless to say，linda was very upset.if she had known that her relatives from h.k.were going to arrive and want to stay for the weekend，she would have been prepared for their visit.she would have bought a lot of food.she would have cleaned the house.she would have made plans to go sightseeing.she would have cooked a special dinner.she would have planned everything perfectly.and she certainly wouldn't have invited all her daughter's friends from nursery school to come over and play.
poor linda! she really wishes her relatives had called in advance to say they were coming.the weekend was really a disaster!
suggested answers：
unexpected guests
linda had a very difficult situation at her house a few days ago.her relatives from hong kong arrived unexpectedly，without any advance notice at all，and they wanted to stay for the weekend.they didn't even knock at the door.they just walked right in.