Adverbial Clauses of Condition: grammatical walkthrough

Section role: supports the 'Framing Conditions' section while the teacher formalizes the grammar of conditional adverbial clauses, connecting them to student examples and introducing specific conjunctions. Slides: (1) Title — 'Framing Conditions: Provided That, As Long As, and Unless'; (2) Recap of Condition — bullet: how conditions create dependency, referencing the 'Sustainable District Negotiation' activity; (3) Introducing 'Provided That' and 'As Long As' — bullet: definition as 'only if' or 'on the condition that', bullet: example sentence 'Provided that the neighbors help, we will build the park.', bullet: another example 'As long as the city invests, air quality will improve.'; (4) Introducing 'Unless' — bullet: definition as 'except if' or 'if... not', bullet: example sentence 'The pollution will remain high unless it rains.'; (5) Clause Structure — bullet: visual representation of 'Subordinate Clause + Main Clause' and 'Main Clause + Subordinate Clause', bullet: highlight comma usage; (6) Summary of Conjunctions — bullet: 'provided that' and 'as long as' for positive conditions, bullet: 'unless' for negative conditions, bullet: key differences from simple 'if' for formality/emphasis. Closing slide: 'What are the three non-negotiable conditions mentioned?' — sets up the listening activity that immediately follows. This material is part of a English foreign-language class for students in Colombia learning English. Regardless of the material's language, the key terms and examples being taught must be written in English, not in the students' native language.

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