1. UNIT 5 SAFE AND SOUND p. 85 FUTURE 4
Future English for Results 4- Pearson /Longman
Elizabeth Celeste Coiman-Lopez, BAT, MS
Houston Community College, School of Continuing Education

2. Unit 5 – p. 88 PRESENT REAL CONDITIONALS
RULES:
IF clause and a RESULT clause
Describe true situations that occur under real or possible situations
Start with the IF clause or the RESULT clause
Use a comma when starting with IF clause
For questions: in the result clause only.
IF CLAUSE RESULT CLAUSE
IF a pan catches on fire, put a lid over and turn the
stove off.
IF we want to keep our home safe, what do you
recommend?
Unit 5 – p PRESENT REAL CONDITIONALS

3. Unit 5 – p. 94 ADVERB CLAUSES OF TIME
RULES:
Tells when one action happened in relationship to another action.
Start with the ADVERB clause or the MAIN clause
Use a comma when starting with ADVERB clause
Words for time clauses: after, before, until, as soon as, while, when.
ADVERB CLAUSE (TIME) MAIN CLAUSE
When there is a possibility the National Weather of a hurricane, Service issues a hurricane
watch.
AS SOON AS you hear make sure you take the warning, action.
Unit 5 – p ADVERB CLAUSES OF TIME

4. Unit 5 – p. 100 EXPRESSING DEGREES OF CERTAINTY
RULES:
Use CAN’T or COULDN’T to show that something is almost impossible.
Use COULD, MAY (NOT), and MIGHT (NOT) to show that something is possible but NOT certain.
Use MUST or MUST NOT to show that something is almost certainly true or not.
Only use COULD for questions.
EXAMPLES:
There weren’t any nuts in the cake, so that CAN’T (COULDN’T) be the problem.
A 911 call COULD (MAY, MIGHT) safe the life of someone you love.
My husband took a first-aid class, so he MUST know what to do.
COULD it be an allergic reaction?
Unit 5 – p EXPRESSING DEGREES OF CERTAINTY