Future Goals and Aspirations

Grammar Focus
➧ Second and Third conditional

Vocabulary
➧ Ambitions, goals, hypothetical situations

Practice
➧ Discussing future plans and aspirations using conditionals

Second Conditional
➧ If + past simple, would + base verb
➧ If I had more time, I would study abroad.

Third Conditional
➧ If + past perfect, would have + past participle
➧ If I had known about the job, I would have applied.


Second conditional for unreal or hypothetical situations in the present or future

Third conditional for hypothetical situations in the past | things that didn’t happen

Ambitions
➧ Career goals
➧ Personal development
➧ Education

Future Plans
➧ Traveling
➧ Learning new skills
➧ Financial goals

Hypothetical Situations
➧ "What if" scenarios
➧ Unreal situations
➧ Alternative futures

Homework
Write a short paragraph about a major life decision you would change if you could, using the third conditional

Example
If I had known about the job opportunity earlier, I would have applied for it. This could have changed the direction of my career.