1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:06,679 Don't listen to this podcast unless you like learning English. Yeah, as long 2 00:00:06,719 --> 00:00:11,359 as you are a fan of learning English, I'm sure you will enjoy this 3 00:00:11,519 --> 00:00:19,239 podcast. That is, provided you find this kind of thing interesting. Let's 4 00:00:19,359 --> 00:00:27,440 discuss Welcome to another Happy English podcast, coming to you from New York City. 5 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:32,640 And here's your English teacher, Michael. All right, thank you John, 6 00:00:32,719 --> 00:00:37,719 and thanks everyone. It's Michael here from Happy English and I help people 7 00:00:38,159 --> 00:00:45,679 speak English better. This is Happy English Podcast, Episode seven twenty three. 8 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:55,280 Unless should as long as provided. We've talked about using if to talk about 9 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:59,960 a condition a few times, right, Well, have you ever wondered if 10 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:04,959 there are other words you can use to talk about a condition. If so, 11 00:01:06,799 --> 00:01:10,480 you are in the right place. By the end of this podcast, 12 00:01:10,599 --> 00:01:15,599 lesson, you'll be able to use unless should, as long as and provided 13 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:22,640 to talk about conditions. Let's get the ball rolling. First of all, 14 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:29,799 it's possible to talk about a condition using unless unless has the meaning of if 15 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:37,640 not. The first pattern with unless goes like this, A will happen unless 16 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:44,840 B happens. For example, I'm going to eat the last doughnut unless you 17 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:51,040 want it. We can go to the amusement park next weekend. Unless it 18 00:01:51,159 --> 00:01:59,280 rains unless we are informed otherwise we have to wear a suit in the office. 19 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:07,439 We can also use unless like this, A won't happen unless B happens. 20 00:02:07,039 --> 00:02:13,520 Here are some examples of this pattern. We can't launch the new website 21 00:02:13,759 --> 00:02:17,840 unless the boss gives us the green light. I won't go to the party 22 00:02:17,919 --> 00:02:23,759 unless you come with me unless you wear a safety helmet. You can't enter 23 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:30,240 the factory next. You can use as long as to show a condition, 24 00:02:31,039 --> 00:02:37,719 as long as means if, and the pattern is as long as followed by 25 00:02:37,719 --> 00:02:43,599 a subject and a verb. For example, as long as the boss approves 26 00:02:43,599 --> 00:02:49,639 it, you can accrue miles from business travel. We can change the HR 27 00:02:49,759 --> 00:02:53,719 policy as long as the legal department is informed of the changes ahead of time. 28 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:59,919 We can go to the amusement park next weekend as long as it does. 29 00:03:00,879 --> 00:03:07,120 You can also use the conjunctions provided and providing to show a condition. 30 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:15,319 There's no difference between provided and providing, and these words are a more formal 31 00:03:15,479 --> 00:03:23,759 version of as long as informal English writing and speaking, provided and providing can 32 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:30,280 be followed by that. Let's look at some examples. Provided that it's not 33 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:36,439 raining, we can walk to the meeting. You could also say, provided 34 00:03:36,639 --> 00:03:42,280 it's not raining, we can walk to the meeting. You can take a 35 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:47,759 vacation, providing that you have submitted the request to HR one month in advance. 36 00:03:50,039 --> 00:03:53,879 We can go to the amusement park next weekend, providing that it doesn't 37 00:03:53,960 --> 00:04:01,639 rain. Did you know? Should can replace if? In very formal English, 38 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:09,520 should can be used instead of if in conditional sentences. Remember, should 39 00:04:09,919 --> 00:04:14,960 is always followed by a subject and a base verb. Let me say that 40 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:21,879 again. Should is always followed by a subject and a base verb. Here 41 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:30,439 are some examples. Should the screen freeze, try restarting the computer. Should 42 00:04:30,639 --> 00:04:34,720 anyone call for missus Gilmore, I will let them know that she's in a 43 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:41,079 meeting. Should the weather be nice, we can go to the amusement park 44 00:04:41,199 --> 00:04:47,120 next weekend. And finally, for today, had can replace if. In 45 00:04:47,319 --> 00:04:53,759 very formal English, had can be used with the third conditional. Keep in 46 00:04:53,839 --> 00:05:00,959 mind the pattern here is had followed by a subject followed by a past participle. 47 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:04,839 Here are some examples of this. Had I known about the meeting, 48 00:05:05,199 --> 00:05:11,560 I would have attended it. Had they told me about the free dessert, 49 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:17,079 I could have ordered it. Had Jack not gotten stuck in traffic, he 50 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:21,720 would not have been late to his meeting. Keep in mind, the best 51 00:05:21,759 --> 00:05:27,560 way to remember this and any other word or phrase in English is to take 52 00:05:27,639 --> 00:05:30,920 that word or phrase, write it in a sentence that's true for you or 53 00:05:31,439 --> 00:05:36,120 true in your world, and then memorize your sentences. By the way, 54 00:05:36,480 --> 00:05:41,879 can you imagine getting the chance to practice this kind of English with me directly? 55 00:05:42,519 --> 00:05:47,240 You can get more practice using your English when you join my podcast Learner's 56 00:05:47,319 --> 00:05:53,959 study group. There you can make new friends, join us for live group 57 00:05:54,040 --> 00:06:00,839 coaching every week where we practice these podcast lessons together. Plus you get access 58 00:06:00,879 --> 00:06:05,560 to the pdf, transcript and audio download for every Happy English podcast in the 59 00:06:05,639 --> 00:06:11,480 past and in the future. And on top of that, each episode has 60 00:06:11,560 --> 00:06:16,360 exercises where you can practice this English point with speaking and writing checked by me. 61 00:06:17,079 --> 00:06:21,879 To learn more or to see some of the example sentences from this lesson, 62 00:06:23,399 --> 00:06:28,959 just visit my Happy English dot com and choose podcast lesson seven twenty three. 63 00:06:29,639 --> 00:06:33,319 Remember, learning another language is not easy, but it's not impossible, 64 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:39,759 and I'm here to help you on your journeys. This podcast is brought to 65 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:45,720 you by Happy English. Please visit Myhappy English dot com show your support for 66 00:06:45,839 --> 00:07:00,399 Happy English by leaving us a review. Get English, Get happy, Happy English names