Second vs. Third Conditional: A disappearing flight

Aviation and Investigation Vocabulary

This lesson is built around the mystery of Flight MH370. Key words include hijack, rescue, technical problem, investigate, flight recorder, radar, plus phrasal verbs take off and take over. Students expand their vocabulary for aviation, emergencies, and investigations.

Second vs Third Conditional: Unreal Present and Past

Learners study the Second Conditional for unreal or imaginary present and future situations, and the Third Conditional for past hypotheticals. They complete gap-fills, sentence corrections, and transformation tasks that contrast the two structures.

Speaking and Debate: What Could Have Happened?

Through role-play and debate, students discuss different theories about the MH370 case. They practise expressing speculation, giving possible explanations, and contrasting real vs. unreal situations using conditionals.