Use visuals and illicit responses for the following on the whiteboard: 1.

Youll have an accident if you dont drive carefully. 2. If you dont put the ice cream in the freezer, it will melt. 3. You will die of lung cancer if you dont quit smoking. Now in the sentences above replace ifnot with unless. Explain that unless = ifnot Exercise 1 Exercise 2 Compare the following and note the contrastive differences in meaning between if and unless: Dont phone me if you get into trouble! Dont phone me unless you get into trouble. Exercise 3 - If vs. unless quiz - http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/23.html

Ex 1. Substitute ifnot in the following sentences with unless. 1. If you dont take an umbrella, youll get wet.

2. Hell fail his exam if he doesnt study.

3. They wont let you in if you dont wear a tie.

4. If it doesnt rain this August, there will be water shortages.

5. In the old days people never travelled if they didnt really have to.

Ex 2.

buy a car pay all the tax come back by the weekend play tennis on the outdoor courts get promoted

win the lottery rob a bank theres a train strike rain

perform exceptionally well