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The unit gives a detailed introduction about conditionals and reported speech. A. Conditionals: are sentences which have two clauses: the "if" clause (containing "if" or "when") and the main clause, and either can come in the first part of a conditional sentence. The "if" clause contains the conditions that has to be satisfied before the action or state in the main clause can be released. There are 5 conditionals in English and each has its own form and usage: Zero conditional, First conditional, Second conditional, Third conditional, and Mixed conditional. Some ideas for teaching Conditionals are also covered in this unit: Split sentences, Complete the conditional, Chain conditionals, What a question!, Nuclear bunker role play, What would happen if... B. Reported/Indirect speech: is used to repeat, without quoting the exact words spoken, what someone previously said . As the potential mistakes/errors in using this speech is enormous, the teacher needs to be slowly and thoroughly in teaching the students about each of the following changes: - Verb tenses: When the reporter uses a reporting verb in the past, the backshift will occur to most of the verbs of the reported content. However, there are exceptions which the teacher and students need to notice. - The pronoun denoting who is spoken to can change depending on the context. And pronouns such as "this", "these" or adverb like "here" will also change accordingly. - Time expressions are also modified if there is a backshift. Three ideas for teaching reported speech: Intermediary role-play, Reporting verbs, and Media interviews. This unit is a clear and concise revision of what I had learnt before about these two language points: Conditionals, and Reported Speech. Thank you for the lesson!