Do you know how to talk about what ifs in English?

Hi, my name is Alicia, and this is Three-Step English by English Class 101.com.

In this lesson, you'll learn talking about what ifs in English through a quick conversation.

Let's look at the dialogue.

As you listen, pay attention to how they ask about the topic and how the other person responds.

Let's go to 10,000 lanes after this.

But is it even open? Could you check?

Their site says it's open until midnight.

How crowded is it? When I go there, it's always crowded.

If it's crowded, we'll go somewhere else.

Could you call ahead?

Let's go over the dialogue again, more slowly this time.

Let's go to 10,000 lanes after this.

But is it even open? Could you check? Their site says it's open until midnight.

How crowded is it? When I go there, it's always crowded.

If it's crowded, we'll go somewhere else.

Could you call ahead?

Let's focus on the key part of the conversation.

This person is asking this person

whether the place they are planning to go is crowded.

The person they're asking doesn't know.

So they say, if it's crowded, we'll go somewhere else.

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