also used to indicate a situation that same or suitable with reality in the present time. With real conditions indicates a possibility, namely conditions which are
suitability to fact. The if-clause is taking place at this moment and the probable result can be real. The complete forms of conditional sentence type 1
will be described below by the writer. a.
Simple present tense in if-clause and present future in main clause “If you study hard, you will pass the exam”
b. Statement with “If” with adjective expressing feelings
“I will be happy if you come to my party” c.
If + Simple Present + Imperative Giving advice or Instruction “If you feel tired, drink a cup of coffee”
d. If + Simple Present + Simple Present talking about laws of nature or
things that always happened “If you heat Ice, it meals”
e. If + Simple Present + May The result of the condition is just a
possibility “If we go to john‟s party, we may have a good time”
f. If + should + Imperatives To suggest that something is unlikely to
happen, or is not particularly probable “If you should run onto Peter, tell him he owes me a letter”
From the explanation above, the writer concluded that conditional sentence is used in some modals, some of the expressions, and the if clause is
simple present tense and the main clause is future tense. And the the result of the if clause is probable happen, if the certain condition is fullfilled by that
time.
3. The Usage of Conditional Type 1
As stated before, every kinds of conditional sentence has a specific form and usage. The writer will try to describe the usage of conditional
sentence type 1 that is used:
a. When the result clause to express a habitual activity or situation. - If I do not eat breakfast, I always get hungry during class
- If I clean this room, I will get concern in class b. When the sentence concerns a particular activity or situation in the
future. - If I do not eat breakfast tomorrow morning, I will get hungry during
class - If the weather is nice tomorrow, we will go on a picnic
c. When the result clause to express an established, predictable fact. - Water will freeze if the temperature goes below 32 F0 C.
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From the statement above, the writer concluded that there are some usages in conditional sentence type 1. And the if-clause is affected by some
situation and predictable fact of the main clause.
B. Communicative Approach
1. The Meaning of Communicative Approach
Janice Yalden said as follows, “In this approach, language is viewed not only as a body of knowledge about sound, vocabulary, and grammar but
also very much as an instrument for interpersonal communication for a whole range of purposes as a wide variety of situation.”
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Jeremy Harmer, who is also interested in communicative approach, stated that a definition about communicative approach that is the focus on
communicative activities and the concentration on language as a mean of communication.
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This is because as one of the approaches in the teaching of
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Azar, Understanding and Using English Grammar … p. 7
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Janice yalden, Communication language Teaching Ontario: The Ontario Institute for studies in education press, p. 6
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Jeremy Harmer, The Practice of English Language Teaching, London: Longman Group UK Etd,1991, p. 48
