English Speaking Practice If it hadn't been for this! Pattern Training

all right all right are you ready to practice  speaking English we got a pattern here here's  

the pattern if it hadn't been for if it  hadn't been for blank all right let's  

take a look at what it means this is used  for saying who or what prevented something  

from happening prevented it stopped it it  stopped it from happening it kept it from  

happening maybe in a good way maybe in  a bad way Let's uh take a look at some  

um example sentences if it hadn't been  for your help my experiments would have  

failed can you say that if it hadn't been for  your help my experiments would have failed

try okay good here it is if it hadn't been for  your help my experiments would have failed I kind  

of contracted would have would have would have  would have would have failed okay so that just  

means your help prevented me from failing it was  your help thanks to your help that's what it's the  

feeling is thank you thank you if it hadn't been  for your help my experiments would have failed  

thank you for your help that's what it that's the  feeling okay let's try one more here if it hadn't  

been for the Lifeboat I would have [Music] drowned  if it hadn't been for the Lifeboat I would have

drowned yes yes I would have drowned  if it hadn't been for the Lifeboat you  

can switch it I would have drowned  if it hadn't been for the Lifeboat

all right let's try one more here  if it hadn't been for her careful  

preparations the party would not have been a

success all right repeat after me  if it hadn't been for her careful  

preparations the party would not have been a

success all right just say it here's the next  

one if it hadn't been for my  persuasion he would not have

come if it hadn't been for my  persuasion he would not have

come that's right I persuaded him to come  thanks to my persuasion you know come on  

come on you could come to the party come on I  pers persuaded him my persuasion all right one  

more if it hadn't been for your financial  support we could not have finished the

project if it hadn't if it hadn't been for your  financial support we could not have finished  

the project together if it hadn't been for your  financial support we could not have finished the  

project thank you so much for your financial  support all right let's take a look at a mini  

conversation here where's my son where's my  son don't worry your son will be fine we sent  

him to the hospital don't worry your son will  be fine we sent him to the hospital all right  

maybe this is a uh um a firefighter I'm giving  the conversation away early maybe maybe let's  

just say it is a firefighter who says this don't  worry your son will be fine we sent him to the

hospital thank you so much thank you  thank you so much you're welcome if  

it hadn't been for your help my  son would have died in that fire  

if it hadn't been for your help  my son would have died in that

fire all right let's say it together ready here  we go if it hadn't been for your help my son  

would have died in that fire again if it hadn't  been for your help my son would have died in that

fire well if it hadn't been for your  call we wouldn't have made it in time  

well well if it hadn't been for  your call we wouldn't have made  

it in time well if it hadn't been for  your call we wouldn't have made it in

time they were on time to put out the  fire because of her call she called and  

said there's a fire and the fire fir truck  made it in time you got here just in time  

a little bit later and it would not  have been in time it was just in

time yeah a minute later and it would have  been almost impossible to save him yeah a  

minute later and it would have been almost  impossible to save him yeah a minute later  

and it would have been almost impossible to  save him not completely impossible maybe we  

could have saved him but almost impossible all  right that's the conversation let's role playay  

it I'll go first I'm the red text and you're  the blue text all right here we go where's my

son thank you so much if it hadn't been for  your help my son would have died in that fire

you got here just in

time but you did you saved him all right  let's switch rolls now you are the red  

text go don't worry your son will be fine  we sent him to the hospital you're welcome

well if it hadn't been for your  call we wouldn't have made it in

time yes we did a minute later and it would  not have it would have been impossible to  

save him it's a good thing we got here in  time yes yes boom good workout that's the  

workout for today one step at a time  right I'll see you in the next step