1 .What makes a good tourist attraction?
Students’ own answers
2 .Listen to a radio programme about the Marble Arch Mound in England and the North Coast 500 in Scotland. Which was and wasn’t successful? Why?
Students’ own answers
Complete the sentences using the words in the box. Then listen again and check. More than one answer is possible.3
| affluent, costly, extravagant, lucrative, splash out, well-off |
1. People are always looking for new and lucrative ideas for new attractions.
2. The Marble Arch Mound was an extravagant idea to build a small hill in the centre of London.
3. The £6 million was a lot more costly than the organisers thought it would be.
4. Perhaps more people would have wanted to climb it if they hadn't had to splash out on an entrance fee.
5. They wanted to get tourists to visit an area that was not very well-off
6. The hotels, restaurant and shop owners have become more affluent because of the route.
Conditionals,
THINK BACK ( SB Page 38)
4.Match the conditional sentences 1-4 with their types and functions a-d
1. If you read the travel pages, you'll probably hear about a new tourist attraction somewhere in the world. → b
2. If a tourist attraction is popular, it can be very good news for the organisers. → a
3. Perhaps more people would have wanted to climb it if they hadn't had to splash out on an entrance fee. → d
4. If you drove the route, you would see castles, beaches and amazing mountains. → c
a, zero conditional (A situation that the speaker considers is always or generally true)
b. first conditional (A situation that the speaker considers is likely to happen in the future.)
c. second conditional (A hypothetical or improbable situation in the present or future.
d. third conditional (A hypothetical situation in the past)
:Mixed conditionals
:Mixed conditionals combine clauses from both second and third conditional
• If + Past Perfect, would(n’t) + infinitive We use this to talk about the present consequences of a hypothetical past situation
If I’d gone to university, I would havea better job.
•If + Past Simple, would(n’t) + perfect infi nitive We use this to talk about the e ects of a hypothetical present situation in the past
If she wasn’t clever, she wouldn’t have had such a good job.
5. Study sentences a–b which have the same meaning. Why are sentences a known as mixed conditionals? Check your answers in the Grammar box.
1.
a. If they hadn't wade the North Coast 500, people would be poorer now
b. They made the North Coast 500, so people are not poorer now.
.2
a If the organisers realised this, they would have done things differently, perhaps
b. The organisers don't realise this ,so they didn't do things differently.
Answer: Sentences a are known as mixed conditionals (Because they combine clauses from both second and third conditionals.)
6 Choose the correct verb forms to complete the sentences. ( SB Page 39)
1. If Issa isn't / wasn't afraid of snakes, he would have picked it up.
2. If he learnt/ had learnt to swim, he might be in the sea now.
3. I will / would be famous if I had taken that job.
4. If he fell / had fallen, he would be dead now.
5. If he looked / had looked at the map, he wouldn't be lost.
7. Read the article about refugees and use the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences with correct conditional structures. ( SB Page 39)
1. If Uganda hadn't helped (help) so many people in need, it wouldn't /might not have had (have) the most refugees of any African country.
2. If the Olympic Refuge Foundation hadn't helped (not help) people, the refugees might have had (have) more mental health problems
3. If the refugees hadn't been (not be) top athletes, they wouldn't have competed (compete) for the Refugee Olympic Team.
4. If Amelio Castro hadn't lost (not lost) in Paris, he might have got (won) (get) a medal.
5. If some of the refugees hadn't had (not have) a desire to help other people, they wouldn't have wanted (not want) to become coaches.
REFUGEES' LONG JUMP TO SUCCESS
Being a refugee can be very difficult. Some people have to leave their homes, family and jobs because of problems in their own country. But the Olympic Refuge Foundation is using sport to give opportunities to these people, helping young people to learn new skills, meet other people and to potentially find success.
The African country of Uganda gives a home to more than 1.6 million refugees, more than any other country in Africa. In 2020, the Olympic Refuge Foundation started a project in Uganda to help many of the refugees through teaching them sports. They found that sport helped their mental health by not only helping them physically, but by helping them meet new friends as well,
There are around 100 million refugees around the world. Some of the refugees were top athletes already when they left their countries, and many are good enough at their particular sport to be chosen for the Refugee Olympic Team. In the Paris Olympics of 2024, there were 37 athletes in the team who had come from 15 different countries. They were able to complete in 12 different sports, including swimming, cycling, canoeing and athletics. One of the athletes, Amelio Castro Grueso, competed in the wheelchair fencing, but narrowly lost to another fencer.
Some of the Olympic refugees now want to become sports coaches so that they can help young athletes to become successful, whatever their backgrounds.
8. SPEAKING Was Aldi lucky or unlucky? How could things have been different? In pairs, discuss what happened.
Possible answers
• If he hadn't taken the job, he wouldn't have been put in danger.
• If he wasn't poor, he wouldn't have needed to take the job.
• If the Indonesian captain had come back for him, he would have been rescued much sooner.
• This would be a happier ending if there weren't still so many boys doing this job.
How would your life be different now if you had chosen a career you dreamt about as a child?
If I had chosen a career I dreamt about as a child; I would have experienced a greater sense of fulfillment and passion in my daily life. I might have surrounded myself with likeminded individuals who share my interests, leading to stronger connections and support.
Additionally, I would have likely pursued opportunities that aligned more closely with my values and dreams, resulting in a more satisfying and meaningful career journey.
