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- 1. Look at the photo at the top of the page and read the question. Which situation does the photo correspond to?
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- Listen to a conversation and say which answers Ali and Hassan give to questions in a questionnaire.
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c (buy the bread for the woman) |
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a (get the other passengers to help him stop the man) |
a (take it to the police) |
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Hassan |
c (buy the bread for the woman) |
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a (plus call the police) |
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- 3 Answer the questions in pairs.
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The second conditional
4 Study the Grammar box and Watch Out! and in pairs create two statements using the second conditional
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The second conditional |
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We use the second conditional to talk about: • things that are unlikely or impossible to happen in the future (fantasies, unreal plans): If I won first prize, I ’d be overjoyed. (but I almost certainly won’t win first prize) • unreal situations in the present: What would you do if you were me? (but you’re not me) There are two parts to a sentence in the second conditional: The condition The result If + Past Simple, would + infinitive If I saw someone fall, I would help them up. |
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WATCH OUT! With the second conditional, we often use were instead of was after I, he, she and it, especially in written English or formal situations: I would help your brother if I were you. If it weren’t so difficult, I’d do it. |
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- 5 Complete the chain of sentences with the correct tense of the verbs in brackets. Then in pairs, make other chains from the sentence beginnings below.
1 If someone helped (help)me, I (buy) them a gift. If you (buy) them a gift , the person (feel) embarrassed. If the person (feel) embarrassed , I …
would buy, bought, would feel, felt
2 If I found a lot of money in the street, …
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3 If I heard somebody crying, …
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- If I saw a lot of litter on the floor, …
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