JUST IMAGINE
UNIT VIII
LESSON’S OBJECTIVES
To introduce to the group a grammar rule on Real/Unreal Conditionals and involve students into practicing it by doing various reading, listening, writing and speaking activities.
PLAN
- I. WARM UP
- II. INTRODUCTION OF GRAMMAR RULE -REAL AND UNREAL CONDITIONALS
- III. PRACTICE OF GRAMMAR- READING AND WRITING ACTIVITIES
- IV. LISTENING COMPREHENSION
- V. READING COMPREHENSION
I. WARM UP
Pronounce your favorite tongue twisters
II. INTRODUCTION OF GRAMMAR RULE -REAL AND UNREAL CONDITIONALS
There are different ways of making sentences with if. It is important to understand the difference between the sentences that express real possibilities, and those that express unreal situations.
- Real possibilities:
If it rains, we will stay at home.
If you have finished your work, you can go home.
If you are feeling ill, go home and get into bed
- Unreal situations:
If I were rich I would not have any problems
If I stopped smoking I could run faster
III. GRAMMAR REVISION -REAL AND UNREAL CONDITIONS
- Match a line in A with a line in B
A
B
- If I had $ 5 million
- If I see Maral
- If you want to do well in life
- If you don’t feel well
- If you’re going to the post office
I’ll tell her the news
I’d give up my job and travel around the world
You have to work hard
Go to bed and rest
Could you post this letter for me?
III. GRAMMAR REVISION -REAL AND UNREAL CONDITIONS
Answer these questions about you:
“ If you have a problem, whom will you talk to? ”
“ If you won a lot of money, what would you do with?”
III. GRAMMAR REVISION -REAL AND UNREAL CONDITIONS
Combine the pairs of sentences using the words in brackets.
e.g. I’ll pay you back. I’ll get some money. (as soon as) I’ll pay you back as soon as I get some money .
- I want to speak to you. You are going out. (before)
- I’m going to read a lot of books. We’ll be away on holiday. (while)
- I’ll get in touch. I’ll get back. (as soon as)
- I’ll tell you all our news. I’ll see you. (when)
- I won’t speak to her. She’ll say sorry. (until)
IV. LISTENING COMPREHENSION
- Jack and Annie are tired of English weather. So they’re moving to Spain to live in the sun and grow lemons. Their friend David thinks they’re crazy.
- Listen and complete the conversation with these verbs
A PLACE IN THE SUN
‘ ll only know; will you do (X 2); ‘ll have; ‘ll regret; don’t like(X 2); won’t earn; won’t need
David You’re both mad. I think you __ it. You were earning good money here. You __ much growing lemons.
Jack We know that, but we __ a lot of money to live there.
David But what __ if you can’t find anywhere to live?
Annie There are lots of cheap, old farms. We __ no trouble finding somewhere.
David But you don’t even like gardening. What __ if you __ farming either?
Jack We __ if we __ farming when we try it.
David Well, OK. But what if you __?
IV. GRAMMAR REVISION -REAL AND UNREAL CONDITIONS
A
B
- If Tony calls
C
2. If you’ve finished your work,
3. If I’m not back by 8 o’clock
4. If you have the flu,
5. If you’re ever in London,
6. If you go to Russia,
7. I’d buy a computer
8. If I had more time,
Don’t wait for me
I might take up an
evening class
You have to have a visa
Please let me know
Tell him I’m at Alex’s
You can take a break
If I could afford it
You should go to bed
It would be really useful for work.
He can reach me there.
Keep warm and drink plenty of fluids.
I’d love to show you around.
Just be back in 15 minutes.
I’d love to learn more about photography.
You can get one at the embassy.
Go without me and I’ll meet you at the party.
WINNING THE LOTTERY
1. Listen to five people saying what they would do if they won 5 million in the lottery and take notes.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
WINNING THE LOTTERY
2. Use your notes from exercise 1 to complete sentences 1-5.
- I __ my own island in the Caribbean.
- I __ loads of money to charity.
- I __ my job and travel. But it __ me.
- I __ lots of land, so I __ peace and quiet.
- I __ a space tourist and fly to Mars on the space shuttle.
- I __ away a penny. I __ it all on myself.
Practice the sentences
MONEY
All the words in the list are to do with money. Divide them into three groups. Some of the words can go into more than one category.
Currency, wealthy, save, accountant, bankrupt, waste, win, millionaire, loan, save, credit card, penniless, salary, wages, cashier, economic, invest, earn, economy, coins, will, pay, cheap, expensive, broke, economical, savings
Nouns
Verbs
Adjectives
UNDERLINE THE MOST SUITABLE WORD IN THE SENTENCES
- I’m a bankrupt/ broke . Can you lend me $5 until the weekend?
- The President said that the economic/economical situation was very serious.
- Isn’t the pfennig a German coin/currency ?
- He earned/wasted all his money at the races. He died penniless.
- My salary is/wages are paid into my bank account every month.
- If only my grandfather had left me something in his will/savings.
HOME WORK:
- 1. LEARN REAL AND UNREAL CONDITIONALS
- 2. WRITE DOWN AN ESSAY, USING CONDITIONAL “WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU BECAME THE PRESIDENT OF TURKMENISTAN ”
A LIST OF RECOMMENDED WORDS
- A broke- a penniless person
- A loan- an act of giving money for a fixed period of time
- A currency-a metal or paper medium of exchange that is in current use in a particular country
- Economic - relating to economy, finance
- Economical -using the minimum required; not wasteful of time, effort, resources, etc; inexpensive
- Salary - a fixed regular payment made by an employer often monthly
- Wage - payment in return for work or services, esp. that made to workmen on a daily, hourly, weekly, or piece-work basis
- Will -the declaration of a person's wishes regarding the disposal of his or her property after death
- Savings- keeping, reserving some money
- Waste - to spend some money carelessly, without thinking
