You can read English alone. You can write English alone. But, you run a serious risk if you speak to yourself in English! That is why you should speak as much as possible at school where there are people to speak to.
How can you speak English outside school? That depends on where you are. But you should make a big effort to find somebody for conversation practice. In a large city, it should not be difficult to find people who speak good English. You can put an advertisement in a local newspaper. You may find an English person, for example, who wants to practise your language. Then you can do a conversation exchange.
Reading is an excellent way to learn new vocabulary. But you need to read the right level of English. If it is too difficult, you may become dis- couraged. If it is too easy, you will make no progress. Try to read something that is slightly above your level. Try to understand the meaning of a new word from the context. If you really cannot understand, use a dictionary and record the word. What can you read? Well, there is no shortage of read- ing material: books, poetry, newspapers, magazines, Internet.
Practise your English by writing letters to a pen friend. Today, with the Internet, this is very easy. You can exchange letters by email. To find a pen friend from anywhere in the world, check out English Club ESL Forums.
4. Vocabulary practice
Do ex. 2, p. 26.
5. Grammar practice
Do ex. 1, p. 27.
6. Writing
unreal conditionals Scrambled Sentences
Write the words for one sentence on the board in mixed-up order. You may use a single column format, with all the nouns together, pronouns to- gether, etc. Students work individually to arrange the words into a gram- matically correct sentence.
| Ifchickenshad lips,thentheyd beableto whistle | Iwouldnt eat thatifI were you |
| Iwouldntmarry youifyou werethelast persononearth! | IfIasked youout ona date,whatwould yousay? |
| I wouldnthave saidthatif Iwereyou | Iwouldif Icould,but Icant,so Iwont |
| Ifyoureally lovedme,you wouldnthavedone that | Ifyoucould haveseenthe lookonhis face,youwould havedied |
7. summary
Say what would happen if you
1) were a computer.
2) were a bird.
3) could speak many languages.
8. Homework
Do ex. 3, p. 26.
Lesson 7
YoU Can do It IF YoU trY
ֳ: 1st and 2nd Conditionals; - , ; ; - .
Procedure
1. Warm-up
If you started studying at school again, what would you do differently?
2. Listening
do the quiz to check your vocabulary.
Are the following statements True or False?
1) A RIVER is bigger than a STREAM.
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2) There are one thousand years in a CENTURY.
3) FOUNDED is the past tense of FOUND.
4) ANSWER can be used as a noun and a verb.
5) SCARLET is a brilliant red colour.
6) USED TO DOING and USED TO DO mean the same thing.
7) You can use IMPROVE as a noun and as a verb.
8) DOZEN is equivalent to 20.
9) The past tense of FIND is FOUND.
10) EQUIVALENT TO is (more or less) the same as EQUAL TO.
Key: 1 T, 2 F, 3 T, 4 T, 5 T, 6 F, 7 F, 8 F, 9 T, 10 T.
3. Grammar practice
Do ex. 2, p. 27.
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| grammar and Vocabulary conditional Sentences Joe and Alex are talking on the phone. Alex has a girl problem. Its not | ||
| a serious girl problem. Theyre not planning a wedding, and Alex doesnt | ||
| have plans to buy matching tungsten rings just yet, but who knows what |
will happen if Alex follows Joes advice.
Each of conditional sentences is missing a verb. Use the words after
each sentence and write the correct form. Notice that some of the sentences
are real conditionals and others are unreal.
J o e. Hey, Alex, whats up?
A l e x. Nothing you know, I really like this girl, and I want to ask her out.
J o e. So, whats the problem?
A l e x. Well, what if I (1) her and she said no? (Ask) J o e. Why would she say no?
A l e x. Well, maybe if I (2) in a band, shed go out with me. Do you want to start a band? (Play)
J o e. No. You dont even play an instrument. Thats crazy.
A l e x. Yeah. Well, I think her last boyfriend had a really cool car. May- be if I (3) a nicer car, shed say yes. (Have)
J o e. Youre lucky to have a car.
A l e x. I dont know. Shes really pretty. If I (4) better-looking, she
might say yes. (Be) J o e. You look fine. You cant worry about that.
A l e x. Well, if I (5) more money, I could take her to a really nice res-
taurant. Hey, could I borrow some money? (Have)
J o e. No way, then shed expect you to take her to nice restaurants all the time.
A l e x. Yeah, youre right.
J o e. Look, maybe if you (6) so nervous about it, shed say yes. Just be yourself and ask her out. If she (7) you, shell go out with you.
(Be, like)
A l e x. Yeah, youre right. Ill call her and ask her out.
J o e. Great. Ill see you later. Let me know what happens.
A l e x. Okay Wait Joe. Wait. What if she (8) yes, but she really doesnt like me? Joe? Joe? (Say)
Key: 1 asked, 2 played, 3 had, 4 were, 5 had, 6 werent, 7 likes, 8 says.
5. Grammar practice
Do ex.3, 4, p. 28.
6. Writing
Put in the verbs in brackets and form Conditional sentences type I or type II.
1) If you come with me, I (to do) the shopping with you.
2) Walter (to help) his mother in the garden if she reads him a story this evening.
3) If it (to rain), I will stay at home.
4) Our teacher will be happy if we (to learn) the poem by heart.
5) If they had enough money, they (to buy) a new car.
6) We (to pass) the exam if we studied harder.
7) If Pat (to repair) his bike, he could go on a bicycle tour with us.
8) She would get 100 pounds if she (to sell) this old shelf.
9) If I was / were you, I (to invite) Jack to the party.
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10) If the weather (to be) fine, the children can walk to school.
7. summary
1) If you could be anyone in the world, who would you be?
2) If you went back in time, what year would you go to?
3) If you had a special power, what would you be able to do?
