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- p. 347 Exercise 3
- 4. If there's a big international fashion fair, I'm usually there.
- 5. If I go to the fair, I can see hundreds of products in a few days.
- 6. I usually stay two weeks if I'm traveling to Europe.
- 7. If my husband can come, he and our son, Pietro, do things together.
- 8. Pietro comes to the fair with me if my husband can't get away.
- 9. I always go shopping if I have free time.
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- Future Real Conditionals (Unit 22) - Superstitions
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- If you knock on wood, your good luck will continue.
- If you break a mirror, you will have bad luck.
- If + [present] , [future]
- If it rains tomorrow, I will bring an umbrella.
- If you study tonight, you will pass the test.
- Real, because maybe it will rain tomorrow, maybe you will study tonight, maybe you will break a mirror.
- If you study, you are going to pass the test. (sure)
- If you study, you might pass the test. (not sure)
- If you don't like it, you can return it.
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- Even if = surprising result
- Even if it rains tomorrow, I won't bring an umbrella
- = I *never* bring an umbrella. Rain isn't important.
- Even if you knock on wood, you can have bad luck.
- = Bad luck is always possible. Knocking doesn't help
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- Unless = If + not
- Unless you study, you will fail the test.
- = If you don't study, you will fail the test.
- "Unless" gives the solution to the problem in the result clause.
- I will get wet unless I have an umbrella.
- You will have good luck unless you break a mirror.
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- p. 360 Exercise 1
- 1. If I lend someone my baseball bat, I won't hit a home run. (superstition)
- 2. If it rains, I'm going to get wet. (not a superstition)
- 3. If I give my boyfriend a new pair of shoes, he'll walk out of the relationship. (superstition)
- 4. If the palm of your hand itches, you could have an allergy. (not a superstition)
- 5. If I use my lucky pen, I'll get 100 on the test. (superstition)
- 6. If you wear your sweater backwards, people might laugh at you. (not a superstition)
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- Exercise 2
- 1. Unless (If we don't get sleep, we won't do well.)
- 2. unless (stop worrying fixes the problem)
- 3. If
- 4. If
- 5. If
- 6. If
- 7. If
- 8. unless
- 9. Unless
- 10. If
- 11. if
- 12. If
- 13. if
- 14. if
- 15. unless
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- List of common superstitions
- (from http://www.csicop.org/superstition/library/common_superstitions/):
- Friday the thirteenth is an unlucky day
- A rabbit's foot brings good luck
- An apple a day keeps the doctor away
- To find a four-leaf clover is to find good luck
- If you walk under a ladder, you will have bad luck
- If a black cat crosses your path, you will have bad luck
- To break a mirror will bring you seven years bad luck
- To open an umbrella in the house is to bring bad luck
- To find a horseshoe brings good luck
- Step on a crack, break your mother's back
- You can break a bad luck spell by turning seven times in a clockwise circle
- Garlic protects from evil spirits and vampires
- Our fate is written in the stars
- At the end of a rainbow is a pot of gold
- Clothes worn inside out will bring good luck
- Wearing your birthstone will bring you good luck
- If you blow out all of the candles on your birthday cake with the first breath you will get whatever you wish for
- To have a wish come true using a wishbone, two people make a wish, then take hold of each end of the bone and pull it until it separates. The person with the longer end gets his or her wish
- An itchy palm means money will come your way
- A beginner will always have good luck: beginner's luck
- A cat has nine lives
- Eating fish makes you smart
- Toads cause warts
- A cricket in the house brings good luck
- Crossing your fingers helps to avoid bad luck and helps a wish come true
- It is bad luck to sing at the table
- It is bad luck to sleep on a table
- After receiving a container of food, the container should never be returned empty
- A lock of hair from a baby's first haircut should be kept for good luck
- A bird that comes in your window brings bad luck
- To refuse a kiss under mistletoe causes bad luck
- Goldfish in the pond bring good luck
- Goldfish in the house bring bad luck
- For good luck, wear new clothes on Easter
- An acorn at the window can keep lightning out of the house
- If the bottom of your feet itch, you will make a trip
- When a dog howls, death is near
- It is bad luck to chase someone with a broom
- A sailor wearing an earring cannot drown
- To find a penny heads up, brings good luck
- To cure a sty, rub it with a gold wedding band
- Animals can talk at midnight on Christmas Eve
- A drowned woman floats face up, a drowned man floats face down
- A person cannot drown before going under three times
- To drop a fork means a woman will visit
- To drop a knife means a man will visit
- To drop a spoon means a child will visit
- To drop a dishcloth means bad luck is coming
- If you shiver, someone is casting a shadow on your grave
- To make a happy marriage, the bride must wear: something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue
- The wedding veil protects the bride from the evil eye
- Washing a car will bring rain
- You must get out of bed on the same side you got in on or you will have bad luck
- Evil spirits cannot harm you when you are standing in a circle
- A cat will try to take the breath from a baby
- Warm hands, cold heart
- Cold hands, warm heart
- It is unlucky to rock an empty rocking chair
- To kill an albatross is to cause bad luck to the ship and all upon it
- Wearing an opal when it is not your birthstone is bad luck
- Smell dandelions, wet the bed
- To give someone a purse or wallet without money in it will bring that person bad luck
- A forked branch, held with a fork in each hand, will dip and point when it passes over water
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- Superstitions from the class:
- If you see a black cat, you will have bad luck.
- - If a black cat crosses your path, ...
- - If you see a black cat near your car, you can't take the car.
- If you mop over someone's feet, you won't get married.
- (you mop with a mop, you sweep with a broom)
- If you catch the bouquet of flowers at a wedding, you'll get married next. (for women)
- If you catch the garter at a wedding, you'll get married next. (for men)
- If you wear a red bracelet, you will be lucky.
- If you throw pennies or other coins into a fountain, you will be lucky. / you will have good luck.
- If you go to some special places, your dreams will come true.
- If you have an owl in your home, you will be unlucky. / you will have bad luck.
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- Homework: p. 369-371, reading and questions A & B
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