2015-05-28 Structure: present unreal

Greg Malivuk
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Homework: finish p. 374 exercise 1, do p. 375 exercise 2
p. 374 exercise 1
7 a F
  b F
8 a T
  b T
9 a F
  b T
10 a T
   b T
exercise 2
3 were
4 would moan
5 were
6 could wish
7 had
8 wouldn’t have to deal
9 were
10 could find
11 thought
12 realized
13 would understand
14 might have to wait
15 insisted
16 were
17 could ride
“If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride.” - we say this to remember that wishing for something, or saying “if I had this…”, doesn’t solve our problems
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p. 376 exercise 3 (the test will be similar to this)
1 If I weren’t so busy, I would read bedtime stories to my little girl.
2 My husband would ask for a raise if he were ambitious.
3 I would play sports if I were in shape.
4 If I had enough time, I would study for the exam.
  (“I’m not planning to study” = “I’m not going to study” = “I won’t study”)
5 If I weren’t too old, I would go back to school. (if it has future meaning)
                        I would be going back to school. (if it has present meaning)
6 I could do my job if my boss explained things properly.
7 If I were good at math, I would balance my checkbook.
8 I could stop smoking if I didn’t feel nervous all the time.
9 If I weren’t so tired, I wouldn’t get up so late.
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p. 377 exercise 5 - write the correct question, and then discuss your answers with your groups
(keep the same order)
1 What would you do if you were a millionaire?
2 If you were the leader of this country, what would you do?
3 How would you feel if you never needed to sleep?
4 What would you do if you had more free time?
5 If you had three wishes, what would you ask for?
6 What would you do if you didn’t have to work?
7 If you had a ticket for anywhere in the world, where would you travel?
8 If you could build anything, what would it be?
9 If you could meet a famous person, who would you want to meet?
10 Who would you have dinner with if you could invite three famous people?
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could = was able to / were able to / would be able to / might

I could travel to China by myself if I could speak Chinese.
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Homework: p. 383 (present unreal review)