2015-07-10 Core: 12 fake experts project

Greg Malivuk
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(This is the Core class.)
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Homework: p. 172 grammar practice 1 and 2 (“should have”, “could have”, and 3rd conditional)
also bring a smartphone or something that can access the Internet tomorrow
p. 172 practice 1
2 shouldn’t have told (“was supposed to” is also common to talk about things that should have happened but didn’t)
3 could have gotten (it was possible to get hurt)
4 should have come / could have come
5 should have asked
6 couldn’t have taken (= it’s impossible; this is more about speculation than advice)
We couldn’t have avoided the mosquitos. = We didn’t avoid them, and if we had done something else, we still wouldn’t have avoided them.
He couldn’t have taken that photo. = I’m certain he didn’t, because it was impossible.
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I could have won the lottery. Where did I put that ticket?
= It’s possible that I won, but I’m not sure. (real)

I could have won the lottery. Too bad I didn’t buy a ticket this week.
= It was possible to win, but I didn’t buy a ticket so in reality it’s not possible. (unreal)
= If I had bought a ticket, I could have won the lottery.
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p. 172 practice 2
2 would have found (or “could” or “might”)
  hadn’t lost
3 Would you have planned (or “could” or “might”)
  had known
4 had prepared
  would have succeeded (or “could” or “might”)
5 would have been (or “might”)
  had understood
6 would you have done (or “could” or “might”)
  had attacked
7 wouldn’t have felt (or “might not”)
  had read
8 had wanted
  would have welcomed (or “might”)
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I wish she had been rich. = She wasn’t rich, unfortunately.
I hope she was rich. = We don’t know, but hopefully she was.

I wish she were rich. = She isn’t rich, unfortunately.
I hope she is rich. = We don’t know, but hopefully she is.
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In your group, spend 30 minutes doing research on your phones to become experts in your topic.
Write a list of questions you can ask people in the other groups about their topics.
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BREAK
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Group A asks one question of group B. The other groups have to start their answers within 15 seconds.
After the answer, anyone from A or C can call the bluff (if it’s a lie, B gets one strike, if it’s the truth, the team that called the bluff gets one strike)
Then A asks group C. Then B asks C and A, then C asks A and B, and so on.
The winner is the last group with four strikes.
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Do you know if there is a minimum grade? = Is there a minimum grade? - Yes, of course.
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Homework: Write a short article of advice for students who are visiting your country to study your language (use the ideas on p. 149 part 4)