Present Unreal Situations
Strategizing with hypothetical statements Strategy Statements Before making a move in a game like chess, a player thinks about what will happen if he or she makes the move. The player does not actually make the move, but thinks about it instead. No move is made until the player considers several hypothetical moves. We express hypothetical situations with the preterit. preterit (n.) – a past tense verb form; past or past perfect hypothetical (adj.) – assumed by hypothesis (theory); unreal conditions or situations in order – for the purpose of Distancing Ourselves from Reality Present Hypothetical Statements — "Irrealis" irrealis (n.) – indicates that a certain situation or action is not known to have happened as the speaker is talking; it is hypotheticalwas / were – We often use were instead of was after if. ¹repeating could is awkward preterit (n.) – a past tense verb form; past or past perfect commercial airline – an airline used by the public, not private Mixed Time Frames
Revising Simple Past,Used to and Would with some Engaging Activities
This lesson has been designed as a next-day revision activity for B2 (Intermediate +) students. Aim: to consolidate the use of Past Simple, Used to and Would for past habits and routines. Level: B2 (Intermediate+) In this lesson you will find. Grammar and exercisesSpeaking: Picture discussion in pairsSpeaking: an advert from a popular drink comparing past and presentWriting: a fun writing gameSpeaking: bits of your childhood STEP 1. The use of these three verb forms to express past habits and routines can be a bit confusing for students, so in this class I am aiming at some revision to clarify concepts. PDF with exercises here. STEP 2.Picture description. Display the picture of a family in the past and ask students, in pairs, to discuss the differences they can see and the differences they can guess exist between the family shown in the picture and their own family. Get feedback STEP3. Tell students they are going to watch a video. STEP 4. Preparation: none Procedure: Example 4 points. STEP 5.
Conditional Exercise 3
Michael: Sharon, I am having some problems at work, and I was wondering if you might be able to give me some advice. Sharon: Sure, what's the problem? Michael: The computer sales business is more difficult than I thought. When customers (come) in to look at the new computer models, they often (ask) me which model they should buy. Sharon: I think you should help your customers make an intelligent decision. Michael: When I (sell) an inexpensive computer to a customer, my boss (complain) that I am not trying hard enough. Sharon: If I (be) in your situation, I (tell) him that I wasn't comfortable forcing customers to buy products which they don't need. Michael: I think that's a great idea.
Does Speaking A Foreign Language Change Your Personality?
My high school English teacher used to tell us stuff like, “Learning a foreign language changes you forever.” Despite being an obvious attempt to make us passionate about her subject, her words made sense to me — the kid who quoted obscure Buffy the Vampire Slayer lines and treated Alanis Morissette’s lyrics like the word of God. After all, without a basic understanding of the English language I couldn’t have done any of that, and all those beautiful imaginary friendships would have never blossomed. Then I made it to adulthood (I think) and experienced first-hand the perks of speaking a foreign language: hitting on exotic men (whilst still using Buffy references as pick up lines #ForeverAlone) and weaseling my way into more office gossip than ever before. Split of the online self Learning English strongly affected my habits, but was I really profoundly changed by it? Blogging is where the signs of this metamorphosis first showed. The persistent vegetative state of the party
Ruth's story: One child refugee's journey from Eritrea to England - CBBC Newsround
Ruth was 14 when she left her home country of Eritrea in east Africa. She didn't like the way she was being treated, so she embarked on a dangerous journey to the UK. Ruth has been telling Newsround's Hayley her story... Three-thousand children Three-thousand children arrived in the UK alone last year. Many of them are migrants or refugees escaping war or devastation in their home countries. When they get to the UK they are often tired and afraid. They are taken by immigration officers or police to a safe place where they are asked lots of questions. This is so that the people in charge can understand how old the child is, where they have come from and what they will need to keep them healthy and safe. Leave to remain If the child is under 17, they are given leave to remain, which means they can stay in the UK and will be looked after until they are old enough to look after themselves. I have spoken to 12 children. One of them was Ruth. Living in Eritrea But this was no easy task. Leaving Eritrea
JoshofWestern vitsailee suomalaisille TikTok-kanavallaan.
Suomalaiset tykkäävät kuumista löylyistä, kahvista ja alkoholista, mutta he eivät pidä mausteisista ruoista tai turhasta puheesta. Tämän käsityksen suomalaisista saa, kun katsoo JoshofWestern-kanavan humoristisia videoita. Yhdysvaltalaismies vitsailee suomalaisten käytöstavoille, kulutustottumuksille ja kulttuurille. Volume 0% Press shift question mark to access a list of keyboard shortcuts Toista/KeskeytäVälilyönti Lisää äänenvoimakkuutta↑ Laske äänenvoimakkuutta↓ Siirry Eteenpäin→ Siirry Taaksepäin← Tekstitys Päällä/Poisc Kokonäyttö/Poistu kokonäyttötilastaf Mykistä/Ääni päällem Etsi %0-9 Joshin mukaan suomalaiset eivät pidä mausteista. Kun Josh Hurst, 27, saapui ensimmäisen kerran Suomeen, hän ei tiennyt maasta oikeastaan mitään. – Muutamilla ystävilläni oli kokemusta au pairina olemisesta, joten päätin kokeilla sitä. Suunnitelmana oli viipyä vuosi, jonka jälkeen Josh aikoi palata kotimaahansa. Vitsikkäitä videoita Nyt Josh on asunut Suomessa kahden vuoden ajan. Suomalaiset ihastuttivat
