Red Line 4, Coursebook

Language 2 3 fif ty-three 53 Look at the difference between these sentences. If I go to summer camp, it will be fun. (The speaker will probably go.) If I won a million dollars in Las Vegas, I would buy a helicopter. (This probably won’t happen.) GRAMMAR 3 What would you do? a) What would you do in these situations? How would you feel? Example: You meet Matt Damon and you can ask him anything you like. If I met Matt Damon, I’d ask him about his next movie. 1. Someone gives you a plane ticket to anywhere in the world. (And back!) 2. You win a white water rafting vacation in the Grand Canyon. It’s for you and one other person. 3. You find fifty euros outside the station in the town where you live. 4. One of your parents gets a fantastic new job. It’s in a town in Arizona. 5. A famous rap musician wants you as an extra in his next video. 6. You have to live on an island for a year. You are only allowed to take one piece of music with you. b) Make up three more situations. Write what you would do and how you would feel in each situation. 4 Real talk: City or country? a) What do you think is better, life in the city or in the country? First make notes to support your opinion. b) Talk with a partner. You can use the useful phrases. Do you and your partner agree? I think living in a city is better, because … . In my opinion, … . I’m quite sure that … . It’s a fact that … . That’s true, but … . I can see what you mean, but … . Yes, but you’re forgetting something. I wouldn’t say that! USEFUL PHRASES c) Write about 80 words to say what you think is better, the city or the country. 5 Your turn: Away from home Where would you go if you got the chance to spend two weeks away from home, without your family? What would you do? What wouldn’t you do? ä S p Sh Sh I’d go skiing with my friends ... I’d be so bored if I lived in the country! ➝ G11 ➝ WB36, 1 – 2 Conditional sentences with ‘would’ Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv