Red Line 4, Coursebook

3 Check-in Language 3 Text Wordwise Check-out 54 f i f ty - four A happy ending Something happened in a canyon in Arizona this morning. A girl, a young man and a park ranger are talking about it on TV. 1 What happened? a) Work in small groups. Look at what the three people say. Find clues about what happened. Put the facts in the right order. b) Write a report for a newspaper about what (nearly) happened in the canyon. Start like this: A young man was free climbing in Arizona this morning. … 2 Looking at English We can use conditional sentences to talk about things in the past. They often tell us about things that nearly happened, or nearly didn’t happen. I’d (= I would) have been in real trouble if that girl hadn’t come along. (The man didn’t get into real trouble.) If only he’d (= he had) come to me first for advice. (The person didn’t come for advice.) GRAMMAR Read the grammar box, then find the other sentences in the text with ‘I’d’ or ‘he’d’ in them. What is the ’d short for each time? C g Sh Remember to give your report a headline. You should only put facts in the report, and not your opinions. WRI T ING SKI LLS ➝ G12 Top News Accident in Arizona I wouldn’t have been there if I hadn’t gone the wrong way. I found him when I lost the trail near some big boulders. And I only noticed him because he shouted. If he hadn’t done that, I’d have walked right past him. After that, well, I’ve never run so fast in my life. I was so glad when I found the ranger! If I’d fallen from those rocks, I’d have broken every bone in my body. I was getting real tired, and I’d been stuck there for more than an hour. I’d have been in real trouble if that girl hadn’t come along. I’m lucky that I have such a strong voice. And the way he helped me down – it was just great! If only he’d come to me first for advice. Free climbing is popular here, but there are lots of easier climbs. I guess if I’d gotten there much later, it would have been too late. But thanks to one young lady, this story has a happy ending. And country music fans still have one of their favorite singers. 24 Hours ➝ WB37, 1 – 2 c -i Language 3 alkwise Text W rdwise Check-out Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv