Read about two different situations. What was the problem in each? 11 a “I was supposed to be giving this pres entation at school, but I couldn’t work out how to connect my computer to the projector, and got so nervous that I totally forgot what I was going to sa y.” Derek “I got these cheap speakers from the market, but they don’t seem to be compatible with my computer. I wanted to return them, but the stallholder won’t give me a refund.” Ian Work alone. Write two sentences for each situation. 1 What should the people have done? What shouldn’t they have done? 2 What could they have done differently? Talk about your ideas for the situations together. Look at the sentences from the news stories on page 113. Answer the questions. 1 Are the situations: A real or imaginary? B about the past or now? 2 Complete the form: if + had + , would + have + b c Grammar Unreal conditionals: past 12 a Situation Result If Mr Warne had worked here longer, If she’d had a family, it would have been different. she probably wouldn’t have left all her money to the village. We can also say: It would have been different if Mr Warne had worked here longer. 1 Grammar reference and practice, p. 192 Look at three more highlighted sentences in the news stories. What is the situation and what is the result? Listen to situations 1–6. After each situation, work in pairs to discuss what happened and complete the sentences. 1 If he hadn’t cycled … he wouldn’t have … 4 She wouldn’t have become … 2 If she’d … she would’ve … 5 She wouldn’t have … 3 If he hadn’t seen … , he probably wouldn’t … 6 If he’d known … Example: If he hadn’t cycled into the young woman, he wouldn’t have started going out with her. Compare your sentences with a new partner. Did you have the same ideas? Discuss what went wrong Talk together. 1 Do you find working together with other people enjoyable or stressful? 2 What do you do when something goes wrong? 3 What problems can you imagine when working with people from different cultures? Listen to Steve and Debbie. 1 What happened? 2 What does Steve think about it? Listen to Steve and Ahmed. 1 What does Ahmed say? 2 What does Steve recommend? b 13 a fz2e5e 56 b Listening 14 a b cm89uy 57 c 4x3s5y 58 Language skills Extras Explore 9 Living and working together 115 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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