Vocabulary everyday problems
Problems, problems
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Q U IC K R EV IEW Q u e s tio n s w ith
Grammar first conditional; future time clauses with when, as soon as, before, after; until
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What’s Melbournelike? It’samoderncityandit’s verycosmopolitan. p e o p le , th e fo o d , th e w e a th e r. A B
Vocabulary and Speaking Everyday problem s 01
a Complete the phrases with the verbs in the boxes. Check new words/phrases in m m w m t p ^.
oversleep
1
get
oversleep on Monday mornings
2 3
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leave
lost your wallet at home run
lose
miss
Listening H
a plane/a train your keys/mobile out of money/time
a Look at photos A-C. What problems from 1a do the people have, do you think? b ^ 3 ^ 1 Listen and match the conversations to the photos. Were your ideas for 3a correct? c Work in pairs. Who said these sentences?
get
have
forget
1 If I’m late again, I’ll lose my job. 2 If we don’t leave soon, we won’t get there in time.
someone’s birthday an accident stuck in traffic b Work in pairs. Test your partner on the phrases.
3 4 5 6
You’ll be OK if you get a taxi. If we don’t get there by five, we’ll miss the plane. What will we do if we’re too late? If we don’t find them, I’ll take you out for dinner instead.
d
Listen again and check.
on Monday mornings oversleep on M onday mornings
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HELP WITH GRAMMAR First conditional a Look at these sentences. Notice the two different clauses.
| t | a Tick the phrases in 1a that you often do or have done in the past. b Work in groups. Tell the other students which phrases you ticked. Which phrases did everyone tick? Ioften lose my keys. Yes, so do I.
if clause
main clause
If I’m late again,
I’ll lose my job.
If we don’t leave soon, we won’t get there in time.
b Look at the sentences in 3c and answer these questions. 1 2 3 4 5
Do these sentences talk about the present or the future? Does the if clause talk about things that are possible or certain? Which verb form is in the if clause? Which verb form is in the main clause? Is the if clause always first in the sentence?
c Check in
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