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Unit #0 6th Year
Unit #0 6th Year
GRAMMAR REVISION #1
*Look and discuss
What do these pictures have in common? How do you feel about them? How superstitious are you? Do you
know any other?
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Cause Effect
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*Speaking
Work with your partner. Ask and answer. Make notes of interesting answers.
*Homework
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DISCUSS
*Discuss: is there a lottery in Argentina? If you were over 18, would you play the lottery? Why or why not?
What would you do if you won the lottery?
Cause Effect
*Practice
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*Read the following situations (real) and make a PAST hypothesis (unreal). Use the word given, do not change
it.
1. I bought a ticket and won some money. (HADN’T)
“If I ………………………………………………….… a ticket, I…………………………………………………………………. some money.”
2. My number didn’t win because it wasn’t random. (WOULD)
If my number had ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..won.
3. I didn’t buy the house because I didn’t have enough money. (HAD)
If I ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… would have bought the house.
4. I regret not buying that ticket because it won a thousand pounds. (WOULD)
If I had bought that ticket, ………………………………………………………………….…………………………. a thousand pounds.
5. He gambled a lot and lost all his money. (GAMBLED)
If he …………………………………………………………………………………………….……….. he wouldn’t have lost all his money.
*In pairs, have a conversation in which you use the 4 IDIOMS and include an instance of Unreal Past Conditional.
*Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. There are forms of first, second and third
conditionals in the text. Do NOT use contracted forms.
If the world's big problems had been addressed sooner, our lives 1 _______________ (improve) a long time ago. But
politicians and world leaders don’t do enough to improve the quality of life. If I had any power, I 2 _______________
(try) to stop the destruction of our planet and I 3 _______________ (make) the world a better place for all people.
First of all, I would try to stop wars, because unless we put an end to all the wars, millions of people 4 _______________
(continue) to die ever day. If there were no wars, all children 5 _______________ (have) their parents at home to take
care of them and provide for them, and they 6 _______________ (grow up) in a happier world.
Also, if I 7 _______________ (be) a world leader, I would provide clean water for all countries. If all countries 8
_______________ (have) easy access to clean water, millions of children 9 _______________ (stop) dying from diseases
caused by the lack of clean water. If we don't do something about this issue soon, there 10_______________
(be) lots of wars and deaths because of the lack of water.
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We also need to introduce laws to reduce pollution. If we had done this in the past, millions of species 11
_______________ (never/become) extinct, and global warming 12 _______________ (never/start). If it were up to me,
I 13 _______________ (introduce) very high taxes on fuel energy and at the same time I 14 _______________ (help) big
companies to invest in clean energy. Unless we take measures now, it 15 _______________ (be) too late both for
ourselves and our children.