4 Unit 11

American Headway 4: Unit 11

 Contents

1 No place like home 7 Getting along

2 Been there, done that! 8 People and places
3 What a story! 9 Changing times
4 Nothing but the truth 10 Dangerous living
5 An eye to the future 11 In your dreams
6 Making it big 12 It’s never too late

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 11 In your dreams
If we keep
I’d rather painting, we will
be a become famous
fireman. artists.

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 Hypothesizing First Conditional
based on fact in real time

If you work hard, you’ll do well.

If you go skiing, you’ll have a good time.

If you look on the Internet, you’ll find the information.

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 Hypothesizing First Conditional
based on fact in real time

possible condition probable result

If you work hard, you’ll do well.

If you go skiing, you’ll have a good time.

If you look on the Internet, you’ll find the information.

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 Hypothesizing Second Conditional
a situation contrary to reality
in the present and future

If I were smarter, I’d become a doctor.

If it were sunny, we’d go swimming.

We could save the world if we were rich.

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 Hypothesizing Second Conditional
a situation contrary to reality
in the present and future

hypothetical condition probable result

If I were smarter, I’d become a doctor.

If it were sunny, we’d go swimming.

if we were rich. We could save the world

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 Hypothesizing Third Conditional
a situation contrary to reality
in the past

If I were smarter, I’d have become a doctor.

If it had been sunny, we’d have gone swimming.

We could have saved the world if we had been rich.

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 Hypothesizing Third Conditional
a situation contrary to reality
in the past

hypothetical condition probable result

If I were smarter, I’d have become a doctor.

If it had been sunny, we’d have gone swimming.

if we had been rich. We could have saved the world

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 Hypothesizing Other structures
a situation contrary to reality

hypothetical condition reality

I wish I were really smart. I’m not so smart.

If only I were really smart. I’m not so smart.

I’d rather you wouldn’t go out. I’m probably going out.

I wish you wouldn’t go out. I’m probably going out.

I wish it would start snowing. It may or may not snow.

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 Select the implied fact

I wish this watch kept better time.

1. The watch isn’t working well.

2. The watch doesn’t work at all.
3. The watch works very well.

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 Select the implied fact

I wish they wouldn’t leave.

1. They are staying.

2. They aren’t leaving.
3. They are leaving.

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 Select the implied fact

If he didn’t like to play so rough,

he wouldn’t have hurt his head.

1. He does like to play rough.

2. He didn’t hurt his head.
3. He didn’t play at all.

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 I can’t go to the party.
I didn’t tell the truth.
I do get very nervous.
I didn’t help them.
I didn’t listen.
I don’t speak French well.
I haven’t spoken to him.

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 present
present
past
present
past
past
present
present

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 don’t know the truth.
do eat candy.
did come.

didn’t fall.

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