Unit 2 – The

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Unit Objective – What are we
learning in this unit?
Discuss assumptions about behavior.

Talk about assumptions related to age.

Compare and discuss similar experiences.

Write a report based on graphs.

Conduct a survey about consumerism and labels.

 Definition
Time!
Assumption: Experience:
A thing that is accepted as true or as An event or occurrence which
certain to happen, without proof. leaves an impression on
someone.
Vocabulary!
Baby Boomer – A person born in the years following the Second World War.

Blue Collar – Workers who engage in hard labor.

 Vocabulary!
Conventional – A person that has normal and ordinary opinions and behavior.

Hippie – A person of unconventional appearance (different) – Typically having long

hair and some other unordinary appearances.

Middle Class – Social group of people between upper and working class, including
professional and business people and their families.

Millennial – A person reaching young adult hood in the early 21 st century.

Vocabulary!
Nerd – A person who engages in a field obsessively or a single-minded expert in
a certain field.

Realist – A person who accepts a situation as it is and deals with it accordingly.

Rebel – A person who rises against the government, a leader or others.

Upper Class – The Social Group that has the highest status in society.
 Unit 2.1
Is that really me?
Vocabulary!
Personality – The qualities that form an individual’s character.

Sincere – Someone with genuine (real) feelings and emotions.

Chatty – Someone that is lively and likes to talk a lot – Talkative.

Narrow Minded – Someone that is not willing to listen to other people’s

opinions or views – Rigid.

Aloof – Not friendly or forthcoming, cool and distant – Antisocial.

Vocabulary!
Self-Centered – Someone that only thinks of themselves – Insensitive.

Open-Minded – Willing to consider new ideas – Accepting.

Grammar Time!
Uses of Will!
When do we use will?

● To talk about the future.

● To make assumptions.
● To express a decision.
● To describe typical behavior or
things that are true in general.
● To make a promise.
● To criticize annoying habits.
● To make predictions.
● To make deductions.
● To make commands.
Will in the Affirmative Form.
Will comes first in the verb phrases in a statement (after the subject and before
another verb)

The next Olympic Games will be in London.

I will give you a call.

Will can not be used with another modal verb.

You will be obliged to sign a contract before you start working.

You will must to sign X

You must will sign X
Will in the Affirmative Form.
Will can be followed by have to or be able to

You will have to let me know when you arrive.

She will be able to live near her parents.
Will in the Negative Form.
The negative form of will is wont.
We don’t use (don’t, doesn’t, didn’t) with will.

They won’t tell us very much until January.

We use the full form “will not” in formal contexts or to emphasize something.

I will carry her, but I will not push her stroller.

Will in the Question Form.
The subject and will change position when asking a question.
We don’t use: do, does, did.

Will you be home earlier tomorrow?

Will I be able to take the food home with me?

We can use will and won’t in QUESTION TAGS.

You won’t forget to take the cake out, will you?

It will take quite a long time to get there, won’t it?
 Will uses examples!
Future:
The rooms will be decorated.
He will go to school tomorrow.

Making Predictions:
Have you decided what you are going to do with the car?
No. My father thinks it will cost a lot of money.

Conditional Sentences:
If she gets the job, she will have to move to Germany.
I will take a day off, if the weather is fine.
 Will uses examples!
Intentions and Decisions:
When I go to see Marie, I think I will take her some flowers.
We will fly to Germany on Thursday.
We will go to the party tomorrow.

Willingness and Offers:

I will show you where to go.
I will give you a ride to the hotel.

Promises:
I will be there for you.
We will always love you.
 Will uses examples!
Requests and Invitations:
Will you pass me the salt?
This tastes good. Will you give me the recipe?
Will you come for dinner on Saturday?

Commands:
Will you be quiet please!
Will you stop making that annoying noise!

General Truth:
Some people will always complain.
 Rule!
Use the past participle, to + verb when talking about something you assume
has already happened.

He hates to be late, so I am sure he’ll have left the office by now.

He hates to be late, so I am sure he’ll have to leave the office by now. XXXX
WRONG!
 Unit 2.2
Act your Age
 Vocabulary Time!
Using three
word phrasal verbs!

Assumptions: something that you accept as true

without question or proof.

Sometimes people assume a person is a certain

way because of his/her age, race or gender.

That is called Stereotyping.

Vocabulary Time!
Feel that you belong: Deal With
Fit in with. Face up to.

Defend: Tolerate
Stand up for. Put up with.

Experience Difficulties: Make Fun Of:

Run Up Against. Mess Around with.

Think you are better than someone: Communicate Successfully:

Look Down on. Get through to.

Be the most important part of: Use Something Easy or Familiar:

Come Down to. Fall back on.
 Grammar
Time!
Would is the past tense form of will.

– It used to talk about the past.

- Talk about hypotheses (When we image something).

- To make a polite request.

- To express an opinion in a polite way.

- To refer to past habits or typical expected behavior.

- To report a statement or question with will.

- To talk about what someone is willing or unwilling to do.

 Would uses!
Beliefs:
I thought we would be late, so we would have to take the train.

Willingness:
Dad would not lend me his car.

Talking about typical behavior:

When they were children, they would get up early.

Promises, offers and requests:

Would you please be quiet?

Hypotheses:
I would give you a lift, but my wife has the car today.
It would be very expensive to stay in a hotel.
 Would uses!
Conditionals:
I would give her a call, if I could find her number.
If I had the money, I would buy a car.

Expressions with would:

Would you or would you mind (not) + ing for requests.

Would you carry this for me?

Would you mind carrying this?
Would you mind not doing that?

Would you like/Would you like to for offers and invitations:

Would you like another drink?

Would you like to come around tomorrow?
 Would uses!
I would like/I would like you to – to say what we want or what we want to do:

I would like that shirt please.

I would like to go home.

I’d rather – to say what we prefer:

I would rather have the new one, not the old one.
I don’t want another drink. I would rather go home.

I would think, I would imagine, I would guess – To give an opinion when we

are not sure or when we want to be polite:

It’s very difficult, I would imagine.

I would think that’s the right answer.