Unit1 What would you do?
Part 1: Teaching design (第一部分：教学设计) Structures: Second conditional, Should for advice Target language: What would you do if you won a million dollars? I’d give it to medical research. I can’t sleep the night before an exam. What should I do? If I were you, I’d take a long walk before going to bed. Vocabulary: million, charity, pimple, confident, shirt, tie, medical research Learning strategies: Matching, Listening for key words SECTION A Goals
●To learn to use Second conditional and Should for advice ●To listen and talk about imagined life Procedures
Warming up by learning about Second conditional and Should for advice
The second conditional (also called conditional type 2) is a
structure used for talking about unreal situations in the present or in the future. This page will explain how the second conditional is formed, and when to use it.
The structure of a second conditional sentence
Like a first conditional, a second conditional sentence consists of two clauses, an \clause and a main clause:
if clause
main clause
If I had a million dollars, I would buy a big house.
If the \there is no need for a comma:
main clause
if clause
I would buy a big house if I had a million dollars.
We use different verb forms in each part of a second conditional:
if clause
if + subject + simple past verb*
main clause subject + would + verb
1a Talking about imaginary situations What would you do if you had a lot of money? If I had a lot of money, If I had a lot of money, If I had a lot of money, If I had a lot of money, 1b Listening and numbering
Now you are going to listen and number the pictures 1 to 3 in the order you hear them. Tapescript Girl1: Hey, did you see this newspaper article? An old man had a million dollars. And he gave it to charity. Boy1: Wow, what a nice man! Girl1: What would you do if you had a million dollars? Boy1: If I had a million dollars, I’d give the money to the zoo. I want to help the pandas. Girl1: That’s a gook idea! I know what I’d do. I’d buy a big house for my family. I would give it to charity. I would buy snacks. I would give it to Hope Project. I would buy books for the poor. Girl2: Really? I’d put the money in the bank. Then I’d just watch it grow! Boy2: Hmmmm… I think I’d give the money to medical research. I’d want to help other people. Now listen again and write down the sentences with Second conditional and Should for advice 1c Doing pairwork
Let’s pretend that we are the people in the picture on page 26. Talk with your partner about what you would do if you had a million dollars.
Look. This old man had a million dollars, and he gave it to charity. Wow! What would you do if you won a million dollars? I’d give it to medical research. I’d take a chance to achieve my dream of flying to the moon. If I won a million dollars, I’d stop working and become a professional runner. I’d go to an old people’s home to help them. I’d volunteer at the hospital twice every week. 2a Listening and circling
Listen to the tape and circle the reasons in the box on page 27 why Larry is nervous. Tapescript Girl1: Where are you going, Larry? Boy1: To Tom’s party. Girl1: Lucky you! I’d love to go to that party! Boy1: Yeah, well, I’m a little nervous. I don’t know what to wear. Girl1: If I were you, I’d wear a shirt and tie. Boy1: And I don’t have a present. What if everyone brings a present? Girl1: If I were you, I’d take a small present—a pen or something. Keep it in your pocket and if everyone has a present, you can give him yours. If not, you can keep it. Boy1: OK. But what if I don’t know anyone? Girl1: If you don’t know anyone, you can talk to Tom. He’ll introduce you to people. Boy1: I guess I can do that. Girl1: Look! You’re sure to have fun. But if you’re still nervous, you can leave. Now listen again and write down all the expressions onto your phrase book.
go to that party, a little nervous, wear a shirt and tie, have a present, bring a present, take a small present, keep…in your pocket, know anyone, talk to…, introduce… to …, have fun 2b Listening and checking Listen to the tape again and check on sister says to him. 2c Doing pairwork
Xu Linfeng, you are Larry. Men Yating, you are Larry’s sister. Xu is going to talk about his worries and Men is going to give him advice. X: I don’t know what to wear. M: If I were you, I’d wear a shirt and tie. page 27 the four things Larry’s
X: I don’t have a present. What if M: If I were you, I’d take a small everyone else brings a present? X: What if I don’t know anyone? present—a pen or something. M: If you don’t know anyone, you can talk to Tom. He’ll introduce you to people. … 3a Reading and matching
Go to page 28. Read the problems in the boxes and match them with the correct advice.
And now write down all the expressions into your phrase book.
be really shy, enjoy parties, get nervous before big parties, get pimples, look terrible, the night before…, take a big exam, do well, help with…, eat lots of fruits, drink lots of water, take a long walk, go to bed, look friendly, feel shy 3b Thinking and role playing
Next you are going to think of different advice for the problems in activity 3a. Role play conversations with your partner.
… A: I am really shy. I don’t enjoy parties. B: If I were you, I’d go and shout in the street. I’d set up parties and invite all my classmates to come and sing and dance. A: I get nervous before big parties and I get pimples. B: Pimples look good to me. They are not terrible at all. If I were you, the night before the big exam I’d lie in bed counting the cows, the sheep, the cattle and the horses. Then I’d have a nice sleep. If you count as many cows as possible you’d do well in the exam.
A: I can’t lose my weight. B: If I were you, I’d eat lots of fruits, drink lots of water and take a long walk before going to bed every evening. 4. Doing group work
You are put into pairs and find out each other’s problems at school and at home. Then give each other advice.
I really want to go to the mall with Finish your homework at school and stop my parents, but I don’t have the time. going to Sunday classes. You’ll find time that way. I failed the driver’s exam and cannot Go practicing driving more often and go over get my driver’s license. the textbook three more times. You won’t fail next time. My father does not want me to get my If I were you, I’d go to my mother for ears pierced. support. Or you can ask your mother to have her ears pierced first. I have to go to school on foot. I want to take the bus. I like to choose my own clothes, but Wear your school uniforms while you are still my mother doesn’t allow me to do a student. Wait till you are a big man and that. you’d have the right to choose your own clothes. Going to school on foot is good for your health. Go on going to school, to any places nearby on foot. It save money, too.