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- Hypothetical Survival Scenario
- Grammar and Reading Exercises
- Communication Activities
- Grammar Tasks
Would you survive? Wesliniousesnawit
‘But what would happen if
‘we met one in real life?
Do our animal quiz and
see if you would survive.
4 What would you do ..
‘if you werein the middle of river end suddenly you saw
4 crocodile swimming quickly towarde you?
1 Iwouid try to swim tothe bonk es uichly 9 possible a
b Iweulcit move. say stil nd wait forthe crocodie to go away, |
Louie try to hitthe crocadie inthe foc. u
2 What would youdo...
if you were ina forest and a ery large bear came towards you?
2 | would climb up the nearest tree.
'b | would lie on the ground and pretend to be dead.
© | would un away 28 fast a6 could,
«+f you wore in tho middle ofa field and a bul started running towards you?
@ | would run. i
1 mould throw something (eg. my hat) in another direction 0
© | would shout and wave my arms. 0
a Look at question | in Would you survive? and answer 5 SPEAKING 4%
these questions. cee a iS
1 Is the crocodile situation,.2 Tee
eee
a one which could easily happen to you Meetnns
OR acute
b one which is not very probable. Seger anata
2 What tense of the verb goes after if? someone ofered wo by ys fr cont?
3 What's the form of the other verbs in the question Semen ores hare
and in the answers? feed ded aoe
ther ato dog eons
6B
a Match the sentence halves. ‘b Complete with the correct form of the verbs.
Youd fel much beter (GA we ould go shopping TE found — a good job, | would move to the USA
1 Ti enjoy the weekend more 7B 1d get anew job. Pes ai
2 ifyoustayed for anther day HC ifyousteppedsmoking. "WE gy — he howe fit its
5 Would you wear it D iftwenttolivein Ching? 2 jfj his number, i
4 If Twere you, E if 1 bought it for yout (know, phone)
3 Twoulda’t work F iff didn't need the money, 3 You more if you —— harder.
6 Would you come with me G if I didn't have to work Ree ere)
ie arndee 4 Ifyou ___ fora week,you see
everything, (Bay, can)
5 We ourson more often if he
nearer: (see, live)
61 to the doctor’ if you. (go, be)1 GRAMMAR second conditional
‘a Match che sentence halves.
1 Ifwehad the time,
[would like my flat more,
Luke would be ableto getajob in Bedlin
my sister didn't work so hard,
If we bought bigger house int
Ifthey could liveanywhere they wanted to,
Weld have more privacy
Iwoulda'twane to livein London,
she could spend more time with her children.
bb they'd move to France.
© ifhe could speakchetter German,
coacthicthetomennrk nueseives,
€ if we didn'thaveco share a flat
F unless [earned alot of money
{ ifit wasoon the top floor.
hh wed beabletohavea dog.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the
verbs in brackets. Use the second conditional.
1 1f1_had_more time, lpaint_my room myself
(have, paint)
2 Liey's00m cleanerifshe
itmore often. (be, tidy)
7 ny cartoworkif
a parking space. (not take, nor have)
4 ou your jab ifyou
‘lot of money? (Keep, win)
his mother every day ifhe
a girlfriend. (not call, have)
5 Jack
6 We_____sooften four cooker
broken. (not eat our, not be)
7 If1__with my neighbours because ofa big
problem,
8 [four house
house. (fallout, noc move)
sosmall,you
all stay the night. (not be, ean)
your alarm? (wake up, not set)
10 ifwe another bathroom, there
‘queue forthe shower, (have, not be)
OoOooooos8
‘¢ Cover the text. In pairs, can you remember what these numbers refer to?
6 READING
a Can you remember the best way to survive a crocodile attack?
b Read the article about crocodiles and mark the sentences
T (true), F (false), or DS (doesn’t say).
1 The Australian crocodile is bigger than all other kinds.
Crocodiles can run faster than horse:
Crocodiles only attack you if you are in the water.
The German tourist didn't know that there might be crocodiles in the lake.
The ervcodile also attacked the girl's friends,
‘The Australian boy was killed when he and his friends went
swimming in a river,
His friends escaped by climbing a tree
Norman Pascoe's aunt was attacked by a crocodile,
9 She hit it on the nose, and it opened its mouth,
HE AUSTRALIAN CROCODILE
the largest crocodile in the
world. It can grow up to seven
_metres long and the biggest can weigh
Lup to 1000 kilos tt has only two muses.
‘[Link] its mouth but 40 to closet!
‘What makes crocodiles so dangerous
isthat they attack incredibly quickly
‘and they take their vicims under the
waterto drown them. They usually
te
atteck in the water, but they cen suddenly come out of a river and attack
animals ot people, and they cen run on land at 17 km/h.
Every year in Australia there are crocodile attacks on humans. Two years ago
‘2 2-year-old German tourist died when she went for a swim in a lake.
‘Although there were signs warning people that there might be crocodiles,
the girl and her friends decided to have a midnight swim. The gi
_ suddenly disappeared and next moming her body was
found. Near it was a four-metre crocodile.
‘And only last month two Austra
‘watched in horror as their fiend was
killed by a crocodile when they were
‘washing their mountain bikes in a river.
‘They dimbed a tree and stayed there for
© 22. hours while the crocodile waited below. z
you CAN survive a cocodie attack Last year =
man Pascoe, a 18-year, was saved fem &
<2 crocodile when his aunt htt on the nose. Norman's aunt
hit it and | shouted, “Help The crocodile suddenly
‘opened its mouth and my nephew escaped”
7 1000 40 17 24 22 19
Read the text again and check your answers.Ae Ifyou liad to choose... | "New English File Teachers Book Inermecite
Myou lad to choose: | Phatocopiable © Oxford University Press 2006
Talk to a partner.
Say why.
I'd prefer to live in the city
centre. If Ilived in a village, 'd have to drive
would you prefer to lve in a small
village orin the centre of a capital city?
‘would you prefer to have as
neighbours a couple with five children
‘a couple with five dogs?
‘would you prefer to live in a fourth
floor fat without a fit. or in a ground
floor flat with a restaurant next door?
‘would you prefer to have an enormous
house with a tiny garden or atiny
house with an enormous garden?
‘would you prefer to have a
house with a gym or a house with a
‘games room?
would you prefer to have central
heating or open fires?
would you prefer to live in a beautiful
gmat eemaieal |
— ae would you prefer to have a holiday at F
hhouse onthe beach or inthe ve mY |
mountains? |
18MW sir send conta we gh le Teacher's ook rn
Grammar second conditional peas espe asak on ste
‘omplete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in
Complete th ith thi fc the verb:
brackets to make second conditional sentences.
1 [ wouldn't be (not be) so broke if I
spent __ (spend) a bit less on going
out.
2 Ifl (have) more money, I
(can) travel next summer.
3 My parents (be) happier
iff (not go out) so much,
4 Maybe if 1 (share) a flat with
friends, I (get on) better with
my parents.
5 If (go) to bed earlier,
{not be) so tired all the time.
6 If (paint) my room white, then it___(not look) so depressing.
71 (Feel) alot better if __ (go) to the gym more.
fost (not argue) with my brother ifhe__(not borrow) my things
all the time.
9 Ifmy girlfriend __(not have to) work so hard, we (can) see each
other more often,
10 11 (do) something with my life instead of ust thinking about it, maybe
things _ (improve).
© First or second conditional? Complete the sentences with a verb from the list in the correct form.
canbe catch notdrivenoteat _nothave look have _ not reduce
1 Ifwe hurry, we 'll catch the earlier train. It leaves in three minutes.
2 Ifit wasn't so windy, we have lunch in the garden.
3 They'll never sell their house if they _ the price.
4 Ifyou James, tell him to phone me. I need to speak to him urgently.
3 If1____you, Pd buy the black dress. It’s much more ‘you
6 He won't pass his driving test ifhe__a few more lessons,
7 if more time, I'd do it myself.
st to work if public transport was better in this town.
9 Gavin that soup if it has meat in it. He’sa strict vegetarian,
10 Your sister much better if she cut her hair a bit shorter.
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