Mixed Conditionals
Rewrite this: If I studied more, I would pass.
If I had studied more, I would be passing now.
Define: sodden-witted
Stupid, slow-thinking
She’s smiling a lot. She ___ be happy.
must
ClausesSimplify: Because he was tired, he went home.
Being tired, he went home.
Create a mixed conditional about your dream job.
If I had studied medicine, I would be a doctor now.
“You remain a beetle-headed, flap-eared knave!”
The task: spot the compound adjective
beetle-headed, flap-eared
Correct: It mustn’t be his car (intended: impossible).
It can’t be his car.
Spot the clause: Walking quickly, she caught the bus.
participle clause = Walking quickly
Respond: If you had trained harder, you would have won, and now you would be…
…a champion.
Explain beetle-headed
Stubborn, thick-skulled.
What coach did yesterday
You might have gone shopping.
Rewrite: After he finished his work, he went out.
Having finished his work, he went out.
Correct: If I had enough money, I would have bought a house last year.
If I had had enough money, I would have bought a house last year.
Insult with 2 compound adjectives
e.g. → You lily-livered, empty-hearted scoundrel!
Lights on, no one answers
: They might be asleep / They must be out / They can’t be ignoring us.."
Sentence with Having…
Having lived abroad, she speaks fluent English.
Challenge the coach → (student’s choice, e.g. If you had been born in Spain, you would be speaking Spanish now.)
Insult with 2 compound adjectives
Example Answer:
You lily-livered, empty-hearted scoundrel!
Create mystery
The door is open, the window is broken, and the phone is missing. He must have been robbed!
Story: Walking through the park, I saw my friend. Surprised by the meeting, I stopped. Having forgotten my phone, I couldn’t take a picture.
Answer: was renovated