Idioms
What is something you can't do if you're out of shape? What if something you can do if you're in shape?
Out of shape: physically unhealthy
In shape: physically healthy
First conditional: If Tina _____ (buy) a new phone, she ______ (get) the new iPhone.
If Tina buys a new phone, she will get the new iPhone.
Which part of the sentence refers to the past? Which refers to the present?: If Samantha had gotten a good night's sleep, she would feel better.
Past: If-clause
Present: Main clause
I'm not good at football.
I wish I was/were good at football.
If only I was/were good at football.
Pronounce "enough" and "dough"
Enough like "stuff"
Dough like "toe"
Fill in the blank so the sentence makes sense: "___________ run(s) in my family."
What conditional form is this: If you could have a superpower, which one would you have?
Second: If + past simple | would + base
"If Petra was friends with Rob, she would have gone to his party."
Was Petra friends with Rob before?
Is Petra friends with Rob now?
Did she go to his party?
Was Petra friends with Rob before? - No
Is Petra friends with Rob now? - No
Did she go to his party? - No
My sister failed her pilot exam. She is very upset.
She wishes/If only she hadn't failed her pilot exam.
She wishes/If only she had passed her pilot exam.
I wish/If only she wasn't upset.
Pronounce "drought" and "ought"
Drought sounds like "how"
Ought sounds like "lot"
Name three things that might turn your stomach.
Anything that is disgusting, smells bad, or makes you feel sick.
Second conditional: What ____ you _____ (say) if he _______ (propose) to you?
What would you say if he proposed to you?
Mixed: I _______ (invite) you for dinner if I ________ (be) a good cook.
I would have invited you for dinner if I was a good cook.
The mailman dropped my package. It's damaged now.
I wish/If only he hadn't dropped my package.
I wish/If only it wasn't/weren't damaged.
Name two words containing "ough" that rhyme with "robot"
Reword this sentence using an idiom: "Discovering that her friend betrayed her was difficult to accept."
"Discovering that her friend betrayed her was a bitter pill to swallow."
Third conditional: We _______ (win) the game if our best player ______ (not be) injured.
We would have won the game if our best player hadn't been injured.
Mixed: We _______ (not take) the bus to school if our car _______ (start).
We wouldn't have taken the bus to school if our car had started.
It was raining while I walked home. I didn't have an umbrella.
I wish/If only it hadn't been raining.
I wish/If only I'd had an umbrella.
Pronounce "rough" and "cough"
Rough like "stuff"
Cough like "offer"
Name three problems that a computer/laptop on its last legs might have.
Examples: won't turn on, broken screen, slow programs, won't open programs, broken keyboard, unresponsive mouse, etc...
Rewrite the sentence so it has the same meaning: We went out for dinner because I passed my exam.
If I hadn't passed my exam, we wouldn't have gone out for dinner.
Mixed: Sarina is so shy. She couldn't even introduce herself at the party.
If Sarina wasn't so shy, she could have introduced herself at the party.
If Sarina wasn't so shy, she would have been able to introduce herself at the party.
We wish/If only we could have gotten concert tickets.
Pronounce these words: tough, though, through.
Tough: like "stuff"
Though: like "toe"
Through: like "shoe"