DO YOU AGREE?

In a world that’s changing really

quickly, the only strategy that is

guaranteed to fail, is not taking

risks.”

Mark Zukerberg

Creator of Facebook

IMAGINE THAT YOU HAVE A DREAM WHERE YOU

ARE STANDING ON THE EDGE OF A PRECIPICE.

WHAT SORT OF DREAM WOULD IT BE?

precipice

ˈprɛsɪpɪs

noun

a very steep rock face or cliff, especially a tall one.

a. An exciting one

b. A nightmare

c. An interesting one

which you

might try to interpret

LISTEN TO SIX PEOPLE ANSWERING THE

QUESTION…

Are you a risk taker?

How many of the speakers consider

themselves risk takers?

THREE PEOPLE CONSIDER THEMSELVES RISK

TAKERS

2 women

1 man

GO TO PAGE 38

Read the questions before we

listen again.

ANSWERS TO EXERCISE C

Speaker 1 says some activities are enjoyable because they are a bit risky

Speaker 2 thinks that her attitude to risk is different from what it was before

Speaker 3 thinks that taking risks means losing control

Speaker 4 worries about her personal safety

Speaker 5 does something that most people think of as risky but which he says is not

CORRECT THESE SENTENCES:

Speaker 1

Would risk taking her appearance e.g her nose and she’d take risks when travelling.

Speaker 2. takes risks doing things he doesn’t enjoy e.g skiing or cycling. He wouldn’t take a risk if he didn’t fget any enjoyment out of it.

Speaker 3. Would risk going to a restaurant without having booked in advance. She would risk buying clothes online

Speaker 4. She would risk taking a taxi home alone or walking. She wouldn’t risk bungee jumping.

Speaker 5. Thinks mountain climbing is risky. His biggest risk was leaving his job 10 years ago.

Speaker 6 drives slowly. Gambles and went on an aeroplane ride.

STUDENTS A AND B

Students A interview student B with

the red questions

Students B interview A with the blue

questions.

PUT R in the circles you think your

partner would take risks in

WHO IS THE BIGGER

RISK TAKER?

GRAMMAR ZERO AND FIRST CONDITIONALS

AKA: The real conditional

Look at the sentences

halves in exercise 2.

Try and match them

ANSWERS

1.B

2.. D

3. C

4.. G

5. F

6. E

7. H

8. A

Look at the highlighted verbs.

In 1st conditiona sentences and future time

clauses. What forms or tenses can you

use

a.) After if, when, etc (1-8)?

b)In the main clause. (A-H)?

Look at the highlighted verbs.

In 1st conditiona sentences and future time

clauses. What forms or tenses can you

use

a.) After if, when, etc (1-8)? Any present

tense…present simple, continuous,

perfect

b)In the main clause. (A-H)? Any future

form…will, going to, present continuous

(for future meaning), future perfect,

future continuous or an imperative.

THEY REFER TO THINGS THAT ALWAYS HAPPEN.

SO…

Take a few moments to check over your homework

Then lets check together.

Drill.

0 CONDITIONAL

Is used to generalize or give facts

Although they are usually based on

present tenses they can be used in the

past

If people didn’t have money, they wouldn’t

eat.

FIRST CONDITIONAL

If + present simple, future

BUT a wide variety of tenses is possible, including, the future

continuous/perfect.

Although the present tense is used after IF, it has a future meaning.

FUTURE TIME CLAUSES

A FUTURE TENSE CAN NEVER BE USED AFTER IF or AFTER

When,

As soon as

Until

Unless

Before

After

In case

CORRECT…?

I’ll be ready as soon as I’ll have a

shower

I’ll have dinner as soon as I’ll get

home

We’ll probably be watching the world

cup when you’ll arrive.

SENTENCE HALVES

In groups 2 each table

Put the cards face down

One person is the secretary

Each group picks up a card and together they decide on a way to

finish the sentence correctly. Then the secretary writes out the

sentence and takes it to the teacher who checks the sentence. If

correct= 1 point if not they must re-write it.

You have 10 minutes

The pair with the most correct wins

WH AUDEN