HAND OUT № 81

Discipline: English as a foreign language Credits: 2

Intermediate level Practical lesson

Lexical theme: Education

Grammar: First conditionals, time clauses

Teacher: assistant professor Nurgaliyeva A.Zh.

	GRAMMAR COMMENT First Conditional [3, p 57]
FIRST CONDITIONAL If (or unless) + present simple, will/ won’t + infinitive can/ can’t If you don’t do more work, you’ll fail the exam. He’ll be late for work if he doesn’t hurry up. She won’t get into university unless she gets good grades. • Use the present tense (NOT the future) after if in first conditional sentences. • unless = if... not I won’t go unless she invites me. – I won’t go if she doesn’t invite me. •You can also use an imperative instead of the will clause, e.g. Come and see us next week if you have time. Time clauses as soon as, until, before, after, when,аs soon as, аfter Present simple I arrive I finish university, Future simple I'll call you. I'll probably takea year off and travel. Future simple I'll have lunch I won't go to bed as soon as, until, before, after, when, before, until Present simple I leave. you come home.

Complete these sentences using the verbs in brackets. All the sentences are about the future. Use will/won't or the present simple (I see/he plays/it is etc.).

1. I'll phone you when I (get) _____ home from work.

2. I want to see Margaret before she _____ (go) out.

3. We're going on holiday tomorrow. I _____ (tell) you all about it when we _____ (come) back.

4. Brian looks very different now. When you _____ (see) him again, you _____ (not/recognize) him.

5. We must do something soon before it _____ (be) too late.

	Exercise 1 Listen to the text and choose the best answer a, b, c, d [1, T 4.3, 4.4, 4.6]. – (0.56, 0.47, 1.05 min).
	1. Charlotte is bit worried about _____. a) Chemistry b) History c) Math d) French 2. Charlotte I don’t want to plan any_____, until I get the results. a) celebrations b) leisure c) work d) traditions 3. Charlotte got an A in _____. a) chemistry and biology b) chemistry c) geography and biology d) chemistry	4. Victor would like to take the CAE exams _____. a) tomorrow b) in 2 weeks c) next year d) in 2 days 5. Victor is going to pass _____. a) FCE exams b) CAE in German c) TOEFL exams d) IELTS test
	Exercise 2 Answer the questions.

1. What does Charlotte want to study at university at Cambridge?

2. What is Charlotte about?

3. Where does Victor study?

4. How is he going to celebrate his success?

5. How did Charlotte’s parents support her?

Exercise 3. Complete the sentences.

1. Charlotte wants to study _____.

2. Charlotte and her parents _____.

3. Charlotte doesn’t want to plan ______.

4. Victor studies at a _____.

5. Victor is going to _____.

		Exercise 4. Describe your Academy (6-7 sentences).
Exercise 5. You are going to study abroad. You want to know about educational system in the USA, and Great Britain. You want to visit one of the high schools abroad and meet the teachers and speak about our education.	Use the following expressions: 1. Let us consider what the advantages and disadvantages of … are. 2. The first thing that needs to be said is.... 3. Another good thing about … is that …. 4. It is a well-known fact that.... 5. For the great majority of students.... 6. First of all, let us try to understand.... 7. In conclusion, I can say that …..
Exercise 6. Make up a dialogue answering the questions: 1. Why did you choose to study in this Academy? 2. What are some of the things you would change about your Academy? 3. What are your favorite subjects/lessons at Academy and why? 4. What do you think? How can you use your English in the future? 5. How is it best to learn English? What has worked for you? Why?	Use the following expressions: I think …. In my opinion …. I believe.... I suppose... It seems to me... It appears.... As far as I know.… As far as I remember …. I feel … To my knowledge… I'm absolutely convinced that… I'm sure that… I have no doubt that…

Exercise 7. Read the text.