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Chapter # 4 Talking about past events: * remembering * describing experiences * imaging what if…
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2. Words… Almost (adv) Pretty (adj) Pretty (adv) Particular (adj)
nearly, closely
Pretty (adj)
beautiful, physically attractive; nice
Pretty (adv)
moderately, quite, very, relatively
Particular (adj)
Special, unusual

3. Continued… Blond (n/adj) Flatter (v) Regret (v) Drunk (adj)
one who has light-colored hair
being or having light colored skin and hair
Flatter (v)
praise somewhat dishonestly
Regret (v)
feel sorry for
Drunk (adj)
intoxicated by alcohol
Sober (adj)
not drunk

4. Expressions… Knock back Later on Go through with something
to drink quickly or in large quantities
Later on
afterwards
Go through with something
to complete something that has been agreed or planned often with difficulty

5. Regret + gerund Regret + infinitive
Compare…
Regret + gerund Regret + infinitive

6. Remembering…
We use the following questions if we want specific information.
What happened next?
Did you … before that?
What were you doing while … ?
Then what did you do?
Why didn’t you … ?
How did you feel when … ?
Did you think of … ?

7. Continued…
These are the expressions that are often used to answer specific questions.
As far as I can remember …
I remember it very clearly.
After that …
Before that …
The next thing I did was to …
So then I think I …

8. Exercise…
Do you remember your first day at school? Can you remember any details?
Do you remember the first time you drove a car all by yourself? What can you remember?

10. Describing Experiences…
These are the questions which can help people to remember experiences which they had almost forgotten.
Did you ever … ?
Tell me about the time you …
I hear you once …
Didn’t you once …
You’ve … , haven’t you?

11. Continued…
We can begin to talk about our experiences using these expressions.
Oh, that takes me back.
I’m not sure I can remember all the details, but …
I’ll never forget the time I …
Well, as I remember it …

12. Exercise…
Divide into groups of three or four. In each group ask each other questions to help you to remember some funny or unpleasant experiences you had.
an usual job you once had
the longest or worst trip you ever took
an accident you saw or that happened to you
the first time you drove a car

14. Conditional Clauses Conditional Sentences

15. Types of Conditional Sentences
1: Real (First) Conditionals
Asking or talking about something that is quite possible or real to happen.
If+ Present Tense: gives future meaning.
If+ sub (present tense’ clause)+ ,+ sub+ will+ verb (base form without TO)…
Examples:
What will you do if it rains?
If it rains, I will buy an umbrella.

16. 2: Present Unreal (Second) Conditionals
Asking or talking about imagined situations /consequences now ( which doesn’t have a real possibility).
If+ Simple Past: gives present meaning.
We use “would”
If+ sub (simple past tense’ clause)+ ,+ sub+ would+ (base form without TO)…
What would you do if it rained?
If it rained, I would buy an umbrella.

17. 3: Past Unreal ( Third) Conditionals
Asking or talking about imagined situations/ consequences in the past ( unreal possibilities).
If+ sub (past perfect tense’ clause)+ ,+ sub+ would +have +past participle form of the verb+…
Examples:
What would you have done if it had rained?
If it had rained, I would have bought an umbrella.

18. Possible ways to begin answers
Imagining what if …
What would you have done if … ?
What would have happened if … ?
How would you have felt if … ?
Possible ways to begin answers
Oh, I don’t know, I guess I would have …
Hard to say, but I think I would have …
Well, of course, I would have …

19. Words
Witness (v)
To see or notice something by being present when it happens
.Victim (n) (of)
Person or thing injured or destroyed
Coincidence (n)
The happening by chance at the same time or place of two or more events which are similar
Recall (v)
To bring back to mind

20. Aspects (n)
A particular side of a many sided situation, idea, plan etc.
Abolish (v)
Put an end to
Consequence (n)
Result

21. Exercise # 4.9
Think of four or five very different places in the world. What would have been different about your life so far if you had been born and brought up there? Talk about these aspects of your life with the rest of the class. Childhood Medical Care Education Employment Opportunities Family Life Entertainment