Week 27 – Intermediate 2 – AGE
I)
Listening :
1) Make
a list of your favourite rock/pop bands or singers.
• Who gives the best live
performance?
• Which band or singer is
the most successful?
• Do you think the age of
the singer or band is important?
2) Listen to Matt and Ella talking about a Rolling Stones gig.
What do they think about:
a)
Mick Jagger; b) Keith Richards?
3)
Complete the interview with appropriate
'attitude' adverbs from the lists below.
1 obviously /
surprisingly / unfortunately 4 definitely / actually / stupidly
2 hopefully /
unfortunately / predictably 5
Clearly / Apparently / Personally
3 Fortunately / Basically
/ Unbelievably 6 Naturally /
Actually / Fortunately
DJ: Well, the Rolling
Stones kicked off their international tour last night in London. In the studio with
us today we have Matt and Ella who went along to the gig. So, can the old
rockers still get a stadium on its feet, or should they hang up their bandanas
and retire gracefully to a tropical island?
Matt: Well, I'm a big fan
so (1) ____________ I loved the gig, but even if you weren't a Stones fan, you'd
have enjoyed this concert. It was totally awesome.
DJ: What about you, Ella?
Was it awesome?
Ella: It was OK. They
played quite well, but (2) _____________ , I have a problem with Mick Jagger's
dancing. (3) __________ , I think he's too old to dance like that.
He's my grandfather's
age!
DJ: I bet your
grandfather can't dance as energetically as Mick Jagger.
Ella: Well, he thinks he
can, but he (4) ____________ doesn't make people pay to watch him.
Matt: Oh, I thought it
was a fantastic concert. They may be old but they wouldn't be so popular if
they're weren't so enormously talented. (5) _____________ , I thought Mick
Jagger looked pretty good. Anyway, I don't think it matters what they look
like. It's the music that matters. And they played brilliantly. I agree, Keith
Richards doesn't look great but he plays
the guitar beautifully - better than any of the young bands I can think of.
Ella: It's a miracle that
he's still alive! Quite honestly, if I was as rich as they are I'd
stop touring now. I don't
know why they carry on - I just think that ageing rock stars are embarrassing.
(6) ______________ , I wish I hadn't gone to see them. If I hadn't seen them
live, I wouldn't have the image of Mick Jagger's dancing in my mind when I
listen to their music.
DJ: Well, Ella obviously
likes her rock stars to die young, but the Stones keep
rolling, and here's one
of their best tracks ....
4) Which
bands have you seen or would like to see live?
II)
Grammar : unreal conditional
1)
Look at the unreal conditional sentence about
the Rolling Stones. Tick the 'real situation' (a, b or c) that the sentence is
based on.
'... they wouldn't be
so popular if they weren't so enormously talented.'
a) They are popular. They
are talented.
b) They were popular.
They were talented.
c) They will be popular.
They will be talented.
2) Underline
the correct alternative.
When you want to talk
about unreal or imaginary situations in the present:
use (1) the past simple /
would + infinitive in the if-clause;
use (2) the past simple /
would + infinitive in the main clause.
3)
Write unreal conditional sentences based on the
real situations below. Start each sentence with If ...
a) I
don't have a car. I can't drive to work.
____________________________________________________________________
b) I
can't cook. I don't invite my friends round for dinner.
____________________________________________________________________
c) I
don't live abroad. I see my family very regularly.
____________________________________________________________________
d) I
go out every night. I'm always tired.
____________________________________________________________________
e) I
don't have time. I don't do my English homework.
____________________________________________________________________
f) I
have to learn English. I can't learn another language.
____________________________________________________________________
Are any of these
conditional sentences true for you?
III)
Pronunciation:
1) Practise
saying the attitude adverbs in the box
actually obviously definitely practically fortunately incredibly predictably regularly apparently positively
naturally surprisingly
2) Add
them to the table. There are four in each column. Underline the stressed
syllable.
A: Ooo |
B: Oooo |
C: oOoo |
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IV)
Homework:
Complete the sentences
with the correct tenses:
a.
If the sun _____________(shine), we ____________
(go) swimming.
b.
My uncle ______________ (stay) in York if he
_____________ (have) more time.
c.
If it ________________ (not be) so late, I ______________
(go) shopping.
d.
What ________________ (you/ do) if you ___________
(see) a robot?
e.
If you _______________ (spend) less on clothes,
you ________________ (be able to) save more money.
f.
If he _______________ (change) jobs, he
_____________ (be) a lot happier.
g. I
________________ (not trust) him if I ___________ (be) you.
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