W27 - Int 2

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.

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b)   I can't cook. I don't invite my friends round for dinner.

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c)   I don't live abroad. I see my family very regularly.

____________________________________________________________________

d)   I go out every night. I'm always tired.

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e)   I don't have time. I don't do my English homework.

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f)    I have to learn English. I can't learn another language.

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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

 

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.