Methodology modules:

Worksheets:

Vocabulary: key to exercise 2 p 97:

gentle - gentleness

cheerful - cheerfulness

affectionate - affection

sentimental - sentiment/sentimentality

dedicated - dedication

reliable - reliability

clean - cleanliness (pronunciation!)

ordered - order

lively - liveliness

 

• Grammar

Third Conditional

• Try the following link - even though the exercise gets a bit mechanical it's still good practice.

• Mixed conditional sentences

These are formed from two clauses with different time references. The most common type involves a clause from a second conditional and a clause from a third conditional. The if-clause can state the 'cause' or 'reason' and refers to the past (3rd conditional), with the 'result' in the main clause referring to the present (2nd conditional).

eg. If Sally hadn't tuned her violin (3)...  it wouldn't sound very nice (2).

Mixed conditionals often express regret (or satisfaction) in the present for something that happened in the past,

eg. If I hadn't studied international relations at UCL, I could never work in Brussels.

or they can express present possibilities based on past events,

eg. If you had kept the receipt, we would give you your money back.

Also, the time reference of the clauses can be reverse, i.e. the if-clause can refer to the present, the main clause (the result) can refer to the past,

eg. If Anna wasn't so clever she wouldn't have known how to take my blood pressure.

Now go on to the following exercise; it is based on translation from Czech to English to demonstrate that the two languages differ greatly and that you must rely on your knowledge and feeling for English, not on the Czech equivalent.

• Miscellaneous

You can choose any of the SKILLWISE activities, just  go to this link from the BBC website.

• Listening

 Watch the following video about leisure activities in Britain.

 Now listen to the recording about what university students in UK spend money on and how they economize.