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Unit 4b english file
This document contains an excerpt from Mark Zuckerberg on not taking risks, followed by text and exercises on risk-taking. The exercises analyze responses from 6 speakers on whether they consider themselves risk-takers. Three speakers (2 women and 1 man) see themselves as risk-takers. Students are then asked to interview each other and indicate which they think is the bigger risk-taker. The exercises continue with grammar questions focusing on conditionals and future time clauses.
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- 2. DO YOU AGREE? Ina world that’s changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail, is not taking risks.” Mark Zukerberg Creator of Facebook
- 3. IMAGINE THAT YOUHAVE A DREAM WHERE YOU ARE STANDING ON THE EDGE OF A PRECIPICE. WHAT SORT OF DREAM WOULD IT BE? precipice ˈprɛsɪpɪs noun a very steep rock face or cliff, especially a tall one. a. An exciting one b. A nightmare c. An interesting one which you might try to interpret
- 4. LISTEN TO SIXPEOPLE ANSWERING THE QUESTION… Are you a risk taker? How many of the speakers consider themselves risk takers?
- 5. THREE PEOPLE CONSIDERTHEMSELVES RISK TAKERS 2 women 1 man
- 6. GO TO PAGE38 Read the questions before we listen again.
- 7. ANSWERS TO EXERCISEC Speaker 1 says some activities are enjoyable because they are a bit risky Speaker 2 thinks that her attitude to risk is different from what it was before Speaker 3 thinks that taking risks means losing control Speaker 4 worries about her personal safety Speaker 5 does something that most people think of as risky but which he says is not
- 8. CORRECT THESE SENTENCES: Speaker1 Would risk taking her appearance e.g her nose and she’d take risks when travelling. Speaker 2. takes risks doing things he doesn’t enjoy e.g skiing or cycling. He wouldn’t take a risk if he didn’t fget any enjoyment out of it. Speaker 3. Would risk going to a restaurant without having booked in advance. She would risk buying clothes online Speaker 4. She would risk taking a taxi home alone or walking. She wouldn’t risk bungee jumping. Speaker 5. Thinks mountain climbing is risky. His biggest risk was leaving his job 10 years ago. Speaker 6 drives slowly. Gambles and went on an aeroplane ride.
- 9. STUDENTS A ANDB Students A interview student B with the red questions Students B interview A with the blue questions. PUT R in the circles you think your partner would take risks in
- 10. WHO IS THEBIGGER RISK TAKER?
- 11. GRAMMAR ZERO ANDFIRST CONDITIONALS AKA: The real conditional Look at the sentences halves in exercise 2. Try and match them
- 12. ANSWERS 1.B 2.. D 3. C 4..G 5. F 6. E 7. H 8. A
- 13. Look at thehighlighted verbs. In 1st conditiona sentences and future time clauses. What forms or tenses can you use a.) After if, when, etc (1-8)? b)In the main clause. (A-H)?
- 14. Look at thehighlighted verbs. In 1st conditiona sentences and future time clauses. What forms or tenses can you use a.) After if, when, etc (1-8)? Any present tense…present simple, continuous, perfect b)In the main clause. (A-H)? Any future form…will, going to, present continuous (for future meaning), future perfect, future continuous or an imperative.
- 15. THEY REFER TOTHINGS THAT ALWAYS HAPPEN.
- 16. SO… Take a fewmoments to check over your homework Then lets check together. Drill.
- 17. 0 CONDITIONAL Is usedto generalize or give facts Although they are usually based on present tenses they can be used in the past If people didn’t have money, they wouldn’t eat.
- 18. FIRST CONDITIONAL If +present simple, future BUT a wide variety of tenses is possible, including, the future continuous/perfect. Although the present tense is used after IF, it has a future meaning.
- 19. FUTURE TIME CLAUSES AFUTURE TENSE CAN NEVER BE USED AFTER IF or AFTER When, As soon as Until Unless Before After In case
- 20. CORRECT…? I’ll be readyas soon as I’ll have a shower I’ll have dinner as soon as I’ll get home We’ll probably be watching the world cup when you’ll arrive.
- 21. SENTENCE HALVES In groups2 each table Put the cards face down One person is the secretary Each group picks up a card and together they decide on a way to finish the sentence correctly. Then the secretary writes out the sentence and takes it to the teacher who checks the sentence. If correct= 1 point if not they must re-write it. You have 10 minutes The pair with the most correct wins
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