Teacher Tips – Lesson 4

He will n____ a_____ to

a_____

Bart will never

amount to anything

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Exam lesson 4

They help the police by phone the programme.

They needed more facts to arrested him.

Because they needed more facts they could

arrest him.

The police know who is the criminal

Reading comprehension

issuesHelp the police by phoNING the program

(after a preposition you can only have a gerund.

You can never use an infinitive)

To usually precedes an infinitive,

They needed more facts him

I am looking forward to meetING you soonHow

did the directors decide when to put the

programme on? Meaning…..

How to use the verb WANT

It is followed by an infinitive verb with to

• I want to tell you something

• I want ask you why you are in hospital.

It is also possible to have a noun or a

pronoun before the infinitive

• I want Maria to tell you something

We do not use WANT with “that” clauses

• I want that you have a souvenir from

Andorra

• I want you to have a souvenir from

Andorra

Expressions to avoid in

lettersKisses

See you later,

See you, / see ya.

Take care,

XOXO, xxx,

Must go now,

Talk to you later,

Write me

Hope to hear from / see you soon

I’m looking forward to hearing from you

Errors in your alien stories

They didn’t fin any track of life in that

place, but they found a very dangerous

weapon in a cave, and decided to take

them to him.

From the other side appeared three

aliens.

The waterfalls have beautiful colours and

in them fish swim.

Errors in your alien stories

2Last Tuesday two robbers stole 50,000 $

in a bank because the robbers need

money.

He arrived on Earth in order to mug a

bank. They were Juan and Luis, and they

hadn’t got any money.

One day, they decided to go to Earth and

mug a bank. While they were stealing…

Writing a good paragraph

Combine short and long sentences, too!

No more one sentence paragraphs in the wiki, please!

Conditionals

They have a

main clause

A subordinate or “if clause”

Zero Conditional to talk

about the presentWe use it to talk about general truths and things

we believe to be true generally

If + present simple + present simpleIf I am sad, he is happy.

If I am (not) sad, he is (not) happy

Is he happy if I am sad?

He is happy if I am sad.

If you heat water, it boils

If you travel to Madrid, it is best to take the train.

It is best to take the train if you travel to Madrid.

Second Conditional to talk

about the presentWe use it to talk about things in the present that are hypothetical. Things we think are unlikely or impossible, or things that are opposite of the facts

If + past simple + would + base form

If I worked around here, I’d walk to the office

If I were a millionaire, I would have a castle in Ireland

If he were younger, he would come with us.

If I had wings, I would fly to Majorca.

* We use were with to be for all the persons.

First conditional to refer to

the futureIt is used to talk about things that are possible and may happen in the future

If

Unless

If I go to Paris, I will visit the Tour Eiffel

Negative

If you don’t come for lunch, I will cook paella.If you come for lunch, I won’t cook paella.

If you don’t come fore lunch, I won’t cook paella

InterrogativeWill + base form + if + present

• Will you come if I cook paella?

+ present + will + base

form

Third conditional to refer to

the pastWe use it to reflect on things that happened or

didn’t happen in the past and how changing

these events might have made a difference.

If + subject + past perfect + would +

have + past participle

If he had known his mother was dying,

he would have visited more often