Unit 5A: DREAMS AND AMBITIONS

Unit description

In this unit learners will listen to a radio soap opera in which a young woman talks about someone she met who may be the man of her dreams. They will listen to and take part in a dialogue in which one student is asking another for the history assignment, and will read a story about a girl who dares to try out for the school concert. The grammar section deals with the unreal conditional.

Contents

1. Unreal conditionals  2. Adjectives 4

1. Unreal conditionals

USO: Se utilizan para hablar sobre hipótesis irreales,imposibles o sumamente improbables en el presente y futuro. La oración condicional comienza con IF/IF...NOT(o a veces UNLESS). El verbo puede asumir la forma pasada de BE, el pretérito simple/progresivo (para hablar sobre un hecho hipotético) o el modal COULD (para hablar sobre una capacidad hipotética). NOTA: si utilizamos el verbo "BE" como verbo principal, o en pretérito progresivo, empleamos WERW en lugar de WAS. El verbo de la oración de resultado siempre tiene un modal, normalmente WOULD/'D (para expresar certeza), MIGHT (para expresar una posibilidad) o COULD (para expresar capacidad). Podemos comenzar una oración con una oración condicional o de resultado ORACIÓN CONDICIONAL ORACIÓN DE RESULTADO "If I had a new car, I'd be very happy." "If she weren't so tired, she'd go to the party." "If he asked him nicely, he might agree." "If we could meet tomorrow, we could finish the project." "If I had enough money, I wouldn't be working." ORACIÓN DE RESULTADO ORACIÓN CONDICIONAL "I might pass English if I studied more." "They'd tell me if they knew." "He'd answer the phone if he were at home." "We might go swimming if we weren't studying."

2. Adjectives 4