A21:30
Then and now
Compare your life now with your life five years ago. Use comparatives: better, busier, more relaxed, less…
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Compare your life now with your life five years ago. Use comparatives: better, busier, more relaxed, less…
Answer: what would you do if you suddenly had a free month with no responsibilities? Use the second conditional.
Tell a story where the meaning depends on the pattern: 'remember to' vs 'remember doing', 'stop to' vs 'stop doing', 'try to' vs 'try doing'.
Explain how a past event still affects you now. Mixed conditional: If I had…, I would be… now.
Look around or think of a situation and make guesses. Modals of deduction: must be, might be, could be, can't be.
Talk about a situation that didn't go well. Use past modals: should have, shouldn't have, could have, might have.
Summarise a recent event as a news report. Use the passive to keep focus on the event: was announced, has been closed, is being investigated.
Tell a short story about an interruption. Use past continuous + past simple: I was walking when…
Talk about this year so far, then last year. Switch between present perfect (unfinished) and past simple (finished).
Imagine unreal situations about your life. Second conditional: 'If I had more time, I'd…'; 'If I were you, I'd…'.
Make small talk about the weather, prices and news, checking with question tags: …isn't it? …don't you? …have you?
Talk about a past decision and imagine a different outcome. Third conditional: If I had…, I would have…