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SPEAKING: QUESTIONS WITH 2ND CONDITIONAL!

What would you do if…
…you could talk to animals?
…you could change/introduce one law?
… your mother turned into a zombie right in front of your eyes?
…your best friend told you he/she killed someone?
…you didn’t need to sleep?
… your friend has a terrible breath?
… you could only eat one food for the rest of your life?
… you were invisible to the human eye?
… you didn’t have to work?
…you had to choose between winning the lottery or live twice as long?
…you could do anything illegal without getting arrested?
… you saw a person crying on a park bench?

(WISH)
S + wish + s + subjunctive
Deseos del presente: past simple
I wish i were taller.
SHE WISHES SHE HAD mORE FREE TIME.
I WISH SHE DIDN’T WORK sO MANY HOURS.

Deseos del pasado: past perfect

I wish I had been born in Italy.
He wishes he had won the race.
I wish my mother hadn’t cooked soup.
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SPEAKING: TRANSLATION
1) Si mi padre no trabajase como piloto, yo no habría conocido tantos países.
2) Ayer mi hijo llego con un ojo negro porque el había estado en una pelea.
3) Para mañana, yo habre mandado la tarea la cual hice ayer.
4) Si yo tuviese mas dinero, yo podría comprarle una casa a mi madre.
5) Mi madre desearía yo no fuese un tan vago estudiante!
6) Yo podría caminar si yo no tuviese una pierna rota.
7) Yo había estado estudiando por 3 semanas antes del examen.
8) Mi padre desea el no hubiese comprado una tan horrible hamburguesa!
9) Yo deseo yo hubiese nacido en Alemania!
10) Si ella no hubiese sugerido ir al parque, yo no habría perdido mi celular.
11) Si mis padres no fuesen tan estrictos, yo iria a mas fiestas, las cuales son geniales!
12) Si ella no fuese tan egoísta, ella tendría más amigos!
13) Mi amiga, cuyo nombre es Érica, desea ella tuviese mucho dinero!
14) Mi hermana no habría comprado esa pollera si yo no se lo hubiese dicho.
15) Yo hice enojar a mi madre porque yo habia estado peleando con mi hermano
16) Si mi nariz no hubiese estado sangrando, el sillón no tendría a una mancha de sangre!
17) Él tuvo que ir al doctor porque él se había hecho un corte profundo en el brazo.
18) Él ya había escrito el mail cuando su jefe se lo pidió.
19) Si yo no hubiese estado corriendo, yo no habría roto el hueso de mi pierna.
20) Si no hiciese tanto frio, yo no tendría labios secos.

(WRITING)
Imagine we are in the 2050 and you have to tell to your grandchildren about the
pandemic we are living. Write how it started and how you’ve lived it.
Lockdown = aislamiento
Quarantine = cuarentena

USE: insist – conditional 2&3 – wish – passive voice – try – such – be loath - complain
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Speaking
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OPEN CLOZE
I have a friend ________________ name is James. He works in a clothes shop with ________________
father. ________________, he has a sister ________________ works with them too. _______________, James
doesn’t like working there. He wants ________________ be a professional football player. He has
________________ playing football since he was 4 years old. He can play not ________________ football
but ________________ tennis. ________________, he thinks he is not good ________________ to be in a
team. Despite ________________ played many matches in his life, he isn’t as good ________________ his
friend, ________________ is ________________ a good player. If he played better, he ________________ try
to take part in a professional team. ________________, he will do everything in ________________ power
________________ improve his skills.
Yesterday James ________________ reading the news on twitter when suddenly he saw a post
________________ was about a casting for a football team ________________ name was The Golden Legs.
________________ he thought there was no point ________________ sending a form, he decided
________________ do it. A few days later, he received a mail from the coach of the team! The mail said
that the coach was interested ________________meeting James. He was ________________ happy that he
started ________________ jump and dance! At first, her mother didn’t allow him ________________ go, but
he had been insisting ________________ taking part in it so much that he succeeded ________________
convincing her. The interview, ________________ is tomorrow, will be in a place ________________ many
people go to talk about business. Right now, he ________________ training. The ball has ________________
kicked by him more than 50 times but he thinks it isn’t as good ________________ he would like to. In
spite ________________ being tired, he will keep training.
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-CORRECTIONS-
I have a friend *WHOSE* name is James. He works in a clothes shop with *HIS* father. *BESIDES*, he
has a sister *WHO* works with them too. *HOWEVER*, James doesn’t like working there. He wants
*TO* be a professional football player. He has *BEEN* playing football since he was 4 years old. He
can play not *ONLY* football but *ALSO* tennis. *HOWEVER*, he thinks he is not good *ENOUGH* to
be in a team. Despite *HAVING* played many matches in his life, he isn’t as good *AS* his friend,
*WHO* is *SUCH* a good player. If he played better, he *WOULD* try to take part in a professional
team. *THEREFORE*, he will do everything in *HIS* power *TO* improve his skills.
Yesterday James *WAS* reading the news on twitter when suddenly he saw a post *WHICH* was
about a casting for a football team *WHOSE* name was The Golden Legs. *ALTHOUGH* he thought
there was no point *IN* sending a form, he decided *TO* do it. A few days later, he received a mail
from the coach of the team! The mail said that the coach was interested *IN* meeting James. He was
*SO* happy that he started *TO* jump and dance! At first, her mother didn’t allow him *TO* go, but he
had been insisting *ON* taking part in it so much that he succeeded *IN* convincing her. The
interview, *WHICH* is tomorrow, will be in a place *WHERE* many people go to talk about business.
Right now, he *IS* training. The ball has *BEEN* kicked by him more than 50 times but he thinks it isn’
t as good *AS* he would like to. In spite *OF* being tired, he will keep training.