References

Main literature

1. Clive Oxenden, Christina Latham-Koenig New English File. English Course: Intermediate Student`s Book + Cassette. - New York: Oxford University Press, 2010.

2. Clive Oxenden, Christina Latham-Koenig New English File. English Course: Intermediate Workbook with keys. + Cassette. - New York: Oxford University Press, 2010.

Additional literature

3. Hugings М. Grammar in Use. Cambridge University Press; 2005.

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5. A.S.Hornby, Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Current English, Издательство: Oxford University Press; Издание 6-е, 2005.

6. Oshepkova V. V. The USA: geography, history, education, painting (a reader). Book for reading. Moscow: «LIST», 2000.

Kazakh Leading Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering

Hand out

English as a foreign language Department of General Humanitarian Training

2 credits Academic year 2012-2013

Intermediate level The 3rd term

Practical lesson № 13

Lexical theme “My ideal house”

Grammar “Second conditional”

Assistant professor Moldabayeva Magira Kitobayevna

Warming up. Do you remember any proverbs and sayings about home and give the Russian or Kazakh equivalents.

i.e East or West home is best

Vocabulary

Look at the pictures. Find these things in the pictures. What other objects can you identify?

house back garden balcony basin bookcase carpet chandelier chest of drawers cooker curtains path sofa vase picture cushions terrace a courtyard basement hedge plants

chimney a loft fireplace flowerbed roof terrace

Speaking

Pairwork. Write a questionnaire with six questions to find out as much as possible about your partner’s house or flat. Use the ideas in the box to help you.

house or flat? number of bedrooms? near or far from the city center?

large living room? modern or old fashion furniture? satellite TV?

broadband Internet? washing machine quiet area ?

which floor? safe neighbourhood?

walking distance from? short drive from? a beautiful area?

Describing where you live

These people have answered the question “What couldn’t you live without in your house or flat? What are they talking about?

1. Abigail: I have just bought a sports car, so I have to have somewhere safe to keep it. g __________

2. Jo and Lisa: We need a space to grow our own fruit and vegetables. And we couldn’t live without a space for the kids to play safely. b______g__________

3. Clara: We use it every day in the summer-it gets so hot here. And it’s good exercise. s________p______

4. Reg: We don’t have a garden but we use the space for all our pot plants. It gives us a lively view over the city, too. r_____t_________

5. Nancy: I put it on a every morning and evening. It’s expencive, but I really feel the cold, so I couldn’t live without it. g______c________h_________

6. Jake:I’m graphic designer and I work from home. I need a space I can use a s a studio. b________

Put the words in the right order.

“heart the where is Home is.” That’s so true. I’ve lived in many different houses my during them of all not but life have been home. you up are When growing, home is where your family lives. I left home when I was 18 and slowly my longer was childhood no home. Now it’s my parents’ house and not my home. I moved around a lot and only in so or year a spent places most I lived. They never really felt like home. A home is somewhere you relaxed want come totally and to feel home to. The expression “Home Sweet Home” is also true. You have to nice it feelings have about to call it home. Home doesn’t have to be in your home country. I’ve lived in several countries and home a had have them of all in.

Grammar

If+past simple, would/wouldn’t +infinitive

The second conditional is used to talk about a present situation which is impossible: a hypothetical situation: to talk about future event that is unlikely to happen.

Compare:

I don’t have much money, so I can’t buy a bigger house (real situation).

If I had more money, I’d buy a bigger house (hypothetical/imaginary situation).

Use second conditionals beginning If I were you, I’d buy…..to give advice. Here you can’t use If I was you

You can also use would/wouldn’t infinitive (without an if clause) when you talk about imaginary situation.

My ideal holiday would be a week in the Bahamas.

I’d never buy a car as big as yours.

Writing

Exercise 1. Complete the sentences.

1. If I …. a billion dollars, I …. an impressive detached house. (have, buy)

2. If I …live anywhere in the world, I ….in Australia. (can, live)

3. The kitchen …..bigger, if we …it white. (look, paint)

4. If I ….much money ,I ……a bigger house located next to a beautiful beach.(have,buy)

5. The trains all (stop) … if it snowed heavily.

6. If you (go out) … in cold weather without a coat, you would catch a cold.

7. If I saw a cheap second- hand car, I (buy) … it.

8. If you ate well and exercised regularly, you (live) … 100 years.

9. You would have had stomach ache if you (eat) … too much of that cake.

10. If it (rain) … this afternoon, I (take)… my umbrella.

11. If you did not drive carefully, you (have) … an accident.

12. If you (study) … for a higher qualification, you (get) … a better job next year.

13. If you sent the letter by first class mail, it (get) … there the following day.

14. If the weather is fine, we (go) for a picnic.

Exercise 2. Complete with second conditional.

1) If I (be) you, I (get) a new job. .

2) If he (be) younger, he (travel) more. .

3) If we (not/be) friends, I (be) angry with you. .

4) If I (have) enough money, I (buy) a big house. .

5) If she (not/be) always so late, she (be) promoted. .

6) If we (win) the lottery, we (travel) the world. .

7) If you (have) a better job, we (be) able to buy a new car. .

8) If I (speak) perfect English, I (have) a good job. .

9) If we (live) in Mexico, I (speak) Spanish. .

10) If she (pass) the exam, she (be) able to enter university. .

11) She (be) happier if she (have) more friends. .

12) We (buy) a house if we (decide) to stay here. .

Listening and speaking [1, p.126]

Listen to four people describing their dream house. Match the speakers 1-4 with pictures.

	TRUE	FALSE	DS(doesn’t say)
I would love to live somewhere in the country.
My dream house would be on the island.
I would love to have a big old town house in the center of Manchester.
If I won a lottery I would buy a cottage.
Most houses in England are made of stone or brick.
I would buy a big penthouse flat near the river.

Pairwork. Compare living in an apartment to living in a house. Which would you prefer to live in?

A: An apartment is not as expensive as a house.

B: Yes, but most houses are situated outside the city.

Reading [4]

Read the text below. Ask and answer questions about your ideal house:

1. Where would it be?

2. What kind of house or flat would it be?

3. What special features would it have?