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السؤال
Write the words from exercise A next to their definitions below.
الحل
- tempted : wanted to do something (usually wrong)
- dread : fear
- vanish : disappear
- reason : think through something logically
- motivate : give someone a reason to do something; to get someone excited about something
- get away with it : not be held responsible for something you do (usually wrong)
- morally : ethically; related to what is right or wrong
مشاركة الحل
Unit 6: What Would You Do?
A. Unscramble the words and phrases.
- y o m r l a l (morally)
- t a m e o t v i (motivate)
- s h a v i n (vanish)
- r a d e d (dread)
- e g t y a a w h i t w t i (get away with it)
- s p r e e l o b n s i (responsible)
- s e a n o r (reason)
B. Write the words from exercise A next to their definitions below.
- tempted: wanted to do something (usually wrong)
- dread: fear
- vanish: disappear
- reason: think through something logically
- motivate: give someone a reason to do something; to get someone excited about something
- get away with it: not be held responsible for something you do (usually wrong)
- morally: ethically; related to what is right or wrong
C. Write the verbs in the correct tense to finish the hypothetical or past hypothetical conditional sentences.
- If he had (have) a fast car, he would drive at high speeds all the time.
- If it hadn’t rained all weekend, the game might not have been cancelled (be) canceled.
- If Sabah had gotten (get) cold, she would have put on a blanket.
- If he were (be) smart, he wouldn’t drive so fast.
- If we had reviewed our notes every day, we could have remembered (remember) the lesson better.
- If I walked to school every day, I would stay (stay) in shape.
- If I had the time, I would learn (learn) to speak French.
- If I hadn't slept (sleep) so late, I might have been finished by now.
D. Finish the sentences. Use hypothetical conditionals or past hypothetical conditionals.
- If I spoke English perfectly, I wouldn't be in this class.
- If you hadn’t forgotten to do your homework, you would have done better on the test.
- If I could go anywhere, I would go to Paris.
- If she had worn a jacket, she might not have gotten sick.
- If I were you, I would call him.
- If he hadn’t eaten so much, he wouldn't have been so full.
- If money grew on trees, I would be a gardener.
- If she had taken the bus home from school, she wouldn't have gotten lost.
- If I had studied, I might have done well on the test.
- If I found a wallet, I would call the police.
- If I had found your wallet, I would have returned it to you.
- If the world were a perfect place, there wouldn't be any crime.
- If my watch hadn’t broken, I would have been on time.
- If I were rich, I wouldn’t be here right now.
E. Complete the sentences with the correct verb form for unreal situations.
- They behaved as though they had known (know) each other for years.
- It looks as though they hadn't been (be / not) here for a while.
- He acts as if he was (be) innocent.
- I try to talk as if I was (be) a few years older.
- She laughed as if she had thought (think) it was funny.
- There was water all over the street, as though it had rained (rain).
- They walked right in, as though they had lived (live) here.
- She ran away as if she had been (be) offended.
F. Write a sentence about each picture. Use the subject and verb given with as if or as though.
1. (he / act)
He acts as if he were a baby.
2. (he / drive)
He drives as if he were a race driver.
3. (it / smell)
It smelled as if we were in a garden.
4. (he / act)
He acts as though he were the king.
5. (it / look)
It looked as if it had snowed.
G. Imagine you were in these situations. Answer the questions using hypothetical conditionals or past hypothetical conditionals.
1. Your parents bought you a new cell phone. You are really excited and decide to show it to your friends.
As you are going to meet your friends, the cell phone falls out of your backpack into a busy street. A car runs over it and smashes it to pieces.
What could you have done differently?
If you hadn't been careless, your cell phone wouldn't have broken.
2. What would your parents have said once they found out about the cell phone?
If you hadn't been careless, your cell phone wouldn't have broken.
3. You are eating dinner at a nice restaurant. When it’s time to pay, you realize you don’t have your wallet with you. What would you do?
I would ask if I could wash dishes.
4. You are shopping in the mall. You accidentally knock over a glass and it breaks. Nobody saw you do it.
What would you do?
I would drive away.
5. You are shopping in the mall. You accidentally knock over a glass and it breaks.. You don’t think anybody saw you do it, so you walk away.
As you are leaving, a security guard stops you and makes you pay for damages.
If you had it to do over, what would you have done differently?
If I hadn't driven away, I wouldn't have gotten arrested.
6. You are taking a test in chemistry class. You studied hard for it. You know your best friend didn’t study at all because he stayed up late last night watching television.
You see him cheating on the test. What
would you do?
I would tell the teacher.
7. You are walking out of the mall and you see a small pile of money. You pick it up and count it. There is over 500 riyals.
There are a lot of people around, but you don’t think anybody saw you pick it up. You see a woman near the entrance of the mall checking her pockets and looking nervous, but you aren’t sure if the money belongs to her. What would you do?
I would ask the woman if she lost something.
8. Your brother is the best player on the school football team. Your parents are very strict. If he doesn’t get an A in every class, he is not allowed to play football.
He has football practice every night, so you know he is very busy. He asks you to do his homework every day before class. What would you do?
I would tel my friend that he can only copy my homework during football season.
H. READING
Read the article. Then answer the questions.
1. Read the Heinz dilemma. What would you do if you were Heinz? Why?
If I were Heinz, I would also probably try to steal the drug for my wife.
2. Now read the stages again. Which stage of moral development are you in right now?
i think that I am in Stage 2: Self-interest. I think it is more important that Heinz first saves his wife and worries about the consequences later.
I. A. Read Carl’s dilemma and answer the questions.
1. What did the mother assume?
She assumed that Sid had taken the car without telling Carl.
2. What was Carl’s dilemma at that point?
Whether he should tell his mother that he had given the model car to Sid himself.
3. Did Carl betray his parents’ confidence in him? Why? Why not?
He did, partly. He kept an eye on Sid and tried to feed him and then put him to bed but was not prepared to take the time needed.
4. Did he betray his younger brother? Why? Why not?
In Sid's eyes he probably didn't. because he had given him the car.
B. Read the story again and make notes on each event and its effect(s).
Outcome / Effect | Event / Cause |
Carl wanted to see his friend’s new gadget. | the phone rang |
Sid dropped the cup on carpet | gave Sid milk |
Sid choked on a small part | Carl gave him a model car |
What would you have done? Do you think Carl made the right decision?
If you don’t agree, what do you think he should/shouldn’t have done? Why? Why not?
I would do the same as Carl did. Yes, he did. He should not help his brother because he must obey his parents.
J. Study the picture and imagine how the students feel about the test. Write notes on the cause and effect of their actions before writing the test. Then write sentences to describe what they could have done differently to feel better about the test. Use past hypothetical conditionals.
Effect | Cause |
Found the best difficult | Didn't pay attention |
Failed the best | Didn't study |
Made mistakes | Studied through the night |
1. If they hadn't studied well, they would have failed the test.
2. If they hadn't paid attention, they would have found the text difficult.
K. WRITTING
Write about a time you faced a dilemma. How did you make a decision about what to do?
1. Before you write, make notes in the chart.
ِA hurricane stroked the city | Describe the dilemma. |
I hide myself in the basement | What did you decide to do? |
I saw a documentary My security |
How did you make your decision? What factors did you consider? |
I would die for sure | How would things have been different if you had made a different decision? |
I was 14 years old | How old were you? Where would you have fit into Kohlberg’s Theory? |
2. Now use your notes from the chart to write your essay.
I survived:
Many years ago, when I was fourteen years old, I was watching TV and the volume of the TV was loud, so I don't know anything about what was going on outside home.
Suddenly I heard a loud voice which turns on it was a thunder.
I felt scared so I switched the TV off. I went to the window to see what is going on.
I saw that a big hurricane destroying the houses with no mercy.
I didn't know what to do, in a couple of seconds I remember a documentary about hurricanes and it was mentioned that you should hide yourself in a safe place or otherwise you would die.
I ran to the basement and spent many hours there till I didn't hear anything. Finally when I get out of the basement, the house was collapsed.
L. Complete the online blog about ‘Ethics and Technology’. Use the verb in parentheses and future progressive or future perfect tense.
Technology has completely changed the way we live and work and it will continue to do so in the future.
According to a market forecast, five years from now, e-Learning will have reached (1. reach) a volume of nearly 6 billion dollars in the highest buying markets.
This amount will be spent on packaged content, development services, learning platforms, tool hosting services, authoring software, and platform installation.
Higher education will have become (2. become) the largest buyer by the end of the forecast period.
More than 3 million students in the U.S. will be attending (3. attend) virtual schools, and more corporations will be using (4. use) e-Learning platforms for meetings and training sessions.
Moreover, rapid developments in robotics and A.I (Artificial Intelligence) will mean that soon we will all be able to study or work remotely from the comforts of our home: We will send our robot to school or the office instead.
By 2022, it is quite possible that many households will own a robot to carry out ‘porter’ style tasks, such as fetching and carrying.
By 2030, experts believe that robotics will have develped (5. develop) so significantly that smart robots will be capable of performing autonomously, and make ‘common-sense’ decisions.
By 2050, some scientists believe that smart robots will have reached (6. reached) such a high level of intelligence that they will be able to provide emotional care and companionship to the elderly and sick…
M. Answer the questions about the text.
1. What will have happened by 2022?
By 2020, many households will have bought a smart robot.
2. Would you buy a smart robot? Why? Why not?
Yes, I would. Becase smart robot will make my life easier.
N. Complete the conversation, using the correct form of used to, be used to, would, was/ were going to.
Tom: Can I talk to you about a problem I’m struggling with?
Jim: Sure. What’s going on?
Tom: My brother isn’t doing very well in his history class. He used to be (1. be) a really hardworking student and he would always listen (2. always/ listen) to the teacher.
But lately he has become distracted. Anyway, he has asked me to write his history report for him. I wasn't going to (3. not/go) but I now think that maybe I should. He is my brother after all.
Jim: I don’t know. It seems kind of dishonest to me. If your brother used to be (4. be) such a good student, why can’t he write his own report?
Tom: Well, he really wants to join the school football team and he hasn’t been concentrating on his studies. I’ve written a few papers for him over the last few months …
Jim: Oh no, Tom! That’s terrible! You should stop writing those papers.
Tom: I know, but I want my brother to do well in school.
Mom and Dad are used to him (5. be/use) him getting great grades and they will be so disappointed if he fails. If I help him, he will get a better grade in history.
Also, he promised that he will do all my chores for the
next month, if I write the paper for him….