Prime Time 4, Workbook

Would you have known it all? Language in use: If only we could make our siblings be quiet a) Read what Clara and Kevin wrote about their invention. Circle the correct verb forms. 1 If we were inventors, we older siblings will • would try to make our lives easier. Younger siblings can be so annoying, especially when you’re travelling by bus and they just won’t stop talking! We’ve tried so many things. For example, both of us said, “If you continue • continued to talk so loudly, I’ll tell Mum and Dad and you won’t get an ice cream,” or, “If you let me have some peace and quiet now, I will • would give you my phone for an hour.” But nothing has worked so far. If we have • had lots of money to produce our invention, we would make a small device that makes a sound only young kids can hear. If your younger sibling is • was too loud, the device will produce its annoying sound. If you are old enough to use our device, you won’t • wouldn’t be able to hear it. If we get • got some help to make our device small enough, users would be able to hide it from their parents. Parents will • would probably get angry if you tried to annoy their little angels! 5 10 b) Use one colour to highlight sentences that use conditional 1 and another one for conditional 2. Language in use: If I ate my hat, I would … a) Think about the situations in the green box. Use one colour to highlight situations that will probably happen in your life and another one for situations which probably won’t happen. b) Write sentences about the situations above in your exercise book. Use conditional 1 or 2. If I get an A in history, my parents will … or: If I got an A in history, I would … Listening and writing: Idiomatic language a) Listen to the short dialogues. In each dialogue, one sentence (part) is missing. Write the number of the correct dialogue next to the sentence or sentence part. A step by step 6 B I’ll eat my hat C it serves you right D I was just kidding E You’re such an annoying know-it-all F I know a thing or two about history b) Choose one of these starters for your own dialogue. Use the idiomatic phrases from a). A: If only I could invent … or: A: This is incredible! I’ve just seen … 2 become an expert on programming • eat my hat • get an A in history • get the newest smartphone • give a presentation on a famous inventor • go to space with my grandma • invent a time machine • stop chatting in class 3 3.18 3t46kr 75 Unit 13 Incredible inventions seventy-five Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv