B2.1 - 2nd or Improbable/hypothetical conditional

Lesson 10 is about sports and exercise. You have some vocabulary in your textbook but maybe you'd like to improve it so you may use this link in which you see examples of how to use vocabulary in context. If you want to know something in particular I think it's better to use your favourite dictionary.

If you want to see again the funny video about squash, click here (The Two Ronnies)

The grammar point of this lesson is 2nd conditional or improbable/hypothetical conditional or the use of conditional in general, if you like. To revise conditionals, go to this link or have a look on your own as there are many grammar references on the internet.

The other typical examples of improbable conditional are these:

• Would you mind if I opened the window?
• I'd rather you didn't (I'd rather if you didn't do that)
• If only I had the chance to do that
• I'd do it if I could

There is another point of grammar introduced in this lesson 10A; use this link to know how to use it

NI1 - Unit 9A - Animals: vocabulary and 2nd conditional

If you want to know how to say your favourite animal in English you can go to this link. 

Remember there is a good exercise for speaking on the textbook (p. 69) with this topic and the use of second conditional. Here you are some examples and you can use other tenses as well:

• If you were an animal what animal would you be?
• If you went on a safari, what animals would you like to meet or take a photo?
• If you wanted to have a pet at home what would you like to have?
• Are you alergic to any insects? Have you ever been stung by an insect? Have you been bitten by an animal?

Many people think that animals are connected to personality so here you are a link for Chinese zodiac; have a look and see if you agree with the description: click here

The other typical problem is animals in danger of extintion: lynx, whale, polar bear, bees, panda bear, tiger, rhino...

Some animals are representative of a party or a group: an article about Donkeys and Elephants or the Black Panther Party.