FINAL REMARKS ON 3RD CONDITIONAL

Third Conditional: no possibility
The first conditional and second conditionals talk about the future. With the third conditional we talk about the past. We talk about a condition in the past that did not happen. That is why there is no possibility for this condition. The third conditional is also like a dream, but with no possibility of the dream coming true.

we have two clauses: CONDITION: PAST PERFECT + RESULT: WOULD HAVE + P.P.

Notice that we are thinking about an impossible past condition. You did not win the lottery. So the condition was not true, and that particular condition can never be true because it is finished. We use the past perfect tense to talk about the impossible past condition. We use WOULD HAVE + past participle to talk about the impossible past result. The important thing about the third conditional is that both the condition and result are impossible now.

Sometimes, we use should have, could have, might have instead of would have, for example: If you had bought a lottery ticket, you might have won.

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GUIDE TO THE ORAL EXAM

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Teachers will form groups of three or four.
2. Students will converse on only one topic per group.
3. The conversation must last 3 minutes per person (not including pauses).
4. No books, cell phones, papers, or notes of any kind may be used while taking the exam.
5. The exam will be conducted in the classroom.
6. In order to prepare for the exam, students will be given a list of all the possible topics, considering the possibilities to use grammar and vocabulary studied in class.
7. Students are expected to review all the structures and words from the topics and accurately incorporate them into the conversation whenever appropriate.
8. Students will be graded on their use of grammar and vocabulary covered in class as well as fluency, content, discourse, continuity and pronunciation.
9. The conversation should be planned but not scripted. Scripted conversations are likely to receive low marks for fluency, content and continuity.
10. A few selected phrases, however, can be memorized so that when they are needed during the conversation they can be easily recalled.
11. Students should come prepared to:
a. Express their opinions and give details to support them
b. Describe personal experiences or anecdotes related to the topic
c. Make and answer questions related to the topic
d. Keep the conversation going with follow up questions

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Oral Topics for Level 14

1- Attraction:
a) What do people usually do to make a good impression when they meet people for the first time ?


2- Marriage:
a) Advantages and disadvantages of being single or married.
b) What makes a happy marriage?
c) Principal reasons why people divorce.


3- Friends:
a) What makes a good friend?
b) What can you do to keep a good friend?
c) What’s the role of a good friend?
d) Why is finding a true friend so difficult?


4- Assertiveness:
a) Advantages of being an assertive person.
b) Describe an assertive person and his/her behavior. Give examples.
c) What are some typical situations which require an assertive behavior?


5- Inventions:
a) What are some useful everyday inventions?
b) In your opinion what is the most important invention of the last century?
c) Describe your life if you had been born 50 years ago.
d) What are some new gadgets people will have in the future?


6- Food:
a) Obesity in children.
b) Importance of a healthy balanced diet.
c) Food today vs food in the past.

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NEW EXERCISES

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