SPEAKING Read the fact file about Castle Howard, a stately home in the north of England. Would you like to live in a house like this? Why? / Why not?* Built around 1700, it has 145 rooms.* It is the private home of the Howard family, who have lived there for over 300 years.* It has been open to the public since 1952.
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SPEAKING Read the fact file about Castle Howard, a stately home in the north of England. Would you like to live in a house like this? Why? / Why not?
* Built around 1700, it has 145 rooms.
* It is the private home of the Howard family, who have lived there for over 300 years.
* It has been open to the public since 1952.
Hướng dẫn giải
It's an impressive place, but I'm not sure if I would like to live in a house like that. It would be too big and require a lot of upkeep. I can see the appeal, but it's also a private home that is open to the public. I would value my privacy, and I'm not sure if I would like to share my living space with strangers.
Read and listen to the dialogue. What two outdoor and indoor changes do the speakers mention? Alfie: This is an amazing place. I wish I lived here.Macy: Me too. If only I were a member of the Howard family!Alfie: But if it were my house, I wouldnt allow people to visit.Macy: Thats mean! Youd get bored on your own.Alfie: Oh, Id let my friends visit, of course. But not the public.Macy: If you had a party, you could invite hundreds of people!Alfie: I know. The parties would be better if I made a f...
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Read and listen to the dialogue. What two outdoor and indoor changes do the speakers mention?
Alfie: This is an amazing place. I wish I lived here.
Macy: Me too. If only I were a member of the Howard family!
Alfie: But if it were my house, I wouldn't allow people to visit.
Macy: That's mean! You'd get bored on your own.
Alfie: Oh, I'd let my friends visit, of course. But not the public.
Macy: If you had a party, you could invite hundreds of people!
Alfie: I know. The parties would be better if I made a few changes, though.
Macy: What kinds of changes?
Alfie: Well, if those trees weren't there, there'd be room for a swimming pool!
Macy: You could make some changes inside as well. I mean, look at this corridor.
Alfie: The Antique Passage, you mean?
Macy: Yes. If you took away all the statues, you could build a great bowling alley there!
Hướng dẫn giải
Two outdoor and indoor changes do the speakers mention are:
- Removing the trees outside to make room for a swimming pool.
(Loại bỏ cây xanh bên ngoài để nhường chỗ cho bể bơi)
Thông tin: if those trees weren't there, there'd be room for a swimming pool!
(nếu những cây đó không có ở đó, sẽ có chỗ cho một bể bơi!)
- Taking away the statues inside the Antique Passage to build a bowling alley.
(Lấy đi những bức tượng bên trong Antique Passage để xây dựng một sân chơi bowling.)
Thông tin: If you took away all the statues, you could build a great bowling alley there!
(Nếu bạn lấy đi tất cả các bức tượng, bạn có thể xây dựng một sân chơi bowling tuyệt vời ở đó!)
Read the Learn this! box and complete it. Underline all the examples of the second conditional in the dialogue.LEARN THIS! The second conditionalWe use the second conditional to talk about an imaginary situation or event and its result.We use the 1_________ tense for the situation or event and 2_________+ infinitive without to for the result.
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Read the Learn this! box and complete it. Underline all the examples of the second conditional in the dialogue.
LEARN THIS! The second conditional
We use the second conditional to talk about an imaginary situation or event and its result.
We use the 1_________ tense for the situation or event and 2_________+ infinitive without to for the result.
Hướng dẫn giải
LEARN THIS! The second conditional
(Câu điều kiện loại 2)
We use the second conditional to talk about an imaginary situation or event and its result.
(Chúng ta sử dụng câu điều kiện loại 2 để nói về một tình huống hoặc sự kiện tưởng tượng và kết quả của nó.)
We use the 1past tense for the situation or event and 2would / could + infinitive without to for the result.
(Chúng ta sử dụng thì 1past cho tình huống hoặc sự kiện và 2 would / could + động từnguyên thể không có ‘to’ cho kết quả.)
Alfie: This is an amazing place. I wish I lived here.
Macy: Me too. If only I were a member of the Howard family!
Alfie: But if it were my house, I wouldn't allow people to visit.
Macy: That's mean! You'd get bored on your own.
Alfie: Oh, I'd let my friends visit, of course. But not the public.
Macy: If you had a party, you could invite hundreds of people!
Alfie: I know. The parties would be better if I made a few changes, though.
Macy: What kinds of changes?
Alfie: Well, if those trees weren't there, there'd be room for a swimming pool!
Macy: You could make some changes inside as well. I mean, look at this corridor.
Alfie: The Antique Passage, you mean?
Macy: Yes. If you took away all the statues, you could build a great bowling alley there!
Complete these second conditional sentences using the verbs in brackets.1. If I____________(live) in a mansion, I____________(have) parties every week.2. If you____________ (visit) me, you____________ (sleep) in a huge bedroom.3. We ____________(can) go on long bike rides if the weather ____________ (be) good.4. If the weather ____________ (not be) good, we ____________(watch) movies in the Great Hall.
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Complete these second conditional sentences using the verbs in brackets.
1. If I____________(live) in a mansion, I____________(have) parties every week.
2. If you____________ (visit) me, you____________ (sleep) in a huge bedroom.
3. We ____________(can) go on long bike rides if the weather ____________ (be) good.
4. If the weather ____________ (not be) good, we ____________(watch) movies in the Great Hall.
Hướng dẫn giải
1. lived – would have
2. visited – would sleep
3. could – was
4. wasn’t– would watch
1. If I lived in a mansion, I would have parties every week.
(Nếu tôi sống trong một biệt thự, tôi sẽ tổ chức các bữa tiệc hàng tuần.)
2. If you visited me, you would sleep in a huge bedroom.
(Nếu bạn đến thăm tôi, bạn sẽ ngủ trong một phòng ngủ lớn.)
3. We could go on long bike rides if the weather was good.
(Chúng tôi có thể đạp xe đường dài nếu thời tiết tốt.)
4. If the weather wasn’t good, we would watch movies in the Great Hall.
(Nếu thời tiết không tốt, chúng tôi sẽ xem phim ở Great Hall.)
Read the Learn this! box and complete it. Underline one example of I wish... and one example of If only ... in the dialogue.LEARN THIS! I wish..., If only ...a. We use I wish... and If only... with the past simple to say that we want a situation to be different from how it really is.I wish I 1_____________ a brother. (But I havent got one.)If only you 2_____________ nearer. (But you live far away.)b. We use / wish... and If only... with wouldnt) + infinitive without to to say that we want somebo...
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Read the Learn this! box and complete it. Underline one example of I wish... and one example of If only ... in the dialogue.
LEARN THIS! I wish..., If only ...
a. We use I wish... and If only... with the past simple to say that we want a situation to be different from how it really is.
I wish I 1_____________ a brother. (But I haven't got one.)
If only you 2_____________ nearer. (But you live far away.)
b. We use / wish... and If only... with wouldn't) + infinitive without to to say that we want somebody to behave differently.
I wish you 3_____________ borrow my clothes! It's annoying!
If only she 4_____________ spend more time on her homework!
Hướng dẫn giải
1. had
2. lived
3. wouldn’t
4. would
LEARN THIS! I wish..., If only ...
a. We use I wish... and If only... with the past simple to say that we want a situation to be different from how it really is.
(Chúng ta sử dụng I wish... and If only... với thì quá khứ đơn để nói rằng chúng ta muốn một tình huống khác với thực tế của nó.)
I wish I 1 had a brother. (But I haven't got one.)
(Tôi ước tôi có một người anh trai. (Nhưng tôi không có.))
If only you 2 lived nearer. (But you live far away.)
(Giá như bạn sống gần hơn. (Nhưng bạn sống ở xa.))
b. We use / wish... and If only... with wouldn't) + infinitive without to to say that we want somebody to behave differently.
((Chúng ta sử dụng / wish... và If only... with would not) + nguyên mẫu không có ‘to’ để nói rằng chúng ta muốn ai đó cư xử khác đi.))
I wish you 3 wouldn’t borrow my clothes! It's annoying!
(Tôi ước bạn sẽ không mượn quần áo của tôi! Phiền thật đấy!)
If only she 4 would spend more time on her homework!
(Giá như cô ấy dành nhiều thời gian hơn cho bài tập về nhà!)
Alfie: This is an amazing place. I wish I lived here.
Macy: Me too. If only I were a member of the Howard family!
Alfie: But if it were my house, I wouldn't allow people to visit.
Macy: That's mean! You'd get bored on your own.
Alfie: Oh, I'd let my friends visit, of course. But not the public.
Macy: If you had a party, you could invite hundreds of people!
Alfie: I know. The parties would be better if I made a few changes, though.
Macy: What kinds of changes?
Alfie: Well, if those trees weren't there, there'd be room for a swimming pool!
Macy: You could make some changes inside as well. I mean, look at this corridor.
Alfie: The Antique Passage, you mean?
Macy: Yes. If you took away all the statues, you could build a great bowling alley there!
Complete the first line of each mini-dialogue with the verbs in brackets. Use the past simple or would / could + infinitive without to. Complete the other lines with the second conditional.A: I wish my dad 1_____________ (come) home.B: Why?A: Because he 2_____________ (give) us a lift into town if he 3_____________ (be) here.***A: If only you 4_____________ (live) near the town centre.B: Why?A: Because if your house 5_____________(be) near the centre, we 6_____________(get) the same bus to...
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Complete the first line of each mini-dialogue with the verbs in brackets. Use the past simple or would / could + infinitive without to. Complete the other lines with the second conditional.
A: I wish my dad 1_____________ (come) home.
B: Why?
A: Because he 2_____________ (give) us a lift into town if he 3_____________ (be) here.
***
A: If only you 4_____________ (live) near the town centre.
B: Why?
A: Because if your house 5_____________(be) near the centre, we 6_____________(get) the same bus to school.
Hướng dẫn giải
1. came
2. would give
3. was
4. lived
5. was
6. would get
A: I wish my dad 1 came home.
(Tôi ước bố tôi về nhà.)
B: Why?
(Tại sao?)
A: Because he 2 would give us a lift into town if he 3 was here.
(Bởi vì bố sẽ cho chúng tôi đi nhờ xe vào thị trấn nếu bố ở đây.)
***
A: If only you 4 lived near the town centre.
(Giá như bạn sống gần trung tâm thị trấn.)
B: Why?
(Tại sao?)
A: Because if your house 5 was near the centre, we 6 would get the same bus to school.
(Bởi vì nếu nhà của bạn ở gần trung tâm, thì chúng ta sẽ bắt cùng một chiếc xe buýt đến trường.)
SPEAKING In pairs, talk about what you would do if you
1. owned Castle Howard.
2. had a swimming pool in your garden.
3. gave a party for hundreds of people.
4. had to allow the public into your home.
If I owned Castle Howard, I would...
Hướng dẫn giải
- If I owned Castle Howard, I would definitely make some changes to the interior design to make it more modern while still preserving its historical charm.
(Nếu tôi sở hữu Lâu đài Howard, tôi chắc chắn sẽ thực hiện một số thay đổi đối với thiết kế nội thất để làm cho nó hiện đại hơn mà vẫn giữ được nét đẹp lịch sử của nó.)
- If I had a swimming pool in my garden, I would invite my friends over for pool parties during the summer months.
(Nếu tôi có một bể bơi trong vườn, tôi sẽ mời bạn bè đến dự tiệc bể bơi trong những tháng hè.)
- If I gave a party for hundreds of people, I would first plan out all the details, such as the guest list, food and drinks, music, and decorations.
(Nếu tôi tổ chức một bữa tiệc cho hàng trăm người, trước tiên tôi sẽ lên kế hoạch chi tiết, chẳng hạn như danh sách khách mời, thức ăn và đồ uống, âm nhạc và trang trí.)
- If I had to allow the public into my home, I would provide guided tours to ensure that visitors are able to fully appreciate and understand the history and significance of my home.
(Nếu tôi phải cho phép công chúng vào nhà của mình, tôi sẽ cung cấp các chuyến tham quan có hướng dẫn viên để đảm bảo rằng du khách có thể đánh giá và hiểu đầy đủ về lịch sử cũng như ý nghĩa của ngôi nhà của tôi.)
