Kazakh Leading Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering Hand out English DGHT 2 credits the 1 term Practical lesson№ 22 2011-2012 Intermediate level How lucky are you? 3 rd conditional Assistant professor Mangazina Zhanel Rauliyevna

Read the questionnaire and mark your answers

How lucky are you?

Read the following statements and write a number 1-3 in the box

3 = This is usually true about me.

2 = This is sometimes true about me.

1 = This is hardly ever true about me.

Now look at what your scores mean. Do you agree with the results?

1. I enjoy talking to people I haven't met before.

2. I don't worry or feel anxious about life.

3. I enjoy trying new food and drink.

4. I listen to my instinct.

5. When I need to calm down I just go to a quiet place.

6. I try to learn from my mistakes.

7. I try to get what I want from life.

8. I expect people I meet to be pleasant, friendly, and helpful.

9. I'm an optimist. I look on the bright side of life.

10. When things are bad I think things will get better soon.

11. I don't think about bad luck I have had in the past.

12. I expect good things to happen to me in the future.

Your score

12-18 You are naturally unlucky and you don't attract good luck. You need a more positive and more adventurous attitude to life.

19-27 You are quite lucky but you could be luckier. Look back at

situations where you were lucky "or unlucky and analyze why. Try

to learn from the past.

28-36 You are probably someone who is lucky. But you could

become even luckier. Don't be afraid of taking risks, as they will

probably end up being positive for you.

Read the story.

Good Luck Bad Luck!

There is a Chinese story of a farmer who used an old horse to till his fields. One day, the horse escaped into the hills and when the farmer's neighbors sympathized with the old man over his bad luck, the farmer replied, "Bad luck? Good luck? Who knows?" A week later, the horse returned with a herd of horses from the hills and this time the neighbors congratulated the farmer on his good luck. His reply was, "Good luck? Bad luck? Who knows?"

Then, when the farmer's son was attempting to tame one of the wild horses, he fell off its back and broke his leg. Everyone thought this very bad luck. Not the farmer, whose only reaction was, "Bad luck? Good luck? Who knows?"

Some weeks later, the army marched into the village and conscripted every able-bodied youth they found there. When they saw the farmer's son with his broken leg, they let him off. Now was that good luck or bad luck?

Who knows?

Everything that seems on the surface to be an evil may be a good in disguise. And everything that seems good on the surface may really be an evil. So we are wise when we leave it to God to decide what good fortune is and what misfortune, and thank him that all things turn out for good with those who love him.

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Grammar. Third conditional

if clause	main clause	explanation
If I had studied harder,	I would have passed the exam.	I failed the exam, because I didn't study hard enough.

Using the third conditional. The third conditional is used to talk about things which DID NOT HAPPEN in the past. If your native language does not have a similar construction, you may find this a little strange, but it can be very useful. It is often used to express criticism or regret:

Example	Explanation
If you had driven more carefully, you would not have had an accident.	Criticism: You had an accident because you didn't drive carefully enough.
If we had played a little better, we could have won the game.	Regret: We didn't play well, so we lost the game.
If you had saved your money, you could have bought a computer.	Criticism: You didn't save your money, so now you can't afford a computer.
If it had snowed, we could have gone skiing.	Regret: It didn't snow, so we couldn't go skiing.