[by María Márquez]
Tag Archives: Conditionals
Unexpected events with Benjamin Button (Conditionals)
“Sometimes we’re on a collision course, and we just don’t know it. Whether it’s by accident or by design, there’s not a thing we can do about it.”
– The Curious Case of Benjamin Button –
1. In this clip, Benjamin explains a series of unexpected events. Watch the clip and answer the following questions:
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5TnWczvk-Y[/youtube]
What would have happened if:
- the delivery truck hadn’t moved?
- the package hadn’t been wrapped?
- the girl hadn’t broken up with her boyfriend?
- the man hadn’t forgot to set the alarm?
- the taxi driver hadn’t stopped for a cup of coffee?
- the woman hadn’t remembered her coat?
2. Watch the video again and note down the chronological events.
3. In pairs, reconstruct the story and retell it in pairs.
[Activity created by María Márquez]
Conditional sentences + exercises
EXERCISES
– Exercises with all types of conditionals.
– Exercises with as long as, provided that, unless… Exercise 1, exercise 2.
– Exercises with WISH/IF ONLY. Exercise 1, exercise 2, exercise 3.