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The film is so an interesting adaptation of the novel that I highly recommend it.

The film is so an interesting adaptation of the novel that I highly recommend it. DUD!

If she had stayed in a better hotel, she would have enjoyed her vacation.

If she had stayed in a better hotel, she would have enjoyed her vacation. GOOD!

Not only should he study more, but also should he get more sleep.

Not only should he study more, but he should also get more sleep. DUD!

When I stopped to talk to Mary, she was picking some flowers in her garden.

When I stopped to talk to Mary, she was picking some flowers in her garden. GOOD!

If he were in charge of the department, he would improve staff communication.

If he were in charge of the department, he would improve staff communication. GOOD!

They had finished their work by the time we arrived.

They had finished their work by the time we arrived. GOOD!

Jack can't have been at home, he told me he was going to be at work.

Jack couldn't have been at home, he told me he was going to be at work. DUD!

...because...

• When Jane met her father at the train station, she didn't recognise him.
• Kenny rang his girlfriend to break up with her.
• Jeff looked in his fridge and looked very unhappy.
• Kate was dancing around the room with a letter in her hand.
• The Kimming family were standing looking very sad at airport.
• Mr. Mason was stood arguing with the immigration official at the airport.
• Sharon didn't want to go and see the new Tom Hanks film with her friends.
• Liz didn't want to drink any wine at the restaurant last night.
• Bob passed all his exams easily.
• Janet passed all her exams easily.
• Colin got up this morning feeling very tired.
• Debbie put the phone down and began to cry.
• Ben danced in the street all the way home from the pub.
• Karen came out of the sea holding her foot in pain.
• Gary apologised to his girlfriend's mother in her house.
• Mr Burton told the traffic policeman that his wife was in labour.

Watch and discuss!

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Problem solving

3rd Conditional

Often referred to as the "past" conditional because it concerns only past situations with hypothetical results. Used to express a hypothetical result to a past given situation.If he had known that, he would have decided differently.

Jane would have found a new job if she had stayed in Boston.

The 3rd conditional is formed by the use of the past perfect in the if clause followed by a comma would have past participle in the result clause. You can also put the result clause first without using a comma between the clauses.

Sentence auction!

Divide your paper into three parts - Facts, Judgement, and Advice - and look at this example of a "difficult situation". Take notes about the information and write the notes into the appropriate part of your paper.

What would you have done?

Do you think you can pick out a perfect sentence?

Each team has 3000kč to buy sentences with - but you don't want to buy a dud! When the sentence goes up for auction, each team can make a bid, and the highest bidder wins. After the bidding, the quality of the sentence will be revealed!

• My neighbours were playing loud music at 4am last night.
• I was overcharged at the supermarket.
• Last weekend, the waiter brought me cold soup.
• Someone knocked on my door last week asking for money so they could eat.
• On the bus recently, someone trod on my foot and said nothing.
• I found a purse on the beach with $200 in - and an address.
• I forgot my best friend's birthday last month.
• Our teacher told me I was the worst student in the class!

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Analysis

A few months later, Janet told her employers about her pregnancy. At first, they congratulated her on her pregnancy and wished her all the best. Over the next few weeks, she felt that her workload was slowly increasing to the point that she could not handle the amount of work required of her. She scheduled an appointment with her boss, and presented her dilemma to him. He said that he felt for her, but that, because of a recent increase in sales accounts, he could do nothing about the increased workload. Disappointed, Janet went back to work and did her absolute best to keep up with the work. Unfortunately, the workload just continued to grow. Later that month, she received a call from the personnel department and was told to come speak to the personnel director. The personnel director told her that, due to her inability to keep up with the demands of her job, they were going to have to let her go. Janet couldn't believe what she was hearing. She asked him why, if a few months earlier they had promoted her for her excellence, they had now decided to let her go. It seemed ridiculous. He said that he was truly sorry, but that they had no other choice and asked her to gather her things and leave.

A difficult situation

If you have collected all the Facts, then write in your judgement of each of the facts.

Finally write in your advice for what Janet should have done in the situation.

When you're finished, compare your results with the person sitting next to you.

Janet was employed as a graphic designer at a very successful advertising company. She had worked there for two years, when she was offered a promotion to become head of the graphic solutions department. She was obviously very happy when she heard of her promotion. However, she was also rather concerned as she had also recently found out that she was pregnant. In the past, other women who had had children had found it difficult to continue working full time. Later that day, she asked her husband what he thought she should do. He felt that she should first accept the promotion and then, a few months later, tell her employers about her pregnancy. In this way, her husband felt, she would not jeopardize her promotion. Janet wasn't so sure this was a good suggestion, as she felt that it might be dishonest of her to not let her employers know about the change in her condition. She telephoned her best friend, who had also had the same problem previously, and asked for her advice. Cheryl, her best friend, asked her if she felt that she would be able to continue working as hard after the birth of her child as she had been working up to that point in time. Janet assured her that this was the case and so her friend told her to trust her husband's judgment.

• Who is your favorite super hero? Why?
• What super power would you like to have?
• If you had super powers would you be a super hero or a super villain?
• Do you prefer dark super heroes like Batman or purely good super heroes like Superman? Why?
• Does a person’s favorite super hero tell you anything about their personality? What does your favorite super hero say about your personality?
• Are there any real super heroes?
• What is your favorite super hero movie?
• Why have super hero movies become so popular?
• Do you think comic books are good or bad for children?
• How have super heroes changed over the years?

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