Level 5 Unit 17

Read a story about a delay in a schedule.

The events are in the wrong order

Number the events in the order you think they happened.

Listen to the suppliers discussing the problem and find out if you were right.

Which event in t hasn't happened yet?

2

6

1

3/4

5

Work with a partner and answer these questions.

In two weeks.

1- When does the customer need their order?

2- When did the machine break down?

A week ago.

The rotor.

3- What part needs replacing?

A week.

4- How long could it take

The machine broke down because it hadn’t been serviced properly.

5- What does the woman want to tell the maintenance crew?

6- What does the man want to tell them?

They’ve been doing a great job, and we know they can solve this problem.

What would you tell the maintenance crew? (why?)

Listen again and complete these sentences

the present and the past

I’ve just

the past and the future

'll have run

the present and the past

It’s

been

had worked

two past times

damaged

will have been

the past and the future

two past times

hadn’t

been serviced

Are they referring to past, present, or future time?

the present and the past

the past and the future

two past times

has / have + V.3

1

2

had + V.3

will have + V.3

Perfect tenses link two times.

1- the past and the future?

The Future Perfect.

Which perfect tense links:

2- the present and the past?

The Present Perfect.

3- two past times?

The Past Perfect.

1

2

Make some Past Perfect sentences.

had + V.3

Match each beginning to a suitable ending.

d

a

e

c

f

d

b

Objectives

5.17.2. S

Given a written description of a situation, the trainee will speculate about possible past or present causes and future results, using model verbs.

Work in pairs or groups and discuss these questions

1- Have you ever had to complain about substandard work that was done on your home or car? What happened?

2- Think of a product you've bought that has been faulty. Did you have to return it to the store or supplier? What happened?

Read some warnings about faulty products and match them to the correct picture.

c

a

b

e

f

d

Look at the words in italics in the warnings. Match each one to the correct definition.

ingested

scorch

choking

evidence

intermittent

posing

intermittent

1- eaten or swallowed

2- burn slightly so its colour changes (but it's not destroyed)

3- stopping for a while then starting again.

4- creating (a hazard or problem that needs to be dealt with)

5- being unable to breathe because something is blocking the passage to the lungs

6- negative, unpleasant, unfavourable

7- break into very small pieces

8- proof that something is true

9- have a failure in an electrical circuit

choking

ingested

adverse

shatter

evidence

short

scorch

Have you ever bought a faulty product that was later recalled by the manufacturer?

What cases do you know where this has happened?

Read a product-recall announcement.

Scorching and the melting of the mounting block.

Some of the screws on the mounting block may not have been tightened sufficiently.

1- What problems could the switches cause?

2- What might have caused the problem with the switches?

3- If you have one of these switches, what do you need to do?

Stop using it and call Shallybank Electrical.

Find these phrases in the notice. Are they describing past, present, or future possibilities?

may affect

present

can cause

present or future

could lead to

future

may not have been

past

might have been

present or future

may cause

Spectulating

past cause

present or future possibilities

may

It may have been caused by .......

V.1

might

could

past possibilities

present or future result

may have

V.3

It may lead to .......

might have

Read these situations with a partner and practise making past and future speculations.

Say what might have caused these things to happen and what the results might be.

• your company plans to lay off 30% of its workforce next year.

• There's been no public transport for the last week.

• The building you work in was destroyed by fire at the weekend.

• The population is ageing.

• The government is rationing water.

• Steel prices have increased by about 50% in the last two years.

• You haven’t been able to sleep at night.

• You've discovered there's no money in your bank account.

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