In pairs, ask and answer the questions below. Then, write full answers to summarize the text in your notebook.
1 What is the first step towards creating your ideal day?
2 What should you do with the idea of your perfect day?
3 How long does it take to realize this idea?
GRAMMAR LOG
Translate this sentence into Slovene. What does ‘you’d’ mean?
Imagine how you’d feel as you yawn, stretch, and step out of bed.
you’d feel = you would feel (se bi počutil)
vs. you feel (se počutiš)
We use WOULD mainly to express:
a) the conditional mood: I wouldn’t drink that if I were you.
b) the future in the past: I thought he would come to the meeting.
c) a repetition in the past: As a child, he would always tease his sister.
Go through the text again and this time, spot sentences with the word "would" in them. What does "would" express in them? Write them in your notebook.
You're surfing the Internet and you come across a forum where people talk about what they would do on their perfect day. Match the comments and replies and then, add one idea and a comment of your own.
What would you do on your perfect day?
I'd wake up at noon and I would not be at school. |
Your teacher wouldn't be happy. |
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I'd get a nice massage from a really nice guy. |
What would your boyfriend say? |
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I would eat chocolate cakes all day long! |
Would you like to gain weight and feel sick at the end of the day? |
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I would spend the day riding a motorbike. |
Wouldn't that be dangerous? |
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I'd study for the English test. |
Would you like to make a good impression? |
Now, write your own idea and your friend's comment in your notebook.