Unit15 What would y ou do?
1 I think I'd... A What would you do in these situations? Check (√) an answer or write your own suggestion. 1. A bank truck overturns and millions of dollar bills fall out. □ collect the money and keep it □ collect the money and return it
□ ____________________________________________ 2. Someone Climbs through your neighbor's window. □ call the police □ ring the doorbell
□ ____________________________________________ 3. Your boss makes things difficult for you at work. □ talk to your boss □ look for another job
□ ____________________________________________ 4. A friend sounds unhappy on the phone.
□ ask your friend if he or she has a problem □ tell lots of jokes to make your friend laugh □ ____________________________________________
B Write about what you would do in the situations in part A. Use the phrases in the box. I'd ... I might... I guess... I'd probably... I think I'd...
1. If a bank truck overturned and millions of dollar bills fell out, I'd probably collect the money and return it. 2. _______________________________ __________________________________ 3. _______________________________ __________________________________ 4. _______________________________ ___________________________________
2 Complete these sentences with information about yourself. 1. If a relative asked to borrow some money, I'd ________________________ 2. If I had three wishes, ____________________________
3. If I could have any job I wanted, ____________________________ 4. If I had a year of vacation time, ____________________________
5. If I could change one thing about myself, ____________________________ 3 Choose the correct word. 1. When I went back to the parking lot, I tried to get into someone else's car by mistake. (by / in / with)
2. If I saw a friend cheating on an exam, I know exactly what I'd do. I'd go ________ to the teacher. (actually / probably / straight)
3. I'm in a difficult ________ at work. I don't (divorce / predicament / problem) know whether to talk to my boss about it or just quit.
4. If I saw someone ________ in a store, (disagreeing / shoplifting / shopping) I'd tell the store manager immediately.
5. I just won $20,000 in the lottery. I think I'll ________ it. (invest / return / sell) 6. I've just read a great novel. Would you like to ________ it? (accept / borrow / lose) 7. I think Tom has financial problems, but he ________ it. (denies / disagrees / dislikes) He says there's nothing wrong.
8. My aunt ________ to lend me her car because (agreed / forgot / refused) she thinks I'm a terrible driver.
4 Can you advise me?
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A If you have a problem, do you usually try to solve it yourself, or do you ask your friends for advice?
B Match these problems with the advice below. WHAT TO DO? PROBLEMS
1. You sat on a park bench that had wet paint on it. You ruined your clothes. There was no \
2. You checked your bank statement and noticed that there was a deposit of $1,000. You didn't make the deposit. You're sure it was a bank error,
3. You bought a digital camera on sale at a store, but it didn't work right. The store manager said, \anything about it.\
4. You were not happy with the grade you got in a university course.
5. Your next-door neighbors borrowed your vacuum cleaner. When they returned it, it was damaged. 6. A friend gave you an expensive vase for your birthday, but you didn't really like it. ADVICE
________ I guess I'd take it back to the store and exchange it for something else. ________ I guess I'd write a letter of complaint to the manufacturer. ________ Maybe I'd ask them to repair it.
________ I think I'd make an appointment to see the instructor to talk about it. ________ I'd probably wait until the next month to see if the mistake is corrected. ________ I'd write a letter to the city council and ask them to pay for the damage.
C Would you give the same advice or different advice for the problems above? Write S (same) or D (different). If you would give different advice, write what your advice would be. Problem Advice 1.____ ________________________________________________________ 2.____ ________________________________________________________ 3.____ ________________________________________________________ 4.____ ________________________________________________________ 5.____ ________________________________________________________ 6.____ ________________________________________________________ 5 What would you have done in these situations? Use would have or wouldn't have. 1. Diana had dinner in a restaurant and then realized she didn't have any money. She offered to wash the dishes.
I wouldn't have washed the dishes. I would have called a friend to bring me some money. 2. John was on a bus when the woman next to him started talking loudly on a cell phone. He asked her to speak more quietly.
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3. Bill invited two friends to dinner on Friday, but they came on Thursday by mistake. He told them to come back the next day.
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4. Bob's neighbors had their TV on very loud late at night. Bob called the police. _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
5. Ellen had a houseguest who was supposed to stay for three days, but the woman was still there three weeks later. Ellen finally gave her a bill for her room and board.
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6. Susan accidentally broke a vase at a friend's house. She decided not to say anything about it. _____________________________________________________________________
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6 Write two things you should have done or shouldn't have done last week, last month, and last year. 1. Last week: Last week I should have... _________________________________ 2. Last month: ______________________________________________________ 3. Last year: ________________________________________________________
7 Advice column A Complete each letter with the correct forms of the verbs in each box.
□ borrow □ disagree □√√□ marry □ save □ deny □ enjoy □ return □ spend Dear Harriet, I've never written to an advice columnist before, but I have a big problem. I'm going out with this really nice guy. He's very sweet to me, and I really want to marry him. In fact, we plan to have our wedding next summer. But he has a problem with money. He ________ money like crazy! Sometimes he ________ money from me, but he never ________ it. I want to ________ money because I want us to buy an apartment when we get married. However, if I tell him he has a problem with money, he ________ it. He says, \________ yourself.\
J. M., Seattle □ accept □ admit □√□√agree □ find □ forget □ refuse Dear J. M., You and your boyfriend must agree on how you spend your money before you get married. If you both ________ that there is a problem, you could probably ________ an answer. He should ________ your idea of saving some money. And you shouldn't always ________ to go out and have fun. Don't ________that talking can really help. Good luck!
Harriet B What advice would you give J. M.? Write a reply to her letter. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 8 To accept or to refuse? A Complete the conversation with would or should and the correct tense of the verbs given. Judy: Guess what, Tina! A university in New Zealand has offered me a scholarship. Tina: Great! When are you going?
Judy: That's just it. I may not go. What would you do (do) if your boyfriend asked you not to go?
Tina: Well, I ________ (invite) him to come with me.
Judy: I've tried that. He said he won't go. And he might break up with me.
Tina: That's ridiculous! If I were you, I ________ (warn) him not to try and control you. I was in a similar situation once, and I missed a big opportunity. Judy: Oh? What happened?
Tina: I was offered a job in Thailand, but my husband disliked the idea of moving, so we didn't go. I ________ (take) the job. I've always regretted my decision. In my situation, what ________ you ________ (do)?
Judy: Oh, I ________ (accept) the offer.
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Tina: Well, there's the answer to your predicament. Accept the scholarship! B What would you do if you were Judy? Why?
If I were Judy,... ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 9 What would you do if you found a magic lamp? Complete these sentences. 1. I would hide it and come back later. 2. I wouldn't ______________________ 3. I could ________________________ 4. I might _________________________ 5. I might not ________________________
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山东省青岛市城阳区第七中学初中英语《Unit 15 What would you do？》强化训练
