Objectives & Sequence: This lesson is intended to be used as a review of Grammar - The Second Conditional.
Part One: Warm Up
Discuss the following questions with a partner or group:
- What is the weather supposed to be like the next few days?
- Are weather forecasts usually correct where you live?
- Can the weather change suddenly where you live?
- How can the weather affect traffic and people's schedules?
- Have you ever heard the expression, "Suit yourself?"
Part Two: Listening
Exercise
Open the exercise to begin the activity. Follow the instructions in the document.
Transcript
Sean: So Leanne, what do you think the weather is going to be like tomorrow?
Leanne: Well, actually I heard today that it's supposed to cool off this evening and drop below freezing in the middle of the night. Tomorrow it's going to snow.
Sean: What?
Leanne: Yeah, that's what I heard on TV.
Sean: Well, I don't believe it. It's like 7 or 8 degrees outside right now and mild. Besides, weather forecasts are always wrong.
Leanne: Yeah, I guess. I'm still going to wake up early. If it snows, I won't be able to ride my bike to work. I'll have to take the bus, and I'm sure it'll be crowded.
Sean: Come on, don't be silly. It's not going to snow, Leanne. You don't have to wake up early.
Leanne: Well, I can't be late.
Sean: Look, I'm not going to wake up early tomorrow. I would be late for work too if it snowed. I'd believe the forecast if it weren't so mild and if the weather forecasts weren't always so wrong.
Leanne: OK, suit yourself. What will your class do if you're late?
Sean: Well, I won't be late. But if I were, I guess my students would study while they waited for me to arrive.
Leanne: Oh, come on, Sean. They'll all just surf the internet and chat on Facebook or something.
Sean: No way. Not my class. They're all good students. Anyways, it doesn't matter. I really don't think it'll snow tomorrow.
Leanne: Like I said, Sean, suit yourself.