& Conditionals review Mixed conditional @ read and usten he is doing it? ‘Most people make a donation if they want to help those in need. And they hope that if they join demonstrations, sign petitions or hand out leaflets, they'll make others aware of the terrible conditions some people face. But 47-year-old British comedian, Eddie Izzard, did something completely different. He decided to raise money by running 1,100 miles through England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. And the managed to raise more than £200,000! “Run 1,100 miles?” we hear you say. “That's 1,760 kilometres — how long did ir take him to run that? Two years? Well, it would take most people at least that long if they were crazy enough to try and run such a distance. But Eddie Izzard? Well, believe itor not— it ook him just 51 days, For six days out of every seven he ‘ran at least 26 miles (43 km). In other words, he ran 43 marathons in less than two months, before he finished in great style and pouring rain in London's Trafalgar Square! “When asked how he félt,he told the BBC that he was planning to ‘sleep fora week. He thanked the people who had waited for him in Trafalgar Square despite the rain, They had all come to support him and ro applaud his incredible achievement. But they werent the only people who had accompanied him on his epic journey ~ inall four countries he was joined for parts of his run by local people. % Vocabulary: ways of getting involved 4] Look at the pictures and discuss these questions with a partner. What is this man doing? Why do you think “And how long did he have to train forall this? Well, amazingly, only five weeks —a fact that is even more amazing when you consider that he wasnt even particulary fi when he decided to pu himself in for this ordeal ‘And what an ordeal it wast The comedian admitted thar his journey was presty painful. He had to have his feet bandaged every day but stil lost several of his toenails, and he had blisters ll over his feet. He ‘wouldnt have been able ro do what he did ifhe hadrit taken ice baths for his legs ac the end of each day. “These baths helped to ‘stop your legs inflating to twice the size of an elephant’, as Eddie commented. People who have no idea abou running and experts alike are impressed with what he has achieved. Andy Dixon, editor of Runmer’ World, a magazine for long-distance runners, says, ‘Covering, 26 miles in a day ac whatever speed for 43 runs, its demanding. “A five-hour marathon is a fairly decent pace. Ids a massive achievement” So, how did he do i? Well, he ran his ‘marathons slowly at firs. Ten hours day to begin with and, ashe got fiter, he got fister. In the end he swas finishing in just over five hours. But fitness alone was not enough. ‘Wheat was more important was the face that he wanted to make a difference to other people’ lives. ‘Whar Eadie Izzard dil was so special thar the documentary of his rn has been made into an inspiring film: Beliue!"You've got to believe you can be something els,’ Eddie says in the film. “Te done that afew times. That’ why keep going”Read the article quickly to check your answers. Read the text again and listen. Answer the questions. 1 What's unusual about Eddie Izzard’s story? 2. Why did it take him more than 43 days to run his 43 marathons? 3. How did people support him on his race? 4 Why was the journey an ‘ordeal’? 5 How was such an achievement possible for a person who is not a top athlete? Discussion box 1 Have you ever helped raise money for charity? What did you do? Do you think it's a good idea to raise money in the way Eddie did? Why / Why not? What ideas for raising money have you heard or read about? Grammar % Conditionals review Look at the examples from the text and complete the table. ‘A Most people make a donation if they want to help those in need. 8 ..if they . hand out leaflets, they'll make others aware of the terrible conditions some people face. It would take most people at least that long if they were crazy enough to try and run such a distance D_ He wouldn't have been able to do what he did if he hadn't taken ice baths for his legs at the end of each day. ete ‘Zero conditional. present First conditional Second conditional ‘Third conditional would + infinitive Which of these conditional types is uséd to talk about: 1 An imagined situation in the past, and its consequence, which cannot be changed? 2 Acondition, and its consequence, that are always true? 3. An imagined situation in the present, and its consequence, that are very unlikely to happen? 4. Apossible present situation and its possible consequence? Look at what people have said in conversations about Eddie lzzard and decide which type of conditional they are. 1 ‘if more people were like Eddie, the world would be a better place’ 2 ‘Ifyou have an ice bath after a race, it stops your feet from swelling” 3. "You won't understand what this man achieved if you don't see the film Believe!” 4 "Would Eddie have made it if he hadn't taken a day off per weld” Vocabulary ‘% Ways of getting involved ‘Complete the leaflet with the words in the box. handout do raise sigh make join CED tum to page ns. units | 41 HElisten What is the connection between the words in the box? tovote anelection ‘the government” to run a country [SEEN] Listen to a radio talk show and find out 1 what Emma’s great passion is. 2. why Emma thinks young people should have the vote, 3 what has changed Emma’ life Listen again and choose the correct answers. 1 Emma thinks that teens need to stand up. for their rights a because adults have no interest in teen rights 'b- because this could mean a lot of fun for them. ¢ because she is a bit bored and fed up with her parents 2 Emma thinks 15-year-olds should ‘a be part of the government. b become aware that they have political power. not go into politics because they will become corrupt too. 3 Emma thinks teens have ‘number power’ and “economic power’ because they make up a 50% of the population. b 15% of the population and they have a lot ‘of money to spend. 15% of the population but they have very little money. 4 Emma thinks the right way for teens to use their economic power is to a save money rather than spend it. b support political campaigns with their money. think green before they buy things. 5 When Emma says young people have ‘persuasion power’ she means that teens ‘a are very charming and can easily persuade others of what they believe in. bare at ease with modern technology and should use it to make others listen to their ideas. should change the way they live and use the internet less often than they do. 42 | unirs © Pronunciation Discussion box 1. Which of Emma's points do you agree with? Why? 2. Which of Emma's points do you disagree with? Why? 3. What is your own attitude to politics? Give reasons. % Contractions in third conditionals Tuto page no,© crammar %& Mixed conditionals Conditional sentences do not always follow the patterns you looked at in Exercise 2a. Look at these examples and answer the questions. If young people had the vote, this government wouldn't have won the last election. 1 Do young people have the vote now? 2. Did the government win the last election? If had learned about politics at school, | would understand how to vote better today. 3. Did | learn about politics in school? 4 Dolunderstand how to vote better today? Complete the rules. Write past participle, conditional, past and past perfect. RULE When we want to talk about the past consequence of a situation that is still true at the time of speaking, we use the simple. s inthe if clause and would/ wouldn't + have + {conditional perfect) in the main clause. ‘When we want to talk about the present consequence ofa past action, we use TRE enneennenenen iN the if clause in the main Match the two parts of the sentences. 1. If thadn't gone to bed so late last night, IF I'd gone to bed late last night, IF liked horror films, IF didn't lke horror fils, If they hadn't lost that game, If they'd lost that game, OOOOO8 I'd be feeling very tired now. | wouldn't have gone to see Nightfright with you. they'd be world champions now. they wouldn't be world champions now. | wouldn't be feeling so tired today. | would've gone to see Nightfright with you. ‘Combine the two sentences to make mixed conditionals. Use the verb form in bold to help you. 1 Late a huge supper last night. feel it today. eaten JF hadn't eaten a huge supper last night, J wouldn't feel il today. 2 [really don't understand maths. | failed the test. understood 3. I spent all my money on CDs. | haven't got any money today. spent 4 I don't speak Spanish. | didn't understand what they said. spoke 5. I canit swim. | couldn't save the young girl, been able Work with a partner, Discuss the following. ‘At what ages do you think young people in the UK can do these things? © buyapet © becomea © work part-time Member of © be legally responsible Parliament fora crime they commit © leave school © drive © give blood © buyalottery ticket —-® ‘borrow money from a bank Work with a partner. What are the age limits for these things in your country? Think of the consequences if the age limits were lower/higher. {Fall kids had to stay at school until they were 1g, the teachers would have a lot of trouble. JF 'd won the lottery when I was a child, I'd have spent all the money on sweets and toys. Discuss your ideas in small groups. GELRED Turn to page 9. UNITS(@ cutcure in mind © read and usten @] Read the texts quickly and find out: 1 how many goals were scored in the world’s longest football match, 2. how much money was raised in the Twestival event. 3. what charity is supported by J. K. Rowling. b Read the texts again and listen. ‘Answer the questions. 1 Why did the Bishops Cleeve football players have to finish the game in the end? 2. In what ways has Twitter helped to aid humanitarian projects? 3. Why did J.K. Rowling produce seven handwritten copies of Beedle the Bard? THE 140 CHARACTERS THAT MADE A DIFFERENCE @twestival | think it was a great success, lets all try to raise even more money next time #charity HANDWRITTE ‘The Tales of Beedle the Bard is A ookorchiens tors British author J. K. Rowling. 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Treetging Nas ase {$10,000 to uid a classroom in Tanzania and “iweet-a-thon ~ a 12-hour maratnon of video Z and tweeting~ raised money for Water i Life Lf {| Discussion box 1 Can you Imagine taking part f in any of the fundraising ways described here? Why / Why not? Inca aver ssl csnooy ane book wus € money earned at the auction of the lescribed here do you find omnes Me Cis ie chay mpage act | _ mostleastimpresive? Wh? Sime gong tothe char ic about a year later, with all income 3 What creative ways of eet because wanted to thank six key people who have 4 fundraising can you think of? these sx peop : the seventh ob a fel i'm doing six elly have tod s ok wil be for this cause, which seven, ad said). K Rowling Which 150 dose tomy neat’ —~ ff Wh aa | urs o~- et 4 Ifyou were well off, would you be prepared to donate a large sum of money to charity? Why / Why not? fswrite Read the letter and answer the questions. Who's the letter from? ‘What do they want to raise money for? ‘What are they organising? ‘What two kinds of sponsorship do they hope to get? 5 Is the letter to some friends or to a business? Read the letter again and answer the questions. 1 Where does the sender put his own address and the date? 2 How does James MacDonald start the letter? Does James use any contracted verb forms (eg. it's or ml? 4 How does James end the letter? Dear Sir/Madam, ‘As Iam sure you already know, next month will see the beginning of the Have a Heart campaign to raise money for heart research. As part of popular support for this campaign, a group of students here at Trent High School have decided to organise a half-marathon on 28 June, Of course, all the money that we hope to raise by doing this will go to Have a Heart. In order to raise as much money as possible, we are doing two things: firstly | we are asking members of the public to sponsor individual runners in the race and secondly, we are looking for institutional sponsors to help with the fundraising, Itis for this second reason that | am writing to you now. As the representative of Trent High School's Half-marathon Committee, Tam writing to ask if your company would be willing to consider providing sponsorship for our event. What we had in mind, if you agree, is to put the sponsor's name on the numbers of each runner, and on benners along the route, as well as at the finishing line, We hope and believe that our sponsor will, in this way, gain a lot of positive publicity. Ieis difficult, of course, to make a request for a specific amount of money, but we are hoping that your company will sponsor us for £1,000 or more, and will perhaps also contribute to the making of banners, etc Should you be interested, please contact us at the above address. ‘Thank you for considering our request. We look forward to hearing from you. Yours faithfully, Saimes MacDonald The Half-marathon Committee Work in groups. Imagine you want to raise money for charity. Decide on a charity, what you're going to do and how you hope to raise money. Write a letter (maximum 250 words) to a company and ask for their support. Include: © what itis that you plan to do. © what you would like from them © what you could offer them in return. Trent High School 16 York Street BCCLES ESr2 5)P 2 May 2012 ore eryy