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    The document discusses a grammar activity about using the past unreal conditional to discuss how the ending of Daisy's afternoon could have been different if certain events had occurred differently in the film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Students are asked to discuss questions about fate and predicting death with a partner. They then rewrite sentences describing 7 possible events using the past unreal conditional and check their responses against segments from the film.

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    The document discusses a grammar activity about using the past unreal conditional to discuss how the ending of Daisy's afternoon could have been different if certain events had occurred differently in the film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Students are asked to discuss questions about fate and predicting death with a partner. They then rewrite sentences describing 7 possible events using the past unreal conditional and check their responses against segments from the film.

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    ACTIVITY 45

    3RD CONDITIONAL PAST UNREAL CONDITIONAL


    THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

    AND IF ONLY ONE THING HAD HAPPENED DIFFERENTLY…

    A. DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS WITH A PARTNER:


    1. Do you believe in fate? Are things pre-determined to happen?
    Or is it all coincidence? Explain.
    2. Do you think there is a specific day to die? Justify it.
    3. Have you ever seen/been in an accident? Describe what happened.

    B. HAD ANY OF THESE THINGS HAPPENED DIFFERENTLY, THE END OF DAISY’S


    AFTERNOON WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENTLY.

    1. daisy’s friend’s shoelace broke

    C. WRITE THE 2. the delivery truck moved moments earlier SENTENCES


    ABOVE USING PAST UNREAL
    CONDITIONALS. 3. the package wasn’t wrapped

    4. the girl broke up with her boyfriend

    5. the man forgot to set the alarm

    6. the taxi driver stopped for a cup of coffee


    1. If her shoelaces hadn’t broken
    7. the woman didn’t remember her coat
    2. ............................................................................... Daisy and her friend …….

    3. ................................................................................ ……..………. (cross) the

    street and the taxi


    4. ................................................................................

    ……………………………
    5. ................................................................................
    ................................................................................
    (drive) by.
    6. ................................................................................

    7. ................................................................................

    D. NOW WATCH THE MOVIE SEGMENT AND CHECK YOUR ANSWERS.

    MOVIE SEGMENTS TO ASSESS GRAMMAR GOALS


    TEACHER’S KEY – ACTIVITY 45 – 3RD CONDITIONAL
    http://moviesegmentstoassessgrammargoals.blogspot.com

    Claudio Azevedo
    THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

    2. IF THE DELIVERY TRUCK HADN’T MOVED…


    3. IF THE PACKAGE HAD BEEN WRAPPED
    4. IF THE GIRL HADN’T BROKEN UP…
    5. IF THE MAN HADN’T FORGOTTEN TO…
    6. IF THE TAXI DRIVER HADN’T STOPPED…
    7. IF THE WOMAN HAD REMEMBERED…

    DAISY AND HER FRIEND WOULD HAVE CROSSED THE STREET AND THE TAXI WOULD
    HAVE DRIVEN BY.

    http://moviesegmentstoassessgrammargoals.blogspot.com

    Claudio Azevedo

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