Experimental Sciences.

Unit 2: It’s a Giant Leap for Mankind.

Theme:Astronomy and Solar system

 Sequence 1: Read and consider

 Lesson: Grammar Explorer I:
Look at the following pictures and
answer the questions.
What could happen if the Martians
invaded the Earth?
What might you do
if you were a space
man?
 Function: we use the conditional type 02 to talk
present and to ………
about the …………….., …. something
imagine
……. situation now or in the
totally different from the .real
………...
future
 Form:
 If + S + V ( ………………..)
Simple past , S + Would/could/might
………………………..+ Stem .
Condition clause Result clause
 If can be replaced by « suppose »
 Were is used for all the forms of « be » .
 Would can be replaced by could or might.
 Task 1:
 Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
 Use would, could and might
 1- Suppose we (have) ……….a space ship, we (sail)
…………..through the galaxy.
 2- If astronomers (discover) …… water on other planets,
people (immigrate) ……….to live there.
 3- We (not/survive) ………. If the Sun (explode).
 4- If the Ozone layer (not/exist) …………, commits (crash)
……..the earth so often.
 5- Wow, you have a telescope. I (look) …………….at the stars all
night if I (be) …….you.
The answer
 1- Suppose if we had a space ship, we would
sail through the galaxy.
 2- If astronomers discovered water on other
planets, people could immigrate to live there.
 3- We might not survive if the Sun exploded
 4- If the Ozone layer did not exist, commits
would crash the earth so often.
 5- Wow, you have a telescope. I could look at the
stars all night if I were you.
 Task 2:Pair work
Complete the dialogue with suppositions.
 A: suppose if Martians invaded the Earth, what would
happen?
 B: ……………………………………………………………………..
 A: what could they do if they were friendly?
 B: …………………………………………………………..
 A: interesting, but what if they were not friendly with us?
 B: ………………………………………………………………..
 A: Oh my God, I dont want to be eaten by Martians , would
you fight them if it were necessary?
 B: ………………………………………………………………………
 A: Oh, thank God it is all unreal , we’re just imagining.
 Task 3:
 Imagine that you were the headmaster of the NASA, what
would you do?
 Write a short paragraph where you state your hypothesis
about your plans in the NASA.
 Use: would, could and might
 Use the following notes:
 Algerians/ visit / the moon
 Improve/ astronomy/ Algerian universities.
 Offer / chances/ Algerian scientists
 Open/ search centre of NASA
 Build/ space stations
The answer
 Start like this:
If I were the headmaster of the NASA, I would first
takethe Algerian students in a trip to the moon.
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