ONCE IN A LIFETIME

EXPERIENCE
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT
 Rarely does my husband hold in high regard
my holiday options.

Husband: “No way am I eating in a tavern.

Let’s go to McDonalds.”

What do you notice? What do the above sentences have in common?

 Never before have we explored
such an island on our own.

Nowhere have I felt so at ease and

laidback.

Seldom has Luke seen such

turquoise, infinite beauty.

What do you notice? What do the above sentences have in common?

 Little did my husband know that cars are
driven on the left side of the road.

Not only did we spend quality time

outdoors, but we also managed to bond
more.  (especially in car museums)

What do you notice? What do the above sentences have in common?

 Hardly had we arrived when we
discovered we had forgotten the
phone adaptors.

No sooner had Luke discovered

the indoor swimming pool than it
just dawned on him that
swimming was not his cup of tea.

What do you notice? What do the above sentences have in common?

• No sooner ….. then/than/when?
• Hardly/scarcely/barely …. then/than/when?
 Only after/Not until the boys
discovered the gym did they unwind
a little bit.

It was the wind that prevented us

from enjoying the trip to the fullest.

What do you notice? What is different about these 2 sentences, as

compared to the previous slides?
Luke: “Under no condition should we return
here. We have thoroughly explored the
island.”

Not only can you go hiking, but you can also

give a go to scuba diving.

Under no circumstances/On no account are

you to miss this once in a lifetime
opportunity.

What’s special about these examples?

 Such was Luke’s excitement at seeing the mini-gold field,
that we could barely notice it was closed. (We had no
hopes, nor did we know we would find an open field just
across the street.)

So tired did he feel/was he afterwards that he fell asleep

during dinner.

Unfortunately, so outrageous was the storm, that we

couldn’t leave our room for our evening stroll.

FRONTING
What do you notice? What do the above sentences have in common?
 LAST, BUT NOT LEAST….. Conditionals 

Should you visit this country, do not miss out on

vising the Tombs of the kings.
Were I to be able to travel this year, I would
definitely visit Romania extensively.
Had it not been for the pandemic, tourist agents
would have earned considerable amounts of
money.