Unit 10

Unit 10

1. Grammar: Talking hypothetically about the past

   • You can use if to talk about events in the past that could be hipothetically
     • If+ past perfect
       • If he had traveled to Miami, If María had not written that letter, If they had done the proyect
     • Past modal would have, could have. might have,etc
       • She would have jumped from the Gonzales Suarez bridge., They might have taken care of José
     • Questions
       • What would have ocurred if my mom had gone to Australia

2. Vocabulary

   • up-and-comming, in the headlines,career, taken off, had connections, got discovered, right place at the right time, dropped out of sight, bad press, gone downhill

3. Grammar: Tag questions

   • Affirmative statement+ negative tag
     • It's beautiful?, isn't it?, He jumped from the bridge, didn't he?
   • Negative statement+ affirmative tag
     • It's not a good singer, is it?, She didn't go to the cinema, did she?

4. It's hard to say: You can use this expression when a question is difficult to answer