Meanings Into Words: XII: Unit 13

From Student's Book: page: 124

Follow-up Structures:

a. When+you+v1+obj+you+v1/should v1/must v1 etc.+obj

            

when the 1st and 2nd events happen at the same time

 

 

         

b. When+you+have+v3+obj+you+v1/shouldv1/mustv1 etc.+obj.

                    

when the 1st and 2nd events happen one after the other

 

 

Exercise:13.1

Question:  Join the prompts below using when:

     (a and b at the end indicate the structures to be followed)

1. arrive/border →    show/passport (b)

     When you've arrived at the border, you show your passport.

2. water/boil →   pour/teapot (b)

     When you've boiled water, you pour it into a teapot.

3. turn off/light  →   change/bulb. (b)

     When you've turned off the light, you must change the bulb.

4. turn on/gas   →  light/gas. (a)

     When you turn on gas, you light the gas.

5. meet/stranger  → shake/hands (b)

     When you've met a stranger, you shake your hands.

6. eat/meal →  pay/bill (b)

     When you have eaten meal, you should pay the bill.

Exercise: 13.2

Follow-up structures:

A: you+should+v1+obj+before+you+v1+obj.

B:  you+shouldn't+v1+obj+ until/before+you+have v3+obj. 

C: Otherwise sub+ might + v1+obj.

Question: Write three sentences for each pair of the actions below using 

a. should……..before

b. shouldn't ……… until/before

c. otherwise……..

1. wind the film on/close the camera

     A: you should close the camera before you wind the film on.

     B: you shouldn't wind the film on until/before you have closed the camera.

     C. Otherwise you might not get the picture.

2. wind the film on/ take a picture.

     A: you should wind the film on before you take a picture.

     B: you shouldn't take a picture until/before you have wound the film on.

     C. Otherwise you might not take a snap.

3. read the label/wash a blouse.

     A: you should read the label before you wash your blouse.

     B: you shouldn't wash your blouse until/before you have read the label.

     C: otherwise your blouse might get spoilt.

4. change a fuse/turn off the mains

     A: you should turn off the mains before you change a fuse.

     B: you shouldn't change a fuse until/before you have turned off the mains.

     C: Otherwise you might get electric shock.

5. pay the bill/check it

     A: you should check the bill before you pay it.

     B: you shouldn't pay the bill until/before you have checked it.

     C: otherwise you might be deceived.

6. bandage a wound/ clean it

     A: you should clean a wound before you bandage it.

     B: you shouldn't bandage a wound until/before you have cleaned it.

     C: Otherwise your wound might get infected.

7. listen to the weather forecast/ go sailing

     A: you should listen to the weather forecast before you go sailing.

     B: you shouldn't go sailing until/before you have listened to the weather forecast.

     C: Otherwise you might be storm beaten.

8. buy your girlfriend a ring/ ask her to marry you.

     A: you should ask your girlfriend to marry you before you buy her a ring.

     B: you shouldn't buy your girlfriend a ring until/before you have asked her to marry you.

     C: Otherwise you might bear the loss.

From Work Book: page: 64

1. wash your hands/eat

     A: you should wash your hands before you eat.

     B: you shouldn't eat until/before you have washed your hands.

     C: Otherwise you might get an infection.

2. close your windows/go out

     A: you should close your windows before you go out.

     B: you shouldn't go out until/before you have closed your windows

     C: Otherwise your belongings might get stolen.

3. have some driving lessons/take your driving test

     A: you should have some driving lessons before you take your driving test.

     B: you shouldn't take your driving test until/before you have had some driving lessons.

     C: Otherwise you might not get a license.

4. clean your teeth/go to bed.

     A: you should clean your teeth before you go to bed.

     B: you shouldn't go to bed until/before you have cleaned your teeth.

     C: Otherwise germs might attack your teeth.

5. test the temperature of the water/ bath the baby

     A: you should test the temperature of the water before you bath the baby.

     B: you shouldn't bath the baby until/before you've tested the temperature of the water.

     C: Otherwise the baby might be uneasy.

From student's Book: page 127

Question: Which verbs do you use for talking about the following:

1. changes in size:              → expand, contract, shrink, swell, stretch, compress, squeeze

2. solids becoming liquid: → melt, dissolve

3. liquids becoming solid: → set, freeze, congeal, coagulate, solidify, clot

4. liquids becoming gas:    → evaporate, vaporize

5. gases becoming liquid:  → condense compress

Question: What happens when you…

… put a lump of ice in a glass of lemonade?                   → It melts.

…leave a pullover in hot water?                                      → It shrinks.

… leave a liquid cement on the ground?                         → It sets.

… leave a bowl of water outside in the sun?                   → It evaporates.

… leave a bowl of water outside at the south pole?        → It freezes.

…leave a bowl of hot water in front of a mirror?           → It condenses.

… put a lump of sugar in your coffee?                           → It dissolves

… blow into a balloon?                                                   → It swells.

… pour cold water onto hot metal?                                 → It contracts.

… leave rice in a bowl of water?                                     → It swells.

… fill a bowl with blood and leave it?                            → It congeals/coagulates/ sets/ etc.

The End of Unit 13.