LESSON
LISTENING AND SPEAKING
Talk about wishes and dreams
4
GET READY TO WATCH
Miranda is talking about what she would do with
a lot of money. What would you do if you had a lot
more money?
WATCH
Watch the video. Answer the questions.
1.
Where is Miranda’s dream house?
2.
Where is Sam’s dream house?
3.
Why doesn’t Miranda like the mountains?
4.
Why doesn’t Sam like the beach?
5.
What is Miranda’s dream vacation?
6.
What is Sam’s dream vacation?
CONVERSATION
A
Watch part of the video.
Complete the conversation.
Miranda:
Wouldn’t you love to live in a place like this?
Sam:
Mmm. It’s nice. But if I had the money to buy a dream home, I would
get a
in the mountains, right next to a lake.
Miranda:
No, no, no, no. The beach is far
. The mountains
have too many bugs, they’re too cold in the winter, and they’re too lonely.
Sam:
Yeah, well, the beach has too much sun and too much sand. I hate sand.
And I don’t like to lie around in the sun.
Miranda:
If I had this house, I would lounge on my deck all day, feeling the warm
ocean
on my skin.
Sam:
You want to live at the beach and you don’t even want to go swimming?
Miranda:
Oh, yes. Occasionally I would
.
Sam:
Well, in my mountain home, I would take my boat out every morning
and catch fish for lunch.
B
PAIRS
Practice the conversation.
C
PAIRS
Practice the conversation again. Make similar conversations. Talk about
your dream home. Where would you like to live? What would you do there?
PAIRS
Miranda and Sam are dreaming of things they would do with a lot of money.
Do you think having a lot of money makes people happier? Why or why not?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
In sentences starting with
if
, the voice
often goes down and then up a little at
the end of the
if
clause. The voice goes
down at the end of the sentence.
Listen and repeat.
If I had the money to buy a dream home,
I would get a cabin in the mountains.
If I had this house, I would
lounge on my deck all day.
Pronunciation Note
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