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Narrative Context

Grammar

Second Conditionals

Vocabulary

sputtered, rebuttal, tips, restless

Task

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Troublesome Tourists

Level 7 Unit 8 Lesson 4

Get Thinking!

If you were a tour guide, where would you take the people that visit your city?

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Idioms

hit the road Do you remember what this idiom means? Well, it's time to hit the road. I'll see you later!

Reading

Prereading

What does a tour guide do?

Reading

Victor arrived at the visitor center a little after eleven. His face was flushed and he was out of breath from running across the park. “Victor! There you are,” shouted out his coworker, Amber. “You’ve got another group waiting right outside.” “Another group?” Victor spluttered. “I’ve already done three this morning. I need to take a little break before I go out again. It’s quite hot this morning.” Victor sat down on the hard chair behind the counter. opened up a bottle of water and sipped it slowly.

spluttered

Reading

“You’ve got to hurry,” Amber told her coworker. “They’ve already been waiting almost twenty minutes.” “I can’t do another tour right now, Amber,” Victor said seriously. “I’ve been walking since eight. I haven’t had any breakfast and the fountain was turned off, so I haven’t had any water either.” Amber opened her mouth to make a rebuttal, but she looked closely at Victor and saw the sweat on his brow and his bright red face and stayed quiet. “I’ll let them know the tour is delayed, but you better get out there as soon as you can.

rebuttal

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“If you delay the tour, you know they won’t give you the best tips,” said David. He walked behind the counter and grabbed a bottle of water. He was just as sweaty as Victor and looked like he was more exhausted. “I don’t care about tips today,” Victor said. “I have done twelve tours every day this week. I can’t keep this rhythm up anymore.” “I hear you,” David replied. “At first I was excited about all the money I would make this summer, but If I keep working like this, my feet are going to fall off.”

tips

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“We need to do something about this,” Victor stated. “When I get to the city hall with my next group, I’m going to go in and ask to speak to the mayor. If she wants to offer free tours, she needs to make sure there are enough tour guides to do the work.” “We need at least two more guides to help out,” David agreed. “I’ll make a complaint as well.” “Victor!” Amber shouted from the doorway, “The tourists are getting restless. I really need you to start your tour now!” Victor groaned and stood up slowly, he forced himself to smile as he approached the gigantic group outside waiting for him.

restless

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Comprehension

1. What is Victor's job?
2. What is Victor's problem?
3. Who is Victor's boss?
4. What is Amber's attitude about the problem?

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Matching

unable to relax

splutter

tell someone they are wrong

rebuttal

tips

speak forcefully in shock

restless

money given to say thank you

Choose

• spluttered
• sprotted
• sprinkled
• sparkled

"I can't believe this!" she angrily.

• tips
• tops
• trots
• props

The whole tourist group didn't give me any

Do they think I work for free? They said I did a terrible job and I was too angry to think of a .

• rebuttal
• rebusca
• report
• rearrangement

• restless
• reported
• regarding
• resting

I have been getting in this job anyway. It might be time to find a new one.

• maintenance
• martin
• madness
• market

Maybe I will go work in the department instead.

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Context

Victor and David

Amber

Grammar

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Conditionals

Second Conditional if + past, would would (if + past)

Second Conditional if + past, could could (if + past)

We can also use "would be able to" to show things that are possible after the first event happens.

The modal "could" can give options that are possible after the first even happens.

I would be able to see the Colliseum or the Vatican if I went to Rome.

Second Conditional if + past, would be able to would be able to (if + past)

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Possibilities

"I could buy an airplane."But you hate flying!" "I know, but I would be able to afford it.

Practice

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Give Information

guide

internet

How can we learn about a new place?

local people

book

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Listening

What is the main idea of this listening passage?

Extension

Prepare a 1 to 2 minute speech about traveling. Be sure to start with an introduction that gives the main idea of your speech.

Exit Interview

Why is it important to think about the context of a situation?

Goodbye!

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