Unit 10 - Overcomimg Adveristy
The Butterfly Circus - Click the blue button to watch the short film
The Butterfly Circus
After watching the short film, answer the following questions:
What is the central theme or message conveyed in "The Butterfly Circus"?
How does the character of Mr. Mendez influence Will's perception of himself and his abilities?
Discuss the significance of the butterfly metaphor throughout the film.
How does Will's transformation throughout the film reflect themes of self-discovery and redemption?
Discuss the importance of embracing one's uniqueness and overcoming personal limitations.
Vocabulary
Writing Activity: Overcoming Adversity Write a short story about overcoming adversity. Use your imagination to describe how a person faces a difficult situation and learns something valuable from it.
- Use at least 5 words or expressions from Unit 10 in your story.
- Make sure your story has an inspiring ending.
- Write one short paragraph (6–8 sentences).
Grammar
What Would You Do If…
Emma: Hi, Lucas! If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Lucas: Hmm, I would go to Japan if I had enough money. Emma: That’s cool! I would visit Italy if I spoke Italian. Lucas: Yeah, me too! If we won the lottery, we would travel together! Emma: Haha, that would be amazing!
When to use the Second Conditional
We use the second conditional to talk about unreal or hypothetical situations in the present or future — things that are unlikely or impossible.
Affirmative: If I won the lottery, I would buy a big house. Negative: If she didn’t have so much work, she would travel more. Interrogative: What would you do if you met your favorite celebrity?
Time to practice!
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
If I Had Known
Conversation: Sophie: Hey, Daniel! Did you go to the concert last night?
Daniel: No, I didn’t. If I had known about it, I would have bought tickets!
Sophie: Really? It was amazing! If you had come, you would have loved it.
Daniel: Yeah, I’m sure. If I had checked my messages earlier, I wouldn’t have missed it.
Sophie: Don’t worry—next time you won’t miss it!
When to use the Third Conditional We use the third conditional to talk about unreal or hypothetical situations in the past — things that didn’t happen, and we imagine a different result . Structure: If + past perfect, ... would have + past participle
Exercise 1
ExamplesAffirmative: If I had studied harder, I would have passed the exam. Negative: If she hadn’t missed the bus, she would have arrived on time. Interrogative: What would you have done if you had lost your passport?
Characters
Alan Grant
Ian Malcolm
Characters
Donald Gennaro
The annoying kids
Dennis Nedry
The Story
Jurassic Park is a theme park where scientists have brought dinosaurs back from extinction. The owner invites some experts to come and visit the park to try it out before it opens to the public.
However, while the guests are enjoying a tour of the park, one of the park’s employees (Dennis Nedry) tries to steal dinosaur embryos. To escape from the park he switches off all the electric fences and the dinosaurs escape and kill and eat several people.
Third conditional - Activity
Video - Link
Now watch the video of the T-rex attack and make as many 3rd conditional sentences as you can. Think about the character’s actions and their consequences.Take this into account: the flashlight
Alan Grant’s bravery
the kid’s stupidity
Ian Malcolm’s stupidity
the glass
Example:Dennis stole the embryos and switched off the electric fences to escape. As a result, all the dinosaurs escaped and killed and ate people. If Dennis hadn’t switched off the electric fences, the dinosaurs wouldn’t have escaped.
Unit 10 - Overcoming Adversity
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Unit 10 - Overcomimg Adveristy
The Butterfly Circus - Click the blue button to watch the short film
The Butterfly Circus
After watching the short film, answer the following questions:
What is the central theme or message conveyed in "The Butterfly Circus"?
How does the character of Mr. Mendez influence Will's perception of himself and his abilities?
Discuss the significance of the butterfly metaphor throughout the film.
How does Will's transformation throughout the film reflect themes of self-discovery and redemption?
Discuss the importance of embracing one's uniqueness and overcoming personal limitations.
Vocabulary
Writing Activity: Overcoming Adversity Write a short story about overcoming adversity. Use your imagination to describe how a person faces a difficult situation and learns something valuable from it.
Grammar
What Would You Do If… Emma: Hi, Lucas! If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Lucas: Hmm, I would go to Japan if I had enough money. Emma: That’s cool! I would visit Italy if I spoke Italian. Lucas: Yeah, me too! If we won the lottery, we would travel together! Emma: Haha, that would be amazing!
When to use the Second Conditional
We use the second conditional to talk about unreal or hypothetical situations in the present or future — things that are unlikely or impossible.
Affirmative: If I won the lottery, I would buy a big house. Negative: If she didn’t have so much work, she would travel more. Interrogative: What would you do if you met your favorite celebrity?
Time to practice!
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
If I Had Known
Conversation: Sophie: Hey, Daniel! Did you go to the concert last night? Daniel: No, I didn’t. If I had known about it, I would have bought tickets! Sophie: Really? It was amazing! If you had come, you would have loved it. Daniel: Yeah, I’m sure. If I had checked my messages earlier, I wouldn’t have missed it. Sophie: Don’t worry—next time you won’t miss it!
When to use the Third Conditional We use the third conditional to talk about unreal or hypothetical situations in the past — things that didn’t happen, and we imagine a different result . Structure: If + past perfect, ... would have + past participle
Exercise 1
ExamplesAffirmative: If I had studied harder, I would have passed the exam. Negative: If she hadn’t missed the bus, she would have arrived on time. Interrogative: What would you have done if you had lost your passport?
Characters
Alan Grant
Ian Malcolm
Characters
Donald Gennaro
The annoying kids
Dennis Nedry
The Story
Jurassic Park is a theme park where scientists have brought dinosaurs back from extinction. The owner invites some experts to come and visit the park to try it out before it opens to the public. However, while the guests are enjoying a tour of the park, one of the park’s employees (Dennis Nedry) tries to steal dinosaur embryos. To escape from the park he switches off all the electric fences and the dinosaurs escape and kill and eat several people.
Third conditional - Activity
Video - Link
Now watch the video of the T-rex attack and make as many 3rd conditional sentences as you can. Think about the character’s actions and their consequences.Take this into account: the flashlight Alan Grant’s bravery the kid’s stupidity Ian Malcolm’s stupidity the glass
Example:Dennis stole the embryos and switched off the electric fences to escape. As a result, all the dinosaurs escaped and killed and ate people. If Dennis hadn’t switched off the electric fences, the dinosaurs wouldn’t have escaped.