Warm-up
Repeat after the tutor.
- Let’s talk unless you’re busy.
- Let’s hang out unless you’re tired.
- Let’s take a bus unless we are in a hurry.
- Let’s go home unless we have something to do.
- Come to work unless you’re really sick.
- Study English hard unless you’re a genius.
- Finish your homework unless you have to leave now.
- Don’t run unless the bear moves.
- Don’t skip breakfast unless you’re really busy.
- I want to use your service unless it’s expensive.
- I don’t want to park here unless it’s free.
- I can’t pass this test unless you help me.
- You can’t move this truck unless you are Superman.
- We can’t win unless he comes back.
- They can’t work here unless they speak English.
Notes
Here are some grammar tips.
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Vocabulary
Go over the following vocabulary and expressions with your tutor. Use the illustration above if needed.
Vocabulary/ Expressions
Expression | Definition |
spouse | (n) someone who is married: a husband or wife She sat next to her spouse at dinner. |
variety | (n) a number or collection of different things or people There was a variety of flavors at the shop. |
run through | (phrasal verb) to spend or use up something quickly: to read, repeat or practice something quickly Before you leave, be sure to run through your lines one last time. |
fill in the blank | (phrasal verb) to complete a document by providing necessary information On the quiz, please fill in the blank with your answer. |
rapport | (n) a friendly relationship The employee quickly developed a good rapport with her coworkers. |
bond | (n) something that is shared between people or groups and forms a connection between them The event created a bond between the attendees. |
get along with | (phrasal verb) to be or remain friendly The brother tries to get along with his sister. |
associate | (v) to think of one person or thing when you think of another person or thing I always associate chocolate with strawberries. |
pet-peeve | (n) something that annoys or bothers a person very much A messy kitchen is one of my biggest pet-peeves. |
fit in | (v) to belong in a particular situation, place or group: to go into or through a particular space She wanted to fit in with the other students. |
Exercise
Go over the following exercise with your tutors.
- Make a sentence.
- can’t / finish / work / unless / You / go / you / your / .
- will / replaced / gets / it / They / sad / be / unless / sad / .
- weather / We’re / is / bad / going / unless/ the / .
- eat / don’t / healthy / I / want / unless/ to / eat / it’s / that / .
- gets / unless / She / reward / a / she / won’t / work / .
- Correct the following sentences.
- Go to bed unless be tired.
- Eat your dinner unless hungry.
- She won’t go, unless they drive.
- The artist didn’t work unless he gets paid.
- You will get the job – unless – you don’t show up.
- Answer the following questions.
- What won’t you do unless you get paid for it?
- When do you go to bed unless you’re busy?
- What can’t you do unless someone helps you?
- (Homework) Write a paragraph.
- Write 10 sentences using the grammar you learned today.
- I want to know what love is: We each have many types of love relationships — parents,
children, spouses, friends. And they’re not always with people; you may love an animal or a place. Is there a single idea or definition that runs through all the varieties of “love”? - Fill in the blank: Three people walk into a bar . . .