Ministry of Higher and Secondary Specialized Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Question 1: Hello, this is Alice Munro?
Yes, this is Alice Munro. I just wanted to thank you, very much. 
This is quite a wonderful thing for me. It’s a wonderful thing for the 
short story.
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Question 2: How did you hear the news?
Um, let me see, I was wandering around this moming, early. How 
did I hear it first? Oh, the press called me.
Question 3: And what was your first reaction? Do you remember?
I really couldn’t believe it, I was so happy, and I haven’t gotten 
over the delight yet.
Question 4: Have you been basically the same sort of writer from 
the beginning to the end? Have you changed, do you think?
Well you know as far as I can tell, I have not changed very much. 
But someone else could answer that question better I think.
Question 5: For those who don’t know your work, would you 
recommend a starting point?
Oh goodness! i don’t know, I can’t ... You always think that your 
latest work is your best, at least I do. So I would want them to start 
with the latest book.
Question6: So they should start with Dear Life should they?
Well, in a way, yes, but then I hope they would go back and read 
the others as well.
5. Pairwork. A sk students to look at the questionnaire they have 
composed in Ex.1. Let them review if their questions present 
any similarity with the interviewer’s. A sk students to share 
their feelings if they have been motivated with the awardee’s 
answers. Remember the questions listed by the students might 
not always present any commonness; however, you should 
facilitate discussion asking students to what extend the listening 
material has motivated them.
GR AM M AR
M ixedConditionals
6. Pairwork. Lead in students having their attention on the samples 
and let them analyze the difference between the sentences 
both meaning and structure/form. A sk students to match the 
beginnins and ends of the sentences.
E.g.: First sentence shows the regret in which the speaker failed to 
visit the awarding ceremony yesterday due to lack of time.

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Explain the following structure with given examples to students. 
Have them make up sentences of their own.
A conditional consists of two clauses: the condition or if clause and 
the main or result clause. Depending on the meaning we try to convey 
we have many different conditionals to express ourselves clearly. We are 
going to look at two mixed conditionals that express unreal situations. 
Past Condition / Present Result
The first one has a condition in the past and a present result. We use 
it to express that if something had been different in the past there would 
be a present result.
For example: if we hadn’t missed our flight we would be in Samarkand 
now.
The structure is: If + past perfect, would (could, might) + infinitive. 
Present Condition / Past Result
The next one has a present condition and a past result. We use it 
to express that due to certain present conditions something already 
happened in the past.
For example: if I was more diligent, I would’ve finished my degree 
at the University. The meaning is: I am not a diligent person and because 
of this present condition I have never finished my degree.
The structure is: if + past simple, would (could, might) have + past