EXPANSION Units 1–4

1. Language Review

A. Rewrite the sentences as conditionals. Follow the example.

1. Khaled had a car accident because he answered his cell phone.

If Khaled hadn't answered his cell phone, he wouldn't have had a car accident.

2. My mother didn’t know we were coming, so she didn’t make any lunch.

If my mother had known we were coming, she would have made lunch.

3. He didn’t finish his homework because he went to see the football game.

If he hadn't gone to the football game, he would have finished his homework.

4. Ahmed didn’t greet his boss because he didn’t see him.

If Ahmed had ssen his boss, he would have greeted him.

B. Write sentences to speculate about the situations. Use can’t, could, couldn’t, must, may, or might in your sentences.

1. You hear a noise in your house early in the morning.

It could be my dog.

2. Your friend passed you by and didn’t say hello.

He might be absent minded.

3. Someone rings the doorbell.

He might be my friend.

4. The team looks sad as they are returning home from the baseball game.

They might have an accident.

D. Report what people said.

1. Qassim to Hameed: “I’ll meet you at seven tomorrow.”

Qassim told Hameed that he would meet him at seven the next day.

2. Mr. Jenkins to Mr. Taylor, an employee: “You must arrive on time.”

Mr. Jenkins told his employee, Mr. Taylor, that he had to arrive on time.

3. Robert to his teacher: “I didn’t catch my usual bus.”

Robert told his teacher that he hadn't caught his usual bus.

4. The customer to the salesperson: “Does this jacket come in a bigger size?”

The computer asked the salesperson if the jacket came in a bigger size.

5. Mr. Timms, the witness, to the judge: “I’ve never seen that man before.”

Mr. Timms told the judge that he had never seen that man before.

6. The captain to the co-pilot: “It may be a falling star.”

The captain told the co-pilot that it might be a falling star.

F. What should the person have done or said in the following situations?
Write your answers and compare them with a partner.

1. The boy should have worn knee pads.
2. The girl should have brought an umbrella.
3. The man should have remembered to bring the tickets.
4. The women should have closed the window before the she left the house.

2. Reading

After Reading

A. Find words in the reading that mean:

1. mysterious and frightening (paragraph 1) eerie
2. creature from another world (paragraph 2) alien
3. twisting and turning your body like a snake (paragraph 2) wriggling
4. causing an explosion (paragraph 3) blasting
5. to talk about something dangerous that might happen (paragraph 4) warned

B. Answer the questions about the reading.

1. What did the broadcast first say about the meteor? What did the meteor turn out to be?

It said that people should take care.

2. What was the alien like?

They have eyes and mouth in v shape.

3. How did the Martians move on Earth?

On a spaceship.

4. What weapons did they use?

They use poison.

5. What was the listeners’ reaction?

They get panic.

6. What would you have done if you’d heard the news on the radio?

I would hide myself.

Vocabulary

Find words and expressions in the chant that mean:

1. to see, realize Notice
2. immediately On the spot
3. difficulties, tests Trials
4. request Plea
5. to renounce or abandon Forsaken

Comprehension

A. Answer true or false.

1. T The young man is regretful about his past actions.
2. F He is not sure about his choices.
3. T He knows what he has done wrong.
4. F He doesn’t think he should have asked for help.
5. T He is not satisfied with his performance.
6. T If he’d tried harder, he’d have gotten an A.

B. List three things that the young man says he should have done.

1. Finish studying.
2. Get a job.
3. Get married.