3rd conditional - Upper Intermediate teens

We have been covering the 3rd conditional using English File Upper Intermediate chapter 3B which was a good introduction to the form. It worked well because the story is interesting and on each question I took a class vote on what they would have done if it had been them.

Afterwards we watched the whole documentary "Touching the Void". Before beginning I realised that there were a lot of references to imperial measurements that were crucial to understanding so I got them to match the measurements while I tried to work out how the dvd player worked (!) There were comprehension questions to answer while they were doing it, the video is in sections; day 1 day 2 etc so I stopped and checked if they understood. They were really interested in the story, more than I expected, although the only vocabulary question I was asked was "what does c*nt mean?!" Cant blame the man for swearing, he crawled 4 days in the snow with a broken leg....

Match the metric to imperial measurements:

1 inch (length) 91 cm
1 foot (length) 2.54cm
1 yard (length) 1609 m
1 mile (length) 568 ml
1 pint (liquid) 453g
1 ounce (weight) 6.3 kg
1 pound (weight) 30cm
1 stone (weight) 28.35 g


I was checking the web for songs to use in teaching the 3rd conditional and I came across this one at http://www.ac-nancy-metz.fr/enseign/anglais/Henry/wish.htm#wsong

James Blunt Tears and Rain

How I wish I could surrender my soul;
Shed the clothes that become my skin;
See the liar that burns within my needing.
How I wish I'd chosen darkness from cold.
How I wish I had screamed out loud,
Instead I've found no meaning.

I guess it's time I run far, far away;
find comfort in pain,
All pleasure's the same:
it just keeps me from trouble.
Hides my true shape, like Dorian Gray.
I've heard what they say,
but I'm not here for trouble.
It's more than just words:
it's just tears and rain.

How I wish I could walk through the doors of my mind;
Hold memory close at hand,
Help me understand the years.
How I wish I could choose between Heaven and Hell.
How I wish I would save my soul.
I'm so cold from fear.

I guess it's time I run far, far away;
find comfort in pain,
All pleasure's the same:
it just keeps me from trouble.
Hides my true shape, like Dorian Gray.
I've heard what they say,
but I'm not here for trouble.
Far, far away; find comfort in pain.
All pleasure's the same:
it just keeps me from trouble.
It's more than just words:
it's just tears and rain.

__________________

I got this biography from Imdb

James Blunt Biography

Read the text about the artist James Blunt and answer the questions TRUE OR FALSE

James Blunt used to be in the army
He went to a boys-only school
He learned all his songs from his father.
The song “goodbye Mr Lover” is about a girlfriend who died.
He is successful in America
The song “You’re beautiful” is about his current girlfriend.

He had planned to be a musician after he saw an older boy playing the electric guitar it inspired him to become one too.

He was in the army for four and a half years. He spent six months in Kosovo as part of the peace keeping force. He recorded his memories of his time in the army in 'No Bravery, the closing track of his album, 'Back To Bedlam'.

He attended Harrow, a large, well-known public school for boys. His music was never appreciated in school as it was too emotional for the teenage boys in his class. Despite these set backs, he continued to practice everyday.

He plays the guitar and the piano. He also writes all of his own lyrics and music.

Wrote the song "Good-bye My Lover", for an ex-girlfriend (who is still alive despite rumors that she passed on). He considered her to be the woman he wanted to marry before she left him.

Wrote the song "You're Beautiful" after seeing another ex-girlfriend on the London Underground with her new boyfriend. He claimed on the BBC concert that aired on BBC1 on the 9th of December 2005 at 11:3s GMT that "our eyes met for a second but we re-lived an entire lifetime of memories".

Won 2 prizes at the 2006 Brit Awards for "Best Pop Act" and "Best British Male" (15 February 2006).

Was on duty for the funeral of the Queen Mother (9 April 2002).

His song "You're Beautiful" became a US number one single, making him the first UK artist since Elton John in 1997 to top the US singles chart. [1 March 2006]

Match the words or phrases that have the same meaning

SURRENDER WHEN AN ANIMAL LOSES HAIR
SHED THE IMMATERIAL PART OF A PERSON
I GUESS HIGH-PITCHED HUMAN CRY
SCREAM TO GIVE UP
TROUBLE EN VOZ ALTA
NEED TRIANGLE, SQUARE, RECTANGLE
SOUL NECESSITY
OUT LOUD DIFFICULT SITUATION
SHAPE I SUPPOSE

LISTENING TASK:

PUT THE LINES IN ORDER

Instead I've found no meaning.
See the liar that burns within my needing.
How I wish I could surrender my soul;
Shed the clothes that become my skin;
How I wish I had screamed out loud,
How I wish I'd chosen darkness from cold.

FILL IN THE MISSING WORDS

(CHORUS)
I guess it's time I run far, far away;
find _________ in pain,All pleasure's __________:
it just keeps me from trouble.
Hides my true __________, like Dorian Gray.
I've heard what they say, but I'm not here for ___________.
It's more than just__________: it's just tears and rain.

PUT THE LINES IN ORDER
I'm so cold from fear.Hold memory close at hand,
How I wish I could choose between Heaven and Hell.
How I wish I could walk through the doors of my mind;
How I wish I would save my soul.
Help me understand the years.

(CHORUS)

POST LISTENING TASK

Find all the examples of conditional sentences in the text.
(will have to point out that I wish + would/could and infinitive or I wish + past perfect are 2nd and 3rd conditionals)
Which ones refer to the past and which ones refer to the present?
Which ones are 2nd conditional and which are 3rd?