UNIT 10 Occasions UNIT CONTENTS G GRAMMAR · Regret and criticism structures (unreal conditionals; modals; wish, if only, it's time) · Passive reporting verbs (it structures; to + infinitive structures) V VOCABULARY · Communication verbs: address an audience, assert, attack, back up, conclude, demonstrate understanding, go into (too much) detail, make comments under your breath, move on to a new subject, pay tribute, present key information, sell an idea, summarise, voice concerns about · Superstitions, customs and beliefs: be on the safe side, convinced, convincing, customary, dubious, far-fetched, fingers crossed, good fortune, good luck charm, gullible, magic spell, make a wish, persuasive, plausible, tempt fate, third time lucky, touch wood, traditionally, ward off evil · Language in context: Idioms; Praising idioms · Wordpower: luck and chance: be in luck, blow your chances, count yourself lucky, fighting chance, not stand a chance, on the off chance, tough luck P PRONUNCIATION · Main stress · Consonant groups · Tone in question tags GETTING STARTED OPTIONAL LEAD-IN Books closed. Put students into pairs and ask them to make a list of things that could go wrong at a wedding, e.g. terrible weather, forgetting the rings, someone dropping the wedding cake. Write the list on the board and ask the class if they have ever experienced any of these things at a wedding. a Elicit bride (B1) and bridegroom (a man who is about to get married or has just got married). Give students one minute to think about their answers to the questions before talking about the photo as a class. If you wish, give students information from the Culture notes. UNIT OBJECTIVES At the end of this unit, students will be able to: understand instructional texts about presentations and speeches, articles about sports psychology and detailed film reviews follow and understand details including the attitudes of the speakers in narratives about socially awkward public speaking situations and radio discussions of the origins of superstitions use a range of lexis to: describe communication, regrets and criticisms and customs, beliefs, rituals in their own and other cultures and respond to these ideas and discuss possible origins; give a short talk using anecdotes to illustrate main points follow an interview and an idiomatic social interaction in which speakers congratulate each other on their success use a range of expressions and strategies for turn-taking in more formal conversations and interviews to continue speaking, interrupt and encourage others write an informative review of a film or TV series using a range of devices to make description concise and effective CULTURE NOTES This photo shows a couple getting married in the London Aquarium on 14 February, 2011. The man outside the tank is the wedding official and he is using signs to give the instructions. In the UK, you can get married outside a church or official registry office if the place is a permanent structure with a roof (this rules out many outside locations such as beaches and forests) and if it has been approved for purpose.