Tiếng Anh thông dụng ở Australia - Loạt 2 - Bài 20: talking about the past

 EVERYDAY ENGLISH FROM AUSTRALIA – Series 2 
TIẾNG ANH THÔNG DỤNG Ở AUSTRALIA – Loạt 2 
Bài 20: talking about the past – the 3rd conditional 
(nói về chuyện quá khứ - thể giả định) 
Part 1 - THE DIALOGUE (đối thoại) 
Bà Ruth và bà Dorothy lại nói chuyện về ngày xưa. 
RUTH: If I'd lived in Sydney, I'd have learnt to swim. 
DOROTHY: If I'd lived on a farm, I'd have owned a horse. 
RUTH: • If I'd stayed at school, I'd have gone to university. 
• If I'd stayed at school, I might've gone to university. 
DOROTHY: I wouldn't have worked in Brown's Bakery. 
RUTH: If I hadn't left school at fifteen, I'd have gone to university. 
DOROTHY: • If I'd married, I'd have had lots of children. 
• If I'd married, I might've had lots of children. 
RUTH: I'd have been very happy if I'd had lots of children. I'm sure I 
would've. 
Part 2 - VOCABULARY (từ vựng) 
a farm 
[ 'fam ] 
nông trại 
to own 
[ 'oʊn ] 
làm chủ, sở hữu 
Part 3 – LESSON: talking about the past - the 3rd conditional 
(nói về chuyện quá khứ - thể giả định) 
 Khi nói về các tình huống không có thực ở trong quá khứ, chúng ta áp dụng câu điều kiện thứ 
ba. Thí dụ: 
If I had lived in Sydney, I would have learnt 
to swim. 
Giá như còn sống ở Sydney, tôi đã học 
bơi rồi. 
Trong thí dụ vừa rồi động từ ở mệnh đề 'if' được chia ở thời quá khứ hoàn thành và động từ ở 
mệnh đề chính được chia ở thời hiện tại hoàn thành. 
IF + PAST PERFECT + WOULD + PERFECT 
If I had lived on a farm, I would have owned 
a horse. 
Giá như tôi sống ở trang trại, tôi đã có 
ngựa. 
Trong thực tế chị ấy không sống ở trang trại nên đâu có ngựa. 
Các mệnh đề ở câu điều kiện có thể hoán vị vị trí cho nhau được: 
I would have owned a horse, if I had lived 
on a farm. 
Giá như tôi sống ở trang trại, tôi đã có 
ngựa. 
Câu điều kiện thứ ba ở dạng phủ định thường đề cập tới một thực tế là những hành động này 
thực sự đã xảy ra. Thí dụ: 
If I had not left school at fifteen, I would 
have gone to university. 
Giá như tôi không bỏ học lúc 15 tuổi tôi 
đã vào học đại học. 
Trong thực tế, chị ấy đã bỏ học lúc 15 tuổi, bởi vậy chị ấy không học lên tới đại học. Cách nói 
này chỉ là một giả thiết. 
Part 4 - PRONUNCIATION (phát âm) 
Điểm chính của bài học này là tập trung vào câu điều kiện thứ ba câu giả định. Cách nói các 
giả định thật khó, vậy bạn hãy luyện nói các câu sau: 
She would have had help. 
[ ʃi 'wʊd hæv hæd hɛlp ] 
 She would've had help. 
[ ʃi 'wʊd_əv hæd hɛlp ] 
She would not have had help. 
[ ʃi 'wʊd 'nɒt hæv hæd hɛlp ] 
She wouldn't've had help. 
[ ʃi 'wʊd_ənt_əv hæd hɛlp ] 
Part 5 - PRACTICE (luyện tập) 
Đề nghị bạn hoàn chỉnh bài hội thoại sau đây trong đó có sử dụng các động từ trong ngoặc. 
Thí dụ: 
JILL: Well if you hadn't braked (brake) so hard, we wouldn't have had 
(have) the accident. 
JACK: If you_______________ (shout) at me, I_______________(brake) so 
hard. 
JILL: . If you_________________ (rush) so much, I_____________ (shout) 
at you 
JACK: If you________________ (tread) on the plate, I____________ 
(rushed) to the hospital. 
JILL: But if you_______________(drop) the plate, I_______________ 
(tread) on it. 
JACK: And if you______________(ask) me to do the washing up, 
I______________________(drop) the plate. 
JILL: So, it's all my fault is it? 
JACK: Yes. If you_____________(ask) me to do the washing up, 
we_________________________(have) the accident. 
 Answers to Exercise in Lesson 16 (giải đáp cho Bài tập trong Bài 16): 
1. People eat a lot of pies in Australia. A lot of pies are eaten in Australia. 
2. I have lost my hat. My hat has been lost. 
3. I will serve drinks later. Drinks will be served later. 
4. We speak English here. English is spoken here 
5. You must not touch the flowers. The flowers must not be touched 
Answers to Exercise in Lesson 19 (giải đáp cho Bài tập trong Bài 19): 
A. Have you spoken to Mary? A asked if B had spoken to Mary. 
B. Yes. I rang her this morning. B replied she had rung Mary this 
morning. 
A. How are the arrangements for the party? A asked B how the arrangements were 
for the party. 
B. It'll be noisy. I hope the neighbours don't 
complain. 
B explained that it'd be noisy and hoped 
that the neighbours wouldn't complain. 
A. Well, we can always turn the volume 
down. 
A suggested that they could always turn 
the volume down. 
B. By the way, why don't you ask Betty 
along? 
B told A to ask Betty along. 
A. That's a good idea. See you tomorrow 
then. 
A replied that it was a good idea and she 
would see A tomorrow. 
Answers to Exercise in Lesson 20 (giải đáp cho Bài tập trong Bài 20) 
JACK: If you hadn't shouted at me, I wouldn't've braked so hard. 
JILL: . If you hadn't rushed so much, I wouldn't've shouted at you 
JACK: If you hadn't treaded on the plate, I wouldn't've rushed to the 
hospital. 
JILL: But if you hadn't dropped the plate, I wouldn't've treaded on it. 
 JACK: And if you hadn't asked me to do the washing up, I wouldn't've 
dropped the plate. 
JILL: So, it's all my fault is it? 
JACK: Yes. If you hadn't asked me to do the washing up, we wouldn't've 
had the accident. 
Part 6 – THE SERIAL (chuyện đọc từng kỳ) 
Episode 20: 
Well, the story is finished, but there are a few things I haven't explained. This is 
what happened at Richmond. The police had been watching the house all night. They 
knew that Mandy was tied to a chair, and Vincent had a gun. Just before mid-day, 
Vincent left his gun on a table and went to another room to talk to Pamela. 
The police broke into the house, arrested Pamela and Vincent, and untied 
Mandy. So I hadn't been needed after all. I was glad of that! Pamela was working for 
another group of researchers. She had pretended to be a friend of Diana's, and she had 
been with Diana when I phoned. She locked Diana in a room and travelled to Melbourne 
on Diana passport. It was lucky for her that they looked alike. 
Stanley Vincent was also in the gang. He had driven Cotton to the country at 
gunpoint. Cotton wouldn't tell him anything, so he took Cotton's second briefcase, then 
killed him. But the documents were not in the second briefcase, as we know. 
Vincent found the numbered disk and guessed that the documents must be at 
the hotel. So Cotton had been killed before Judy and I went on our fishing trip. Vincent 
had gone to the hotel, and when the safe key was missing, he broke into our house. 
And now, of course, Vincent and Pamela were under arrest. Vincent had been charged 
with the murder of Henry Cotton. 
'Thank goodness it's all over,' sighed Judy. 'In future, Joe, you must mind your 
own business. If you hadn't been so curious, we wouldn't have been involved!' I looked 
at Ben and Mandy, sitting together on the lounge. They looked very happy. I smiled. 
'If I hadn't been involved, Mandy wouldn't have met Ben, would she? I think this 
calls for a celebration. Champagne?'. And everyone agreed. 
END OF LESSON 20 (Lessons 21 and 22 are reviews and have no study notes) 
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