中学3年生の英語⑧・・・Unit 6

Unit 6  Beyond Borders

Scene 1    What does this campaign do?

仮定法過去(現在の事実の反対仮定) I wish…~であればよいのに
 I don’t speak English.  ⇒  I wish I spoke English
 I can’t play tennis.       ⇒   I wish I could play tennis.

Examples from the textbook & Practice

I wish I could go to school.
I wish I had pens and notebooks.
I wish i could speak many languages.
I wish I had more time to play.
I wish there were no hungry children.

Important words & phases
We are running a campaign to help them.
Send us unused school supplies.
You can also donate your old school backpack.

Scene 2   What would Meg do if she were a Japanese student?

仮定法過去(現在の事実の反対仮定) If + 主語 + were (be動詞の過去形)…   ,  もし~であれば、~だろう

If I were in Kyoto, I could see many wonderful shrines and temples.

仮定法現在(未来の事実の仮定)

If it rains tomorrow, I will watch TV at home.

Examples from the textbook & Practice

If I were a Japanese student, I would send my old backpack.
If I were rich, I would donate more money.
If it were sunny today, we would clean the park.
If tomorrow is Sunday, I can keep reading this book.
If you were illiterate, you couldn’t get information through books or website. ( R & T 1 )

Read & Think 1  What is the main point Kaito is trying to tell us?

仮定法過去(現在の事実の反対仮定) If + 主語 + 一般動詞の過去形 , …   .  もし~であれば、~だろう

If you didn’t learn four English skills, you couldn’t communicate with foreign people.

Examples from the textbook & Practice

If you didn’t study, you couldn’t read or write.
If we didn’t import chicken from these countries, fried chicken would be quite expensive in Japan.

Important words & phases

It also encourages their parents to send their sons and daughters to school.
Most of the backpacks come with pens notebooks.
So students will be ready for school.
In areas with no school buildings, children can use the backpacks as desks in the open air.
Japan depend on foreign trade for its survival.
One- third of the chicken that we eat comes from other countries, like Brazil and Thailand.
We depend on foreign countries even more for beef and pork.