Lesson 21: Unit 164 - Unless
This lesson presents the use of "unless" (= if … not) to express conditions and exceptions at B1 level, with examples from a text and transformation exercises.
About this lesson
In this lesson you will learn how to use the English conjunction "unless" to express conditions and exceptions. You will understand the difference between "unless" and "if not" and why the verb after "unless" is always in the positive form. You will read an authentic text with real examples of "unless" and answer discussion questions on the topic. Finally, you will consolidate your knowledge through transformation and multiple-choice exercises.
40 minutes
What you'll learn
- Understand the meaning of 'unless' as 'if … not'.
- Know that the verb after 'unless' is always in the positive form.
- Transform sentences with 'if not' into sentences with 'unless'.
- Recognise and use 'unless' in texts you read and listen to.
- Tell when to use 'if' and when to use 'unless'.
Lesson vocabulary
- unless You won't pass the exam unless you study harder.
- exhausted Carmela Bousada of Cadiz, Spain, is an exhausted mom.
- deliver twins She has just delivered twins.
- napping Napping while they nap is impossible.
- conspire They seem to conspire to sleep in shifts.
- in shifts They seem to conspire to sleep in shifts.
- fertility clinic She lied to a California fertility clinic.
- in vitro procedure She secured her nearly $60,000 in vitro procedure.
- skewed priorities She should be found guilty of skewed priorities.
- parental urge Ms Bousada has fulfilled her parental urge.
- cope Mothers sometimes die, leaving the other parent to cope.
- selfish twaddle Don't do it just because you want to 'complete yourself' or some other selfish twaddle.
- intention Unless a woman has an intention of providing a married father to her child…
- quest Good luck on her other quest for a younger man.
- old-fashioned Do you think getting married is old-fashioned?
In other languages: Български