Unit: 10 fame. Grammar

Grammar focus 

Talking hypothetically about the past

You can use sentences with if to talk hypothetically about the past.

Use the past perfect form in the if clause and a past modal in the main clause.

If + past perfect           Past modal would have, could have, might have, etc.

If Sarai have stayeding school, Maybe she would have done something entirely different.

If she hadn’t won the talent contest, She might not had had the confidence to become a singer.

If she had continued her education, She could have gotten formal music training.

Hypothetical questions about the past what would have happened if she had stayed in school?

Would she have become a singer?

1.Ways to become famous

You get discovered by someone.

You’re justin right places.

You have conetion.

2.when you're becoming famous

your career takes off.

you make head lines.

you're in the headlines a loy. 

3.When things don’t workout?

You career goes downhill.

You get bad press.

You dropp out of sight.

The rise to fame

Unexpected Fame

Russell Watson’s rise was remarkable and unexpected. The English-born tenor had no formal music training, was an average student, and quit school at 16 to work in a factory. To make extra money, he sang in pubs in his spare time. Several years later, he sang in a radio talent contest and won, and his life too kan amazing turn. He quit his job, got a manager, and started singing in clubs full-time. One night he ended a set of pop songs with an aria form opera and got a standing ovation. He realized he was onto something. That’s how he became a famous singer. By the age of 28, he had released his first álbum, the Voice, and had become an international star.

Grammar tag questions

Tag questions are statements followed by short questions in the same tense. Called “tags”. Affirmative statement + negative tag

It’s amazing, isn’t it?

She won the talent show, didn’t she?

He’s dropped out of sight, hasn’t he?

That was a dumb thing to do, wasn’t it?

Answer yes to agree.

She won the talent show, didn’t she?

Yes, she did.

Negative statement + affirmative tag

It’s not easy to become famous, is it?

She didn’t have connections, did she?

His career hasn’t taken off, has it?

That wasn’t too Smart, was it?

Answer no to agree.

That wasn’t too Smart, was it?

No, it wasn’t.