General English Level 3 V 3
UNIT 05 Getting away TOPIC 04 My dream holiday
LANGUAGE FOCUS 03 Using 'would'
Do you like imagining what you would do and where you would go?
Rose asks Linh:
Rose:
Imagine you are a millionaire… where would you go?

(Rose asks Linh to imagine she has a lot of money. Where does she want to go?)

Linh answers:
Linh:
I would go on a luxury cruise to Hawaii.

(Linh imagines having a lot of money. She wants to go to Hawaii.)

Rose asks Linh:
Rose:
And what would you do at night?

(Rose asks Linh to imagine what she wants to do at night.)

Linh answers:
Linh:
Well, for dinner I would eat the most delicious lobster… I would watch the sun set over the ocean…

(Linh imagines what she wants to do at night.)


When we ask someone to imagine what they want to do or where they want to go we can use What would you…?
When we imagine what we want to do or where we want to go we can use I would…


I'd = I would

Questions
Where would you go?
What do at night?
Answers
I would go on a luxury cruise to Hawaii.
eat the most delicious lobster.
watch the sun set over the ocean.

Examples

1 Read the sentences.
2 Click on the sentences to listen.
3 Practise saying each sentence.

Where would you go?
I would go on a luxury cruise to Hawaii.

What would you do?
I would ride a camel across the desert.

Where would you go?
I'd fly first-class to Paris.

What would you do at night?
I'd watch the sun set over the ocean.

What would you do at night?
I'd drink champagne all evening.

Now go to 04 PRACTICE Using 'would'.