Comparisons. Are we really better and bigger?

 We live in the age of technology and we have all the statistics we could possibly need at the click of a key but do we really know what we are in comparison to what people in other countries are?

Imagine there are 100 people in the world...what do you think would happen?

Try using the second conditional to predict.

IF + past simple, SB + would / could / should + INF

E.g. If the world were 100 people, 20 people would be very rich.

Let's see if your predictions were right:-

If The World Were 100 People | TED-Ed

Now we have watched the video, let's try to make some other sentences about the most surprising facts you've seen. These sentences could be with the second conditional or with the comparatives:-

• If the world were 100 people, only 86 would be able to read.

• One person is richer than the other 99 people.

• There would be more Asian people than Europeans.

EXTRA WORK

To practise the second conditional you can do:-

Beyoncé - If I Were A Boy  (lyricstraining.com)| Vídeo Musical, Letra de la Canción y Karaoke

To practise your comparatives you can do:-

Daft Punk - Harder Better Faster Stronger | Vídeo Musical, Letra de la Canción y Karaoke (lyricstraining.com)