Learn English with … A Soldier Saw Something in Honduras... (Mysterious Stories)
🌅 Pre‑Viewing Questions
Where is Honduras located? What do you know about its geography—jungles, mountains, weather?
Have you ever been alone in a place that felt a little scary? What happened?
Have you ever seen or heard something strange that you couldn’t explain? What do you think it really was?
If a soldier tells a mysterious story, are people more or less likely to believe it? Why?
Do you believe in things like ghosts, spirits, or creatures in the forest? Why or why not?
📽️ Post‑Viewing Questions
In your culture, are there any stories about mysterious creatures or unexplained events?
Do you think the soldier really saw something, or was it his imagination? Why do you think that?
If this happened to you, would you tell other people or keep it a secret? Why?
Do you believe the story? Why or why not?
What would you do if you were in the soldier’s place and saw something like that?
How do people in your culture usually explain mysterious or unexplained events?
Do you think experiences like this are more psychological or spiritual? Or something else?
🎯 Grammar: Third Conditional
🔍 What is the Third Conditional?
The Third Conditional is used to talk about imaginary situations in the past—things that didn’t happen, but we imagine a different outcome.
✅ Structure:
🧠 Examples from the Video Context:
If I hadn’t turned around, I wouldn’t have seen the figure.
If the man had stayed, we could have asked him questions.
If I had brought a flashlight, I might have seen more clearly.
🎯 Grammar: Exercises
🎯 Grammar: Production
“Imagine you were the soldier in the video. You saw something strange in the forest and it disappeared. Now you're looking back and thinking about what could have happened differently.”
If you had been the soldier, what would you have done?
If you had seen the man clearly, what would you have said?
If something had chased you, how would you have reacted?
If you had been too scared to move, what could have happened?