- •Conditionals Conditional I, Time Clauses
- •I. Read the text and find examples where the Present Simple is used for future after linking words (if, otherwise, unless etc). Answer the questions.
- •A monster or a saint?
- •II. Read the conversation and choose the correct forms.
- •IV. Use if, unless, when, or until in these sentences. In some cases there are several possibilities.
- •V. Read the dialogues and complete them choosing from the variants below.
- •VII. Translate into English.
- •Conditional II
- •I. Read the text paying attention to the use of Conditional II, answer the questions. Ten days a week?
- •II. Replace “’d” in these sentences with would or had.
- •III. Put “if” in the correct place in the sentences.
- •IV. Look at the remarks below, and choose between will and would.
- •V. Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentences.
- •VI. Comment on the situations. Use Conditional II with would or could as in the example.
- •VII. Vicky is fed up. What is she saying? Use “I wish” or “if only”.
- •VIII. Complete the questions. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. Ask and answer the questions in pairs.
- •IX. Translate into English using Conditional II.
- •Conditional III
- •I. Complete the conversation. Put in the correct form of the verb. Use the Past Perfect or would have.
- •II. Imagine what you might have seen or could have done if you’d been in the places listed below at the right time. Look at the example first.
- •III. Read the news headline and try to imagine what’s happened. Many injured in disco fire
- •IV. Complete each sentence a to h with one of the endings 1 to 8. Then write a sentence beginning with “If…” using Conditional III.
- •V. Read the story. Write sentences about the story with “if” and Conditional III.
- •VIII. Translate into English using Conditional III.
II. Imagine what you might have seen or could have done if you’d been in the places listed below at the right time. Look at the example first.
Example: Belgium 1815 Napoleon defeated at Waterloo
→ If I had been in Belgium in 1815, I might have seen Napoleon defeated at Waterloo.
Vienna, Austria 1791 Mozart conducted the premiere of “The Magic Flute”
London, England 1863 First underground railway opened
Paris, France 1895 First showing of a movie to the public
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina 1903 Orville Wright flew the first successful airplane
Anaheim, California 1955 Disneyland opened
Dallas, Texas 1963 President J.F. Kennedy shot dead
Cape Kennedy, Florida 1969 First manned rocket took off for the Moon
Seoul, South Korea 1988 24th Olympic Games
Berlin, Germany 1989 Berlin Wall opened
III. Read the news headline and try to imagine what’s happened. Many injured in disco fire
a) The following points are from a report written by the fire service, suggesting what the organizers should have done. Make eight more comments.
Example: limit the number of people - less chance of panic
If they had limited the number of people at the disco, there would have been less chance of panic.
check fire exits regularly - avoid unnecessary accidents
clean the premises properly - more difficult to start fire
place staff on duty at exits - people not so confused
provide extinguishers - small fires put out easily
teach staff the fire drill - they can deal with emergency
fire exits to be clearly marked - escaping not taking so long
use a qualified electrician - it reduces the danger of fire
phone immediately for help - emergency service arrive in time
b) Make ten comments about what happened at the disco using the notes below.
Example: If the exits had been clearly marked, people would have escaped more easily. They should have had illuminated signs.
door too small
no fire exit
rubbish at the end of the room
windows high up and barred
no place for coats so coats put at the back with rubbish, old chairs etc.
fire show with no fire extinguishers
no “NO SMOKING” signs
no telephone
old wooden chairs
dangerous old wiring
disco equipment overloading wiring
candles used
IV. Complete each sentence a to h with one of the endings 1 to 8. Then write a sentence beginning with “If…” using Conditional III.
Example: A – 5 If I had been wearing my seat belt, I wouldn’t have hurt my head.
I hurt my head when I crashed the car…
I got an electric shock when I replaced the wall-socket…
I broke my leg when I slipped on the ice outside my house…
I dropped the expensive set of glasses I had just bought…
My boat sank in a storm and I had to swim back to the shore…
I lost my wallet, with all my money and credit cards in it…
I ruined the dinner I was cooking for some important guests…
The dog escaped from the garden and bit the postman…
…because I was late and I started running to catch the bus.
…because I was trying to carry a lot of other parcels as well.
…because I put it in my back trouser pocket.
…because I left the gate open when I came home the night before.
…because I didn’t think it was worth wearing my seat belt.
…because I didn’t listen to the weather forecast before I left.
…because I was chatting too much and I didn’t notice the time.
…because I forgot to turn the electricity off.