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Third Conditionals Yesterday Nick had a lot of problems. Read each problem and write a third conditional sentence using the ideas below

pay his internet bill change the oil cook his lunch properly

do some shopping have an umbrella keep a diary

1. He was not able to use the internet. If he ….

2. He forgot his best friend's birthday. If he ….

3. His car broke down. His car ….

4. He ran out of coffee. If he ….

5. He was soaking wet. If he ….

6. He got food poisoning in the evening. If he ….

СРС 38

Outstanding people of English-speaking countries

Read, translate the text and put three questions to it:

The United States of America is one of the largest countries in the world. It is also one of the most important English-speaking countries. With the population over 300 million people, the country has a great number of famous and outstanding people. The first people to be mentioned are, of course, numerous presidents of the USA. People have always admired two of them in a special way. It was the first president of the country – George Washington and the sixteenth president – Abraham Lincoln. Except the celebrities in politics the USA had many other people to admire. Among them, the most beautiful woman in the world – Marilyn Monroe, the king of rock-n-roll – Elvis Presley, one of the best known human rights activist – Martin Luther King, the father of Disney cartoons – Walt Disney, the creator of electric lamps – Thomas Edison, a well-known writer of short stories – O. Henry and many others.

As for the musicians, the USA can be proud by such voices as Tina Turner, Madonna, Louis Armstrong, and others. There are also some famous explorers among the Americans and one of them is especially popular, as he has become the first man on the moon. It’s a famous astronaut Neil Armstrong.

There are many outstanding people in Great Britain. Britain produced statesmen, thinkers, explorers, musicians, writers, scientists and other people who are well known around the world.

Isaac Newton one of the greatest men in the history of science was born in a little village in the middle of the 17th century. He studded math at Cambridge University. Newton's contribution to physics astronomy and math is so great that, he may be considered the founder of the mordent mathematics and physics. He discovered the law of motion and the universal law of gravitation. He studded the nature of light and color and came to the conclusion that white color consists of many different colors known as spectrum. He died when he was 84 and was burred at Westminster Abbey.

Charles Darwin was born in the beginning of the 19th century. He was a great biologist. He created a new theory of evolution. Once there were only simple organisms living in the seas, hundreds millions of years they have developed to produce all the different kind animals and plants we knew today.

Michael Faraday was born at the end of the 17th century. He was interested in electricity very much and spent long months studding this strange force. He discovered that electricity passed from the magnet to the wires and cowbell become a strong electric current. So he opened many laws of electricity and magnetism.

Lord Rutherford the great pioneer of nuclear physics received the Nobel Prize in 1908 for his investigations into decay of elements chemistry of radiated substances.

Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1929.