AV 9 Unit 10 Life on other planets 2

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UNIT 10: LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS

 Note:

 Khi xuất hiện “to be” trong mệnh đề “if”,

“were” có thể đi với tất cả các ngôi

If + I / we / you / they + were…

he / she / it

_ If I were you, I would go on holiday.

Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form

_ If I (see) saw him later, I would give him much money.

1 There (not / be) so much pollution if there (not / be) many cars in this city However, there are too many cars

2 I (help) you with your homework if I had much time

3 If the temperature (go) below 0oC, water freezes

using type 2

_ I’m not rich, so I don’t live in a big house.

→ If I were rich, I would live in a big house.

1 I have to work tonight, so I won’t come to meet you



2 Mary is very lazy so she won’t pass the exams 

3 Susan doesn’t have a watch, so she’s often late for class



4 I don’t write to you because I’m very busy



5 I don’t have enough money I won’t buy that book



6 We don’t visit you very often because you live

so far away



7 I can not take a photo because I haven’t got my camera



following sentences, using conditional type 2

drive / not have join / finish

not buy / have

_ If it didn’t rain this evening, we would go out.

1 Ngoc _ the first bus if she _

2 If I more time, I more

3 If I _ her phone number, I you

4 Mr Back _ us if he _ his

work early

5 If Bill carefully, he an accident

6 If I _ rich, I _ a large house

7 She _ a lot of clothes, she _ money

correct order

_ Mary / if / physical exercises / everyday / did / she / be / healthier / would

→ If Mary did physical exercises everyday, she

would be healthier.

1 missed the bus / I / if / would / I / a taxi / take  _

2 if / had / I / time / would / I / TV / watch

 _

3 it / we / mightn’t / rained / if / go out

 _

4 home early / if / arrived / I / would / I / phone you

 _

5 were / English / good at / if / I / I / go abroad / would / for my study

 _

6 If / late / I / go to bed / didn’t / in the morning /

I / tired / be / often / wouldn’t

 _

changing their original meanings

_ I don’t know enough about the machine, so I

can’t mend it myself.

→ If I knew enough about the machine, I could

mend it myself.

1 Nick can’t find the way because he doesn’t get a map

If

2 The actress is famous Her dress is very

expensive

The actress whose

3 The girl is very pretty I met her at cafeteria

The girl whom

4 They organized a large party last night

A large party

5 It is raining, so we can not have lunch in the

garden

If

6 I don’t write to my friends because I’m so busy If

_ If I (have) had wings, I would fly around the

world.

1 Unfortunately, I don’t have his address If I

(have) _ it, I (visit) _ him next week

2 The traffic is very heavy If it (be) _

empty, I (arrive) _ at the airport on time

3 _ you (ever / read) _ this

novel?

4 _ you (live) _ in Da Lat last

year?

5 If John (not / come) _ here soon, we

will start our journey at 7 o’clock

6 He suggested (play) _ tennis then

7 Do you hate (drink) _ coffee?

8 The building (built) _ last year

9 At 4p.m yesterday? Well, I (work) _

in my office at that time

10 Up to now, Professor Williams (give) _

our class five tests

_ We would have to go without Bill is he doesn’t

A B C arrive soon He is always late.

D

→ caâu A : will have to

1 I would have visited you sooner if someone told

me you are in the hospital

C D

2 I would travel around the country if I have much

money, but I don’t have much

D

3 The man whose bought a beautiful house is very

rich

4 What should you do with the problem if you are

me?

1 If they , they would probably move to France

2 Mr Minh, son is a good student, teaches English in this school

3 My brother, you were talking to, is very interested in music

4 you drive carefully, you feel safe

5 There enough chairs if everyone came

6 We have watched TV two hours

7 The teacher let me home early because I felt ill

We moved into our new house on a warm September day It was not really a new house, it was a hundred and four years old, but it was new to

us The house had running water, gas and electricity, but for some reason there was no electric light in the kitchen It was something quite unexpected: a house with electricity but without a kitchen light It was quite puzzling because our kitchen was a large room, perhaps the largest in the house I telephoned for an electrician He came and fixed it for us And he charged $ 100 for doing the job

- puzzling (adj): khó xử, gây bối rối

- fix (v): sửa lại

- charge somebody : tính tiền ai

a in the summer b in the autumn

2 How old was the house?

a It was more than a hundred and fourteen years old

b It was new

c It was 150 years old

d The house was more than a century old

3 What did the house have?

a Gas and running water

b Gas and electricity

c Running water, gas and electricity

d Running water and electric light in the kitchen

4 Why was it quite puzzling not to have electricity

in the kitchen?

a Because they needed to do the cooking at

night

b Because the kitchen was dark

c Because the kitchen was not a small place

d Because the kitchen was probably the largest

in the house

UNIT 10: LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS

Rewrite the following sentences, using If–type 1

_ John will drive the car to the garage We will repair it.

→If John drives the car to the garage, we will

repair it.

1 I will arrive home soon I will phone you

If

2 She will come to your house in ten minutes She will prepare a meal for you

If

3 We will get up early We will take the first bus If

4 He will have a party He will invite me to it

If

5 I will pass the entrance exam My father will buy

me a new bicycle

If

_ He can fail the exam because he doesn’t study

hard.

→ If he studied hard, he couldn’t fail the exam _ She isn’t here, so she won’t understand this

lesson.

→ If she were here, she would understand this

lesson.

1 I can’t look the new word up because I don’t have a dictionary

If

2 I’m busy, so I don’t write to my friends

regularly

If

3 I don’t take the bus to school every morning because it’s always crowded

If

4 It is raining, so we won’t finish the game

If

5 I don’t write to my friends because I’m so busy If

Rewrite the following sentences without

changing their original meanings

_ Felix Reeve is a journalist His tape recorder

was stolen.

→ Felix Reeve, whose tape recorder was stolen, is

a journalist.

1 Sandra works in advertising You are talking to her

Sandra, whom

2 Carol can’t answer the phone because she is studying

If

3 Marry will arrive a bit early She can help you get things ready

If

4 You drive too fast

I wish

5 These boys made that noise

That noise

6 “You must do your homework everyday”

His mother said

_ He (just / receive) has just received a present.

1 If you (not / complain) _ so much,

you could be loved more

2 If she (not / revise) _ thoroughly, she

may fail her test

3 I (travel) _ a lot if I (have)

much money, but I’m very poor

4 John and Mary (watch) _ TV in the

room at the moment

5 He (become) _ a doctor for five

years

6 _ Mai often (visit) _ you?

7 How long _ he (live) _

here?

8 He suggested (buy) _ more food

9 Would you mind (not / smoke) _ in

the room?

10 I wish I (be) _ good at music

11 They were hungry, so they (go) _ to

the grocery store

12 Last night I (come) _ home, (cook)

_ dinner and (watch) _ TV

_ We had better hurry, or the train might leaves

A B C without us.

D

→ caâu C : leave

1 If Mary might calls, I will invite her to the

concert

2 Unilever, that has more 10.000 employees, is an

A B C D international company

3 John, whom is absent from school, is in hospital

4 We could go fishing if the weather will be fine

A B C D tomorrow

5 Let’s go out and eat something because I’m

very hungrily

D

1 Jane, _ car was stolen, is my neighbor.

2 Her boss, _ I am talking about, is very kind

3 If I _ free time I’ll go shopping

4 We should study harder if we _ the exam

5 My parents _ me a lot of money for my study if they _ rich, but they are poor

a will give / are b will give / will be

6 John drove _ yesterday

7 If Jane _ unwell, she should stay in bed for a few days

8 I’m tired _ I stayed up too late to watch

TV last night

a although b so c because d however

a that Bill bought it b which Bill buys

c that Bill bought d of which Bill bought

10 The girl _ I met yesterday was helpful

11 John is too young, _ he can’t see the

horror film

12 _ the TV because there’s nothing

interesting on

13 They have known each other _ 2007

14 I must _ my little girl when my mother

goes away

15 A _ is a person who buys something

from a shop

in a very shallow river near his house, but then his father got a job in a big city, and he moved there with his family

Their new house had a garden, but the garden was very small Jimmy wasn’t very happy “Is there a river near here?” he asked his mother on the first morning

His mother answered: “No, there isn’t, but there

is a beautiful park near here, Jimmy, and there’s a pool in it We will go there this afternoon.” Then Jimmy was happy

After lunch, Jimmy and his mother went to the park Jimmy wanted to walk near the pool, but there was a sign in front of it His mother read to him:

“WARNING: This pool is dangerous, 367 people have fallen into it.” Jimmy looked into the pool carefully Then he said: “I can’t see them!”

1 Why did Jimmy move to the city?

a Because he didn’t like country life

b Because he liked playing in a river

c Because his father liked to live in the city

d Because his father got a job in a city

2 Why wasn’t Jimmy happy in the city?

a Because the house in the city was too small

b Because the house in the city didn’t have a garden

c Because the garden of the house was not

beautiful

d Because the garden of the house was not big enough

3 In the place where Jimmy lived

a There was a river but not a lake

b There was a park but not a lake

c There was a pool but not a river

d There was a river but not a park

4 The pool Jimmy and his mother went to was

a a dangerous place b a safe place

c far from their house d near a car park

Gap filling

_ Alan: Look (1) the traffic The city’s

(2) awful place to live I’m glad I (3) in Buxton

_ Sue: You’re joking! Birmingham’s much (4)

exciting than Buxton

_ Alan: Exciting, maybe But Buxton is cleaner,

(5) and less expensive

_ Sue: It’s probably cheaper to live in Buxton

(6) there’s not so much to spend your money on There’s so much to do in the city and the people (7) friendlier, too

_ Alan: Well, the countryside isn’t as boring

(8) you think, you know…