Eliza: Mike, I’m so sorry, I can’t go with you to the restaurant tonight.. Eliza: I am going on a business trip tomorrow.. Today we are going to interview a very famous actress and sing
Trang 1CONDITIONALS IN CONTEXT (PART I)
1 Read and complete.
Eliza: Mike, I’m so sorry, I can’t go with you to the restaurant tonight
If I 1) didn’t have (not have) so much to do, I 2) (come).
Mike: Why are you so busy?
Eliza: I am going on a business trip tomorrow I wish I 3)
(can come) with you We 4) (can spend) a great time!
Mike: But, Eliza…
Eliza: Life5) (be) much easier if I didn’t have to go on business trips We 6) _(meet) so many times and 7) _ (visit) so many places, if
I 8) _(not have) this job and if I 9) (have) more free time
Mike: Eliza, listen to me! I know the way out! You should give up this job If you 10) (leave) this job, we 11) _(spend) a lot of time together Eliza, you must follow my advice, and we will be happy again
Eliza: Oh, Mike! I wish I 12) _(be) so silly!
2 Today we are going to interview a very famous actress and
singer Helen Parker And today our conversation is about unusual and difficult situations If you had to spend a month alone in a deep forest what would you take with you?
“If I had to spend a month in a deep forest, 1) I’d take
(take) lots of drinking water with me Then I
2) _ (take) a knife, some matches and a gun If
it 3) (get) dark, I 4) _(light) a fire
With a knife I 5) _(make) a cabin, if it
6) _ (be)cold I am not good at shooting But a gun
is a good way to defend myself from big animals such as bears,
apers and wolves If there 7) (be) any small animals
in the forest I 8) (keep) one as a pet How
merrily I 9) _spend the time there!
If I 10) (take)any books with me, I
11) _(choose)Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe It’s an excellent guide-book that teaches how to survive in difficult situations
3 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense
1 A: Can you help me to solve the puzzle?
B: If you wait (wait) a moment, I will show (show) you how.
2 A: I’ve got a bad mark for my test again.
B: If you (work) hard, you (be able) to pass the exam well.
3 A: I need some help in the garden now.
B: OK, if you (dig) the ground, I _ (plant) the seeds.
4 A: How long are you going to work on this project?
B: If nobody ( disturb) me, I (be able) to finish it next Friday.
Trang 24 In the conversation below two friends are putting a new piece of furniture together Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
A: So where do you think this bit goes?
B: Well, if we put (put) it here, this piece will fit (fit) onto it perfectly.
A: Yes, but if you 1 (do)that, how 2 _ you
(get) the doors on?
B: Good point Perhaps we should do the doors first Yes, if we 3
_ (attach) the doors now we 4 _ (be able to) stand it upright A: But how 5 we _ (get) the top on if we 6 (do) that? It 7 _ (be) too tall to reach.
B: Hmm OK Let’s put the top on first then
A: Yes, good Now if we 8 _ (stand) it upright, we 9 (be able to)to fix the doors and put the shelf in and it 10 _ (be finished)
B: Not quite What’s this bit?
A: Ah, that’s easy If you 11 (read) the instructions, you 12 (see) that it’s a spare shelf- we don’t need it.
What’s a piece of furniture? Choose from pictures below.
5 Two language students are talking about their plans for
future Decide if their use of conditionals in 1-10 is right or
wrong, and put a tick (V), or correct those that are wrong.
Pietro: I’m thinking of moving to Oxford next month
Suzi: Really? Why do you want to do that?
Pietro: Because I think if I will stay here 1) I might get bored 1) stay
Suzi: But you might not like Oxford What 2) will you do then? 2) Pietro: Oh, I know I’ll like it because I’ve been there before
Suzi: Have you? You seem to have been everywhere I’ve hardly been anywhere since
I arrived
Pietro: Where 3) would you like to go? 3) Suzi: Oh, lots of places- 4) I like to go to Scotland and I’d love to see
Oxford and Cambridge, of course 4) Pietro: Well, if 5) I will decide to move to Oxford, 6) come and visit 5) _ 6) Suzi: Thanks When 7) do you know for sure if you are moving? 7) _ Pietro: Well, if I 8) didn’t pay for the course by next week, 8) 9) I’ll have to wait until next month 9) 10) I’d let you know what happens if you like 10)
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1 1.didn’t have 2 would come 3 could come 4 could spend 5 would be
6 would meet 7 would visit 8 didn’t have 9 had 10 leave/ left
11 will spend/ would spend 12 were
2 2) would take 3)got 4)would light 5)would make 6)were 7) were 8)would
keep 9) would spend 10)took 11)would choose
3 2 had worked/would have been able 3 dig/ will plant 4.disturbs/will be able
4 1 do 2 will you get 3 attach 4 will be able to 5 will/can get
6 do 7 will be 8 stand 9 will be able to 10 will be 11 read
12 will see ? It’s a wardrobe
5 1V 2V 3V 4’d like 5 decide 6 V 7 will you know
8 didn’t pay 9V 10 ‘ll let