CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

CONDITIONAL  SENTENCES

1. If the machine ______________ (stop), press this button.

2. Why didn’t you tell me? If you _______________ (tell) me, I would have helped you.

3. I can’t understand what he sees in her! If anyone treated me like that, I

    _________________ (be) extremely angry!

4. If you help me with this exercise, I _______________ (do) the same for you one

    day.

5. If it is too late when you arrive home, ___________________ (not wake) me up

6. If Bill hadn’t stolen the car, he _____________________ (not be) in prison now.

7. According to the timetable, if the train__________________ (leave) on time, we will

    arrive at 5.30.

8. Let me give you some advice. If you _____________ (smoke) less, you wouldn’t

   feel so tired.

9. If it _____________ (be) fine tomorrow, we will go to the coast.

10. If we find a taxi, we __________________ (get) there before the play starts.

11. If he has got temperature, ___________________ (call) the doctor

12. If you _______________ (invite) me, I would have been able to come.

13. I don’t know how to play baseball, but I am sure that if I did, I _____________

     (play) a lot better than anyone in this awful team.

14. If I phone you tonight, ___________________ (you / be) in?

15. What bad luck! If Alan hadn’t fallen over, he ______________________ (win) the

     race.

16. We have a suggestion to make. How would you feel if we _______________

     (offer) you the job of assistant manager?

17. We would have visited the Prado Gallery if we ___________________ (have) time

18. If visitors don’t have an appointment, ___________________ (not send) them to my

     office

19. We won’t stay indoors if the weather ___________________ (be) fine

20. I ___________________ (tell) you if you asked me

21. She would feel better if she ___________________ (eat) less

22. If she ___________________ (explain) him the situation, he would have understood

     it

23. If we miss the train, we ___________________ (take) a taxi

24. She ___________________ (give) you an answer if you had asked more politely

25. If he won a lot of money, he ___________________ (fly) to Paris

26. If you had asked me I ___________________ (tell) you

27. If you finish the letters, ___________________ (not post) them

28. If I am at home, I ___________________ (watch) the movie

29. I would start learning now if I ___________________ (be) you

30. If Jack ___________________ (come) to the party, I would have danced with him

2.- Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.

1.- I don’t sleep well if I’m worried about something.

      I ______________________ I’m worried about something.

2.- I didn’t see the match because my TV was broken. 

     I _________________________ if my TV hadn’t been broken.

3.- If you don’t obey the rules, I’m not going to play.

      I’m not going to play unless ___________________________.

4.- She doesn’t have a hobby so she feels bored all the time.

      If she ____________________________ bored all the time.

5.- We went to the stadium because it was an important game.

      If it hadn’t been an important game, we __________________________.

6.- I can’t go skiing because it’s very expensive.

      If it weren’t ___________________________________ skiing.

7.- Charles will teach us how to skateboard this weekend if it doesn’t rain.

      Unless ____________, Charles will teach us how to skateboard this weekend.

8.- I only heard one part of the act so I didn’t enjoy it.

      I’m sure I ______________________ if I had heard the whole of it.

9.- The sitcom wasn’t funny so I turned off the TV.

      I wouldn’t have turned off the Tv _______________________ funny.

10.- Paula found the film hilarious so she recommended it to us.

       If Paula hadn’t found the film hilarious, she _____________________to us.

11.- He didn’t run so he missed the train.

       If he’d run ____________________________________.

12.- My mum left school when she was 16 so she didn’t go to university.

       If she _________________________________________ to university.

13.- They didn’t see the concert because they didn’t buy tickets.

        If they _________________________________________ the concert.

14.- If you don’t give up coffee, you’ll never sleep well.

       You’ll never sleep well unless _________________________________.

15.- She didn’t fill in the application form correctly so she didn’t get the job.

       If she _____________________________________________ the job.

16.- To become good at tennis you should practise.

        If you practise, you ______________________________ good at tennis.

17.- I don’t know why she doesn’t join a drama club.

       If I were her, ________________________________ a drama club.

18.- If you are a student you can always get special reduced prices.

       Unless you are a student __________________________ reduced prices.

19.- Susana didn’t leave early, and so she missed the bus.

       If Susana ___________________, she ___________________ the bus.

20.- Supposing you had wings, what would you do?

       What ____________________________________________ wings?

21.- I didn’t go to bed early, so I didn’t wake up at 7.00.

       If I ______________________ early, I __________________ at 7,00.

22.- John advised Mary not to take the job.

       “I ________________________ the job if I were you, Mary”, said John.

23.- Let’s go for a picnic if the weather is good.

       Let’s go for a picnic ___________________________ bad.

24.- I’ll give you a lift unless you want to walk.

       I’ll ____________________________________ walk.

25.- No-one will see us if we don’t put the light on.

       No-one ________________________________ the light on.

26.- You don’t revise before exams so you don’t get good marks.

       You ____________________________________ before exams.

27.- You lose things because you never tidy your room

       You _________________________________ your room.

28.- We won’t play cards because Jane and George aren’t here.

       We ____________________________________________ here.

3.- REPHRASE NEXT SENTENCES

     1) I didn’t go to Helen’s party because she didn’t invite me

        

     2) We’ll go to the beach unless it rains

        

     3) Ann can’t buy a new car because she hasn’t got enough money

        

     4) You can get access to the Intranet only by having a password

        

     5) She feels lonely since she hasn’t got any friends

        

     6) Fernando Alonso didn’t win the race because his motorbike broke down

        

     7) Should you require more information, ask at the desk

        

     8) Jim missed the plane because he arrived late at the airport

        

     9) I don’t have a modem so I can email you

       

   10) I didn’t send them a postcard because I hadn’t their new address

       

   11) My dog won’t bark unless it is unhappy

       

   12) Unless you want to go to bed early, we will go out

    13) Unless you slow, we are going to crash!       

14)     You cannot go into bars, unless you are 18

15)     In my country, unless you can speak English, it’s hard to get a good job

16)     She’ll fail the exam if she doesn’t study

17)     We’ll be late if we don’t leave soon

18)     If I’m not feeling better tomorrow I will go to the doctor’s

19)     If he doesn’t make the payment in time, his car will be confiscated

20)     You will lose your job if you don’t change your attitude and become friendlier

WORKBOOK UNIT 3___ KEY

WORKBOOK – UNIT  3

Vocabulary, p.20

1.- Possible answers

      1) The shop isn’t open daily

      2) There are two people in the audience

      3) There’s a performance on 10^th June

      4) The band is having a rehearsal

2.- Possible answers

     1) My book with her

     2) he didn’t have time to practise

     3) it was raining

     4) to arrive on time

     5) he had lost the race

3.- 1) He struggled with this piece of music

     2) This book on music of the 1960s focuses on the Beatles

     3) They haven’t faced any problems during this concert tour.

     4) Nobody pointed out that I was singing the wrong words!      

     5) Luckily, the piano survived the fire

4.- 1 – focus on           2 – gave up          3 – manage          4 – hold          5 – share

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5.- 1 – dancing           2 – playing           3 – to learn           4 – Making           5 – to donate

6.- 1 – rehearsing; to eat          2 – to bring; giving           3 – to tell; seeing

7.- 1) taking piano lessons

      2) to take a break

      3) to learn this piece of music

      4) Listening

      5) to play the band

      6) crying whenever she hears this sad song

      7) to be away from home during long tours with the orchestra

8.- 1 – struggling           2 – daily           3 – point … out          4 – faced           5 – held

               6 – performances          7 – audience          8 – gave up          9 – focusing on

Grammar  p. 22

1.- 1) can’t play an instrument

     2) mustn’t play loud music after 11 pm

     3) should practise more often

     4) might be giving a concert here

     5) must be a famous singer

     6) don’t have to leave now, since/because the performance doesn’t start until 8 o’clock

2.- 1 – may not          2 – can’t         3 – couldn’t         4 – might        5 – can’t / aren’t able to

                                            6 – needn’t          7 – should

3.- 1 – shouldn’t have tried           2 – must have got           3 – wouldn’t have practised

                                                4 – may have been

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4.- 1 – broken           2 – performed well enough           3 – turned it off

           4 – invited you to the Eminem concert           5 – heard it before           6 – been there

5.- 1 – have to/must go            2 – shouldn’t have told           3 – don’t have to / needn’t wear

            4 – may / might have left           5 – would have gone          6 – should / can have

                   7 – couldn’t / wasn’t able to sing               8 – couldn’t / wasn’t able to sing

                                                                 9 -  should / can try

6.- 1 – Can … imagine           2 – wouldn’t have developed           3 – appeared

     4 – had used                      5 – were beginning                            6 – have played

                         7 – will remain                              8 – will be producing

7.- 1) They will have to hold the party outside / They must hold the party outside

     2) You should not have given up. It was important to keep going

     3) Could he have missed the train?

     4) They may be another rehearsal tomorrow. I’ll let you know

     5) I haven’t been able to study since you arrived. Could you be quiet, please?

8.- 1) No podré llegar al ensayo a tiempo

     2) Deberían haber dejado de admitir a gente cuando el club se llenó tanto

     3) Me rindo. Me resulta demasiado difícil tocar esta pieza musical.

     4) ¿Tenemos que quedarnos? Estoy tan aburrida.

     5) No habría ido a ver su espectáculo, pero gané una entrada gratis

9.- Possible answers

     1) It’s very funny           2) I love singing          3) He’s a great singer

             4) You never come to my performance          5) He’s always late

Communication  p.24

1.- 1 – c           2 – d           3 – a          4 – b

2.- Possible answers

     1) You can see Rihanna at the arena

     2) That joke hurt my feelings

     3) The entertainment was great

     4) Their music is fun to dance it

     5) It was so boring, I fell asleep

     6) I became responsible for managing my time

     7) I don’t think he’s talented at all

     8) All my friends are going to be there

3.- Possible answers

      1) That idea is a waste of time

      2) I think Justin Bieber is overrated

      3) That documentary was an eye-opener!

      4) Without more practice, he’ll never be a first-rate guitarist

      5) The lecture was dull

4.- Possible answers

     1) my grandmother wasn’t alive

     2) have been living in New York for a year

     3) to see Beyoncé live

     4) they’re still alive

5.- 1) If you ask me / In my opinion    

      2) How about

      3) I feel that / It seems to me that

     4) it seems to me that / I feel that

     5) I feel that / It seems to me that

Reading  p. 25

1.- 1 b

2.- 1. d          2. d

3.- 1) display new musical or artistic ability

     2) coming up with new compositions

     3) to get reviewed

4.- 1) F; “hasn’t stopped since”

      2) F; “in his head appearing as black and white squares”

      3) T; “finds it difficult to “turn off” the music in his head”

5.- 1) People might think he was weird and it would harm his reputation

      2) They wouldn’t give it up because is has enriched their lives

6.- 1 – displaying          2 – urge          3 – downsides          4 – enriched

Writing  p.26

1.- 1) They’re giving two concerts in London this month // This month, they’re giving …

     2) The fans were terribly disappointed when the band cancelled the show

     3) Mark never listens to rap music

     4) He often studied in the library

     5) I am going to have my first piano lesson tonight // Tonight, I am going to have …

2.- 1 – b               2 – c                3 – a

3.- 1 – against           2 – support           3 – against          4 – against          5 – support          

                                                    6 – support

Check your progress  p.27

1.- 1) performance, snowstorm, held            3) get permission, waste of time

      2) daily, personal, embarrassed               4) spoilt, to struggle, gives up

2.- Possible answers

      1) doing research on the topic

      2) it might rain

      3) spend money on things you don’t really like or need

      4) without water

      5) the storm

      6) their interests change

3.- 1 – powerful           2 – provide           3 – audience           4 – fit in          5 – points out

                   6 – offensive           7 – remain           8 – increase

4.- 1) have … heard; might/may rain; am … going to go/am … going

     2) will be doing; will improve

     3) got; had caused

     4) could understand; was speaking; was/must have been

5.- 1) He has performed/has been performing since he was a child

     2) By the time everyone arrived for the party, we had decorated the house

     3) While the clarinettist was performing, she played several wrong notes

     4) I should have called you earlier

     5) By this time next week, the band will have been together for 50 years

6.- Possible answers

     1) don’t have to bring anything

     2) need to be home to watch my brother

     3) saw it last week

     4) may have had a fight

     5) must be very excited

     6) will be very hungry