HOME EXERCISESLESSON 23

1. Answer the questions about the text “Preparing a summer vacation”:

a) What is Fred doing in his travel agency? What are they talking about?

___He is selling a holiday package. They´re talking about summer vacation._________

b) Where does his customer want to go with his family?

___They want to go to a quiet place_____

c) How many options did Fred give to them?

__He gave them three options._____________

d) What could they do if they went to a cottage?

___They could swim in the river and walk in the forest.___________________

e) What would they do if they went to a farm?

___They would enjoy the animals and the big area to play with their kids._______________

f) What could they do if they went to a hotel?

__They would enjoy the swimming pool, the playground and the gaming room.______________

g) Where did they decide to go to?

__They didn't decided. They would decide at home.______________

WRITING

Imagine you are the customer in this case. Write a composition giving your opinion and choosing

which place you would like to go. Give the pros and cons of each one. Try to use the grammar of this

lesson: conditional sentences. Do not forget the title!

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CLASS EXERCISESLESSON 23

1. Complete the sentences:

Example: I don't know the answer. If I knew the answer, I'd tell you.

a) I have a car. I couldn't travel very much if ____didn't have _______ a car.

b) I don't want to go out. If I ____wanted _____ to go out, I'd go.

c) We haven't got a key. If we ____got _______ a key, we could get into the house.

d) I'm not hungry. I would have something to eat if I ____was/were _______ hungry.

e) You can't drive. If you ______could______ drive, I would lend you my car.

2. Complete the sentences. Choose from the box and put the verb in the correct form:

we (have) a bigger house I (watch) it it (be) cheaper

we (buy) a bigger house every day (be) the same I (be) bored

we (have) some pictures on the wall the air (be) cleaner

Example: I'd buy that jacket if it was cheaper .

a) If there was a good film tonight, ____I would watch it _________

b) This room would be nicer if ___we had some pictures on the wall _____________________

c) If there wasn't so much traffic, ___the air would be cleaner __________________________

d) Life would be boring if ____every day was the same ______________________________

e) If I had nothing to do, _____I would be bored__________________________________

f) We could invite all our friends to stay if ______we had a bigger house_________________

g) If we had more money ________we could buy a bigger house_________________________

3. Use the correct verb form:

a) If the phone rings, I ___answer/ will answer ________ it. (to answer)

b) If you ____found ________ a wallet, what would you do? (to find)

c) Jack ___would have won _________ the game if he had trained more. (to win)

d) I _____will do / do _______ if the teacher explains to me this exercise again. (to do)

e) We would have bought this house if we ___hadn't seen_______ the other one before. (not / to see)

f) If I were you, I ____would travel _____ more. (to travel)

g) If he works hard, he _____will buy/ buys _____ a new car. (to buy)

h) If she learned English, she ____would become _______ an English teacher. (to become)

i) Everybody would listen to their secret if they ___spoke _______ loudly. (to speak)

j) If we had eaten a lot of candies, we ____would have had_______ a terrible stomachache. (to have)

k) I ___wouldn't buy ______ that coat if I were you. (Not / to buy)

l) If I were you, I ____would spend _______ more time on your written work. (to spend)

m) This soup isn’t very good. It ____would taste _______ better if it wasn’t so salty. (to taste)

n) If we are late for class, our teacher ____will be _____ angry. (to be)

o) If you ______saw an accident _______, what would you do? (to see)p) If I ______had ____arms five meters long, I would be able to reach the top of that shelf!

(to have)

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HOMEWORKLESSON 23

1. Write the respective Condicional Sentences:

a) (0) If you study more, you pass the exam.

1st If you study more you´ll pass the exam____________________________

2nd If you studied more, You would pass the exam_____________________________ 3rd If you had studied more,you would have passed the exam____________________

b) 1st If he works a lot, he will buy a new house.

2nd If he worked a lot, he would buy a new house __

3rd If he had worked a lot, he would have bought a new house(1) If he works a lot,he buys a new house_____________________

c) 3rd If we hadn't slept enough, we would have gotten tired.

(1) If we don't sleep,we get tired 1st If we wont sleep enough,we'll get tired2nd If we didn't sleep enough,we would get tired.

2. Put the verb in the correct form:

Example: If he had money, he would buy a fast car. (he / to have)

a) Jane likes living in a city. ___she wouldn't be __ happy if she lived in the country. (she / not /to be)

b) If I wanted to learn Italian, ___I would go_______ to Italy. (I /to go)

c) What would you do if _____you won____ a lot of money? (you / to win)

d) If you could change one thing in the world, what ____would you change___? ( you / to change)

e) If they had paid attention,____they would have learned_______ the lesson. (they / to learn)

3. Complete the sentences using your own ideas:

Example: I'd go to the dentist if I had a toothache .

a) If I could go anywhere in the world, _____I would go to Scotland___________

b) I wouldn't be very happy if ______I were famous_________________

c) I'd buy a house if _____I had more money_____________________

d) If I saw an accident on the street _____I would call 190________________

e) The world would be a better place if____we took care of it____________

f) If I received one billion dollars _____I would invest the money___________

g) We would like to travel ______if we had vacation_____________

h) You would feel very angry if I _______worked more____________________

j) Would you give money if I ______were poor?___________________

4. Complete the spaces in the following sentences with the appropriate form of the verb inbrackets.

a) If he _____sleeps_____ (to sleep) for less than eight hours, he ___is_____ (to

be) usually bad-tempered all morning.

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b) If I _____had_______ (to have) more time, I ____would help______ (to help) you,

but I'm afraid I'm just too busy.

c) I ______will buy________ (to buy) you a new pair of boots if you ___promise____

(to promise) to look after them properly.

d) Why did you tell everybody about our secret? If you ____hadn't said______ (not / to say) anything,

we _____wouldn't have got________ (not / to get) into trouble.

e) It's a shame you weren't at the party. If you ___had gone____ (to go), you __would have met_____ (to meet) my sister.

f) If we _________beat___________ (to beat) United next Saturday, we _____we'll go____ (to go) to

the top of the league.

g) There's a quicker way to do it. If you _____press_____________ (to press) “control” and “U”, it _____will underline_______________ (to underline) your work as you type.

h) If I ______were____________ (to be) you, I _____would go____________ (to go) to the doctor’s.

i) We _____would be_________ (to be) there by 6 o'clock this evening if we ____didn't get_______ (not / to get) stuck in a traffic jam.

j) I had to wait for two hours to see the doctor. If I _______hadn't taken________________ (not / to

take) my book with me to read, I _____would have got__________________ (to get) very bored.

k) Those men wouldn’t have cut the trees if we ______had protested___________ .(to protest)

l) We ___will go__________ (to go) to the movies if we ____have ___________ (to have) money.

m) If we ___had stored______________ (store) the information, we would have saved time.

n) You ______will find__________ (to find) your book, if you _______look for________________ (to

look for) in the teacher’s room.

o) If I _____knew__________________ (to know) you were coming, I ____would make___________

(to make) a cake.

p) The president _____would approve___ (to approve) the project if he ______accepted________ (to accept) the idea.

r) If you do more exercises, I _____will feel________ (to feel) better.

s) Will you give me a gift if I _____behave___________ (to behave) well?

t) If he hadn’t gone to work last week, his boss ______would have got________ (to get) worried.

u) Would do they go to the party if they ____weren't invited________ (not/ to be) invited?

5. Answer the questions:

a) What would you do if you won a million dollars?

_____I'd start a business___________________

b) What would your father do if his car were stolen?

_____He'd call the police__________________________________

c) If there was fire in her house, what would your mother do?

___she'd call the fire fighters__________________________________

d) If your classmates saw you cheating a test, what would they do?

___They'd tell the teacher____________________________

e) What would you do if you were a homeless?

____I'd beg for money____________________________________

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