1.- Candidates often make mistakes with first and second conditionals.
Find and correct one
mistake in each of these sentences. There may be more than one way to correct some
sentences.
1- If I say that technology has not changed the way we study, I would be lying
2- If I live near my school, I would go there by bicycle or even on foot
3- If we study together, I think we would be able to test each other at the same time
4- If we’ll have any free time during the term, we can organize a school excursion
5- If you’ll have any problems on your course, please contact your tutor, who will sort them
out
6- If there will be something that interests you, do write back, and I’ll do my best to tell you
7- If I buy a computer, I would have to spend all day in front of it
8- If we take a good rest, we would be full of energy and we could do everything better
9- If you’ll decide to stay until Christmas, you’ll find Athens very exciting
10- I’d like to say that if more people travelled by bicycle, the atmosphere will be better
2.- Correct the mistakes with the verb forms
· If I met Usain Bolt, I take a photograph of him.
· We can get tickets for the match if we would book them today.
· If you will practise harder, you could be a good player.
· If you helped me more, I didn't have so many problems.
· He can become world champion if he'd had a different coach.
· He might have decided to join another team if the club wouldn't have offered him so much
money.
· She didn't become a world champion if she hadn't taken her trainer's advice.
· They would have travelled to South Africa to see the final if they could afford it.
3.- Choose the correct word or phrase
· Unless / as long as you make an effort, it’s too easy to lose touch with old friends
· I text my boyfriend every day. Otherwise / provided that he gets upset
· I want to invite all my friends to the party, even if / whether they can’t all come
· Provided that / unless I know some people who are going, I don’t mind going to parties on my
own
· I don’t know whether/if to talk to him about the problem
· As long as / even if he doesn’t turn up, we can still go to the cinema
· Provided that / unless the train’s on time, I’ll meet you at six outside the restaurant
· I still think he should apologise whether / if it’s his fault or not
· Let’s agree to disagree, otherwise / even if we’ll have a big argument
· As long as / unless it doesn’t rain, I’ll invite everyone for a barbecue in the evening
· We would never have met if / whether you hadn’t got lost on your first day at university
REPHRASING
He won’t pass the test because he doesn’t work hard enough
HARDER
If we worked ________________________________ pass the test
Studying abroad will make you more independent
BECOME
If you ________________________________________ more independent
Sandra only goes to lessons because she wants to meet other students
ATTEND
If Sandra didn’t want to meet other students, _________________________ lessons
I’ll lend you my book if you take care of it
AFTER
If you ____________________________________, you can borrow it
I can’t tell you the answer because I don’t know
WOULD
If I _____________________________________________ tell you
He’s not very enthusiastic because he’s tired
SO
If _____________________________________________, he’d be more enthusiastic
I’ll phone you tonight if it isn’t too late when I get home (UNLESS)
I’ll phone you tonight ________________________________ too late
He will do anything for you, whether he likes you or not (EVEN)
He will do anything for you ___________________________ like you
Unless it’s raining, I’ll wait for you outside the cinema (LONG)
As __________________________ raining, I’ll wait for you
We couldn’t go to the party because of the snow (HAVE)
If it hadn’t been snowing, we ______________________ to the party
We should finish by four o’clock but it means we can’t take a break for lunch (PROVIDED)
We should finish by four o’clock __________________________ take a break for lunch
Depending on the traffic, I might be a bit late (WHETHER)
I might be a bit late ___________________________________ any traffic
1.- Choose the correct words in these sentences by Cambridge First candidates.
· The journey doesn't take too long unless / if it rains, and then it takes ages.
· I think it's safe for children to go to school by bike unless / provided that they don't live too
far away.
· The police gave the orders to close all the doors as long as / in case the robbers were still
hiding in the building.
· Zoos should be allowed unless / as long as the animals are well looked after.
· Bring your passport provided that/in case we go to Copenhagen on the boat.
· People don't work more than ten hours a day unless / provided that it is really necessary.
