OCABU

UNIT Lesson
4 4C

A. WARM-UP QUESTION

1. What would you have done if you hadn´t passed the fourth English module?

B. VOCABULARY

Write one sentence with the following words:

and with a tense
1. Hurry / ………………………………………………
they engaged in a heated
2. Mood / ………………………………………………
3. Argument / …………………………………………..
devoid of any
she realized he had forgotten to bring
4. Jokes / ……………………………………………….
5. Spare set / ……………………………………………
of keys.

C. READING

A. Read the text. What is it about?

Marge's Day of Hell!!!
Marge is a woman of 55 who lives on her own in a small house in Scotland. She did not
have a very nice day yesterday!
As she was leaving the house, she forgot her bus ticket. Only when she got to the bus
stop, she realized this, so she had to hurry back to the house. She opened the door, put the
keys on the telephone table, went into the kitchen to get her bus ticket and left again
without her keys. She caught the 8.42 a.m. bus instead of her usual 8.30 a.m. bus and
arrived at work about ten minutes late. Mr. Jones, her boss, was in a bad mood yesterday
and shouted at her when she arrived late. As a result, they had an argument in front of all
the other people in the office. Mr. Jones told her she would have to stay behind for fifteen
minutes at lunch to finish some important work.
At lunch, Marge only had time for a quick sandwich and didn't go to the office cafeteria
with the others as normal. Everyone returned from lunch very happy because they had
met a new employee who had told some very funny jokes. Marge was not happy. She was
hungry and tired. She was so hungry as she left the office at 5 o'clock that she bought a
hot dog from the man on the street corner. Within an hour, she didn't feel very well and
had a pain in her stomach. It was not her day!
She arrived home and realized she didn't have her keys, so had to walk two miles to her
sister's house to get a spare set of keys. She went into her house, closed the door and went
straight to bed.

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 B. Complete the statements:

1. if \ not \ forget \ bus ticket \ not \ have to \ return home

if she had not forgotten her bus ticket,
………………………………….…….., she wouldn't have had to return home.
2. if \ not \ put \ keys on table \ not \ forget them
If she hadn't put her keys on the table, …………………………………………
she would not have forgotten them

3. she \ not late \ if \ catch \ an earlier bus

She would not have been late
………………………………………………… if she had caught an earlier bus.
4. her boss \ not \ shout at her \ if \ not \ be \ bad mood
Her boss wouldn't have shouted at her ………………………………………….
had not been in a bad mood

5. if \ Marge \ not late \ they \ not argue \ in office

they would not have argued in the office.
If Marge hadn't been late, ……………………………………………………….
6. Marge \ meet \ new worker \ if \ go \ to canteen
Marge would have met the new worker
……………………………………………….…. if she had gone to the canteen.
7. if \ not buy \ hot dog \ not \ feel unwell
she would not feel unwell
If she hadn't bought the hot dog, ………………………………………………..

D. GRAMMAR: THIRD CONDITIONAL

Use:
The type 3 conditional refers to an impossible condition in the past and its probable result
in the past. These sentences are truly hypothetical and unreal, because it is now too late
for the condition or its result to exist. There is always some implication of regret with type
3 conditional sentences. The reality is the opposite of, or contrary to, what the sentence
expresses. In type 3 conditional sentences, the time is the past and the situation is
hypothetical.

Structure:
If clause (condition) / Main clause (result)
If + hadn´t + verb past participle / would + not + have + verb past participle (negative
structures)

Examples:
If it hadn´t rained, you would not have gotten wet.
You would not have gotten wet if it hadn´t rained.
You would not have passed your exam if you hadn´t worked harder.
If you hadn´t worked harder, you would not have passed your exam.

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A. Rewrite the sentences beginning with the words given:

1. We didn’t buy the carpet because it was very expensive.

If ………………………………………………………………………………….
the carpet hadn't been very expensive, we would have bought it.

2. They made her angry, and that’s why she left.

she hadn't been made angry by them, she wouldn't have left.
If ………………………………………………………………………………….
3. They lost your phone number; that’s why they didn’t call you.
they hadn't lost your phone number, they would have called you.
If ………………………………………………………………………………….
4. Tom didn’t revise his lessons, so he didn’t pass his exam.
Tom had revised his lessons, he would have passed his exam.
If ………………………………………………………………………………….

B. Complete the sentences using the Third Conditional.

1. If you (study) ………………

had studied for the test, you (pass) …………………………..
would have passed it.
would have helped
2. If you (ask) ………………
had asked me, I ……………………………………... (help) you.
had gone would have seen
3. If we (go) ………………… to the cinema, we (see) ……………………………
my friend Jacob.
would have understood
had spoken English, she (understand) ………..………………….
4. If you (speak) ……………
5. If they (listen) ………………..
had spoken ……………………...home
to me, we (be) would have been earlier.
have written
6. I (write) …………………………. you a postcard if I (have) …………….
had had your
address.
7. If I (not / break) ………….……
had not broken my leg, I (take part) …………………………..
have taken part

in the contest.
8. If it (not/ start) ………………..
had not started to rain, we (walk) …………………………
have walked to the
museum.
would have swum had not been
9. We (swim) ………………………….. in the sea if there (not / be) ………………..
so many sharks there.
had taken would not have arrived
10. If she (take) ……………….. the bus, she (not / arrive) …………………………
on time.
would have played
had been nice, they (play) ……………………… football.
11. If the weather (be) ……………
12. If we (go) …………………..…
had gone to a good restaurant, we (have)would have had a
……………..
better dinner.
13. If John (conduct) ……………….
had conducted more research, he (write) ………………….…
would have written

a good report.

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 G. SPEAKING

Share your personal thoughts using the Third Conditional with the whole class:

relaxed by the beach.

1. If I had gone on holiday last week, I would have....................................................

been tired today.

2. If I had gone to bed late last night, I would have.......................................................
donated it to charity.
3. If I had found a lot of money on my way to class today, I would have......................
missed out on many opportunities.
4. If I hadn’t decided to learn English, I would have.....................................................
avoided many mistakes
5. If I had followed my parent's advice, I would have...................................................

earned so much about my family history.

6. If I had met my great-great-grandparents, I would have...........................................
been utterly shocked
7. If I had met an alien on my way to class today. I would have....................................

experienced life differently.

8. If I had been born a member of the opposite sex, I would have.................................

missed out on this valuable lesson.

9. If I hadn’t come here today, I would have...............................................................

missed out on countless adventures.

10. If I had never met my best friend, I would have.......................................................
have faced different challenges.
11. If I had been born into a famous family, I would have..............................................

been able to afford that dream vacation.

12. If I had saved more money, I would have.................................................................

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