The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain: Conditionals

UNIT 1

GRAMMAR REVISION

- Present simple or continuous I complete

- present simple or continuous II choose the right answer

- present simple or continuous III complete

- past simple or continuous I

- mixed tenses choose the right answer

- mixed tenses II choose the right answer

-mixed tenses III complete

READING COMPREHENSION

- Read: Parents and technology

- Read the text. Are the following statements true or false:

1) Teresa is proud of her parents' technological knowledge.

2) Teresa loves her mum's comments on Facebook.

3) One of Teresa's mum's doubts about computers is something you learn at Primary School.

4) Her mum is good at making blurry photos.

5) Teresa's mum only asks her about her doubts on the computer.

How to use unless (minute 2.40)

1) Reported Speech

1. “Don’t do it!” She ______________________________________________________________

2. “I’m leaving tomorrow” She ______________________________________________________

3. “Please get me a cup of tea” She __________________________________________________

4. “She got married last year” She ___________________________________________________

5. “Be quick!” She _________________________________________________________________

6. “Could you explain number four, please?” She _______________________________________

7. “Where do you live?” She _______________________________________________________

8. “We went to the cinema and then to a Chinese restaurant” She __________________________

9. “I’ll come and help you at twelve” She ______________________________________________

10. “What are you doing tomorrow?” She ____________________________________________

11. “Don’t go!” She ______________________________________________________________

12. “Do you work in London?” She ___________________________________________________

13. “Could you tell me where the post office is?” She _____________________________________

14. “Come here!” She ______________________________________________________________

15. “I’ve never been to Wales” She __________________________________________________

16. “Have you ever seen ‘Lord of the Rings’?” She ________________________________________

17. “I don't like mushrooms” She ____________________________________________________

18. “Don't be silly!” She ____________________________________________________________

19. “Would you mind waiting a moment please?” She ____________________________________

20. “How often do you play sport?” She _______________________________________________

2) Match the modals or modal perfects in I with their uses in II.

1. Shall I help you with that heavy bag? .....

2. You should have done all the homework. .....

3. She didn’t answer the phone so she must have left.....

4. I need to clean my room. I promised mymum that I would. .....

5. I think that they might have left. .....

6. Would you sign your name here, please? .....

7. It’s not fair. I ought to have received a prize too.

8. You mustn’t use this computer.

a. a logical conclusion about a past event

b. formal request

c. prohibition

d. offer

e. unfulfilled expectation

f. obligation

g. advice which was not followed

h. a guess about something which happened

3) Choose the correct answer.

1. She (could walk / could have walked) before she was a year old.

2. The party was supposed to be a secret. You (shouldn’t say / shouldn’t have said) anything.

3. I’m not sure, but I (might leave / might have left) early tonight.

4. I’m not afraid to go alone. You (needn’t have come / needn’t come) with me.

5. It’s late. You (must be / must have been) very tired.

6. You (ought to introduce / ought to have introduced) me to your friends. I didn’t know anyone’s name.

4) Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use a modal perfect.

1. Nobody told her anything about the argument. She ....................................... (know) about it.

2. We arrived too early. We ....................................... (be) in such a hurry.

3. She ....................................... (leave) the office because her coat and bag aren’t here.

4. I ....................................... (drive) to work, but the weather was so nice that I decided to walk.

5. It’s possible that I ....................................... (forget) to tell Joe about the meeting.

6. You ....................................... (call) her on her birthday. She never forgets to call you.

5) Rewrite each sentence using a modal or modal perfect. There may be more than one answer.

1. It isn’t necessary for them to finish the job tonight. They ......................................................................................................

2. It’s possible that I took your jacket by mistake. I ......................................................................................................................

3. That man knows how to speak four languages. That man ......................................................................................................

4. I didn’t wear a sunhat, and now my head hurts. My head hurts. I..........................................................................................

5. It rained last night so the grass is wet. It .................................................................................................... . The grass is wet.

6. The man you saw wasn’t Jack. He’s been abroad since the summer. You ……........................................................................

6) Write questions for the underlined words.
1. Sally went to this school last year.
2. There are eight denominations of euro coins.
3. Tourists have chosen new destinations.
4. Stephen was down on his right knee.
5. The child wants to go to the zoo.
6. The child wants to go to the zoo.
7. The child wants to go to the zoo.
8. There is some orange juice in the fridge.
9. Mrs Pitts had been trying to phone them every five minutes since 11.00 a.m.
10. I spilt Peter's coffee on Mr Manson’s suit.

Conditional sentences.

7) Put the verbs in brackets into their correct tenses. There may be more than one possible answer.

1. If you ……………………(Go) away, please.................................(Write) to me.

2- If she …………………….(Be) in, I …………………. (Give) it to her. Now it’s too late.

3. My aunt ……………………(Be able to) help us if she…………………(Be) on time last night.

4. If my brother.........................(Eat) another cake, he...............................(Get) sick soon, that's why he won't.

5. If you……………………..(Heat) water, it……………………… (Boil).

6. If we ………..……(Go) to London for our holiday last year. We……………(See) The Tower of London.

7. I………………….(Speak) to Clement at the party if he………………….(Apologise) for what he said to me.

8. If I ……………………(Know) Rob's address in New York , I………………….(Visit) him.

9. I think Diane………………….. (Look) much nicer if she ………………………(Have) a new hairstyle.

10. She……………………(Look) better if she ……………………(Wear)a dress to go to the concert last night.

11. John…………………….(Not Get) such poor marks if he…………………………(Work) harder

12. If Katy………………………..(Be) taller, she………………………………(Play) in the ladies' volleyball team.

13. If the weather………………………….(Not Be) so bad last week, they……………………Go) for a excursion.

14. If I……………………….(Be) George. I…………………………….(Not Go) to the concert without a ticket

15. If Terry…………………………(Get up) earlier this morning, he………………………….(Tidy) the house instead of leaving it for his mother.

I wish / If only

8) Complete the sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence before it.

Example: I haven’t a job at the moment ---- If only/I wish I had a job

I’m not going to the party --------- If only/I wish I were going to the party

I married Myrtle instead of Francis -------- If only/I wish I had married Francis

You won’t ever wait for me -----------If only/I wish you would wait for me

We’ve run out of petrol -------- If only/I wish...............................................................

I’m taking a test tomorrow -------- If only/I wish..........................................................

This holiday has been a disaster -------- If only/I wish...................................................

It’s snowing outside -------- If only/I wish....................................................................

People at work always shout at me ----- If only/I wish...................................................

I acted very rudely in front of the headmaster -------- If only/I wish................................

I don’t know how to ride a bicycle -------- If only/I wish.................................................

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