ENGLISH COURSE C1
UNIT 11
CONDITIONALS
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ÍNDICE
1. LISTENING.........................................................................................................3
2. CONDITIONALS................................................................................................4
2.1. FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD CONDITIONALS...............................................4
2.2. MIXED CONDITIONALS...................................................................................5
2.3. OTHER USES OF CONDITIONALS..................................................................5
3. USE OF ENGLISH..............................................................................................8
1. LISTENING
Listen to the 5 speakers and do both tasks.
Who is speaking?
A. A composer
B. A festival worker
C. An orchestra member
D. A folk musician
E. Someone with varied musical tastes
F. A rock musician
G. A trombone player
H. A novice dancer
What do they feel?
A. Gratitude for an invention
B. Disappointment at a failure
C. Cautious optimism about an ambitious project
D. Gratitude to musicians
E. Satisfaction in having contributed to a successful event
F. Relief that a project has succeeded
G. Enthusiasm for a new interest
H. Pride in a tradition
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2. CONDITIONALS
2.1. FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD CONDITIONALS
First conditional
Form Use Examples
If/Unless + present simple / To talk about very possible If you’re hungry, I’ll start
continuous – Will/may/ or probable situations getting the lunch ready
must, etc + infinitive
Events in the present or in We should get there by
the future midday if the trains are
running on time.
Second conditional
Form Use Examples
If/Unless + past simple / To talk about improbable I might miss the city if we
continuous - would/could/ or imaginary situations moved away from here.
might + infinitive
Events in the present or If I was driving the car, we’d
future be arriving by now
Third conditional
Form Use Examples
If/ unless + past perfect To talk about imaginary I could have got better
simple or continuous – situations results if I’d taken the
would have / could have / photos earlier.
Event in the past
might have + past participle
If it hadn’t been snowing,
we wouldn’t have got lost.
Tips:
Unless is sometimes used instead of if…not, especially in first
conditional sentences: We’ll have to eat unless the weather improves
(instead of if the weather doesn’t improve)
Would and could can be used with a conditional meaning in sentences
without if or unless. The idea that we are talking about an unreal
situation is understood without being explicitly stated: How would you
communicate with someone whose language you couldn’t speak?
Otherwise may be used with would or could to introduce a conditional
idea: Arsenal played well in the last 20 minutes. Otherwise (=if the
situation had been different) they would have lost the match.
2.2. MIXED CONDITIONALS
If one part of the sentence speaks about the present/future and the other part
about the past, 2nd and 3rd conditionals can be “mixed”
If I hadn’t met Julia in Bulgaria last year (past, 3 rd conditional), we
wouldn’t be married now (present, 2nd conditional)
If Anastasia didn’t need this book for her PhD (present, 2nd conditional),
she would never have bought it (past, 3rd conditional)
2.3. OTHER USES OF CONDITIONALS
Give advice using If I were you + I would + infinitive – If I were you, I’d
take that laptop as hand luggage
Make criticisms or strong requests using If you would + infinitive –
would + infinitive – If you’d stop making so much noise, perhaps we’d all
be able to enjoy the programme
Make polite formal requests using I’d appreciate it / I’d be grateful if you
would/could – I’d appreciate it if you could hand in the report by
Thursday.
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Look at the ten sentences below. Which sentences refer to:
1. Past time
2. Past and present time
3. Just present time
4. Future time
5. A general point.
If I’d known about the mosquitoes, I’d never have signed for this.
If only you would put on some repellent!
If you would please stop moaning for a while, perhaps we could start
enjoying ourselves a bit
Even if we had stayed at home, it would be better because I would be
relaxing in front of the telly right now instead of paddling up this
miserable river
So, what will we do if the weather breaks?
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form. You will need to decide on the
correct conditional form and whether the verb should be simple or continuous.
1. If you _______________ (not leave) the map at home, we _______________ (not
wander) around this forest right now, looking for somewhere to spend
the night.
2. Innsbruck is a lovely city and if I _______________ (not rush) to catch a train
just now, I _______________ (be) happy to show you around a bit.
3. Kamal always thinks he knows best, and if he _______________ (not be)
such an obstinate man, we _______________ (probably reach) the hotel by
now instead of being stuck in this traffic jam.
4. “What do you do when you fall ill on holiday?” “Well, it hasn’t happened
to me yet, but I guess I _______________ (try) to find a local doctor who
spoke some English. If I _______________ (be) seriously ill, I _______________
(have) to get help from the consulate.
5. If I _______________ (be) you, I _______________ (carry) my money in a money
belt.
These sentences each contain one mistake. Correct them.
1. If you eat so much chocolate, you wouldn’t enjoy the delicious cake I’ve
made.
2. I would be grateful if you send me a reply at your earliest convenience
3. If you do not give me a refund, I am obliged to write to the local council.
4. If you had followed all my instructions, you would now stand in front of
the cathedral
5. In my country few people smoke, so if I were you, I won’t smoke at all.
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3. USE OF ENGLISH
For questions 1-5 complete the second sentence so that it has a similar
meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word
given. You must use between three and six words, including the word given.
1. As long as I know you’ll support me, I won’t worry about money
COUNT
Provided __________________ support me, I won’t worry about money.
2. I don’t think we’ll miss the train if we leave home on time.
LONG
We should manage to catch the train __________________ off from home
on time.
3. Martin is only working late tonight because he has to finish an urgent
job
UNLESS
Martin would not __________________ he had to finish an urgent job.
4. Ellie was given a trophy by her school because she had worked so hard.
PRESENTED
Ellie’s school __________________ a trophy if she had not worked so hard.
5. Could you please cancel my appointment?
GRATEFUL
I __________________ cancel my appointment.
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