Name:_______________________

If- CLAUSES and the

environment
Complete these sentences. Remember what you have learned about the If-Clauses:
a) If global emissions arent reduced, huge areas of land (1 -to be ) ..flooded and the world economy (2- to collapse ) .. By 2050 up to one million species (3 - to become) extinct due to the loss of natural habitats. b) I ( to hear ) .Bushs speech, if I had stayed in last night, but I went to the cinema and watched The day after tomorrow. c) If you ( to listen ) . to Tom and Judies conversation here last night , you ( find ) .out what they think about living in the country. d) If I lived in a city, he said, I ( to have ).all the amenities at hand. Besides I like that feeling of not being isolated from the rest of the world. If I lived in the country, I ( to miss) the hustle and bustle of the general day -today routine of a city. e)If they use other forms of energy, .. f) If industrialised countries use most of the worlds energy, .. g) If rich countries continue to squander( = spend) their money on fuel, . h) If people ( not / be ) ..careless, they (not / pollute ) . i)Lots of animals ( perish) .., if we ( destroy ) .rainforests. j) If we (want ) .to protect the remaining rainforests, we (give ) ..our support to organisations like WWF( World Wild Fund For Nature )

Good Luck! Teacher: Fabiola Martins

Answers: a- will be

will collapse

will become

b-would have heard c-had listened.would have found d-would have would miss e- they will save a lot f-the planet will be at risk g-the air will be more and more polluted h-werent..wouldnt pollute i-will/ would perishdestroy/ destroyed j-want .give