Grammar unit 8

1 Rewrite the sentences using the third

conditional.

3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of

the words.

We stayed at home because we were tired.

The girl who did the interview the most

If we hadnt been tired, we wouldnt have

successfully (successful) was the most

stayed at home.

interested in joining (join) our company.

1 I got angry with John because he arrived home

1 I know hes ____________________ (good)-

late.

looking boy in the school but he tends

If John ____________________________________

____________________ (be) very arrogant.

__________________________________________
2 Sally missed her train because she left home

2 Its hard ____________________ (not feel) jealous

when you look at fashion models. Theyre some

late.

of ____________________ (beautiful) women in

If Sally ____________________________________

the world.

__________________________________________
3 I didnt buy the dress because I didnt have

3 My sister finds it really difficult

____________________ (learn) languages

enough money.

because shes ____________________

If I _______________________________________

(intelligent) person in our family.

__________________________________________
4 I wasnt at the party because Julia didnt invite
me.

4 Thanks, Ben. ____________________ (talk) about

the problem has made me feel
____________________ (worried).

If Julia ____________________________________
__________________________________________
5 The girls saw the letter because it was on the
kitchen table.
If the letter ________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
6 Zac didnt finish the exam because he didnt
have enough time.

5 Lucy behaves ____________________ (good)

than her classmates and knows its important
____________________ (listen) to her teachers.
4 Match 15 with ae. Then complete the
sentences with the correct form of the verbs.
1 Would Alan ____________________ (chat) up
Ella at the party
2 If youd remembered ____________________
(bring) your wallet,

If Zac _____________________________________
__________________________________________
2 Choose the correct words.
1 If youd eaten more slow / slowly, you wouldnt
feel / have felt sick afterwards.
2 Would you have thanked him if he d / d have
been more helpfully / helpful?
3 If the roads have / had been less crowded, we
would have driven more quickly / quicker.
4 If I d known / knew you were coming, the
house would have been more tidily / tidier.
5 If she d / s had enough money, she would have
bought the most expensive / expensively coat.

3 He wouldnt have worried so much about

____________________ (buy) that coat
4 Scott wouldnt have wanted
____________________ (come) back home
5 ____________________ (leave) my job would
have been harder
a if he ___________________ (spend) so much
money last week.
b if he ___________________ (go) to Australia.
c if he ___________________ (not start) going out
with Sarah?
d if I ___________________ (not be) so unhappy.
e would you ___________________ (buy) the DVD?

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Vocabulary unit 8
1 Match 16 with opposite nouns af.
1 politeness

a apathy

2 success

b meanness

3 optimism

c rudeness

4 generosity

d poverty

5 passion

e failure

6 wealth

pessimism

2 Write the adjective form of the nouns in

exercise 1.
1

_______________

a _________________

_______________

b _________________

_______________

_______________

d _________________

_______________

e _________________

_______________

4 Complete the sentences with the words in

the box.
cant wait for join in with miss out on
put off regret sort out waste time
1 When you _________________ doing something,
you are sorry that youve done it.
2 When you are really looking forward to
something, you _________________ it to happen.
3 When you _________________, you use it to do
unproductive things.
4 When you _________________ something, you
delay doing it.

_________________

_________________

5 When you _________________ something, you

lose the opportunity to do or have it.
6 When you _________________ something, you
do what other people are doing, e.g. dancing at

3 Complete the sentences with the adjective or

noun form of the words in exercises 1 and 2.

a party or having a conversation.

7 When you put a difficult situation or an untidy

1 My sister never wants to do anything she isnt

place in order, you ___________ it ___________.

interested in anything. Ive never met anyone so

______________!
2 The family has got nothing to eat, there arent

5 Write a sentence about each picture. Use verbs

from exercise 4 and the words in the box.
games in the playground her office
the skiing trip their birthday party

enough clothes for the children and in winter

their house is cold. Theyre living in
______________.

3 Her uncle is a millionaire but he hates spending

money on things! Its true that some rich people
are really ______________.
4 My best friend never feels negatively about
anything. Hes the most ______________ person
I know.
5 Im fed up with the way you speak to me. Im not
going to tolerate your ______________ any more!
6 Im a ______________ business man. I lost all my
money in my restaurant and had to close it last

1 Nicole had to ______________________________

_________________________________________ .

year.
7 Music is my ______________. I listen to it all the
time and I play several musical instruments.
8 My brother is studying hard at university. He
wants to get good results because
______________ is very important to him.

2 Jane needs to _____________________________

_________________________________________ .
3 Zac likes being alone. He never ______________
_________________________________________ .
4 Karl and Luke _____________________________
________________________________ next week.

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