FCE RESULT UNIT 11: CONDITIONALS

FCE SENTENCE TRANSFORMATIONS

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the words given. Do not change the words given. You must
use between two and five words, including the word given. [Fast Track to
FCE, WB p. 28; WB p. 95]

1. I dont think you should wear that ring to school. were

If I were you, I wouldnt wear that ring to school.
2. Ill go to the concert on condition that you pay for me. provided
Ill go to the concert provided (that) you pay for me.
3. If you work hard, you will get to university. long
You will get to university so/as long as you work hard.
4. Im not going on the school trip because I cant afford it. if
I would go on the school trip if I could afford it.
5. You ll miss the bus if you dont hurry up. unless
Youll miss the bus unless you hurry up.
6. I cant come to the disco because its my grandmothers birthday. it
I could come to the disco if it werent my grandmothers birthday.
7. I havent got enough money to pay my ticket. more
If I had more money, I could pay for my ticket.
8. I dont think you should spend so much time in front of the computer. you
If I were you, I wouldnt spend so much time in front of the computer.
9. I wont go to the cinema without Paul. unless
I wont go to the cinema unless Paul goes too.
10.Bring a jacket to the barbecue because it might rain. case
Bring a jacket to the barbecue in case it rains.
11.I didnt know the sharks were harmless so I didnt swim in the sea. swum
If Id known the sharks were harmless, I would have swum in the sea.
12.Be careful or youll get bitten. if
Youll get bitten if youre not careful.
13.We missed feeding time at the zoo because we were very late. so
If we hadnt been so late we wouldnt have missed feeding time at the
zoo.
14.We only visited that zoo yesterday because someone recommended it. we
If someone hadnt recommended that zoo, we wouldnt have visited it
yesterday.
15.The snake will only bite if you threaten it. unless
The snake will not bite you unless you threaten it.
16.Diana is alive today because a man rescued her from the lions cage. be

If a man hadnt rescued her from the lions cage, Diana wouldnt be alive
today.
17.Bob was wearing protective clothes so the scorpion didnt sting him. not
The scorpion might have stung Bob if he had not been wearing protective
clothes.
18.We didnt spend much time in the aquarium because it was a very hot day.
such
We would have spent more time in the aquarium because if it had not been
such a hot day.
19.Its a good thing you visited the safari park or you mightnt have seen the
tiger cubs. if
You mightnt have seen the tiger cubs if you had not visited the safari
park.
20.We didnt go to the wildlife park because it was too cold. so
We would have gone to the wildlife park if it had not been so cold.