LEVEL: 3 Name

A. COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES USING THE CONDITIONAL TYPE 3

1. If I had gone (go) to the party with you, I wouldn’t have stayed (not stay) home watching
TV.
2. If she had payed (pay) in cash, she wouldn’t have been able (not be able) to spend so
much money on clothes.
3. If you ___________ (listen) to your parents, you _____________ (break up) with that boy a
long time ago.
4. If I _____________ (not eat) so much junk food, I ______________ (not gain) a lot of
weight.
5. If he _____________ (call) me tonight, I ________________ (be) so worried.
6. If they _____________ (finish) their homework on time, the teacher _____________ (give)
them a better grade.
7. If I ______________ (save) more money, I ________________ (buy) a car instead of a
motorcycle.

B. WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE DONE? SHARE YOUR OPINIONS USING “YOU WOULD
HAVE…” OR “I WOULD HAVE…”

1. I went to the movies and saw my best friend’s girlfriend kissing another guy. She didn’t
see me, and I never said anything to my friend because he loves her so much and I
think he wouldn’t believe me. What would you have done?

2. My friend came to visit last month. She stayed in my house for a week and everything
seemed OK when she left. The problem is that I received my phone bill this week and
there are a lot of calls to Australia! I don’t have any relatives or friends there and the
phone bill was too expensive. I called my friend, but she said she didn’t do it and I had
to pay for it. What should I have done?
 C. READING:
THE FARMER AND THE APPLE TREE

A poor farmer once had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apple trees that she grew. The
farmer went to visit his friend one fine day in the spring.

As the farmer was about to leave, his friend said, “Here is a young apple tree. I want you to take it
home and plant it. I want you and your family to enjoy it.”

The farmer was pleased. “Thank you very much,” he said. “I know this tree will bear fine apples.”

But when the farmer got home, he did not know where to plant the tree. He was afraid that if he
planted it near the road, strangers would steal the fruit. If he planted it in one of his fields, his
neighbors would come at night and steal some of the apples. If he planted it near his house, his
children would take the fruit. Finally, he planted the tree deep in his woods, where no one could
see it. But, naturally, without sunlight and proper soil, it soon died.

Later that year, the friend who had given the farmer the tree went over to his farm to visit.
Naturally, she inquired about the tree.

“Why did you plant the tree in such a poor place?” she asked, puzzled.

“What’s the difference?” the farmer said angrily. “If I had planted the tree near the road, strangers
would have stolen the fruit. If I had planted the tree in one of my fields, my neighbors would have
come at night and stolen some of the apples. If I had planted it near my house, my own children
would have taken the fruit.”

“Yes,” said the friend. “But at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now, by your foolish
action, you have robbed every one of the fruits, and you have also destroyed a good tree.”

Source: Dixon, R. (1985) Exercises in English, Conversation. United States: Prentice Hall
Regents.
COMPREHENSION AND CONVERSATION

A. What was the friend of the poor farmer famous for?

B. When did he visit her?

C. What did the friend give the farmer?

D. What did she tell him to do with the gift?

E. Why was the farmer afraid to plant the tree near the road?

F. What did he think would happen if he planted it in one of his fields?

G. What did he think would happen if he planted it near his house?

H. Where did he finally plant the tree? Why?

I. What happened to the tree without sunlight and proper soil?

J. What do trees need in order to grow properly?

K. Where would you have planted the tree? Why?

L. What do you think about the farmer?