G c o n d itio n a l s e n te n c e s
V phone la n g u a g e ; a d je c tiv e s + p re p o sitio n s
P so u n d s and sp e llin g : /ʃ/, /tJ7, ŋ , hty
Can’t live without it
1 V O C A B U L A R Y & LIS T E N IN G
a H o w g o o d is y o u r “ p h o n e v o c a b u la r y ” ? T a k e th e
q u iz w ith a p a rtn e r.
Phone quiz
W hat tw o v e rb s are m o st co m m o n ly u se d to
m ean “to te le p h o n e ” so m e b o d y?
W h a t a re th e m is s in g v e rb s in th e se
2 p h ra se s?
a C a n y o u ____ me a c a ll this afternoon?
b I need t o ____ a few c a lls now. I’ll get back
to you later.
W h a t’s th e m is s in g w o rd in th e s e
3 p h r a s a l v e rb s ?
a Sorry, I have to h a n g ____ now. I’m in a hurry.
b I'm going to have t o ____ my phone o ff now
— my flight’s boarding.
c We were suddenly c u t ____ in the middle of
a conversation.
d I never have to w r it e ____ phone numbers
b ecause I use an app to transfer and store
contacts.
e I’m r u n n in g ____ o f minutes on my cell
phone plan, so I don't know how long we can
keep on talking.
f I tried calling her office all day but I couldn't
g e t _____The lines were busy.
g Sorry, I c a n ’t hear you very well. Could you
____ u p a little?
h If you hold, I’l l ____ you th ro u g h to the
accounts departm ent.
C o m p le te th e m is s in g w o rd s.
4 a I need to c ____ my phone — the battery’s
very low.
b Do you want my cell phone number or my
I_________ ?
c I’ve been calling Tom on his cell phone, but
it’s b____ all the time.
d I know he's been trying to call m e all day
b ecause I have three m ____ calls from him.
e If you don't know the number, call
d ____ assistance.
f You have reached the v____ m_____ for
555-4890. Please leave a m essage when you
hear the tone.
g There are usually p____ p_____ in public
places su ch a s airports and stations for
people who don't have or can't use a cell
phone for som e reason.
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E ve ry fo rm o f a d d ictio n is bad, no m a tte r
w h e th e r th e n a rco tic be alco hol,
m orphine, or idealism .
Carl Jung,
Sw iss psychologist
b H o w w o u ld n o t h a v in g a c ell p h o n e o r s m a r t p h o n e a ffe c t
y o u r life? R e a d t h e a rtic le . W h a t is t h e w r i t e r ’s e x p e r im e n t?
W h a t d o y o u t h in k h e m e a n s b y “c o ld tu r k e y ” ?
Has our cell phone use gone
a little too far?
Could you survive one whole week without
your cell/smartphone? That’s right, no iPhone®,
no Blackberry®, no Android™? Believe it or not,
I tried this. Yes I am still alive.
k n o w w h a t s o m e o f y o u m a y b e w o n d e r in g : w h y in th e
I w o rld w o u ld a n y o n e w a n t to b e w ith o u t a cell p h o n e fo r
a n e n tire w e e k ? A fte r all, in th e s p a n o f o n ly a fe w y e a rs,
s m a r tp h o n e s h a v e b e c o m e p a r t o f us. W e c a n h a r d ly live
w ith o u t th e m . A c c o r d in g to a r e c e n t study, a b o u t a th ir d o f
s m a r tp h o n e u se rs c h e c k th e ir p h o n e s b e fo re g e ttin g o u t o f b e d
in th e m o rn in g . 4 0 p e r c e n t o f us u s e th e m in th e b a th r o o m .
A n d 6 4 p e r c e n t o f u s h a v e te x te d w h ile d riv in g . W e u s e th e m
a s c a m e ra s , a p p o in t m e n t b o o k s, a l a r m clocks, a n d to m a k e
th e o d d p h o n e call (a lth o u g h in c re a s in g ly less fre q u e n tly ).
1 c a n ’t h e lp w o n d e r i n g i f w e ’v e g o n e a little l o o far.
O n e d a y I c a m e h o m e f r o m w o r k a r o u n d 6 :0 0 p .m . a n d
s a t d o w n t o d i n n e r w ith m y w ife a n d tw o k id s (fiv e -y e a r-
o ld tw in s. Y es, tw in s a r e c u te , t h a n k y o u ). I s t a r t e d n o t ic in g
t h a t d u r i n g d i n n e r b o t h m y w ife a n d I w e r e c h e c k i n g o u r
p h o n e s fa irly re g u la rly .
T h e m o r e I th o u g h t a b o u t it th e m o r e I w a s , fran k ly ,
d is a p p o in te d in m y se lf. I g e t h o m e f r o m w o r k a t 6 :0 0 a n d
m y k id s g o to s le e p a t 7 :3 0 . T h a t ’s a n h o u r a n d a h a lf. C a n
1 re a lly n o t tr y a n d fo c u s m y a tt e n ti o n o n m y fa m ily f o r 9 0
m in u te s w i t h o u t b e in g d is tra c te d ?
N o w 1 s u p p o s e I c o u ld h a v e t r i e d to g r a d u a l l y d e c r e a s e
m y c e ll p h o n e u s e a t h o m e , b u t t h a t w o u l d h a v e b e e n to o
easy. I n s t e a d , I w o n d e r e d i f 1 c o u ld g o a w h o le w e e k w ith
a b s o lu te ly n o c e ll p h o n e . G o ld tu rk e y .
By Richard Rabkin
W e w e r e g o i n g a w a y f o r a f a m ily v a c a t io n f o r a w e e k a n d I
t h o u g h t t h a t th is p r o v id e d t h e r i g h t o p p o r tu n i ty . S o w e left,
f o r th e a i r p o r t w i t h b o t h c e ll p h o n e s b a c k a t h o m e . 1 r e a lly
h o p e d th e y w o u l d b e O K b y th e m s e lv e s .
 2 P R O N U N C IA TIO N sounds and spelling:
ill, / t j/ , ŋ , / d 3/

a L o o k a t th e w o r d s b e lo w f r o m Vocabulary & Listening. D e c id e w h a t

s o u n d s t h e p in k le tte r s m a k e , a n d w r i te th e w o r d s in t h e r ig h t c o lu m n .

addiction anxio us arrangem ent atta ch m e n t century

conclusion condition crucial decision engaged future
journalist m e ssa ge obsession occasion officially
pleasure pressure su rge ry sw itched technician

One-Week
NO CELL PHONE b 3 25))) L i s te n a n d c h e c k . P r a c t i c e s a y in g t h e w o r d s .

Challenge c N o w p r a c t ic e s a y in g t h e s e s e n te n c e s .
1 A d d ic tio n s a n d o b s e s s io n s c a n m a k e y o u a n x io u s .
2 W e n e e d t o m a k e s o m e c ru c ia l d e c is io n s in th e n e a r fu tu r e .

c 3 23))) L i s te n t o R i c h a r d d e s c r i b i n g h is w e e k 3 I t's a p le a s u r e t o a tte n d th is s o c ia l o c c a s io n .

w i t h o u t a c e ll p h o n e . L o o k a t t h e s e n te n c e s
b e lo w a n d p u t a c h e c k ( / ) n e x t t o t h e t h in g s
th a t h a p p en ed .
H e s ta rte d to m iss h is cell p h o n e a t th e a irp o rt.
It felt as i f h is leg w a s v ib ra tin g e v e n w ith o u t
a cell p h o n e in h is p o c k e t.
H e c o u ld n 't fin d h is w ife w h e n th e y g o t
s e p a r a te d a t th e m all.
H e a n d h is w ife c o u ld n ’t lo c a te th e ir c a r a t
th e m a ll w ith o u t a p h o n e .
T h e y trie d to se arc h f o r a r e s ta u ra n t th ey 'd
h e a rd ab o u t.
T h e y d id n 't k n o w h o w to find th e r e s ta u ra n t
th ey w a n te d a n d w e n t h o m e instead.
d L is te n a g a in f o r m o re d e ta il a b o u t w h a t h a p p e n e d
d u r in g th e w e e k . C o m p a r e w ith a p a r t n e r a n d
rete ll t h e e v e n ts th a t R ic h a rd d e sc rib e s.
4 T h e m e s s a g e sa id th e y w e re e n g a g e d a n d m a k in g w e d d in g a r r a n g e m e n ts .
3 G RAM M AR conditional sentences
a M a tc h t h e h a lv e s o f t h e c o n d i t i o n a l s e n te n c e s .
1 I f I’d h a d m y cell p h o n e , A I w o u ld n 't k n o w w h a t to d o .
2 I f I w a s n 't a sc ie n tis t, B I'd c re a te m o r e m e m o r ie s
f o r th e m .
3 I f I p lay e d w ith m y c h ild re n
m o re o fte n , C I w o u ld n 't d o it.
4 I f I’d k n o w n e x a c tly w h e re D I’d h a v e te x te d h e r w h e n
m y f rie n d lived, I fin is h e d .
5 I f I lo s t m y p h o n e , E I w o u ld n ’t h a v e g o t lo st.
6 I f I w e r e a s k e d to ta k e th e F I w o u ld n e v e r h a v e d o n e th e
“n o cell p h o n e c h a lle n g e ,” e x p e rim e n t.
b W h i c h s e n t e n c e s r e f e r t o p r e s e n t o r f u t u r e s i t u a t i o n s a n d w h ic h o n e s
r e f e r t o t h e p a s t ? W h a t is d i f f e r e n t a b o u t s e n t e n c e 2 ?
c > - p .149 Grammar Bank 6B. L e a r n m o r e a b o u t c o n d i t i o n a l s e n te n c e s ,
a n d p r a c t i c e th e m .

e 3 24))) N o w l is t e n t o w h a t R i c h a r d sa y s
a b o u t t h e a d v a n ta g e s o f t h e n o c e ll p h o n e
c h a lle n g e . W h a t t w o i n c i d e n ts d o e s h e
d e s c r i b e ? W h a t d e c is i o n s d id h e a n d h i s w if e
m a k e a fte r r e tu r n in g h o m e ?
f I f y o u h a d d o n e th e s a m e e x p e r im e n t a s th e
w r ite r , d o y o u th in k y o u w o u ld h a v e c o m e to th e
s a m e c o n c lu s io n ?
Play-Doh® a soft clay-like material that child ren use
for making m odels or shapes
d In g r o u p s o f t h r e e o r f o u r , d i s c u s s t h e q u e s ti o n s .
• W h a t g a d g e ts d o y o u u se th a t y o u w o u ld n 't b e a b le to live w ith o u t?
• S u p p o s in g th e I n te r n e t h a d n ’t b e e n in v e n te d , t o w h a t e x te n t w o u ld
it a ffe c t th e w a y y o u w o rk / s tu d y / u s e y o u r f re e tim e ?
• I f y o u c o u ld g o b a c k in tim e , is t h e r e a n y th in g y o u w o u ld c h a n g e
a b o u t y o u r c a r e e r / s tu d ie s ?
• W o u ld y o u b e p r e p a r e d t o g o a n d w o r k o r s tu d y in a n o th e r c o u n tr y
e v e n i f y o u d i d n 't s p e a k th e la n g u a g e a t all?
• W h a t la n g u a g e w o u ld y o u h a v e c h o s e n t o s tu d y i f y o u h a d n 't h ad
to l e a r n E n g lis h ?

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a O t h e r t h a n c e ll p h o n e s , w h a t o t h e r g a d g e ts
o r a c tiv itie s d o y o u t h i n k p e o p le a r e a d d i c t e d t o
o r o b s e s s e d w i t h i n t h e 2 1 s t c e n tu r y ?

b R e a d t h e a rtic le o n c e . W h a t e x a c tly a r e “ b e h a v io r a l
a d d ic t io n s ” ? I n w h a t w a y a r e th e y d i f f e r e n t f r o m w h a t
m o s t p e o p le th in k o f a s a d d ic tio n s? H o w c a n th e y b e tre a te d ?

Are we hooked
on addiction?
The word “addict” for m o st people conjures
up im ages o f substance abuse. But today
there is a n e w breed of addicts...
r. Mark C ollins is the head of the addictions unit
D at an expensive clinic. “Over the last 18 months we have
noticed a big rise in the number of behavioral addictions,
so-called to distinguish them from substance dependencies,” he
says. “People look down on people addicted to substances but then
go and spend five hours in an Internet chat room,” sa y s Collins.
Behavioral addictions include compulsive attachments to plastic
surgery, the Internet, cell phones, and even tanning beds.
It seem s that in our fast-paced, high-pressure modern life, we are
increasingly turning to comfort behavior, activities that temporarily Shopaholic
make us feel happier, less stressed and lonely. And experts warn that
For 26-year-old sales m anager Emily Lane, it w as her love of
these are the very things that can lead us into dependency no matter
shopping that got dangerously out of hand. Her compulsive
how harmless they may seem at first. And while behavioral addictions
spending on designer clothes, shoes, and handbags left her
may sound less serious than being hooked on alcohol or drugs,
over $40,000 in debt and destroyed her relationship with her
according to experts, their potential for destroying lives may actually
boyfriend, Jam es. Sh e admits that many of the items she
be very similar. They can lead to obsession, debt, and the breakdown
bought remain unused, but that she found it im possible to stop
of relationships.
spending. “Com ing home with armfuls of bags gave me an
enormous high, and I needed to keep on buying more clothes,
Internet addiction shoes, and accessories to keep getting it. I would shop during
Caroline Harrison, 37, a full-time mother of three, admits to my lunch hour, after work, and on weekends, but I couldn’t see
compulsively using the Internet. “I w as surfing, looking for something that I had a problem until Jam e s broke up with me over it.”
about my youngest child's skin problem when I found this amazing
parenting website with lively m essage boards,” she says. “Soon I r . R obert L efever , of the Promis Recovery Center, who
found I couldn’t go a day without logging on. I started spending all
evening “chatting” with my new online friends instead of spending time
D has himself overcome an addiction to work, explains,
“Deep down sufferers are usually depressed. In that state
with my husband. It never crossed my mind that it could be addictive. you can get hooked on anything that chan ges the way you
But now I feel edgy and tense if I can’t access my computer. It's as if feel, and even if you try to stop the behavior, you will find it
I can't help myself. The people there seem more real and supportive extremely hard, at least without becom ing bad-tempered or
than my own family and friends. I often feel depressed and lonely in anxious.”
real life because my husband works long hours, so being on the site Dr. Lefever believes that com pulsive behavior often
makes me feel good. Well, temporarily good.” m anifests itself in clusters. There is, for exam ple, the “eating
disorder clu ster” which also includes shopping and spending,
work, cosm etic surgery, and exercise, and the “relationship
Tanning obsession cluster” which includes com pulsive helping of others, and
Even more worrying is the behavior of 14-year-old Tracey Barlow, addiction to love and being in love. “If you are addicted to one
who is now seeking treatment for her addiction to tanning. The thing in the cluster, you are at risk of becom ing addicted to the
teenager has been visiting tanning salons three times a week, and at others,” he says.
one stage w as having tanning sessions five days a week. Her skin is Whatever your age, Lefever believes that if you have a
already prematurely aged, and she has been warned that she risks serious com pulsive problem that is interfering with your
From the Daily Mail

getting skin cancer, but despite being warned about the risks she life, then the most effective treatment is a stay in a clinic,
sa ys she feels overwhelmingly anxious if she perceives her tan to or therapy with a psychologist who understands addiction.
be fading. “It's like a sickness with her,” sa ys her despairing mother. “Addiction is treatable,” he says. “And I see this every day, in
“Sh e hates being pale.” myself and in other people.”

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c R e a d t h e a r tic le a g a in . T h e n c h o o s e
a , b , o r c f r o m t h e o p t i o n s b e lo w .
1 A c c o rd in g to e x p e r ts , b e h a v io ra l
a d d i c t i o n s ___
a a r e n o t a s s e r io u s a s b e in g
a d d ic te d t o s u b s ta n c e s
b a r e m o re s e rio u s t h a n b e in g
a d d ic te d to s u b s ta n c e s
c c a n b e ju s t a s s e rio u s a s b e in g
a d d ic te d t o s u b s ta n c e s
2 C a r o lin e H a r r i s o n says th a t s h e feels
th e n e e d ____
a to d o so m e th in g a b o u t h e r ad d ictio n
b to c h a t o n lin e e v e ry day
c to s p e n d m o re tim e w ith h e r
h u sband
3 T ra c e y B a r lo w ___
a is s lig h tly le ss a d d ic te d t h a n sh e
u sed to be
b c a n n o lo n g e r a ffo rd t o p ay fo r
so m a n y ta n n in g s e s s io n s
c h a s d e v e lo p e d a n illn e s s a s a re s u lt
o f h e r a d d ic tio n
4 E m ily L a n e th in k s t h a t ____
a i f s h e h a d n 't b e e n a s h o p a h o lic , h e r
b o y frie n d w o u ld n ’t have le ft h e r
b h e r b o y f rie n d s h o u ld h a v e h e lp e d
h e r o v e rc o m e h e r a d d ic tio n
c t h e m o n e y s h e o w e d c a u s e d th e
b re a k -u p w ith h e r b o y f rie n d
5 D r. L e fev e r th in k s t h a t ___
a i f y o u a re a d d ic te d to c o ffe e ,
y o u m ig h t a lso b e c o m e a d d ic te d
to s h o p p in g
b i f y o u h a v e a n e a tin g d iso rd e r,
y o u w ill p ro b a b ly b e c o m e
a d d ic te d to s h o p p in g
c i f y o u a re a d d ic te d to g o in g to
t h e g y m , y o u m a y a lso b e c o m e
a d d ic te d to h a v in g c o s m e tic
s u rg e ry
L E X I S IN C O N T E X T
d L o o k a t t h e h ig h lig h te d w o r d s
a n d p h r a s e s r e la te d t o a d d ic t io n s .
W i t h a p a r t n e r , d e c id e w h a t y o u
t h i n k th e y m e a n .
e D o y o u th in k th e a d d ic tio n s re fe rre d
t o in t h e a r t i c l e a r e a p r o b le m in y o u r
c o u n tr y ?
5 V O C A B U L A R Y adjectives + prepositions
a C o m p l e t e t h e p r e p o s i t i o n s c o lu m n w i t h o n e f r o m t h e lis t,
fo r of on to w ith
p r e p o s itio n s
1 A lo t o f p e o p le a re obsessed I d c e le b ritie s a n d t h e i r life sty le s.
2 S o m e y o u n g p e o p le a re b e c o m in g addicted θ s o c ia l n e tw o rk in g w e b site s.
3 P e o p le a r e u su a lly v e ry k in d a n d helpful □ fo re ig n to u ris ts .
4 M o st y o u n g p e o p le a re dependent □ th e ir p a re n ts u n til th e ir m id -tw e n tie s.
5 P e o p le a re to ta lly fed up □ t h e n u m b e r o f c o m m e rc ia ls o n TV .
6 O ld e r p e o p le a re n ’t a s openEHn e w id ea s a n d fash io n s a s y o u n g e r p e o p le are.
7 P e o p le a r e sick □ b e in g b o m b a r d e d w ith d e p re s s in g n e w s b y th e m e d ia .
8 O u r c o u n tr y is famous w o rld w id e □ its c u is in e .
9 A lo t o f p e o p le a re hooked □ L a tin - A m e r ic a n s o a p o p e ra s .
10 A s a n a tio n w e a re v e ry proud IS o u r te c h n o lo g ic a l a c h ie v e m e n ts.
11 M a n y p e o p le w h o a r e fond EHa n im a ls a d o p t p e ts f r o m a n im a l s h e lte rs .
b C o v e r th e p r e p o s itio n s c o lu m n a n d say th e s e n te n c e w i t h th e c o r r e c t p r e p o s itio n .
c W i t h a p a r t n e r , s a y t o w h a t e x t e n t t h e s e n t e n c e s a r e t r u e f o r y o u r c o u n tr y ,
a n d g iv e e x a m p le s .
6 L IS T E N IN G & S P E A K IN G
a 3 26))) L is te n t o fiv e p e o p le t a l k in g a b o u t o b s e s s i o n s . W h a t a r e t h e y o r t h e
p e o p le th e y m e n t i o n o b s e s s e d w i t h o r a d d ic t e d to ?
b L i s te n a g a in a n d a n s w e r w i t h t h e n u m b e r ( s ) o f t h e s p e a k e r . W h o . ..?
□ A says t h a t th e i r o b s e s s io n s ta r te d a s a re s u lt o f a fa m ily in c id e n t
Cd B d o e s n ’t re a lly t h in k t h a t th e y a r e o b se ss iv e
□ C th in k s t h a t th e o b s e s s io n m a k e s th e p e r s o n u n p le a s a n t to b e a ro u n d
[ I D says t h a t th e o b s e s s io n s ta r te d b e c a u s e o f a fa m ily m e m b e r
□ E d o e s n 't th in k th a t t h e o b s e s s io n s e rv e s a n y p u r p o s e
c T a lk in s m a ll g r o u p s . T r y t o t h in k o f s o m e o n e f o r a s m a n y c a te g o r i e s a s p o s s ib le .
Do you know anyone who is
“addicted” to...? obsessed with...?
• a m achine or g a d g e t • o rgan izin g / cle a n in g
• a p articu lar T V se rie s • their ap p ea ra n ce
• w ork • kee p in g in sh a p e
• sh o p p in g • he alth y e atin g
• a n yth in g else • a n yth in g else
How long has it been going on?
Does it interfere with his / her life?
Does it affect the people around him / her?
Does he / she talk about it?
How serious do you think it is?
Do you think he / she should do something about it?
7 W RITIN G
> - p.110 Writing D is c u r s iv e e s s a y (1): a b a la n c e d a rg u m e n t.
A n a l y z e a m o d e l e s s a y a n d w r i t e a d i s c u r s i v e e s sa y .
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6B conditional sentences
real and unreal
1 T hey won’t get a tab le u n less th ey ’v e a lread y made a
reservation.
Can l borrow y o u r d ictio n ary fo r a m in u te i f y o u ’r e not
using it?
If it stops rain in g , I’m going to w alk in to to w n .
2 H o w would y o u know if h e wasn’t telling th e tru th ?
If w e had a little m o re tim e h e re , w e could go o n a n all-day
riv e r trip .
3 I would have picked y o u u p i f I had known w h a t tim e y o u r
flig h t a rriv ed .
If I’d been looking w h ere l w a s going, l would’ve seen the
h o le in th e road.
1 T ype 1 c o n d itio n a l s e n te n c e s a re u s e d to talk a b o u t a possible
p re s e n t o r fu tu re s itu a tio n a n d its resu lt.
You c a n u s e any p re s e n t te n se in th e if clause a n d any fo rm o f th e
fu tu re in th e o th e r clause.
2 T y p e 2 c o n d itio n a l s e n te n c e s a re u sed to talk a b o u t h y p o th etic a l
o r im p ro b a b le s itu a tio n s in th e p re s e n t o r fu tu re .
You c a n u se th e p a s t te n se (sim ple o r c o n tin u o u s) in th e if clause
a n d would + in finitive (o r could / might) in th e o th e r clause.
3 T ype 3 c o n d itio n a l s e n te n c e s a re u s e d to talk a b o u t a
h y p o th e tic a l s itu a tio n in th e past.
You can u s e th e p a s t p e rfe c t (sim ple o r c o n tin u o u s) in th e if
clau se a n d would have + p a s t p a rtic ip le (o r could / might have) in
th e o th e r clause.
mixed conditionals
I wouldn’t be in th is m ess i f I had listened to y o u r advice.
Jane would have left M ik e by n o w i f sh e didn’t still love h im .
If w e w a n t to refer to th e p re se n t a n d the p a st in the sam e sentence,
w e c a n m ix te n se s fro m tw o d iffe re n t ty p e s o f c o n d itio n a l, e.g.:
I wouldn’t be in this mess (type 2) if I had listened to your advice (ty p e 3).
Jane would have left Mike by now (ty p e 3 ) if she didn’t still love him
(ty p e 2).
alternatives to i f in conditional sentences
1 I'll tell you w h a t h a p p e n e d as long as / so long as you
p ro m ise n o t to tell any o n e else.
Provided / Providing (that) th e b a n k lends us all th e m oney
we n eed , w e 're g o in g to b u y th a t c o n d o w e liked.
T h e y a g re e d to len d u s th e c a r on the condition (that) we
re tu rn e d it by th e w eekend.
2 I’m g o in g to sell th e c a r whether y o u a g re e w ith m e or not.
3 E v e n i f I get th e jo b , I'm g o in g to c o n tin u e living w ith my
p a re n ts fo r a w hile.
4 Suppose y o u lo st y o u r jo b , w h a t w ould you do?
5 Had I known th a t you w ere co m in g , I w o u ld have b o u g h t
s o m e coffee.
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a R ig h t (/) o r w r o n g (/)? C o r r e c t t h e m is ta k e s in
th e h i g h li g h te d p h r a s e s .
I f y o u h a d n 't b e e n h e re la st n ig h t, I d o n 't know' w h a t
I w ould do. what I would have done
1 T h e y w o u ld n 't have m ad e y o u m ark e tin g m an a g e r if
th ey d id n 't th in k y o u w ere rig h t f o r th e job.
2 T h e g o v e rn m e n t w o u ld a c c e p t m o re refu g e e s i f th e
c a m p is n 't so cro w d ed .
3 I f y o u 'v e d o n e all y o u r h o m e w o rk , you can g o o u t
th is evening.
4 W e w o u ld n 't b e living in S in g a p o re now' if my
co m p a n y h a d n 't b e e n tak en o v er by a m u ltin a tio n a l.
5 H a n n a h w ould b e o n th e v arsity te a m i f sh e d id n ’t
get in ju re d la st m o n th .
6 I f y o u 'v e e v e r b e e n to N e w Y ork, y o u w ill k n o w
exactly w h a t I'm talk in g ab o u t.
7 T h e y w o u ld get d iv o rced lo n g i f th ey d id n 't have
y o u n g c h ild ren .
8 If th e s to rm w a s n 't a t n ig h t, m o re p e o p le w o u ld have
died.
9 If th e ir flig h t h a s n 't b e e n delayed, th ey w ill have
a rriv e d b y now .
b C o m p le te th e s e n te n c e s w ith one w o rd . D o n 't u s e if.
Suppose we m isse d th e la s t tra in , h o w w ould we
g e t h o m e?
1 M y fa th e r h a s a g re e d to len d m e th e m o n ey
I pay it b a c k by th e e n d o f th e year.
2 ____________i f I h a d played m y b e s t, I still w o u ld n 't
have b e a te n him .
3 I'll tell y o u e x actly w h a t h a p p e n e d a s ____________
as y o u p ro m ise n o t to tell anyone.
4 ____________th e reb e ls n o t su rre n d e re d , th ere
w o u ld h ave b e e n a lo t m o re c asu alties.
5 T h e co m p a n y w ill o n ly h ire m e o n t h e ___________
th a t I sig n a tw-o-year c o n tra c t.
6 W e ’ve d e c id e d w e 're g o in g to g o a h e ad w ith th e
e v e n t____________w e sell all th e tick ets o r n o t.
7 I'm co n v in ced A m y w o n 't g e t b a c k to g e th e r w ith
h e r b o y f rie n d ,____________i f h e ap o lo g izes.
8 Y ou c a n go to th e p a r t y ____________lo n g a s y o u are
h o m e by m id n ig h t a t th e latest.
9 ____________w e d o b u y a dog, w h o 's g o in g to tak e it
fo r w alks?
10 I'm going to m ak e a d o c to r ’s a p p o in tm e n t fo r you
y o u like it o r n o t.
11 ____________th e p lan e n o t c a u g h t fire, th e re w ould
have b e e n m o re su rv iv o rs.
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