[7] – Unit 10 – Sources of Energy

GRAMMAR 10-1: CONDITIONALS – TYPE 1 AND TYPE 2

Exercise 1: What do you say in these situations? 12. I wouldn't mind living in England if the weather ______ (be) better.
1. Of course you don't expect to win the lottery. Which do you say? 13. If I were you, ______ (I / not / wait). ______ (I / go) now.
a. If I win the lottery, I'll buy a big house. 14. You're always tired. If ______ (you / not / go) to bed so late every night, you
b. If I won the lottery, I'd buy a big house. wouldn't be tired all the time.
2. You're not going to sell your car because it's old and not worth much. Which do 15. I think there are too many cars. If ______ (there / not / be) so many cars, ______
you say? (there / not / be) so much pollution.
a. If I sell my car, I won't get much money for it. Exercise 3: Write sentences beginning with If.
b. If I sold my car, I wouldn't get much money for it. 1. We've decided not to catch the 10.30 train. (arrive too early)
3. You often see Sarah. A friend of yours wants to contact her. Which do you say? à If we caught the 10.30 train, we’d arrive too early.
a. If I see Sarah, I'll tell her to call you. 2. Kevin is not going to do his driving test now. (fail)
b. If I saw Sarah, I'd tell her to call you. 3. We've decided not to stay at a hotel. (cost too much)
4. You don't expect that there will be a fire in the building. Which do you say? 4. Sally isn't going to leave her job. (not / get another one)
a. What will you do if there is a fire in the building? 5. We've decided not to invite Ben to t he party. (have to invite his friends too)
b. What would you do if there was a fire in the building? 6. I'm not going to tell him what happened. (not / believe me)
5. You've never lost your passport. You can only imagine it. Exercise 4: Write sentences beginning I wish ....
a. I don't know what I'll do if I lose my passport.
1. I don't know many people (and I'm lonely).
b. I don't know what I'd do if I lost my passport. à I wish I knew more people.
6. Somebody stops you and asks the way to a bank. Which do you say? 2. I don't have a computer (and I need one).
a. If you go right at the end of this street, you'll see a bank on your left. 3. Helen isn't here (and I need to see her).
b. If you went right at the end of this street, you'd see a bank on your left. 4. It's cold (and I hate cold weather).
7. You're in a lift. There is an emergency button. Nobody is going to press it. 5. I live in a big city (and I don't like it).
Which do you say? 6. I can't go to the party (and I'd like to).
a. What will happen if somebody presses that button? 7. I have to get up early tomorrow (but I'd like to sleep late).
b. What would happen if somebody pressed that button?
8. I don't know anything about cars (and my car has just broken down).
Exercise 2: Put the verb into correct form. 9. I'm not feeling well (and it's not nice).
1. I’d be very scared if somebody ______ (point) a gun at me. Exercise 5: Give the correct form of the words given.
2. I can’t afford to buy a car. If I ______ (buy) a car, I’d have to borrow the money. 1. ______ (aqua) creatures include fish, dolphins, and whales.
3. Don’t lend Amy your car. If she ______ (ask) me, I wouldn’t lend her mine. 2. Oil companies often drill ______ (shore) to get petroleum from the sea floor.
4. If the computer factory closed down, many people ______ (lose) their jobs. 3. Energy from the sun is considered an ______ (exhaust) resource; as long as the
5. I don’t think Gary and Emma will get married. I ______ (be) amazed if they did. sun is there, it can give us energy.
6. What would you do if you ______ (be) in a lift and it ______ (stop) between floors? 4. The ______ (initiate) response to the recycling program has been good. Now
7. If somebody ______ (give) me $10,000, I ______ (have) a very long holiday. let’s see what happens next.
8. ______ (I / help) you if I could, but I'm afraid I can't. 5. Waterfalls ______ (generate) energy that we can use as power.
9. We don't need a car at present, but we would need a car if ______ (we / live) in 6. All countries around the world need energy sources for their cars, machines,
the country. and appliances. This need is ______ (universe).
10. If we had the choice, ______ (we / live) in the country. 7. Many people think that we need to ______ (utility) existing renewable energy
11. This soup isn't very good. ______ (it / taste) better if it wasn't so salty. sources such as solar and wind power.