
If-clauses (2)
Task 1
Writing
The original text was about detecting with a machine. Unfortunately, the sentences were completely mixed up by a computer error.
Put the sentences together correctly.
- on the assumption,
- speeds up and makes their pulse and makes them sweat the stress.
- sensitive instruments can These effects be detected by.
- meditation techniques A British scientist looking for somewhere else autogenic training out or by imagining to a lie detector that can be outwitted by (trick).
- criticized For that reason are heavily used detectors.
- to use judges when passing on at court.
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exercise 2
Grammar
Decide, which sentences are conditional I, II or III.
- If grandma has got eggs in her fridge, she wants to bake a cake. (___)
- If she bakes a cake, she will serve it only after lunch. (___)
- If she serves it after lunch, she wants to make some tea. (___)
- Why does Grandma wait until after lunch? Because she made a cake yesterday, too. So yesterday, the kids had discovered the cake as soon as they came home from school and had come to eat a piece of it before lunch. So what?
Mary, her daughter, has become very angry with Grandma: If they had not eaten so much before they had lunch, they would have been hungry enough to finish up their potatoes and vegetables. (___) - So what would you do if you were Grandma? (___)
I bet you’d hide your cake, too!
Task 3
Grammar
Complete the dialogue. You have to decide: Conditional I, II or III?
Caroline and Lucy are best friends. They are making plans for their summer holidays.
- Caroline: If my father ________ (say) yes, I ________ (go) to a youth camp for one or two weeks. My mother already has it >________ Good >________ (not good) marks in my report, my parents ________ (not let) me go.
- Caroline: Well, I told you to work harder. If you ________ (not fail) the last test in March, you ________ (not be) in trouble ever since.
- Lucy: I know. And I do not think they will allow it. Anyway, where ________ (we / go) if my parents ________ (agree)?
- Caroline: There’s a camp where you can do horse-r >________ (enjoy) horse-r >________ (let) me have more horse-r >________ (not improve), my mum ________ (never / allow me / do) that. She says I need more work in the afternoons.
- Caroline: Maybe she’s right. Anyway, the camp is quite expensive. You ________ (have to / find) a job if your parents ________ (not pay) for everything.
- Lucy: I’m sure they will not! If only I ________ (not buy) the new stereo last month, then I ________ (save) more than enough money to pay for the trip.
- Caroline: Yes, and if I ________ (win) the lottery, I ________ (pay) for you. But I’m not able to buy a lottery ticket, so we’ll have to find a different solution.
- Lucy: I should talk to my parents first. If they ________ (not let me go), I ________.
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