Grammar
3rd conditional
1Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
→If I had gone(go) to art school I would have become(become) a professional artist sooner.
1If we ______(save) more money, we______(go) to Australia not Austria.
2You ______(see) Pat, if you______(catch) an earlier train.
3If you ______(not press) the wrongbutton, I ______(not miss) myfavourite programme.
4If you ______(live) in the 18th century,you ______(not learn) how to drive.
5We ______(get) to the final, if thereferee ______(allow) the goal.
3rd conditional with could or might
2Write sentences using the prompts and the 3rd conditional.
→could go on a cruise/spend all our money
We could have gone on a cruise, if you hadn’t spent all our money.
1might catch the train/be able to run faster
We ______, if you______.
2could not go the US/not arrive in time
They ______, if Sue’s passport______.
3not phone/might not know the road was closed
If your mum ______, we______.
4could come to your party/not be working
I ______, if I______.
5have more time/might enjoy it more
If we ______, I______.
6could go surfing/be more wind
They ______, if there______.
Mixed conditionals
3Match the sentence halves.
→aI would love a piece of cake,…
1 Tom would have bought a new computer bynow,…
2 If they hadn’t broken the window,…
3 Josh would be in the match later today,…
4 If we’d left earlier,…
5 If Cyprus wasn’t so hot in August,…
aif I hadn’t had such a big lunch.
bwe wouldn’t be in such a rush now.
cI would have gone there for my summer holidays.
dif he had the money.
eMum wouldn’t be so angry with them now.
fif he hadn’t hurt his leg last weekend.
wish/if only
4Complete the email with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
5Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
→It was so hot inside the hall. It was awful.
I wish it hadn’t been so hot.
1I didn’t get a job last summer.
I wish ______.
2It’s a shame that Felicity didn’t meet you.
If only Felicity ______.
3I regret not studying harder at university.
I wish ______.
4The car was stolen because you left the keys in it!
If only ______!
5It was a bad idea to buy this phone.
I wish I ______.
6Why didn’t we buy a bigger house?
I wish we ______.
7I’m sorry that Jack lost his wallet.
If only Jack ______.
Vocabulary
Fine art
6Complete the words in the mini-dialogues.
AWe went to an amazing →e xhibitionat the weekend.
BWhat did you see?
ASome 1s______by Leonardo and a couple of his 2m______from the Louvre.
BWow!
ADo you like these more 3a______paintings?
BYes, I do. You get more idea of emotion from them. I’m not really a fan of 4r______as a movement.
AI agree with you on that.
AWe saw some amazing 5p______of Kings and Queens of Spain when we were in Madrid.
BI haven’t been to an art gallery for ages. There are some Constable 6l______on show inFlorence at the moment, shall we go?
AGood plan!
AA private 7c______has just sold a Van Gogh for £7m.
BI know. It was a 8s_ _ _ _ l_ _ _ wasn’t it?
AYes and it was also a great example of his brilliant 9t______with light.
Talking about art
7 Choose the correct alternative.
→Magritte was a surrealist/surreal.
1One of Jackie’s paintings has been chosen to illustration/illustrate the front cover.
2Pointillists, such as Seurat, are famous for the light/lightness of their brushstrokes.
3Figure/Figurative art shows people, landscapes and things while abstract art represents feelings or ideas.
4His work is sometimes regarded as artificial or stylised/style.
5The use of vibrant colour brings out the warm/warmth in the painting.
6Those details/detailed in the background are wonderful.
7I don’t understand this type of painting. I like portraits to be more realistic/real.
8Her paintings of Cornwall remind me of/reflect holidays by the sea when I was a child.
Suffixes to form nouns (1)
8Form nouns from the words and the suffixes below. Then write them in the table. Some words can be used more than once. Be careful with your spelling.
People / Other nounsactivist / activity
Easily confused words: art and fashion
9Choose the correct prefix or suffix (a, b or c).
→The animals in the foreground of the picture werequite intriguing.
a–ingb–ablec-ive
1I don’t care if my clothes aren’t fashion __, I feel good in them.
a–alb–fulc-able
2Cathy thinks she’s got a lot of talent, but to behonest, some of her paintings are just ridicul _!
a–alb–ousc-ful
3The first model to audition had a very _naturalwalk. We all hope the others will be better.
ain-bun-cmis-
4Do you think Jack will ever be a success __artist?
a–fulb–ivec-less
5Jill thought the Victor Pasmore abstract was brilliant. I don’t agree at all, I thought it wasincredibly __rated.
aunder-bun-cover-
6I want to get some of my photos published, so I’ve hired a profession __model for my next shoot.
a–istb–alc-ive
7Leonardo’s studies of water are __forgettable.
ain-bun-cmis-
8These days most people think it’s really taste __for designers to want underweight models in their shows.
a–lessb–ivec-ful
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