Grammar
Zero and 1st conditional
1Choose the correct alternative.
→If you will collect/collect enough gold rings, you getto play a bonus level in the game.
1Carrots taste horrible, if they are/will be overcooked!
2You can change people’s lives, if you help/will helpthem in a practical way.
3I have problems getting to school, if it will snow/snows.
4If Sandra’s late again, Jon is/will be furious.
5Unless we win the next match, we go/will go to thebottom of the football league.
6If Mrs Martin takes the maths lesson, do you thinkwe/we’ll get a lot of homework?
7I’ll be/am back home sooner, if you can give me alift.
8Jan and Ruth won’t/don’t get there on time, unlessthey leave soon.
9If you take the second turning on the left, you find/will find the bookshop right in front of you.
1st and 2nd conditional
2Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
→If the glass breaks(break), an alarm will sound(sound).
1If the train ______(be) late againtonight, I ______(get) a taxi home.
2They say they ______(sail) around theworld, if they ______(have) a yachtand lots of money.
3If I ______(not have) time, I’m sure myhusband ______(pick) you up at theairport.
4Do you think we ______(have) fewerproblems with the environment, if more people______(recycle) their rubbish?
5Stop it! If you ______(do) that again,I ______(be) really angry.
6If Tim’s dog ______(not be) so noisy,his neighbours ______(like) himbetter!
when, as soon as, unless
3Write sentences using the prompts and the 1st conditional.
→not come home/unless/finish my work
I won’t come home unless I finish my work.
1I/call you/as soon as/we get a break
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2he/let you know/when Maria/phone
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3my parents/get you a ticket/when they/go to thetheatre
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4she/not pay you back/unless she/have the money
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5I/buy you a new dress/when you/pass the exam
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6as long as they/arrive on time/their boss/not beangry
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7he/not invite Sue/unless he/invite Mary
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8when Philip/call/tell him I’m out?
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too and enough
4 Choose the correct answer (a, b or c).
→There were too manystudents in the class.
a too muchbtoo manyctoo
1There wasn’t __ time to finish the essay!
aenoughbmanyctoo many
2I can’t solve this maths problem. It’s __ difficult.
atoo muchbtoocenough
3They spend __ hours sitting at the computer.
atoo manybtooctoo much
4I haven’t got __ energy to run a marathon.
atoo muchbmanycenough
5We didn’t have __ hot water to fill the bath.
amanybenoughctoo much
6That’s __ expensive!
atoo muchbenoughctoo
5 Complete the dialogue with too, too much/many or enough.
LucyI told you I didn’t have →enoughtime to be inthe school play.
MattCome on, you’re 1 __modest, you can doanything.
LucyI can’t! I’ve got 2 __exams this year, soI’ve got 3 __homework.
MattI’m sure you’ve got 4 __free time to helpus!
LucyMy father will go mad if I spend 5 __afternoons here. He already thinks I spend 6 __time doing activities outside school.
MattI can help you if you have 7 __to do.
LucyThanks, but I think you have 8 __peopleto help you get everything done without me.
Vocabulary
Money and economics
6Complete the sentences with the correct option from the word pairs below.
→The authors gave a large donationto the school tospend on books.
1Now that Gigi’s an ___ __ in a bank, he has towork long hours.
2Do you regularly save any money from your ___ __?
3Mark talks all the time about how muchgovernment ___ __ he has to pay. I’m really fed up with hearing about it.
4If a country hasn’t got a lot of money, it hasn’t got alot of ___ __.
5It was really thoughtful of Philippa to give us such alovely ___ __.
7Complete the email with the correct form of the verbs below.
Talking about behaviour
8Match the sentence halves to make definitions.
→aSomeone who appreciates your work…
1 Someone who praises you tells you…
2 If you don’t show someone respect,…
3 If you take something for granted,…
4 If you’re tolerant of loud noises,…
5 Someone who is just plain rude…
alikes the work you’ve done.
bit means that they don’t worry you.
cshould learn to be more polite.
dit means you don’t think their opinions are important.
eyou think it’s your right to have it or you think you are owed it.
fthat you’ve done something good.
would rather and had better
9Rewrite the sentences using would rather (not) or had better (not). Make any other changes necessary.
→It’s dangerous to go swimming in this weather.
You’d better not go swimming in this weather.
1We need to save up some money for the summerholidays.
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2Sally wants to celebrate her birthday in a restaurant,and not celebrate it at home.
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3You’re ill, so it isn’t a good idea for you to go toschool today.
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4We must be home before eleven thirty.
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5I enjoy doing sport more than reading.
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6We don’t want to listen to this music.
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Phrasal verbs with give
10Rewrite the sentences, replacing the underlined expressions with the correct form of a phrasal verb with give.
→I’m sorry I didn’t return your book.
I’m sorry I didn’t give your book back.
1Sulphur tends to be emitted from the ground whenthere is volcanic activity.
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2Charity shops are always looking for second-handcomputer games, why don’t you donate a few ofyours?
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3I’m very disappointed in the President. In fact, I’velost faith in her.
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4Please complete the forms which my colleague isdistributing.
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5You must submit your application before 31stJanuary.
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