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GRAMMAR - SECOND CONDITIONAL

Practice exercise 1 - Match the sentences to their correct meaning. Write A or B.

1. If bees disappear, we will not have any honey. ______

2. If bees disappeared, we would not have any honey. ______

A. Bees are not disappearing.

B. Bees are disappearing.

Practice exercise 2 - Complete the sentences with the second conditional form of the verbs in the box. You can use ONE VERB more than once.

be buy do eat get give have improve invite shine take use win

1 You _____________________ a lot of time if you _____________________ in this situation.

2 If I _____________________ an island, I _____________________ all my friends there.

3 If there _____________________ no moon, it _____________________ very dark.

4 If we _____________________ it ourselves, it _____________________ a lot of time.

5 If we _____________________ pesticides, insects _____________________ all the crops.

6 If I _____________________ president, I _____________________ the country.

7 If the sun never _____________________ , it _____________________ very cold.

8 If I _____________________ a million dollars, I _____________________ you a penny!

Practice 1

1. If bees disappear, we will not have any honey. B

2. If bees disappeared, we would not have any honey. A

A. Bees are not disappearing.

B. Bees are disappearing.

Practice 2

1 You would have a lot of time if you were in this situation.

2 If I bought an island, I would invite all my friends there.

3 If there was no moon, it would be very dark.

4 If we did it ourselves, it would take a lot of time.

5 If we didn’t use pesticides, insects would eat all the crops.

6 If I was / were president, I would improve the country.

7 If the sun never shone, it would be very cold.

8 If I won a million dollars, I would not give you a penny!

GRAMMAR - FIRST CONDITIONAL / UNLESS

Practice exercise 1 - Match the sentence halves.

1 If Sam doesn’t get up early, my test score will be high.

2 If you don’t drink enough water, I will not feel tired this weekend.

3 If you exercise, he won’t catch the bus.

4 If you drink too much coffee, you will not sleep well.

5 If I get enough sleep, you will lose weight.

6 If I get a vacation soon, I will stop feeling depressed.

7 If I study hard, you will feel tired.

8 If I get the answers right, my English will improve.

Practice exercise 2 - Rewrite the sentences correctly.

1 If you won’t eat so much, you lose weight.

_____________________________________________ .

2 You are late if you will not leave now.

______________________________ .

3 If you will drink some water, you don’t feel tired.

______________________________ .

4 I feel more relaxed this weekend if I will finish all my work on Friday.

_____________________________________________ .

Practice exercise 3 - Rewrite the sentences using “unless.” Keep the meaning the same.

1 If you don’t deal with your stress, your health will suffer.

_____________________________________________

2 Stress hormones will stay in your body if you don’t exercise.

______________________________

3 You will feel very stressed if you don’t try to relax.

_____________________________________________

4 If you don’t stop answering your phone, we won’t make any progress.

______________________________

Practice 1

1 If Sam doesn’t get up early, he won’t catch the bus.

2 If you don’t drink enough water, you will feel tired.

3 If you exercise, you will lose weight.

4 If you drink too much coffee, you will not sleep well.

5 If I get enough sleep, I will not feel tired this weekend.

6 If I get a vacation soon, I will stop feeling depressed.

7 If I study hard, my English will improve.

8 If I get the answers right, my test score will be high.

Practice 2

1 If you won’t eat so much, you lose weight.

If you don’t eat so much, you will lose weight.

2 You are late if you will not leave now.

You’ll be late if you don’t leave now.

3 If you will drink some water, you don’t feel tired.

If you drink some water, you won’t feel tired.

4 I feel more relaxed this weekend if I will finish all my work on Friday.

I’ll feel more relaxed this weekend if I finish all my work on Friday.

Practice 3

1 If you don’t deal with your stress, your health will suffer.

Unless you deal with your stress, your health will suffer.

2 Stress hormones will stay in your body if you don’t exercise.

Stress hormones will stay in your body unless you do some exercise.

3 You will feel very stressed if you don’t try to relax.

You will feel very stressed unless you try to relax.

4 If you don’t stop answering your phone, we won’t make any progress.

Unless you stop answering your phone, we won’t make any progress.

something+make+someone+adjective

Practice exercise - Rewrite the sentences using “make.”

1 I get very worried when I go to the dentist.

Going to the dentist _____________________________________________ .

2 I feel scared when I see a spider.

Spiders ______________________________ .

3 Many people become anxious when they take a test.

Taking a test ______________________________ .

4 I get very stressed when I’m in a traffic jam.

Traffic jams _____________________________________________ .

1 I get very worried when I go to the dentist.

Going to the dentist makes me very worried.

2 I feel scared when I see a spider.

Spiders make me scared.

3 Many people become anxious when they take a test.

Taking a test makes many people anxious.

4 I get very stressed when I’m in a traffic jam.

Traffic jams make me very stressed.

GRAMMAR - COMPARISONS

Practice exercise - Combine the information and complete the sentences.

0 Michelangelo’s David is very old.

The Angel of the North is not old.

significantly

Michelangelo’s David is significantly older than The Angel of the North.

1 Picasso is famous.

Van Gogh is also famous.

slightly

Picasso is ______________________________

2 Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is small.

Most people think the Mona Lisa is bigger.

a lot

Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is ______________________________

3 Rudolf Nureyev was young.

Margot Fonteyn was old.

far

Rudolf Nureyev was ______________________________

4 Da Vinci’s paintings are very expensive.

Monet’s paintings are also very expensive.

almost

Da Vinci’s paintings are ______________________________

5 Henry Moore’s sculptures are famous.

Louise Bourgeoise’s sculptures are not so famous.

much

Henry Moore’s sculptures are ______________________________

6 Maggi Hambling was born in 1945.

Agatha Christie was born in 1890.

considerably

Maggi Hambling is ______________________________

1 Picasso is famous.

Van Gogh is also famous.

slightly

Picasso is slightly more famous than Van Gogh.

2 Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is small.

Most people think the Mona Lisa is bigger.

a lot

Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is a lot smaller than most people think.

3 Rudolf Nureyev was young.

Margot Fonteyn was old.

far

Rudolf Nureyev was far younger than Margot Fonteyn.

4 Da Vinci’s paintings are very expensive.

Monet’s paintings are also very expensive.

almost

Da Vinci’s paintings are almost as expensive as Monet’s.

5 Henry Moore’s sculptures are famous.

Louise Bourgeoise’s sculptures are not so famous.

much

Henry Moore’s sculptures are much more famous than Louise Bourgeois’s sculptures.

6 Maggi Hambling was born in 1945.

Agatha Christie was born in 1890.

considerably

Maggi Hambling is considerably younger than Agatha Christie.

GRAMMAR - ARTICLES (a/an, the, no article and some)

Practice exercise - Complete with a, an, the, or – (if no article is needed).

I was just going into Hyde Park in London when I saw (1) _________ elephant. It was turning around and around. It was (2) _________ artwork by (3) _________ Indian artist named Akumal Ramayana. (4) _________ title of the work was Look at me Now. I watched (5) _________ elephant for hours. I’ve always loved (6) _________ elephants. And I’ve always loved (7) _________ parks too.

I suppose (8) _________ day I saw (9) _________ elephant was (10) _________ special day.

I was just going into Hyde Park in London when I saw (1) an elephant. It was turning around and around. It was (2) an artwork by (3) an Indian artist named Akumal Ramayana. (4) The title of the work was Look at me Now. I watched (5) the elephant for hours. I’ve always loved (6) – elephants. And I’ve always loved (7) – parks too.
I suppose (8) the day I saw (9) the elephant was (10) a special day.