S E RAFI M LE I TE E SC OLA SE CU NDÁR IA
Listen to the song and write down the missing letter
El Condor pasa (Paul Simon e Art Garfunkel)
I'd rather be a _parrow than a _nail.
Yes I _ould.
If I _ould,
I surely _ould.
I'd rather be a _ammer than a _ail.
Yes I _ould.
If I only _ould,
I surely _ould.
CHORUS
Away, I'd rather _ail away
Like a _wan that's _ere and _one
A man _ets _ied up to the _round
He _ives the world
Its _addest _ound,
Its _addest _ound.
I'd rather be a _orest than a _treet.
Yes I _ould.
If I _ould,
I surely _ould.
I'd rather feel the _arth _eneath my _eet,
Yes I _ould.
If I only _ould,
I surely _ould.
2nd Conditional ( If...)
What would you ask for if you had three wishes ?
Read what Angi Carter,16, from Canada wrote about this subject.
If I could have three wishes,
And know that they’d come true.
I’d not wish for wealth and fame,
I’d only wish for you.
I’d not wish for the stars,
I’d not ask for the moon.
I’d just wish that each day had 25
hours,
That I could spend with you.
My second wish wouldn’t be
To be beautiful or to be strong,
I’d just wish that I had eight days
each week,
In your arms where I belong.
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My third and final wish would be,
That there were 13 months in each
year.
So that I’d have more time with you,
In which to hold you near.
But I’ll never have three wishes,
And I know they’ll never come true.
But at least I know that I have one
life,
One life to spend with you.
I would pick more daisies
If I had to live my life over again...
I’d dare to make more mistakes next time;
I’d relax;
I would limber up;
I’d be sillier than I’ve been this trip.
I would take fewer things seriously.
I would take more trips,
I would climb more mountains, swim more rivers;
I would eat more ice-cream and less beans.
I would perhaps have more actual troubles
but I would have fewer imaginary ones.
You see, I’m one of those people who lives
seriously and sanely
hour after hour, day after day.
I’ve had my moments and if I had to do it over again,
I’d have more of them.
In fact I’d try to have nothing else - just
moments, one after another -
instead of living so many years ahead of each day.
I’ve been one of those persons who never goes
anywhere without a thermometer,
a hot water-bottle, a raincoat and a parachute.
If I had to do it again I would travel lighter than I have.
If I had to live my life over I would start
barefoot earlier in the Spring and stay that way later in the Fall.
I would go to more dances, I would ride more
merry-go-rounds, and...
I would pick more daisies.
If clauses - Type 1 ( Consequences )
For real or probable situations we use
If + present future ( will + inf.) or ( shall +
IF infinitive.)
CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE
It is used when we talk about consequences of actions.
E.g.: We shall go to the Zoo, if the weather is fine.
If we throw a stone into the water, it will sink.
If clauses - Type 2 ( Imaginary situations)
For unreal, improbable or imaginary situations we use:
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If + simple past Conditional ( would +
IF CLAUSE infinitive.)
MAIN CLAUSE
The past form were is usually used instead of was after if I / he / she / it / in more formal English.
E.g.: If I won the lottery, I would buy a Rolls.
I would learn to drive, If I were eighteen.
What would you do if you were a multi- millionaire?
I’ d travel around the world.
ROFTL!!!
“Children,” the teacher said, “prepare to write a composition on the following theme:
What would you do if you had a million pounds?”
After two or three minutes thought, all the children in the class, except Bob, were busily
writing. “Now, Bob”, the teacher asked severely, “why aren’t you writing your
composition?”
“ Well,” Bob answered lazily leaning back in his chair, “ this is exactly what I would do
if I had a million pounds!”
If clauses - Type 3 (situations you can’t reverse or change)
For situations that have already happened and we can’t reverse or change we use:
If + Past Perfect Conditional ( would have + Past
IF CLAUSE Participle.)
MAIN CLAUSE
E.g.: If Alan Turing hadn’t invented the computer, the world would have been much poorer today.
I would have gone to London, if I hadn’t met Peter in Spain.
He wouldn’t have been injured, if he had put his seat belt on
Short Essay
Fill in the blanks with the correct tense of the verbs in brackets.
1. If her mother _____________ (be) at home, she ____________ (not/ need) to cook. But that would be a pity,
because cooking can be great fun!
2. If she _____________ (win) the lottery, she ______________ (buy) a new house.
3. If you ____________ (can) take a holiday, where ____________ you _____________ (go)?
4. If you ___________ (go) to Britain in winter, you _________ (need) warm clothes.
5. If you _____________ (can) travel in time, __________ you ___________ (prefer) to go to the future or to the
past?
6. If he __________ (be) the Pope, he _______________ (tell) all countries at war to stop fighting.
7. If you _____________ (tell) the truth, you _____________ (feel) much better.
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8. If Sue and Jim ____________ (be) two years older, they _______________ (get) married.
9. If I ____________ (be) you, I ______________ (do) my homework every day.
10. If people ______________- (be) sensible, they ______________ (stop) polluting the Earth.
Complete these sentences, using the FIRST CONDITIONAL:
1. If I study more.............................
2. I will be fit and strong, ..................
3. If I have time, ........................
4. If my team wins the championship,............................
5. If my parents ask me to do the washing up tonight, ................
Make sentences matching phrases from Box A with phrases from Box B:
BOX A BOX B
1.- If you are in a hurry, a)... they will travel by tube.
2.- If the motorways are very crowded, b).... they won’t go by car.
3.- If the car fumes, noise and frustration accumulate, c) .... you will take a taxi.
4.- If the British want to get faster to their destination, d)... the car drivers will suffer from stress.
5.- If you visit the London Transport Museum, e)... you will have the chance to sit inside a
6.- If he doesn’t stop drinking, mock of the model train.
7.- If she falls off the ladder, f).... he’ll break the window.
8.- If the dog eats the turkey, g) ...the fat woman and the cat will wake up.
9.- If the boy kicks the ball, h) ...he’ll fall asleep.
10.- If they go on making so much noise, i) .... the man will hit him.
j) ... her boyfriend will catch her.
Fill in the gaps:
1- If they ___________ (get) trapped in this traffic jam, they ____________ (be) late for their annual meeting.
2- You ________________ (have) a nice day tomorrow if you ________________ (go) to the car-race.
3- If the drivers _____________ (obey) the traffic rules, _______________ (there not be) so many accidents in
the future.
4- Tell her she _______________ (get) to the exam in time if she ________________ ( drive) faster than usual.
5- People ______________ (not spend) long hours on the motorways if they ______________ (not go) out on
bank holidays.
6- If I _________________ (get) a flat tire, I _______________ (repair) it.
7- If the public means of transport _________________ (be) faster and more comfortable, more people
__________________ (use) them.
8- Peter ________________ (go) inside one of the original Tube carriages if he __________________ (visit) the
Special Tube Exhibition.
9- If everybody __________________ (choose) the same hour to travel by London Tube, they
__________________ (have) to queue up for hours.
10- If the buses _________________ (be ) the only means of transport in London, people ___________ (go) mad
at rush hours.
11- If the local authorities ________________ (build) many more underground lines, life ___________ (become)
easier for everybody...
12- We _________________ (learn) a lot about the history of the electric underground railways across London if
we ___________________ (can) visit the Special Exhibition at the London Transport Museum.
Complete the sentences, using the verbs in brackets:
1. If she goes to university, she __________________ (do) well.
2. If there’d been anything wrong, he ___________________________ (ring)
3. Bill ___________________ (come) if you’d asked him.
4. The neighbours _____________________ (help) you if they’d known you were in danger.
5. I ______________ (do) if it’s possible.
6. If we _______________ (have) time, we will come and see you.
7. Paula _________________ (miss) the train if she’d coma a minute later.
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8. If he _____________ (live) in London, I would go out every evening.
9. If he ______________ (start) now, he would arrive in Brighton before nine.
10. If we had longer holidays, we ___________________ (be) very happy.
11. John ____________________ (pass) the exam if he worked harder.
12. If you ______________ (paint) your house, it would look nicer.
13. If I hadn’t stopped him, he ________________________ (leave)
14. If they’d explained, we ________________________ (understand).
15. If they take a taxi, they ___________________ (catch) the train.
16. He ________________ (play) the piano for you if you ask him.
17. If it hadn’t been raining, we _________________________ (see) the match.
18. The photograph ______________________ (be) much better if she’d smiled.
19. You ___________________ (find) a job if you’d tried harder.
20. If you hadn’t made that noise, they ____________________________ (not know) we were here.
21. If you ______________(try) hard, you ________________ (win) the match.
22. If you _________________ (go) to England, you ________________ (learn) a lot of English.
23. If you ___________________ (save) your money, you ________________ (be able) to buy a house.
What would you do? Complete the answers.
1. What would you do if somebody stole your bike? (the police.)
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2. What would you do if you missed the bus? (a taxi.)
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3. What would you do if you won a lot of money? (a new bike.)
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4. What would you do if you met a gorilla? (run.)
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5. What would you do if you lost your appetite? (a doctor.)
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