martes, 8 de abril de 2014
READING COMPREHENSION PRACTICE
UNLESS, IN CASE, PROVIDED THAT, AS LONG AS, SO THAT
1. If and unless
Unless means the same as if ... not. It always refer to the conditional part of the sentence and not the result part of the sentence:
If he doesn't get here soon, we will have to start the meeting without him.Unless he gets here soon, we will have to start the meeting without him.We often use not + unless, which means only ... if, when we want to emphasize a condition:
They will only sign the contract if we give them an additional discount.They won't sign the contract unless we give them an additional discount.2. If and in case
We use in case to talk about precautions we will take before a problem happens. We use if to talk about what we will do after a problem happens:
We are going to insure the shipment in case the goods get damaged in transit.Note that that in sentence with in case, we often use going to rather than will because we are often talking about something that we have already decided to do.
(We will take our insurance first; the problem may or may not happen afterward.)If the goods get damaged in transit, we'll make a claim.
(The damage may happen, and we will make a claim afterward.)
3. Provided that vs as long as, etc.
We can use provided that/providing, as long as, and so long as when we want to emphasize condition. Provided that and as long as mean if and only if (providing and so long as are a little less formal):
I will agree to these conditions provided that they increase my salary.4. So that
(I will only agree if they give me more money.)
The strike will be successful as long as we all stay together.
(It will only succeed if we all stay together.)
We use so that to say what the result or purpose of an action will be:
I'll take a credit card so that we don't run out of money.
(The credit card will stop us from running out of money)
martes, 1 de abril de 2014
CONDITIONAL REPHRASING
1. I didn't go to
Helen's party because she didn't invite me.
2. I don’t know if I’ll go to the beach. It depends on
the rain.
3. Ann can’t buy a new car because she hasn’t got
enough money.
4. You can get access to the Intranet only by having a
password.
5. She feels lonely since she hasn't got any friends.
6. Carlos Sainz didn't win the Monte Carlo Rally
because his car broke down.
7. Should you require more information, ask at the
desk.
8. Jim missed the plane because he arrived late at the
airport.
9. I don't have a modem, so I can't e-mail you.
10. I didn't send them a postcard because I didn't
know their new address.
11. She isn't passing her exams because she isn't
studying hard enough.
12. I'd like to buy a bigger flat, but I haven't got
enough money.
13. I didn't get to the meeting on time because my car
broke down.
14. You can attend the meeting as long as you are a
club member.
15. The restaurant was full so we couldn't get a
table.
16. Mixing these ingredients you can prepare a great
recipe.
CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
Conditional Sentence Type 1
→ It is possible and also very likely that the condition will be fulfilled.Form: if + Simple Present, will-Future
Example: If I find her address, I’ll send her an invitation.
Conditional Sentence Type 2
→ It is possible but very unlikely, that the condition will be fulfilled.Form: if + Simple Past, Conditional I (= would + Infinitive)
Example: If I found her address, I would send her an invitation.
Conditional Sentence Type 3
→ It is impossible that the condition will be fulfilled because it refers to the past.Form: if + Past Perfect, Conditional II (= would + have + Past Participle)
Example: If I had found her address, I would have sent her an invitation.
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