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Exercise 3. Choose the correct option:

1. I wish you would have called.

a. You called.

b. You didn't call.

2. If I have money, I buy English books.

a. I always do this.

b. I do this when I have money.

3. If she had studied for her test, I'm sure she would have done quite well.

a. She didn't study.

b. She studied.

4. If Mary had been at the office, she would have helped you.

a. Mary helped you.

b. Mary didn't help you.

5. You could have gotten a higher score.

a. You didn't get a high score because you didn't study.

b. You got a high score because you studied.

6. They could have finished the project on time.

a. They had the ability to be quicker.

b. They finished the project on time.

7. Let's pretend that we have this opportunity.

a. We have the opportunity.

b. We don't have the opportunity.

8. I wish you had come back.

a. You did not come.

b. You came.

9. If you had done your homework, you would have gotten an excellent mark.

a. You didn't get an excellent mark because you didn't do your homework.

b. You did your homework, and so you got an excellent mark.

10. You could have brought a friend to the party.

a. You came alone.

b. You came with a friend.

11. I wish that you liked the meeting.

a. You didn't like the meeting.

b. You liked the meeting.

12. I hope that you enjoyed the party.

a. You didn't enjoy the party.

b. There is actual possibility that you liked the party.

Exercise 4. Make up microdialogues with your colleagues. Work in pairs.

What would you do if you were

10 years old again a writer a millionaire head of your department

Example:

A. I wonder, what would you do if you were a millionaire?

B. If I were a millionaire, I would give all my money to my teacher!

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Exercise 5. Translate Ukrainian sentences. Then match the two columns.

1. Якби тут був мій науковий керівник, він би, безсумнівно, усе пояснив. 2. Без води не було б життя. 3. Бажано, аби результати були опубліковані. 4. Якби був використаний цей новий метод, ми отримали б кращі результати. 5. Життя не могло б існувати на землі, якби не тепло та світло, яке вона отримує від сонця. 6. Головна вимога — щоб наш експеримент закінчився вчасно. 7. Більшість сучасних винаходів була б неможливою без наукового прогресу. 8. Важливо, аби він ретельно виконав свою роботу. 9. Якби у мене була ця книга, я б дав її вам. 10. Необхідно, аби вони зазначили методи, які б можна було використати надалі. 11. Якби він знав теорію, він би пояснив цей феномен. 12. Я хотів би сказати декілька слів. 13. Якби вчора у нього був час, він би прийшов.

A. The main requirement is that our experiment be finished in time. B. There would be no life without water. C. Most of the present-day discoveries would not have been possible without progress in science. D. If I had this book, I would give it to you. E. Were my research advisor here, he would undoubtedly explain everything. F. It is necessary that they indicate methods that might be developed further. G. He would have come, if he had had time yesterday. H. Had he known the theory, he would have explained this phenomenon. I. It is desirable that the results be published. J. Life could not exist on the Earth but for the heat and light which it receives from the Sun. K. If this new method were applied, we would obtain better results. L. It is essential that he perform his work carefully. M. I would like to say a couple of words.

Exercise 6. Complete the following sentences.

1. Galileo proposed the hypothesis that all falling bodies ... at the same constant speed.

a. dropped

b. will drop

c. drop

d. would drop

2. It was natural that they ... us of the decision.

a. inform

b. had informed

c. informed

d. will inform

3. In 1913, Niels Bohr made the suggestion that electrons ... around the nucleus in orbits.

a. spinned

b. will spin

c. are spinning

d. spin