XIV. Complete the sentences, taking care to use the correct tenses:

a) 1. If he had taken my advice, ... . 2. If I’d had a car, ... . 3. If you had asked his permission, ... . 4. Unless it is a nice day, ... . 5. If I had known that it was going to rain, ... . 6. If you had got up earlier this morning, ... . 7. If the fire had been noticed earlier, ... . 8. If I were you, ... .

b) 1. You would know English better if ... . 2. I shall go for a walk if ... . 3. We’ll send for the doctor if ... . 4. We should be glad if ... . 5. He would lend it to you if ... . 6. They wouldn’t have gone there if ... . 7. I should have missed the train if ... . 8. You would have been angry if ... .

XV. Memorize the following proverbs:

1. If you try to please all, you will please none. 2. If I could always read, I should never feel the want of society. 3. Pigs would fly if they had wings. 4. If you run after two hares, you will catch neither. 5. If you sell the cow, you’ll sell her milk too. 6. If things were to be done twice, all would be wise.

XVI. Speak on the following situations:

1. Ask your friend what he would like to have if his three wishes were granted.

2. Ask your friend what places in Great Britain he would visit if he had a chance to go there.

3. Ask your friend what he would do if he won a lot of money in the lottery.

4. What programme would you present if you were to take part in the presidential election?

5. What measures would you take if you were appointed the Prime Minister.

Exercises for individual work

I. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form:

a) 1. If I find your passport, I (telephone) you at once. 2. You can use my phone if yours (not work). 3. She will be absolutely furious if she (hear) about this. 4. If London airport is clear of fog, we (land) there. 5. If you (not know) the meaning of a word, you may use a dictionary. 6. If he (work) hard today, can he have a holiday tomorrow? 7. If we leave the car here, it (not be) in anybody’s way. 8. If you (stay) here a little longer, you will see him. 9. We shan’t go out unless it (stop) raining. 10. I’ll probably get lost unless he (come) with me. 11. If you (not believe) what I say, ask your mother. 12. We’ll go abroad this year if we (have) enough money.

b) 1. I (keep) a horse if I could afford it. 2. I should come and see you off if I (not live) so far away. 3. I should be disappointed if they (not come) 4. If you (paint) the walls white, the room would be much brighter. 5. If he (be) here, he would answer you. 6. If we had no luggage, we (walk) home. 7. I would drive to the country if the weather (be) fine. 8. It would be cheaper if you (go) by train. 9. I should be delighted if she (teach) me English. 10. If he were in, he (answer) the phone. 11. If you (not belong) to a union, you couldn’t get a job. 12. If I hadn’t a typewriter, I (type) it myself.

c) 1. If I (have) a map, I would have been all right. 2. If I had realized that the traffic lights were red, I (stop). 3. If I (be) ready when he called, he would have taken me with him. 4. If you had arrived a little earlier, you (find) me there. 5. If you had prepared for the exam more thouroughly, you (get) a better mark. 6. The man (be killed) if the train hadn’t stopped quickly. 7. If I had been in your place, I (not say) this. 8. If he had known that the river was dangerous, he (not try) to swim across it. 9. If he hadn’t lost his spectacles, he (be able) to finish this work in time. 10. I should have called you up yesterday if I (be) in town.

d) 1. You’ll get pneumonia if you (not change) your wet clothes. 2. If she hadn’t changed so much, I (recognize) her. 3. If someone offered to buy you one of those rings, which you (choose)? 4. If you (read) the instructions carefully, you wouldn’t have answered the wrong question. 5. If I had been ready when he called, he (take) me with him. 6. If I (be) you, I should have appologised to her. 7. We (stay) at home if we had known he was coming. 8. They (not believe) me if I told them this.