Grammar
Second Conditional
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
If I _______ (have) a car, I _______ (drive) to work.
If I had a car, I would drive to work.
1 If I _______ (can), I _______ (move) into the country.
2 What _______ you _______ (do) if you _______ (be) me?
3 We _______ (buy) a new car if we _______ (have) the money.
4 I _______ (spend) more time with my children if I _______ (not have) to work so hard.
5 You _______ (not make) so many mistakes if you _______ (listen).
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Adverbs
Complete the sentences by making adverbs from the words in the box.
good hard lucky rare total unfortunate
_______, I dont have any real alternative.
Unfortunately, I dont have any real alternative.
1 I like to work _______ during the week and then relax at the weekends.
2 _______, no-one was hurt in the accident.
3 You _______ see tigers in the wild any more.
4 The team didnt play _______ so they lost the match.
5 My promotion was _______ unexpected.
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Third Conditional (for unreal past situations)
Rewrite the sentences using the third conditional.
There was a lot of traffic so I got to the meeting late.
If there hadnt been a lot of traffic, I wouldnt have got to the meeting late.
1 I quit because I didnt enjoy my job.
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2 I studied English so Im an English teacher now.
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3 Tom didnt go to Sarahs party because he wasnt invited.
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4 Marc changed careers because he wanted a higher salary.
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5 Steve broke the law so he went to prison.
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Vocabulary
Expressions with change
Complete the sentences with the correct words.
Its time for a _______ change as Im feeling bored at work now.
Its time for a career change as Im feeling bored at work now.
1 Its a good idea to change your online bank account _______ regularly for security purposes.
2 As you keep changing your _______, its hard to know what you want to do.
3 Do you believe that the recent natural disasters are the result of _______ change?
4 Youve changed your _______! Yesterday you said you couldnt stand Paul and now youre best friends.
5 Ive just been jogging so I need to change my _______ before we go out for dinner.
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Global issues
Complete the sentences using words from the box. There are six extra words.
cure debt disease fair trade mortality rate organic farming peace
pollution recycling standard of living war wealth
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The countries in the European Union enjoy, in general, a good _________.
The countries in the European Union enjoy, in general, a good standard of living.
1 Every week our paper, plastic and bottles are collected for _________.
2 We need to reduce the national _________ because we owe too much money.
3 If you operate a system of _________, everyone benefits, especially the producers.
4 No chemicals are used in _________ and food certainly tastes better.
5 Theres so much _________ in the city during the winter that it can be hard to breathe sometimes.
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Word building
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
I dont believe anything the _______ tells us. (govern)
I dont believe anything the government tells us.
1 Our cats _______ has upset everyone. We just want him to come home. (appear)
2 Do you think that money can really buy _______? (happy)
3 Youve _______ the meat again. Its really burnt. (cook)
4 Ive often felt _______. I do so much but nobody notices or thanks me. (value)
5 Jack is very interested in the ancient Middle East _______. (civilise)
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Pronunciation
7 sounds and spelling o
Listen and put the words in the box into the correct column.
poverty mortality home complete conflict own sport solar open short
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bottle organic cold
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Third Conditional sentence stress
Listen and tick (ü) the sentences you hear.
If I had known, I would have helped you.
If Id known, Idve helped you. ü
1 If youd asked me, Idve said yes.
If you had asked me, Idve said yes.
2 If we had remembered, we would have come along.
If wed remembered, wedve come along.
3 Tom wouldve taken the job if hed been asked.
Tom would have taken the job if hed been asked.
4 I wouldnt have recognised Ben if you hadnt told me.
I wouldntve recognised Ben if you hadnt told me.
5 If Id gone to bed earlier, I wouldnt have been so tired.
If Id gone to bed earlier, I wouldntve been so tired.
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How to
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