UNIT 2: CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

REVISING CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

MIXED CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

MORE PRACTICE ON MIXED CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

Here you have some links to practise conditional sentences and rephrasings with conditionals. You can check your aswers online: 

MIXED CONDITIONALS

REPHASINGS WITH CONDITIONALS 1, 2, 3

REPHASINGS WITH CONDITIONALS 1, 2, 3

REPHASINGS WITH CONDITIONALS 1, 2, 3

REPHRASINGS WITH CONDITIONALS 1, 2, 3

VERB: CHANGE TO A DIFFERENT TENSE

In EBAU exams you may be asked to change a sentence to a different tense. 

Read the following sentences and change the tenses following the given directions.

1. I was writing my exam in my room. (Change into future continuous tense, negative)
2. He will be waiting for us. (Change into present continuous tense, interrogative)
3. They know this. (Change into simple past, interrogative)
4. He will have thought about this. (Change into present perfect tense, negative)
5. He wanted to know more about the job. (Change into simple present, negative)
6. You are leaving for England tomorrow. (Change into future continuous tense, interrogative)
7. She has thought about that. (Change into past perfect, interrogative)
8. He will accept this proposal. (Change into simple past, negative)
9. He will pass the test. (Change into future perfect tense, negative)
10. I always wanted to be a scientist. (Change into present perfect tense, affirmative)
11. They will not spread rumours about the new student. (Change into simple past, affirmative)
12. She is tearing the tablecloth to make napkins. (Change into present perfect, interrogative)

VERB TENSES REPHRASINGS

1-Sam started working at 9 a.m and he still hasn’t finished (BEEN).
2-I met Mary two weeks ago. (HAVE).
3-When did you get your new bike? (HOW LONG).
4-They came to live in Zaragoza in 2000. (SINCE)
5-I last saw you in 2004. (HAVEN'T)
6-On the way to work I saw a car crash (WHILE)
7-The thief escaped and then the police arrived. (BY THE TIME)
8-It’s May. I started learning German in January (FOR)
9-I’m on my way to the cinema (GOING)
10-The band started playing at 10 and we arrived at 10.30 (BEFORE)
11- She hasn't celebrated her birthday at home for three years (LAST) 
12- Paul plans to visit Rome next Wednesday. (IS) 

EBAU PRACTICE 1

A) PASSIVES:

1. People often make fun of bosses in passwords.

2. Elisabeth Manzon has directed food projects at the government agency for a long time now.

3. Liquorice Locks cage off (poner en jaulas) single pieces of candy to prevent them from use.

4. The college admissions offices at universities are getting more requests from students who

have previously enjoyed a gap year.

5. You may ease (aliviar, minimizar) the conflict by saying something light and unexpected.

6. Netflix has offered cheap subscriptions.

7. Our Security Department has urged citizens to report anything dangerous they witness.

B) CONDITIONALS:

1. You should change your password if you consider someone may know it. (3^RD)

2. If my dog had gone missing, I ́d have felt miserable. (2^ND)

3. If I had five lives, I ́d try to do my best every single time. (3^RD)

4. The dropout rate amongst US freshmen (US -school: 1st-year student) wouldn’t be so high if

more grants were given to them. (1^ST)

5. If waves of laughter (risa) had been sweeping the land, waves of violence would have

decreased. (2^ND)

6. If I had Netflix, I could become a TV binger. ( = a person who watches one episode after

another on the web) (3^RD)

C) REPORTED SPEECH:

1.” I was trapped in a toxic relationship when I was very young.”

Sylvia remembered yesterday that she …

2. “If you cook with passion”, Mr. Moya emphasized, “people will like it.”

Mr Moya emphasized that if I …

3. “It is a pity you can ́t explain why you arrived so late last night. “

My angry mother shouted that it …

4. “Weren ́t the first human beings born serious?”

All along yesterday ́s talk the lecturer kept asking herself if …

5. “ Some of this could be caused by the economy.”

It was noted that some …

6. “How will history judge us if we fail to communicate the urgency of acting now?”

The chief asked his colleagues …

D) RELATIVE SENTENCES:

1. Douglas R. Hofstadter is a famous professor. I do not agree with his opinions.

2. Other special candies appear on the boards for free. The candies can be purchased from the

in-game store.

3. A gap year is a break from formal education. A gap year can last different timespans (period de tiempo).

E) QUESTIONS:

1. We ́ve always been used to letting people take what they haven ́t finished.

2. Recently a dog walked eleven miles to return home.

3. The player can also purchase various Boosters to attempt to win levels more easily.

Why can the player also purchase various Boosters?

4. Harvard ́s admission office is happy to offer the benefits of a gap year to freshmen because

they feel it is beneficial for the students.

5. In our frenzy to succeed and to have it all, we have shortened ( acortar, reducir) everything.

What have we shortened in our frenzy to succeed and to have it all?

6. The number of households subscribing to premium networks has fallen.

7. Some experts are calling for the immediate introduction of a price on carbon emissions.

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EBAU SENTENCES

KEY ANSWERS

1-      Hasn’t the rise of unemployment caused huge social problems? 
2-The ranks of unemployment will soon be joined by at least another half million people.
3-   He said that family names had been associated with specific occupations because people had define themselves by what they had done.
4-      Will social cohesion be able to influence jobs by shaping the context? 
5-      Had other concerts typically remained in a single genre of music?
6-      The main opportunity to hear musicians at work is given by concerts.
7-      Diamond rings were ordered for the whole team by Los Angeles Lakers.
8-      Had people outside the hip-hop world begun adopting the expression “bling-bling”?
9-      Can’t group marriage exist in a number of forms?
10-   Didn’t the British government announce new anti-bullying measures? 
11-   If there had been trained psychologists, schools could have helped children.
12-   If only my letter had arrived earlier. 
13-   Haven`t gypsies been suffering this situation for 500 years now?
14- A negative feeling towards immigrants has been created among Spaniards  by this.
15-   He said that the car was no longer a symbol of freedom, so if I (or you) wanted to feel free, I (or you) had to go on two wheels.
16-   If drivers had been punished more severally, they might have thought twice before faking injury.
17- Hasn't the game also given fans a chance to make new friends?

FINAL MIX

1.-People can find this product in the new shop. (passive)
2.-Mark has sent us the invitations. (passive 2)
3.-Professional cleaners are going to clean our factory. (causative)
4.-People claim that the new principal does not pay attention to the students' problems.  (2 impersonal sentences)
5.-People say that children are afraid of ghosts.  (2 impersonal sentences)
6.-My friend didn't tell me her problem, so I couldn't help her. (Rephrase conditional)
7.-I don't have enough money. I can't go on holidays. (Rephrase conditional)
8.-He doesn't study hard. He will probably fail this subject. (Rephrase conditional using unless)
9.-Mary works with me. Her son is a plastic surgeon. (Join using a relative pronoun)
10.-That's the boy. I told you about him last night. (2 relative sentences, formal and informal)
11.-Look at Peter's new mansion. He ............................... (win) the lottery! (modal verb)
12.-I didn't prepare well for this test. I ................................. (practise) more.
13.-He .......................... (come) to the party this evening, but he is not sure.
14.-"Why did you arrive so late yesterday?" Fred's mum asked him. (reported speech)
15.-"Let's organise a surprise party for my brother next weekend" Laura suggested. (reported speech)


KEY ANSWERS

1.-People can find this product in the new shop. (passive)
-This product can be found in the new shop.
2.-Mark has sent us the invitations. (passive 2)
-We have been sent the invitations by Mark.
-The invitations have been sent to us by Mark.
3.-Professional cleaners are going to clean our factory. (causative)
-We are going to have/get our factory cleaned by professional cleaners.
4.-People claim that the new principal does not pay attention to the students' problems. (2
impersonal sentences)
-It is claimed that the new principal does not pay attention to the students’ problems.
-The new principal is claimed not to pay attention to the students’ problems.
5.-People say that children are afraid of ghosts. (2 impersonal sentences)
-It is said that children are afraid of ghosts.
-Children are said to be afraid of ghosts.
6.-My friend didn't tell me her problem, so I couldn't help her. (Rephrase conditional)
-If my friend had told me her problem, I would have helped her.
7.-I don't have enough money. I can't go on holidays. (Rephrase conditional)
-If I had enough money, I would go on holiday.
8.-He doesn't study hard. He will probably fail this subject. (Rephrase conditional using
unless)
-Unless he study hard, he will probably fail this subject.
9.-Mary works with me. Her son is a plastic surgeon. (Join using a relative pronoun)
-Mary, whose son is a plastic surgeon, works with me.
10.-That's the boy. I told you about him last night. (2 relative sentences, formal and informal)
-That’s the boy who I told you about last night.
-That’s the boy about whom I told you last night.
11.-Look at Peter's new mansion. He must have won the lottery! (modal verb)
12.-I didn't prepare well for this test. I should have practiced more.
13.-He may come (come) to the party this evening, but he is not sure.

14.-"Why did you arrive so late yesterday?"; Fred's mum asked him. (reported speech)
-Fred’s mum asked him why he had arrived so late the day before.
15.-"Let's organise a surprise party for my brother next weekend" Laura suggested.
(reported speech)
-Laura suggested organising a surprise party for her brother the following weekend.

EXAM PRACTICE. KEY

BOOK. PAGE 133
1. 1.c  2. a
2. 1. ...(feeling) depressed or experiencing a traumatic event.   2. replacing face-to-face and phone conversations.

3.- 1.-True. Paragraph I, lines 1-3: "... we often draw conclusion from what we hear. Based on the topics they discuss and the language they use, ..."
    2.-False. Paragraph II, lines 2-3: "... extroverts are more likely to discuss a wide range of topics..."

4.-The writer advises reading over our tweets and messages before sending them because the language we use may reveal too much about ourselves.

5.-1. draw conclusions  2. cautious   3.-shed light on    4.-concerned

BOOK. PAGE 134
1. 1.a  2.b

2.- 1.-True. Paragraph II, lines 1: "Today, polymaths like  Young are  hard to come by, ..."
    2.-True. Paragraph IV, lines 2-3: "... these specialists collaborate with one another in order to move forward."
    3.-False. Paragraph V, line 1: "However, that does not mean that polymaths no longer have a role to play in today's world."
 
3.- 1. ...in Young's time (most) people weren't / they were illiterate and uneducated..    2.-...the result of an individual contribution. / made by one person   3.- ... the specialists have each devoted themselves (exclusively) to one area of interest.

4.-Polymaths can help make connections between different disciplines. So they will help specialists share their knowledge with others.

5.-1. accomplished  2. pioneering   3.-come by    4.-flourishing  5.-move forward


BOOK. PAGE 135
1. 1.c  2.b

2.- 1.-True. Paragraph II, lines 1: "...boredom may also help us to be more productive, / help motivate us to quickly complete projects..."
    2.-False. Paragraph IV, lines 2-3: "It appears ... that boredom can have certain positive effects."
     
3.- 1. ...we are missing  / may miss  out on something valuable    2.-...  is more creative  / comes up with better ideas.

4.- 1.Chronic boredom can be bad for health because bored people are more likely to eat the wrong foods.
2.-Reach a balance between activity and boredom.

5.-1. on the go  2. come up with   3.-idle    4.-hold our attention  5.-detrimental