English 8 Unit 7 POLLUTION 2

I. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses

see
1. Tell him to ring me up if you (see) ....................him.
won't let
2. Come on time or they (not let)............................you in.
will steal
3. Someone (steal).....................your car if you leave it unlocked.
doesn't open
4. What will happen if my parachute (not open)......................................?
5. If he (wash)...........................my
washes car I’ll give him $20.
need
6. If she (need).................................a radio she can borrow mine.
won't be
7. Unless I have a quiet room I (not be).................................. able to do any work.
8. She won’t open the door unless she (know).................................who
knows it is.
ring
9. Should you require anything else please (ring).........................the bell for the attendant.

II. Choose the correct item

1. If you (worked/work) hard, you could get a raise.
2. If Tim had money, he (went/would go) on holiday this year.
3. (If/Unless) it rains, we will go camping.
4. If I had the day off, I (went/would go) to the beach.
5. I’ll lend you money (if/unless) you pay it back soon.
6. The plants (won’t die/will die) unless you water them.

III. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses

had
1. More tourists would come to this country if it (have)..............................a better climate.
gave
2. If someone (give) ...........................you a helicopter what would you do with it?
would buy
3. I (buy) ............................shares in that company if I had some money.
cleaned
4. If he (clean).............................his windscreen he’d be able to see where he was going.
would
5. If you drove your car into the river .....................you (be)...........................able
be to get out?
6. If you (not belong)...............................to a union you couldn’t get a job.
didn't belong
7. If I (win)........................a
won big prize in a lottery, I’d give up my job.
would
8. What .................you do
(do)..............you found a burglar in your house?
would
9. If I were sent to prison ..................you (visit)......................me?
visit

IV. Rewrite the following sentences, using „if‟

1. I’m fat; that’s why I can’t get through that bathroom window
If I weren’t fat, I could get through that bathroom window.
2. I don’t know his address, so I can’t write to him.
If I knew his address, I could write to him.
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3. He doesn’t help me, possibly because I never ask him for help.
If I asked him for help, he would help me??
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4. We haven’t got central heating, so the house is rather cold.
If we had got central heating, the house would be warmer.
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5. They speak French to her, not English, so her English doesn’t improve.
If they speak English to her, not French, her English would be improve.
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6. He doesn’t work overtime, so he doesn’t earn as much as I do.
If he worked overtime, he would earn as much as I do.
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7. I live a long way from the centre; that’s why I am always late for work.
If I didn't live --- centre, I wouldn't be late for work.
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8. He never polishes his shoes, so he never looks smart.
If he polished his shoes, he would look smart.
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9. He doesn’t pay his staff properly; perhaps that’s why they don’t work well.
If he paid his staff properly, they would work well
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10. We have no ladder so we can’t get over the wall.
If we had a ladder, we could get over the wall
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V. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in brackets (Type 1, 2)
arrived
1. If she (arrive)............................early, would get
we (get)........................to the theatre on time.
had would use
2. If Tim (have).................................... a computer, he (use)............................the internet.
don't put
3. If you (not put).................................on sun cream, you (get)........................a
will get sunburn.
went
4. If I (go).........................to Spain, I (watch)...............................a
would watch flamenco performance.
5. If he (be)....................................younger,
were he (exercise)...................................more.
would exercise
were
6. If I (be)..............................you, would see
I (see).....................................a doctor immediately.
7. If the local people drink the contaminated water, they (have) ………………………. will have health problems.
8. Is there were more trees in this area, the air (be) …………….………. fresher. would be
9. All the aquatic animals (die)…………………… will die if people don’t stop dumping sewage into the lake.
10. Global warming (not happen)………………….. wouldn't happen if there weren’t too much carbon dioxide in the
atmosphere.
11. If the sun (shine)……………..…….,
shines we will walk to the mountain.
12. If people (stop)…………………….….. stopped digging the street, there wouldn’t be noise pollution in this area.
13. People use a lot of cars and motorcycles. If people (reduce)……………………….. reduced the use of motor
vehicles, there (be)………………..……… wouldn't be less serious air pollution.
14. If you (not read)………………….…….. don't read these articles, you (not know)………………………. won't know The facts
about water pollution.
15. If I (be)………….….
were The president, I (remove)…………………..……. would remove all the factories out of the city.
16. Your brother (have)…………………….. will have hearing problems if he (listen)……………….. listened to too loud music.

VI. Combine each pair of sentences to form a conditional sentence, using “if”.
A. Type 1
1. The land is polluted. The farmers are unable to grow crops.
If the land is polluted, the farmers will be unable to grow crops.
2. There is visual pollution. People build too many telephone poles and overhead power lines.
_____If people build --- power lines, there will be visual pollution.
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3. People use contaminated water for cooking. Their health is badly affected.
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If people use --- cooking, their health will be badly affected.
4. We place dustbins in many places. People don’t throw rubbish everywhere.
If we place --- places, people won't throw rubbish everywhere.
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5. The industrial waste is well-treated. The factory installs a new filtration system.
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If the industrial -- well-treated, the factory will install -- system.

B. Type 2
6. The factory is located near our village. There is air pollution and noise pollution.
If the factory weren’t located near our village, there wouldn’t be air pollution and noise pollution.
7. The local people have to use water from the polluted river. They don’t have fresh water.
If the local people had fresh water, they wouldn't have to use water --- river.
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8. Trees and grasses cannot grow here. The soil is badly polluted.
If the soil wasn't badly polluted, trees and grasses could grow here.
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9. Mr. Quang works in a noisy environment. His hearing becomes worse.
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If Mr Quang didn't work in a noisy environment, his hearing wouldn't become worse.
10. There is serious water pollution. The factory doesn’t treat its waste well.
If the factory treated its waste well, there wouldn't be serious water pollution.
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VII. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence.
1. The soil is poisoned because farmers use too many pesticides and herbicides.
farmers use too many pesticides and herbicides, the soil will be poisoned
If ____________________________________________________________
2. I can’t help you unless you tell me what’s wrong.
you don't tell we what's wrong, I can't help you
If ____________________________________________________________
3. Many people have stomachache due to the contaminated food.
If ____________________________________________________________
the food wasn't contaminated, many people wouldn't have stomachache
4. Stop swimming in that lake, or you will have skin rashes.
you swim in that lake, you will have skim rashes
If ____________________________________________________________
5. John lives in the area affected by air pollution, so he has breathing problem.
If ____________________________________________________________
John didn't live in --- pollution, he wouldn't have breathing problem.