1. Click on the cards to revise the rules if necessary. Fill in the gaps with the right forms of the verbs in brackets First conditional We use the first conditional to speak about real situations in the present or future. Construction: if clause: if + Present Simple, main clause: Future Simple If it rains tomorrow, we won't go for a walk. Second conditional We use the second conditional to speak about impossible or hypothetical situations in the present or future or to give somebody advice. Construction: if clause: if + Past Simple, main clause: would + bare infinitive If Mary bought a ticket, she would go to the theatre with us today. If I were you, I would take part in that competition. We can use some other words instead of if: unless means "if... not" as long as and so long as mean "if" provided (that) means "if" Conditionals (first, second) 1) We use Past Simple or Past Continuous after wish and if only to express general wishes or wishes about the present or future. The professor wishes he was taking part in the conference on global warming instead of giving a lecture at the university. 2) We use Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous after wish and if only to express wishes about the past. If only I had found out about this yesterday. I wouldn't make such a grave mistake. 3) We use would and the first form of the verb after wish and if only to express criticism or disappointment with the situation in the present or future. I wish the audience would listen more attentively to the speakers. I wish/If only If people take some measures to prevent natural disasters now, they (avoid) many problems in the future. If the glaciers (not melt), sea levels wouldn't have risen. If we (build) more natural reserves in the future, we will solve the problem of animal extinction. If I decided to go on a trip, I (choose) to go to the mountains and enjoy the beautiful views of the meadows at the foothill of a mountain. I wish fewer animal species (be) threatened. I wish people (think) more about the conservation of biodiversity on our planet nowadays! I wish we (leave) less carbon footprint when we went on holiday last summer. I wish people (take) more care about nature in the past. Thus more places would stay untouched. 2. Choose the correct articles This painting depicts very naturalistic meadow. We bought light bulb for our new house. light bulb is energy-efficient. All summer long I walked around picturesque surroundings. mountain slope that impressed me the most was located 30 km from my house. I read article about the importance of battery recycling. Besides, there was information about some battery collection points in the city there. I went to one that was closest to my house. Last summer we attended conference dedicated to topic of animal extinction. The reports of speakers at this conference shocked us.

Задание

Click on the cards to revise the rules if necessary. Fill in the gaps with the right forms of the verbs in brackets

First conditional

We use the first conditional to speak about real situations in the present or future.

if clause: if + Present Simple, main clause: Future Simple

If it rains tomorrow, we won't go for a walk.

We use the second conditional to speak about impossible or hypothetical situations in the present or future or to give somebody advice.

if clause: if + Past Simple, main clause: would + bare infinitive

If Mary bought a ticket, she would go to the theatre with us today.

If I were you, I would take part in that competition.

We can use some other words instead of if:

Conditionals (first, second)

We use Past Simple or Past Continuous after wish and if only to express general wishes or wishes about the present or future.

The professor wishes he was taking part in the conference on global warming instead of giving a lecture at the university.

We use Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous after wish and if only to express wishes about the past.

If only I had found out about this yesterday. I wouldn't make such a grave mistake.

We use would and the first form of the verb after wish and if only to express criticism or disappointment with the situation in the present or future.

I wish the audience would listen more attentively to the speakers.
I wish/If only

If people take some measures to prevent natural disasters now, they many problems in the future.
If the glaciers
[ ](not melt), sea levels wouldn't have risen.
If we more natural reserves in the future, we will solve the problem of animal extinction.
If I decided to go on a trip, I
to go to the mountains and enjoy the beautiful views of the meadows at the foothill of a mountain.
I wish fewer animal species
threatened.
I wish people
more about the conservation of biodiversity on our planet nowadays!
I wish we
less carbon footprint when we went on holiday last summer.
I wish people
more care about nature in the past. Thus more places would stay untouched.
Choose the correct articles
This painting depicts
[a|the|-] very naturalistic meadow.
We bought [a|the|-] light bulb for our new house. [A|The|-] light bulb is energy-efficient.
All summer long I walked around [a|the|-] picturesque surroundings. [A|The|-] mountain slope that impressed me the most was located 30 km from my house.
I read [an|the|-] article about the importance of battery recycling.
Besides, there was [a|the|-] information about some [a|the|-] battery collection points in the city there. I went to [a|the|-] one that was closest to my house.
Last summer we attended [a|the|-] conference dedicated to [a|the|-] topic of animal extinction. The reports of [a|the|-] speakers at this conference shocked us.