UNIT 3. The Environment
Welcome to the next unit.
One of the most important things we have in life is the environment, and its vocabulary is very common when it comes to official English exams, so let's learn some of it. Besides, let's check as well the second and third conditional.
Let's go!
Tasks 1 & 2
The Environment: Vocabulary
As always, the first thing you need to do is to watch this video that is full of perfectly well explained vocabulary related to the topic. Write it down and get ready to practice what you learnt by doing task 2, where you have to read the definition and choose the correct option.
To get a list with more vocabulary related to the environment, click here.
Grammar
Tasks 3 & 4
Second & Third Conditional
Second Conditional is used to talk about an imaginary or hypothetical situation.
If/Unless + Past Simple + would or modal verb + verb
Ex: If + I won (the lottery) + I would/might + buy (a new house)
Third Conditional is used to talk about an impossible or unfulfilled situation in the past. Something that never happened on a specific moment and therefore, it can never happen.
If/Unless + Past Perfect Simple + would have / modal perfect + Past Participle
Ex: If + I had studied (more) + I would/could have got (a better grade)
In these two images on the left you can find a brief summary with the structure and the use of each conditionals, as well as a few examples.
Once this is clear, you can move on to task 4, where you will read the sentences and decide what kind of conditional is it.
Task 5
- If he (have) money, he (travel) a lot (Second)
- If I (be) you, I (get) a new job (Second)
- If I (be) you, I (apply) for a better job (Third)
- If I (have) a pet, I (make) it very happy (Third)
- If I (study) more, I (get) a higher grade (Third)
- If we (stay) here, we (buy) a new house (Second)
Check here the file with the key for the previous exercise >