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| Real condition | If she passes the interview, she will become a sales manager. Если она успешно пройдет собеседование, она станет менеджером по продажам. | |
| Unreal condition | Present/Future | If I were you, I would go to that interview. На твоем месте (если бы я был на твоем месте) я бы пошел на это собеседование. |
| Past | She should have gone to that interview. If she had passed the interview, she would have become a sales manager. Ей следовала пойти на то собеседование. Если бы она тогда успешно прошла собеседование, она стала бы менеджером по продажам. | |
| Придаточные предложения условия также вводятся следующими словами: unless [если не], providing, provided (that), as long as, on condition (that), but for sth/doing sth [если бы не], supposing. |
A) Read and compare sentences of real and unreal condition.
If I were world leader, I would try to stop the destruction of the earth and I would make the world a better place for all people. If the world’s problems had been tackled sooner, the quality of life would have improved long ago. First of all, I would try to bring about peace in the world. As long as there is fighting between nations, millions of people continue to suffer and die. If wars continue, children will be left without parents and will grow up in a world of misery and fear. But as long as people disagree over land and possessions, the fighting will go on. Therefore, I would ensure that all people were treated as equals and given the same opportunities in life. It would also help if all countries stopped producing arms so there would no longer be the weapons with which to fight. In addition, I would introduce laws to reduce pollution. If pollution levels had been controlled earlier, life wouldn’t have become so unbearable. If I had the power, I would ban all cars from city centres and increase public transport. If there were more trees, the air we breathe would be cleaner. Unless measures are taken soon, it will be too late both for ourselves and our children. (After Virginia Evans, FCE Use of English)
b) Answer the teacher’s questions.
