5 LANGUAGE BANK Co Tus articles Use the indefinite article (a/an): wataapi cite | veonema fon at Thich ininporpersai | She's renting an apartment in being talked about Berivtth een the First time something is Me nett There’ a problem, in phrases of quantity or | 2 euros kilo, 5 days aweek, frequency 70 km an hour Use no article with plurals and Children need at east eight uncountable nouns to talk | Children ne about things in general ia for continents, countries, | Asia, Spain, Moscow, towns, roads, stations, | Kings Cross Staion, Everest, mountains andlakes | Lake Garda nals J conditional clause | result clause teal (zer0) if + present simple | present simple il/going to/can/ real (first) , ml Condon | sent simple | could my/migh/ Use the real (zero) conditional to talk about a real situation that is always or generally true with a result that always happens. If you pay by debit card, you get a 5 percent discount. Use the real (first) conditional to talk about a real possibility in the present or future. In the main clause, use may/might/can/could instead of will for an uncertain result, and use should for advice. If you putin the wrong PIN number, the machine will take ‘your card. If your card gets stuck, you should ring the number on the machine. suggesting ideas proposing/suggesting ideas How do you feel about | his ijeap What about Wealdecconsider tng something new? strike you? How does the idea of | making a film | S*TE¥ stab you? Itd be great if we could Suppose we get a celebrity. Use the definite article (the) when it clear to the Ua had the children with hes listener/reader what is | (= her children} being talked about liked the speech you made. ‘when something is unique; superlatives when something has been mentioned before The first man on the moon. Its the fastest cor. There's a problem and the problem is money. The Pacific, the Danube, the UN, the Alps, the Sahara, for oceans, rivers, organisations, deserts, ‘mountain ranges, decades | the 1990s What's the matter? in xed lexical phrases | The bigger the better. with an adjective ora | The city is divided between singular countable noun | the rich and the poor. for things in general Note: a singular countable noun can never stand alone; it must go with o, an, each, every, thi, that, his, her, the, etc. The tiger could soon be extinct. hypothetical/unreal conditional | hypothetical (second) | conditional conditional clause | result clause would/could/might/ should + infinitive if + past simple Use the hypothetical (second) conditional to talk about a hypothetical or unreal situation in the present or futur. In the main clause, use might/could for an uncertain, result. With be, use were or (informally) was. If Valerie practised more, she could be really good. If l were you, I'd leave now. alternatives to if + Use providing/provided (that), on condition that and, less formally as long as, to mean if and only if, often with real conditions, where the speaker or writer has real reservations. 1 get a university place providing | pass the entrance exam. + Use unless to mean if not arrive at 10am. unless the tran is late. + Use suppose/supposing, imagine and, less formally, let's say instead of if when something is unlikely. Suppose you won the lottery, what would you do? reacting to or commenting on ideas That's a great/fantastic/excellent/idea. + I think we should go for X/Id go forX |_Let' go with that/the health angle. I can’t make up my mind, Fim torn between X and Y. That could be a problem. It wouldn't be my first choice It wouldn't work/it doesn't grab me. (inf) | think we're on the wrong track here.div OE ‘A Complete thetextwith |= a/an, the or The Thomas Edisons of food no article (-). Ge When people thik of |___ inventors, they might think of Thomas Edison and®__lght bulb or Gutonburg and” pring press, but do you know wha Invented somo of tha Tood you eat? * George Crum was* head chef at __ resort in Saratoga Springs, New York. One day* ‘customer complained that the French fries were too thick, so Crum sliced’ potato paper thin and fed it, ust to make* customer happy. And so, crisps were Bor. “Sausages of al sorts have been common in Europe for centuries, but _hot dogs were frst sold ‘as sausages in buns by Gacman immigrants on the streets of" New Work City i= mid 19th century. “+ Mayonnaise was probably invented by ®_French chef in'*_mid-t6th century and was frst sold in glass bottes in USA in 1572 ‘Popcorn was invented by Native American Indians, but t's not clear by which group or where ‘snack food first appeared. Ealy American setters ate "popcorn with mik for" __ breakfast! ‘So the next time you'e siting in ™___cinema, munching on popcom and crisps, remember "people who fst discovered these treats. Now, who were they again...” ‘A Complete the sentences with the B Underline the correct alternative in the sentences. appropriate form of the verbs in brackets. 1 I'll tell you provided/supposing you promise to keep it a secret. 1 IFyou give me your phone number, 2. We won't go imagine/unless they pay our expenses. |__"___ Pete to callyou back. (@s)—3._supposing/Provided that you lost your job tomorrow, what would 2 Would you be interested if we you do then? __youa free trial? (offer) 4 f/Providing that we have enough time, intend to visit all of my 3 fit , you should wear a relatives waterproof jacket. (rain) 5. I'm going to leave unless/if you stop being aggressive with me. 4 lFlarrived a day early,it_______——_& Unless/Imagine we met them in the street; how might you react? me the chance to look around. (give) 5 I'm going to get worried if she C Complete the sentences so that they mean the same as 1-6 above. son. (not call) 1 Iwor't tell you unless 6 if good with numbers, 2 We won't go if \ could help you with your homework. be) 3. What would you do if you ? 7 Umay sohome ary ifAnna 4 intend to visit all of my relatives unless aa at the party. leat ) 5. I'm going to leave if fou__ a sportifyou want & How might you react if we ? be in great shape like me. (take up) ‘A Complete the conversation with the words from the box. think between consider feel go grab sound track dreadful think ‘A: What do you (about naming our language school Tongues4U? B: That's a idea! How do you about TalkeMe? A: It doesn't me. Would you Englishe4e? B: | think we're on the wrong here. All these numbers. 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