Стр.74 Unit 7 ГДЗ Вербицкая Forward 11 класс
In pairs, think of a risky situation related to each of the topics.
business; relationships; sport; travel; money
Do the quiz. Choose the best answers for you. Then compare your answers with your partner. How similar/different are you?
1 Would you go on a blind date?
- a No – if I meet someone in a situation like that, I tend to get very nervous.
- b I’d go as long as I could take a friend with me.
- c Yes – who knows, I might meet the love of my life!
2 A friend invites you to go parachuting. How do you reply?
- a If I’d had more time to prepare myself for it, I’d go.
- b Why not? I’ll never know what it’s like unless I try it.
- c I wouldn’t do it if you paid me!
3 Some friends have gone on a boat trip in Antarctica. How do you feel about it?
- a If I’d been able to afford it, I’d have gone with them.
- b I can’t imagine why they went there. It’s not my idea of a holiday.
- c If I didn’t get seasick, I’d have gone too.
4 What is your opinion about people who start up ‘dotcom’ companies?
- a Too many ‘dotcom’ companies have gone bankrupt: it’s very risky.
- b Companies like Google and eBay might never have existed if those people taken the risk.
- c If you get proper financial advice, it can be a good investment.
5 What do you think about singers who insure their voices for millions of dollars?
- a Why do they need to insure their voices: haven’t they got enough money already?
- b Well, if I had a really great voice, I’d have done the same.
- c I don’t think anyone’s voice is worth that much!
6 A friend of yours needs to borrow some money, but you know unreliable and has a lot of unpaid debts. What do you say?
- a I’ll lend you the money, provided that you pay it back by the end of the month.
- b I’d lend you the money if you’d paid off some of your other debts.
- c I’m sorry, I haven’t got any spare cash at the moment.
Think Back! Match conditionals a-d with their types and meanings 1-4. Then find one more example of each in the quiz.
a I wouldn’t do it if you paid me!
b If I meet someone in a situation like that, I get very nervous.
c If I’d been able to afford it, I’d have gone with them.
d I’ll lend you the money, provided that you pay it back by the end of the month.
1 Zero Conditional: a situation that is always true.
2 First Conditional: a possible situation in the future.
3 Second Conditional: an unlikely or imaginary situation in the present or future.
4 Third Conditional: an imaginary situation in the past.
1. business — starting a new company; relationships — going on a blind date; sport — parachuting; travel — a boat trip to Antarctica; money — lending money to an unreliable friend.
2. Sample answers:
- Would you go on a blind date? c Yes — who knows, I might meet the love of my life!
- A friend invites you to go parachuting. How do you reply? b Why not? I’ll never know what it’s like unless I try it.
- Some friends have gone on a boat trip in Antarctica. How do you feel about it? b I can’t imagine why they went there. It’s not my idea of a holiday.
- What is your opinion about people who start up ‘dotcom’ companies? c If you get proper financial advice, it can be a good investment.
- What do you think about singers who insure their voices for millions of dollars? a Why do they need to insure their voices: haven’t they got enough money already?
- A friend of yours needs to borrow some money, but you know he is unreliable and has a lot of unpaid debts. What do you say? c I’m sorry, I haven’t got any spare cash at the moment.
3.
- a — Second Conditional (3): I wouldn’t do it if you paid me! — unlikely or imaginary situation in the present or future.
- b — Zero Conditional (1): If I meet someone in a situation like that, I get very nervous. — a situation that is always true.
- c — Third Conditional (4): If I’d been able to afford it, I’d have gone with them. — an imaginary situation in the past.
- d — First Conditional (2): I’ll lend you the money, provided that you pay it back by the end of the month. — a possible situation in the future.
More examples from the quiz:
- Zero Conditional: If I meet someone in a situation like that, I tend to get very nervous.
- First Conditional: I’ll lend you the money, provided that you pay it back by the end of the month.
- Second Conditional: If I had a really great voice, I’d have done the same.
- Third Conditional: If I’d had more time to prepare myself for it, I’d go.
