Lesson 9 Exercise Title: Describing Hypothetical Situations
Subtitle: Lesson 9 Exercise
Presented by: Fatima
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Grammar Focus

Fill in the blanks:

1. If I __________ (have) more money, I __________ (travel) more.

2. If she __________ (study) harder, she __________ (pass) the exam.


Answers

1. If I had more money, I would travel more.

2. If she had studied harder, she would have passed the exam.

Vocabulary

Match the vocabulary with the appropriate sentence:

1. __________ we went on vacation in the winter instead of the summer?

2. __________ I had studied harder for the test.


Answers

1. What if we went on vacation in the winter instead of the summer?

2. If only I had studied harder for the test.

Practice Activity

1. Create hypothetical scenarios using the second and third conditionals. Discuss with a partner or group.

2. Write a paragraph reflecting on a past decision using third conditional sentences.


1. Example Prompts:

◦ If you could go back in time, what would you change?
◦ What would you do if you could live anywhere in the world?

1. Example Answers:

If I could live anywhere in the world, I would choose Italy.
If I had known how difficult the project would be, I would have started earlier.

2. Example Paragraph:

If I had saved more money, I would have been able to buy the house last year. I wish I had thought about it sooner, but now I know better.