2 Fill in the blank spaces with the appropriate connector: although, however, in spite of.

1. Pat went to school ________________ she was ill.

2. ________________ being ill, Pat went to school.

3. ________________ Pat was ill, she went to school.

4. His teacher advised Tom; ________________, he insisted.

5. ________________ the traffic, they arrived on time.

6. I couldn´t manage to find a taxi, ________________ I tried several times.

7. ________________ feeling tired, Ben stayed up to keep us company.

8. We didn´t have much time. ________________, we visited our grand parents.

9. My grandfather is 80. ________________, he drives his old Jaguar to his office every day.

10. ________________ being old, he can drive very carefully.

Module 2 Unit 12

Mass Media

Grammar

First Conditional

for real possibility

If I win the lottery, I will buy a car.

We are talking about the future. We are thinking about a particular condition or situation in the future, and the result of this condition. There is a real possibility that this condition will happen. For example, it is morning. You are at home. You plan to play tennis this afternoon. But there are some clouds in the sky. Imagine that it rains. What will you do?

if	condition	result
	Present Simple	will + base verb
If	it rains,	I will stay at home.

Notice that we are thinking about a future condition. It is not raining yet. But the sky is cloudy and you think that it could rain. We use the Present Simple tense to talk about the possible future condition. We use will + base verb to talk about the possible future result. The important thing about the first conditional is that there is a real possibility that the condition will happen.

Result	Condition
I will tell Ann about it	if I see her
He will invite Tara	if she is free tomorrow
Will you stay at home	if it rains tomorrow?
What will you do	if it rains tomorrow?

Sometimes, we use can or may instead of will, for example: If it's sunny this afternoon, we can play tennis.

Examples

a) Complete the Conditional Sentences (Type 1) by putting the verbs into the correct form.

1. If you (send) this letter now, she (receive) it tomorrow.

2. If I (do) this test, I (improve) my English.

3. If I (find) your ring, I (give) it back to you.

4. Peggy (go) shopping if she (have) time in the afternoon.

5. Simon (go) to London next week if he (get) a cheap flight.

6. If her boyfriend (phone\not) today, she (leave) him.

7. If it (rain) tomorrow, I (have to\ not) water the plants.

8. You (be able\not) to sleep if you (watch) this scary film.

9. Susan (move) into the new house if it (be) ready on time.

10. If she (study) hard, she (pass) the exam.

b) Put the verb in the brackets in the correct tense to form the First Conditional.

Maria is a girl from your country. She is studying English and she'd like to visit an English-speaking country.

If Maria (go) abroad, she (go) to England or America. She (visit) London if she (go) to England. If she (stay) in London, she (spend) much money. She (not be able) to stay for long if she (spend) all her money. If her holiday (be) very short, she (not practice) her English. It (be) a pity if she (not try) to speak English. 

c) Put the verbs in the brackets into the Present Indefinite or the Future Indefinite Tense.

1. If Peter __________ (come) to my place, we__________  (go) to play in the yard.

2. If Peter__________ (not come) to my place, I __________ (watch) TV.

3. If Frank’s parents__________ (have) their holidays in summer, they __________ (go) to the seaside.

4. If they __________ (have) their holidays in winter, they __________ (stay) at home.

5. If the fog _______ (thicken), Harold _______ (put up) the tent for the night.

6. When I _______ (finish) my work, I_______ (go) to the cinema.

7. We_______ (buy) this book as soon as our mother_______ (give) us some money.

8. When we _______ (come) to your place you_______ (show) us your present.

9. I_______ (return) you your ring when you_______ (ask) me.

10. I_______ (wait) for my friend until he_______ (come) from the shop.

11. My father_______ (start) writing before the sun _______ (rise).

12. As soon as you _______ (finish) your study I_______ (present) you with a new flat.

d) Make up conditional 1 sentences with if-clauses.

1. stay in bed / feel better

2. work hard / get a job

3. go shopping / spend much money

4. ride a bike / get there quickly —

5. eat carrots/see well in the dark .

6. come now/go out together

e) Connect the sentences with when or if to form the first conditional.

Jack will come. We shall play chess. — When Jack comes, we shall play chess.

1. All the pupils will come to school tomorrow. We shall write a test then.

2. I’ll meet Ann after school. I’ll give her my album.

3. You’ll not do your homework. The teacher will be angry.

4. Mike won’t come today. We’ll play football without him.

5. I’ll finish school with good marks. My father will take me to the seaside. .

6. My school record may not be very good. Mom will be very upset.

Listening

Listen to the text and complete the gaps

Where _______________ without the media? How would we get information about the world? _______________ interested in the news. We all _______________ what’s happening around the world. We switch the TV on just to watch the news. It _______________ every train passenger has a newspaper. The journalists who bring us the news do a very important job. Many _______________ bring us the news from the world’s danger zones. Unfortunately, many reporters are killed while they are _______________. The media make us feel we are part of the world. We _______________ other countries and on the big news stories. The media also bring us many unforgettable images, such as a man walking on the moon. Really, the media show us history _______________.

Reading

a) Read and translate the text.