UNIT 6. CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

MODEL 1

1.If I have money I will pay the fine.

2.If I had money I would (could) pay the fine.

3.If I had had money yesterday I would have paid the fine.

4.If I had had the money yesterday I wouldn't be in prison now (mixed form).

EXERCISE 1

I. Translate the sentences into Russian.

1.If you give her this book as a present she will be happy. 2. If it rains tomorrow we won't go anywhere. 3. Sooner or later you will be promoted if you work really hard 4. Provided we make a profit we'll be able to invest some money into this project. 5. Connect us as long as you receive the documents. 6. Wait for him in case he is late.

7.I'll certainly visit him in hospital unless I fall ill myself. 8. He gives you a ring as soon as he gets home.

II. Translate the sentences into English.

1.Если у меня будет время, я попробую помочь. 2. Он не придет, если у него будет много дел. 3. Он придет, если не будет слишком занят. 4. Я сообщу вам, как только закончу. 5. В случае, если дело будет отложено, мы дадим вам знать. 6. Он готов подтвердить ваше алиби при условии, что его защитит полиция.

7.Предположим, меня спросят об этом, — что мне ответить?

8.Они угрожают бросить работу, если им немедленно не заплатят.

EXERCISE 2

Translate the sentences.

1. If you pay me more I will work better. 2. If you paid me more I would work better. — I wish you could prove it. 3. If you had some shares of this company you could sell them now and make a profit. 4. What would you do if you found a golden ring in the gutter? 5. If he had an alibi he wouldn't run away. 6. If you believed in God would you be happier? 7. I wish I were in Paris now. 8. What would you do if you were in Paris? 9. I wish we had wiser financial advisers: our financial manager is too young for the job, I'm afraid.

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10. If the people heard about this problem they would help, I am sure.

EXERCISE 3

Translate the text:

PRISON WHERE NO ONE DREAMS OF ESCAPING

Language focus: First conditional

1.Behind the barbed-wire fences, gun towers and patrols of armed guards. Chino high-security prison in California, USA, seems like most prisons. However, it's the one jail in the world that people want to get into. Prisoners ask to have their sentences made longer so they can stay there. And when inmates are released they earn more than the police who arrested them.

2.The reason is a successful rehabilitation scheme that has changed convicts' lives — Chino is the only prison that teaches a deep-sea diving course. While other jails teach inmates hoe to sew mail-bags, make car number plates or do car repairs. if prisoners are sent to Chino, they will have the chance to become highly paid commercial divers who will be able to find jobs anywhere in the world.

3."This course is a life-saver," says Joe Moore, 25, serving eight years for burglary. "It's a second chance. If you follow it, it'll give you a skill, adventure and the chance to earn big money".

4.Inmates leave prison and start jobs where they can quickly earn more than 75, 000 dollars a years — much more than prison officers' salaries.

5."If prisoners follow our programme, they will rarely return to crime", says Chino's diving instructor, Woodley. "Only 6 % ever come back, while the rest of California's prisoners have a 75 % chance of ending up back in jail".

6.Convicts at Chino have to work hard. If they don't want to work, they should choose to go somewhere else. Only strong people can dive.

7.The scheme has been working for 21 years and has sent divers all over the world, including the Arabian Gulf, the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean.

8."Diving is a great achievement for inmates," says Woodley, aged 32. "It changes their self-esteem and now the course is famous throughout the world. Former inmates have even started

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their own companies, and come back to Chino to offer work to inmates leaving.

9.Inmates learn how to dive inside two giant five-meter deep tanks which are inside the prison. The prison also has a decompression chamber for treating diving injuries. Other equipment has been given by the US Navy and diving companies. So the course costs less than 9, 000 a year.

10.Brian Emery, 31, from California, was convicted six years ago for armed robbery, and he will be released soon. He says, "Because I've been in prison, employers know I will do a job which other guys won't, either because they're scared or because they don't think the job is good enough. Prison teaches you that if you don't do what you're told, you'll suffer, and you need that in diving.'

11.Tony Charles, 29, from Hawaii, is serving three tears for theft and burglary. He has been in prison for three times. He says, 'This will be my last time in jail. When I came here, I didn't care about anything, but the diving class made me feel proud of myself. Of course, I want to earn a lot of money, but I've also really enjoyed the challenge. Unless I do this now, I know I'll return to crime when I get out.'

12.Divers' pay is so good, why don't the prison guards take the course themselves and earn more money?

13.Paul Woodley admits "I could earn twice as much if I was doing the job I'm teaching the inmates to do, but I'm happy here. I love diving and teaching, but diving is dangerous — you can drown, or suffocate, and many things can go wrong under water.

14.Because you earn a lot of money being a diver, inmates don't have to rob banks or sell drugs to get money. We're not just teaching people how to dive — we're saving lives.'

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EXERCISE 5

Complete the sentences.

1. If I were not that busy ... (I) 2. If I knew English perfectly well ... (I) 3. If the longevity of our life were 200 hundred years ...

(we) 4. If I were President ... (I) 5. If the income tax in our country were progressive ... (people) 6. If the students in this group were given 1 million roubles each ... (in a year we'd become) 7. I wouldn't argue if ... (my friend). 8. My parents would be happy if ... (I) 9. We could improve the situation in our country if ... (we) 10. I think one could become a celebrity if ... (one).

EXERCISE 6

Translate into English.

1. Я советую тебе принять их предложение. Если ты откажешься, пожалеешь. Я бы сам сделал это, если бы смог. 2. Если бы я не был так занят, я бы поехал с вами. 3. На твоем месте я бы не спорил с Джейн: она права. 4. Если они снимут квартиру, то смогут сразу пожениться. 5. Если бы я сомневался в тебе, я бы так и сказал. 6. Обвиняемый (the accused) не мог отрицать этого, даже если бы и хотел. 7. Что бы вы сделали, если бы потеряли свой паспорт? 8. Если бы вас остановил полицейский, вы бы испугались?

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EXERCISE 7

Translate into Russian.

1. I would have visited you in hospital if I hadn't been ill myself at that time. 2. If you had helped me when I was a child I would- n't have turned into what I am now. 3. If we had sold the house when it didn't look so old and decrepit we would have had enough money to buy a new one. 4. We could have borrowed some money from the bank if we had known the true financial position of the firm then. Now it is too late. 5. If she had been here when it happened she would have interfered, I'm sure. 6. If you'd seen him when he was young you'd've been amazed. 7. I wish I were cleverer. — I wish I had been cleverer 10 years ago. I wouldn't have made so many mistakes in my life. 8. I wish I had asked him where he had been at the time of crime.

EXERCISE 8

Make the tag-questions according to the model:

If you hadn't been so busy you would have come, wouldn't

you?

1. If we promote him, he will work harder ...? 2. If I don't fine you this time, you promise never break the stillness, ...? 3. If you had this information, you would let us know, ...? 4. If he had listened to me, he could have passed the exams and entered the University, ...? 5. In case she had made the cosmetic operation, she wouldn't have told us, ...? 6. If he loved her, he couldn't betray her so easily, ...? 7. Even if I had been here at that time, I wouldn't have changed anything, ...? 8. If I give you references, you'll leave me alone, ...?

EXERCISE 9

Complete the sentences.

1. If I recognized a criminal, I'd ... 2. My heart would be broken if ... 3. If somebody had told me the whole truth about the SAPA when I was at school, ... 4. If I were a millionaire's daughter, ... 5. If I had written a novel, ... 6. If our computers were competitive, ... 7. I would never forgive a friend, if ... 8. I wish I had ...

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EXERCISE 10

Translate into English.

1. Если бы ты читал книжки вместо того, чтобы играть в компьютерные игры, ты был бы более образованным. 2. Если бы ты прочитал те книги, о которых я говорил, ты бы произвел на профессора лучшее впечатление. 3. Если бы я знал, что он такой обидчивый, я бы не стал так шутить. 4. На твоем месте я бы не ждал от него ничего хорошего. 5. — Жаль, я не могу с ней поговорить. — Жаль, что ты не поговорил с ней вчера. Может, вы бы и не поссорились. 6. Жаль, что я не попытался поступить в Московский университет. 7. Если бы они одолжили ему денег, когда он просил, он бы не рискнул связываться с мошенниками. 8. Я бы не хотел изменить свою жизнь, даже если бы мог.

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