Lesson XXIV: Conditional Statements - PART I

Exercise: A.1.3. Contrast Likely to Unlikely Situations Substitute likely for unlikely situations. For example: Situation: Imagine you are talking to a person who hopes to go to Europe next summer. You want to go to Europe too but you do not have enough money. I’ ll go by plane if I go to Europe. I WOULD GO BY PLANE IF I WENT TO EUROPE. I ’ ll get there fast if I fly. I WOULD GET THERE FAST IF I FLEW. 1. I’ll arrive in London if I go to England. 2. I’ll visit Buckingham Palace if I am in England. 3. I’ll take the train if I go to France. 4. I’ll spend a week in Paris if I travel to France. 5. I’ll see the Eiffel Tower if I am in Paris. 6. I’ll visit Amsterdam if my friends invite me there. 7. I’ll rent a car if I decide to go to Sweden. 8. I’ll visit Stockholm if I visit Sweden. 9. I’ll stop in Germany if I travel to Italy. 10. I’ll learn a little German if I stay in Germany. 11. I’ll fly to Berlin if I have time. 12. I’ll cross the Alps if I go to Italy. 13. I’ll see many museums if I stop in Florence. 14. I’ll ride in a gondola if I go to Venice. 15. I’ll write many postcards if I have time. 16. I’ll spend a lot of money if I stay in Europe long. Exercise: A.1.4. Practice Unlikely Situations Use the fragments to continue the list of conditional statements. Use the main statement body from the previous as an actional of condition of the succeeding statement. For example: Situation: Perhaps, you WON’T HAVE SOME EXTRA TIME this month. What would you do otherwise? If I had some extra time, I would travel to Washington. - look for a place to stay - IF I TRAVELLED TO WASHINGTON, I WOULD LOOK FOR A PLACE TO STAY . 1. -choose the Plaza Hotel- 6. -board the plane- 2. -go downtown on foot- 7. -take the position of a pilot- 3. -ask the way to Smithsonian- 8. -fly over Japan- 4. -attend the exhibition- 9. -see a picture of Hiroshima and Nagasaki- 5. -come across B-29 bomber- 10. -think about the people down there-