What ***** happen if they opened the box? What would they do if they ***** that ghost? Would it do any ***** to them? A lot of new questions but no *****.
EXERCISE 7
Find and correct 13 mistakes in the sentences that are taken from the letter which Kudjo and Luna found in the attic:
1 A lot of weird and spine-chilling things had been happening to me every day since I moved to my aunts house.
2 The very first night I woken up by an ice-cold touch and saw the shape of a dog standing very close to me. Just standing and gazing into my face.
3 I have woken by it every night since then. What would you do if you would be me?
4 Id tried to escape on several occasions but I have brought back every time. I have a gut feeling that if Ill try to do it again, something terrible will happen to me. Would you try?
5 I dont know what the ghost want me to do but what would I do even if Id know?
6 Uncanny sounds heard in all rooms during the day. Spooky or what? What did you feel if you would hear them?
7 Im writing this letter to you and it seems I am stared awfully at. Come and help me, please, otherwise Ill die.
EXERCISE 8
Choose the correct option:
1 Kudjo and Luna ***** all the letters several times but still dont know what to do.
a had read
b have read
c have been reading
2 ***** in the house if you ***** it was haunted?
a Would you stay / would know
b Would you stay / knew
c Will you stay / knew
3 What ***** if you ***** a ghost next to your bed?
a would you do / saw
b will you do / will see
c would you do / would see
4 Now Kudjo and Luna ***** what happened to that lady dog.
a are knowing
b knew
c know
5 But they dont know how the box *****.
a opens
b can opened
c can be opened
6 What ***** in the box if they *****open it?
a will they find / will can
b would they find / can
c will they find / can
7 They hope another key to the mystery ***** in this box.
a found
b will be found
c finds
EXERCISE 9
Translate the story:
Куджо и Луна были немного расстроены. Они так долго и тяжело пытались добраться до этих писем, но даже с их помощью не смогли раскрыть тайну семьи Луны. Единственное, что они узнали, это то, что таинственная пра-пра-пра-пра-прабабушка еще долго продолжала обитать в своем доме, но уже как призрак, который не успокоится, пока не найдет свое сокровище. Значит, чтобы снять семейное проклятие, им нужно отыскать это сокровище и отдать его призраку. Но как это сделать? Оставалась последняя надежда- поговорить еще раз с прабабушкой Луны и убедить ее рассказать все, что ей известно. Как только Чили приедет, они сразу же отправятся в этот старый пансионат и не уедут оттуда, пока не узнают все секреты.
Кстати, они совсем забыли про коробочку. Вдруг там найдется подсказка или даже разгадка? Если бы только они могли открыть ее, то сейчас бы не ломали голову. Куджо предложил разбить коробочку молотком, но Луна была против ведь они могут повредить то, что находится внутри. Тогда Куджо предложил разгрызть ее, но Луна опять была против ведь Куджо может сломать свои красивые острые клыки. Наконец, Куджо предложил распилить ее, и тут Луна согласилась. Они побежали в кладовку, где хранились все инструменты, нашли отличную пилу и приступили к «хирургической операции». Пациент» оказался сложным. Они пилили уже минут 20, когда услышали, что пришли родители Луны. Куджо быстро спрятал пилу и коробку в ящик с инструментами и они выбежали навстречу родителям, делая вид, что играли в прятки. Если бы родители узнали, что они делают, их бы точно наказали.
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Unit 4
Conditional sentences (unreal condition of past)
The past unreal conditional form, also known as the third conditional or conditional 3, is used to express imagined situations that would have happened differently under other hypothetical circumstances. We imagine a condition or situation in the past which was impossible or didnt happen.
The structure is:
If + subject + past perfect, subject + would have + V3.
If Kudjo and Luna hadnt found the letters, they wouldnt have found out about the treasure.
EXERCISE 1
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the past unreal conditional:
1 If Kudjo and Luna /not want/ to find the letters, they /not go/ to Lunas country house last weekend.
2 If they /not go/ to Lunas country house, they /not climb/ to the attic.
3 If they /not climb/ to the attic, they /not alarm/ bats there.
4 If they /not alarm/ bats, the little pup /not get/ frightened.
5 If the pup /not get/ frightened, it /not get/ stuck in a crack.
6 If it /not get/ stuck in a crack, it /fly/ away with its family.
7 If it /fly/ away with its family, it /not leave/ on its own.
8 If it /not leave/ alone, Kudjo /not find/ it in the tree.
EXERCISE 2
Put the verb in the correct form of the unreal conditional of past and answer the questions:
1 What you /do/ if you /find/ half a worm in the apple you were eating?
2 If you /be/ born a hundred years earlier, how your life /be/ different?
3 If you /allow/ to eat whatever you wanted in your childhood, what you /eat/?
4 What you /do/ if you /smash/ your friends laptop?
5 If for your last birthday a friend /present/ you a picture she had painted and you didnt like it, you /put/ it on the wall in your house?
6 What you /do/ if you /see/ a huge spider in your bath last night?
7 What you /do/ if you /come/ home from shopping and /realise/ that you had forgotten to pay for something expensive?
8 What you /do/ yesterday if you /tell/ that all of us had only two days to live?
EXERCISE 3
Look at the situations and make sentences using the unreal conditional of past:
For example,
Kudjo fell off the wall and hurt his paw very much. If Kudjo hadnt fallen off the wall, he wouldnt have hurt his paw.
1 Luna slipped on a banana skin. She twisted her leg.
2 Luna wanted to make tea. She burnt her paws with boiling water.
3 Lunas mum dropped the iron. She burned her paw.
4 Lunas dad didnt drive carefully. He crashed his car.
5 Luna fell down the stairs. She hurt her knee.
6 Lunas dad walked into a lamp post. He bumped his head.
7 Lunas mum didnt slice the bread carefully. She cut her paw badly.
8 Luna didnt look where she was going. She crashed into a dustbin.
Has something triggered the curse of Lunas family?
EXERCISE 4
Finish the sentences using the unreal conditional of past:
1 They wouldnt have found out the truth if .
2 If Lunas parents had known that Luna had been in the attic and taken the box, .
3 If Lunas parents hadnt come back home so soon, .
4 Luna and Kudjo would have opened the box if .
5 If Lunas parents had told them the truth from the very beginning,
6 Kudjo and Luna would have thrown the box away if .
7 If they had known why the bats were occupying the attic, .
8 If bats hadnt flown away, .
EXERCISE 5
Put the verb in brackets in the correct form of conditional sentences and guess the last word of the sentence:
1 If the bats hadnt been alarmed, they /continue/ roosting in the attic and protecting the *****.
2 If nobody helps the little pup, it /not survive/ in the *****.
3 Kudjo and Luna would have helped the pup if it /not escape/ from *****.
4 They would have found it immediately if they /look/ in the backpack *****.
5 If they find it this time, they never /let/ it go until it is *****.
6 They wonder what the bats will do if they /realise/ that the pup is *****.
7 If they /realise/ it, will they come back to look for *****?
8 If they /come/ back, would they stay in the *****?
EXERCISE 6
Finish the sentences with your ideas using different types of conditional sentences:
1 If Chilly comes tomorrow, .
If Chilly came tomorrow, .
If Chilly had come last weekend, .
2 If Kudjo and Luna saw the box, .
If Kudjo and Luna sawed the box, .
If Kudjo and Luna had sawn the box that time, .
3 If Lunas parents learn about the box,
If Lunas parents learnt about the box,
If Lunas parents had learnt about the box when they were in the country,
4 If parents always tell their children the truth, .