1910 conditional sentences

1) Read the following passage about “TITANIC” and follow the instructions below.

Titanic

On April 10th 1912, the Titanic set sail on its
first trip, from England to
New York. At the
time it was made, it was
said to be the
safest ship ever built.
However, at 11:40 p.m.
on April 12th 1912, it hit
an iceberg in the
North Atlantic, and three
hours later, at 2:20
a.m., it sank. There were
2200 people on
board, but only 705
survived; 1503 people
died, most from freezing
to death in the
cold water.
Why did the accident happen and
why did so many people die?
There is no one single reason; it
was the result of many factors.
• The ship received warnings about icebergs ahead, but didn't slow down; instead it
continued to sail at full speed.
• The lookout sailor didn't have any binoculars with him, so he wasn't able to see the
iceberg
until it was too close to miss.

• Although the ship carried 2200 passengers, there were only 20 lifeboats, enough for a
maximum of 1200 people.
• Because the Titanic was thought to be unsinkable many passengers didn't take the
danger seriously and didn't hurry to the lifeboats. Many of the lifeboats left only half full.
• The survivors were picked up by another ship, the Carpathia, which received the
emergency radio message. Another ship in the area, however, which was actually closer
to the Titanic than the Carpathia, didn't hear the emergency call because the radio
operator
had gone to bed.
How could the disaster have been prevented?


Make five sentences like these:
If the water had been warmer, more people would have survived..
1)

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2)

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3)

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4)

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5)

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2) Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense:
1. If I ______________________ (be) you, I would phone your mother tonight.
2. Unless we ______________________ (leave) now, we’ll be late.
3. If I hadn’t woken up early, I ________________________ (be) late for work.
4. If you __________________ (have) a toothache, go to the dentist.
5. _________________ you _______________ (give) me a call if you have time tomorrow?
6. Cameras are very expensive these days. If they _____________________ (not/cost) so much, we
__________________ (buy) one.
7. Water _______________ (turn) into ice if the temperature ______________ (fall) below 0ºC.
8. If you ____________ (look) both ways before crossing the street, you wouldn’t have been knocked
down.
3) Fill in unless or if
1. We won’t go on holiday ______________ we can take our dog.
2. ______________ you go to bed late, you’ll be tired in the morning.
3. I can’t finish my homework ______________ you help me.
4. We’ll have a picnic on Saturday ______________ the weather is bad.


5. I’ll open the window _______________ I get too hot.