IMPROVING EXERCISE

NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL
IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 11 (Week 1)
A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Conditional sentences type III
B. EXERCISES
I. Put the verb into the correct form
1. We got to the station in time to catch the train. If we ……… (miss) it, we ……… (be) late for
the meeting.
2. I took a taxi to the hotel but the traffic was very bad. It ………………(be) quicker if I
……………(walk).
3. Mary and I weren’t able to go on a honeymoon. We (can/go) ………. away if my father (not
/get sick) ……
4. If she ( not/ fail) …… one of her final exams she wouldn’t have had to spend part of the
summer in college.
5. The accident was your fault. If you ( drive ) ……………..more carefully, it ( not happen )
…………………
6. It’s good that you reminded me about Ann’s birthday. I ( forget )………… if you ( not remind )
………me.
7. If you had worked harder, you ( pass ) ……………….your final exam.
8. If you ( not ignore) …………….. my advice, you ( not get into ) ………………trouble
yesterday morning.
9. If you ( tell ) ……………. me what was going to happen, I ( never do ) …………… such a
foolish thing.
10. I (not invite) ……. John to the party if I (know) ……. that you and he didn’t get along well
with each other.
11. I got wet because I didn’t take my umbrella. However, I …………. (not/get wet) if I
…………… (remember) to take my umbrella with me.
12. I didn’t go into business with Sam. If I (go) …………. into business with him, I (become) …..
…. a success.
13. I’m doing the test very well now. I (not/do) …….the test well if I (not/ revise)………
thoroughly last night.
14. The view was wonderful. If I (have) ………………. a camera, I (take) ……… some photos.

15. I’m broke, but I (have) …………… plenty of money now if I (not/ spend) …………. so much
yesterday.
II. Using the given information, make conditional sentences. Use if
1. He didn’t prepare for the interview, so he didn’t get the job.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. We came home from our holiday early because we ran out of money.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. I went to bed late. In the morning I felt tired.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. The house didn’t burn down because the fire brigade came immediately.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. We left the party late. So we couldn’t get a bus.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. I took the job because I didn’t know how difficult it was .
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. The woman didn’t die because she received immediate medical attention.


……………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. Ann didn’t pass the entrance examination, so she wasn’t admitted to the university.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. There was a test yesterday. You didn’t know that, so you didn’t study.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
10. You got into so much trouble because you didn’t listen to me.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
11. The men were wearing protective clothing, so they were all quite safe.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………
12. It was raining yesterday afternoon, so I didn’t go for a walk.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………

……………
13. Rita is exhausted today because she didn’t get any sleep last night.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………
14. Bob left his wallet at home this morning, and now he doesn’t have any money for lunch.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………
15. Joe got a ticket because he was driving too fast.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………
16. I received a good job offer from the oil company, so I won’t seriously consider taking the job
with the electronics firm.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………
17. I don’t know anything about plumbing, so I didn’t fix the leak in the sink myself.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………


NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL
IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 11 (Week
1)
A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Conditional sentences type III
B. EXERCISES
I. Put the verb into the correct form
1. We got to the station in time to catch the train. If we had missed it, we would have been
late for the meeting.
2. I took a taxi to the hotel but the traffic was very bad. It would have been quicker if I had
walked.
3. Mary and I weren’t able to go on a honeymoon. We could have gone away if my father

hadn’t got sick
4. If she had not failed one of her final exams she wouldn’t have had to spend part of the
summer in college.
5. The accident was your fault. If you had driven more carefully, it would not have
happened
6. It’s good that you reminded me about Ann’s birthday. I’d have forgot if you had not
reminded me.
7. If you had worked harder, you would have passed your final exam.
8. If you had not ignored my advice, you would not have got into trouble yesterday
morning.
9. If you had told me what was going to happen, I would have never done such a foolish
thing.
10. I had not invited John to the party if I had known that you didn’t get along well with
each other.
11. I got wet because I didn’t take my umbrella. However, I would not have got wet if I had
remembered to take my umbrella with me.
12. I didn’t go into business with Sam. If I had gone into business with him, I would have
become a success.
13. I’m doing the test very well now. I would not do the test well if I had not revised
thoroughly last night.
14. The view was wonderful. If I had had a camera, I would have taken some photos.
15. I’m broke, but I would have plenty of money now if I had not spent so much yesterday.
II. Using the given information, make conditional sentences. Use if
1. If he had prepared for the interview, he would have got the job.
2. We wouldn’t have come home from our holiday early if we had not run out of money.
3. If I hadn’t gone to bed late, in the morning I wouldn’t have felt tired.
4. The house would have burnt down if the fire brigade hadn’t come immediately.
5. We left the party late. So we couldn’t get a bus.

6. I wouldn’t have taken the job if I had known how difficult it was .
7. The woman would have died if she hadn’t received immediate medical attention.
8. If Ann had passed the entrance examination, she would have been admitted to the
university.
9. If you had known there was a test yesterday, you would have studied.
10. You wouldn’t have got into so much trouble if you had listened to me.
11. If the men hadn’t been wearing protective clothing, they wouldn’t have been all quite safe.
12. If it hadn’t been raining yesterday afternoon, I would have gone for a walk.
13. Rita wouldn’t be exhausted today if she hadn’t got any sleep last night.
14. If Bob hadn’t left his wallet at home this morning, he would have had money for lunch.
15. Joe wouldn’t have got a ticket if he hadn’t been driving too fast.
16. If i hadn’t received a good job offer from the oil company, I would seriously consider
taking the job with the electronics firm.
17. If I knew something about plumbing, I would have fixed the leak in the sink myself.


NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL
IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 11 (Week 2)
A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Vocabulary; Phonetics Pronunciation: / t / - / d /
Conditional
sentences type III
B. EXERCISES
I. Phonetics
1. nation, tourist, study, return
2. toxic, minority, feature, threaten
3. established, orphaned, recognized, endangered.
4. different, world, disaster, practiced
5. variety, recognize, contaminate, abandoned
6. establish, butterfly, orphanage,
national

7. locate, contain, water, exist
8. poisonous, arrive, luggage, forest
II. Vocabulary.
1. The ..............flag of the UK is called the Union Jack.( national, ethnic, international, tropical )
2. She sometimes doesn’t have enough time to take care of her old parents. ( look after, pay
attention to, listen to, depend on)
3. Of the ten people who were stuck in the car crash, only one survived.( was alive, died, was
injured, at risk)
4. I am not surprised ............his school results. (on, in, at, with)
5. There are toxic levels of chemicals in the water. ( poisonous, fertile, threatened, tropical )
6. We visited the National Park and enjoyed different species of fauna.( animals, flowers, trees,
fish )
7. One species is dependent on another for ............( national, survival, approval, arrival )
8. The National Park has plants and animals from ...............zone . ( heat, coldest, complete,
temperate)
9. This is the first national park to be ..................in our country. ( organized, set, established,
found )
10. A lot of .................animals are taken care of in our zoo. ( empty, lost, orphaned, childlike )
11. Some groups of people are mainly living ...............fruits and vegetables ( on, under, with, in )
12. The park is ..............to the south of Hanoi. ( located, situated, stationed, A and B )
13. This national park .............an area of 2,000 square kilometres. ( covers, surrounds, consists ,
spreads )
14. Tolich river is being polluted because more toxic chemicals are ............into the water.
( contaminated, attack, releases, invaded )
15. At what time will the meeting be over ? ( begun, started, lasted, ended )
III. Word forms
1. The best time to visit Cuc Phuong National Park is from October to April when the ....... season
is over.(rain)
2. There is a large ...........of animals that live in Nairobi National Park. ( vary )
3. Thank you for your .............to dinner tomorrow. ( invite )

4. The National Park is in the .............part of the country. ( south )
5. To my ..........., she agreed to work overtime during the week without any complaint ( surprise )
6. She was completely............because she was wearing a mask and sunglasses.( recognize )
7. The regulations of the competition will be announced .......on TV next week. ( office )
IV. Rewrite sentences : Make conditional sentences. Use IF
1. Our heating isn’t working and I feel cold.
2. You can make a cake without flour.( Unless )
3. I didn’t go to school on time this morning because the bus was late.


4. Because I lost my key, I had to pound on the door to wake my roommate when I got home last
night.
5. It is raining now, so I will not go for a walk.
6. I was listening to the radio, so I heard the news bullentin.
7. There are so many bugs in the room because there isn’t a screen on the window.
8. The trip next week may be cancelled because of the bad weather.
9. He may fail the exam and he may not be able to graduate.
10. The policeman showed me the way, so I found the house.
11. I can’t go with you because I’m too busy .
12. Leave the building immediately or I will call security.
13. I missed the end of the film so I don’t know who the murder was.
14. We’ve got a broken window because you and your friends were playing football in the back
yard.
15. I’m living in Italy because I got married to an Italian.
V. Verb tenses
1. If the Earth suddenly ( stop ) ……………..spinning we all ( fly ) …………….off it .
2. If you ( smoke ) ……………….in a non-smoking compartment the other passengers ( object )
……………
3 The view was wonderful. If I ( have ) ……………….a camera, I ( take ) ……….some photos.
4. If there ( be ) …………….some nice fish in the supermarket, you ( buy ) …………..some for

supper ?
5. If we ( work )……… all night we ( finish ) ………… in time; but we have no intention of
working all night.
6. If you want to learn a musical instrument, you ( practice ) …………………….


NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL
IMPROVING EXERCISE _ E10 _ UNIT 11 (Week 2)
A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: Vocabulary; Phonetics Pronunciation: / t / - / d /
Conditional
sentences type III
B. EXERCISES
I. Phonetics
1. nation, tourist, study, return
2. toxic, minority, feature, threaten
3. established, orphaned, recognized, endangered.
4. different, world, disaster, practiced
5. variety, recognize, contaminate, abandoned
6. establish, butterfly, orphanage,
national
7. locate, contain, water, exist
8. poisonous, arrive, luggage, forest
II. Vocabulary.
1. The ..............flag of the UK is called the Union Jack.( national, ethnic, international, tropical )
2. She sometimes doesn’t have enough time to take care of her old parents. ( look after, pay
attention to, listen to, depend on)
3. Of the ten people who were stuck in the car crash, only one survived.( was alive, died, was
injured, at risk)
4. I am not surprised ............his school results. (on, in, at, with)
5. There are toxic levels of chemicals in the water. ( poisonous, fertile, threatened, tropical )

6. We visited the National Park and enjoyed different species of fauna.( animals, flowers, trees,
fish )
7. One species is dependent on another for ............( national, survival, approval, arrival )
8. The National Park has plants and animals from ...............zone . ( heat, coldest, complete,
temperate)
9. This is the first national park to be ..................in our country. ( organized, set, established,
found)
10. A lot of .................animals are taken care of in our zoo. ( empty, lost, orphaned, childlike )
11. Some groups of people are mainly living ...............fruits and vegetables ( on, under, with, in )
12. The park is ..............to the south of Hanoi. ( located, situated, stationed, A and B)
13. This national park .............an area of 2,000 square kilometres. ( covers, surrounds, consists ,
spreads )
14. Tolich river is being polluted because more toxic chemicals are ............into the water.
( contaminated, attacked, released, invaded )
15. At what time will the meeting be over? ( begin, start, last, end )
III. Word forms
1. The best time to visit Cuc Phuong National Park is from October to April when the rainy
season is over.
2. There is a large variety of animals that live in Nairobi National Park.
3. Thank you for your invitation to dinner tomorrow.
4. The National Park is in the southern part of the country.
5. To my surprise, she agreed to work overtime during the week without any complaint.
6. She was completely unrecognizable because she was wearing a mask and sunglasses.( )
7. The regulations of the competition will be announced officially on TV next week.
IV. Rewrite sentences : Make conditional sentences. Use IF
1. If our heating were working, I wouldn’t feel cold.
2. You can’t make a cake unless there is some flour/ you have (got) some flour.
3. I would have gone to school on time this morning if the bus hadn’t been late.

4. If I hadn’t lost my key, I wound;t have had to pound on the door to wake my roommate when
I ……………
5. If it weren’t raining now, I would go for a walk.
6. If I hadn’t been listening to the radio, I wouldn’t have heard the news bullentin.
7. There wouldn’t be so many bugs in the room if there were a screen on the window.
8. The trip next week may be cancelled if the weather is bad.
9. If he fail the exam, he will not be able to graduate.
10. If the policeman hadn’t showed me the way, I wouldn’t have found the house.
11. I could go with you if I weren’t too busy .
12. If you don’t leave the building immediately, I will call security.
13. If I hadn’t missed the end of the film, I would know who the murder was.
14. Wewouldn’t have got a broken window if you and your friends hadn’t been playing football in
the back yard.
15. Iwouldn’t be living in Italy if I hadn’t got married to an Italian.
V. Verb tenses
1. If the Earth suddenly stopped spinning we all would fly off it .
2. If you smoke in a non-smoking compartment the other passengers will object.
3 The view was wonderful. If I had had a camera, I would have taken some photos.
4. If there are some nice fish in the supermarket, will you buy some for supper ?
5. If we work all night we will finish in time; but we have no intention of working all night.
6. If you want to learn a musical instrument, you will practice.