3c: A friend in need

A. Circle the correct words.

1. You shouldn’t blame / treat your friends for your own mistakes.

2. Jake is always late. I can’t count on / with him.

3. Don’t pretend / trouble that nothing happened! You didn’t keep my secret and I know it!

4. It’s not my fault / wrong that Joe broke your skateboard.

5. You must always help friends who are for / in need.

6. Hey! You ate the whole cake and there’s none left for me. That’s ridiculous / unfair!

7. If you try hard, you will find the solution / blame to your problem.

8. Everyone thinks I’m selfish. I have to make / do an effort to change their minds.

9. Stop avoiding the problem and deal to / with it!

B. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets to form Conditional Sentences Type 2.

1. If my best friend needed (need) help, I would try (try) to help him.

2. I would tell (tell) them everything if I knew (know) the truth.

3. If I were (be) you, I wouldn't go (not go) on a trip without asking my parents first.

4. What would you choose (choose) if you wanted (want) to buy a present for Abdullah?

5. If I had (have) a lot of money, I would buy (buy) a sports car and a new flat.

6. Fred wouldn't make (not make) fun of you if you didn't make (not make) fun of him.

7. If that happened (happen) to me, I wouldn't know (not know) how to deal with the situation.

C. What are the people in the pictures thinking about? Write Conditional Sentences Type 2, using the prompts given.

1. not live / far from school á walk / there / with / friends

If I didn't live far from school, I would walk there with friends.

2. weather / be / nice á play / football

If the weather was nice, I would/could play football.

3. have / free time á take up / tennis

If I had free time, I would/could take up tennis.

4. train / every day á win / gold medal

If I trained everyday, I would/could win the gold medal.

D. Read the situations and give advice. Use If I were you... and the prompts given.

1. If I were you, I would tell the teacher.

2. If I were you, I'd see the doctor.

3. If I were you, I'd apologise to him and treat him to lunch.

4. If I were you, I'd buy the blue one.

5. If I were you, I'd ask him to come over.

6. If I were you, I'd save money and buy new one.

E. Use the following sentences to complete the e-mails below.

Dear Alice,

How’s everything? I’m not that great. (1) d

Last Tuesday I lost my new mobile phone. It was a very expensive model and I had saved up all the money to buy it myself.

Of course, when I realised that I didn’t have it any longer, I felt terrible.

Anyway, yesterday, when I visited my friend Judy, I saw she had two mobiles on her desk.

I know she doesn’t need them both. (2) e I mean, we’re best friends and everything.

(3) g I have no idea!

(4) c Let me know what you think asap. I’m counting on you.

Take care,

Susan

Hi Susan,

I was sorry to hear that you’ve got mobile phone problems. (5) f

First of all, don’t tell Judy to give you one of her mobiles. If she can’t give it away for any reason, she’ll feel terrible.

(6) b However, there is something you can do. (7) a That will give you some time to save money and buy your own.

(8) h

Talk soon,

Alice