Prime Time 4, Coursebook

Language in use: Conditionals and idioms a) Listen and match the sentence parts. Then fill in the missing verbs in the correct form. 1. If you 1 chatting, my parents will buy me a new phone. 2. If nobody 2 any questions, I 7 my hat. 3. We ’ll be 3 out of the game we won’t play the game. 4. We 4 confused you’ll get up with fleas. 5. If I’m not right about this, 3 if Ms Campbell sees it. 6. If you 5 down with dogs, we’ll get started. 7. If we go on like this, if we don’t do this step by step. 8. If I 6 an A, we 8 this thing! b) Read the grammar box and write 1 or 2 next to the statements below. This is an imagined situation. 2 It’s possible that this might happen. We use the present tense and “will”. This probably won’t happen. We use the past tense and “would”. c) Use words/phrases from each box to fill in the gaps with idioms. Write in your exercise book. serve • know- • I’m • knows • If you lie down • I’ll eat • step my • by • it- • a thing • with dogs, you’ll get • us • just kidding • right • all • hat • up with fleas • step • or two • right 1. knows a thing or two 3 2.15 pi4x6p Grammar For more details see 1 G 20 Conditional 1 and 2 If we go on like this, we’ll win the game. (1) If we could use all the money in the world, our invention would be incredible. (2) G A: Ada’s an expert on programming. She really … 1 about programming language. B: Sometimes she seems to think that she knows so much more than all the others. Isn’t she a bit of a … 2 ? A: Well if you know more than she does about maths and computers, … 3 ! B: Okay, would you like me to season it with salt and pepper? Don’t worry, … 4 C: If we don’t win this game, it will … 5 . We really should have paid more attention in Ms Campbell’s history class. D: Well, as my grandma likes to say, “… 6 ”. C: Are you telling me you didn’t pay enough attention because of me? D: I mean, you really love to chat. Listen, I still want to win, but we shouldn’t hurry through everything. Let’s do this … 7 105 13 one hundred and five Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv