Talking about possible and imaginary events using the conditional Fill in the gaps with the words below using the correct conditional forms. use have (3x) talk be continue turn Amy: I wish I were an only child like you! Tess: A nd I wish I had brothers or sisters like you. Amy: R eally, Tess? You wouldn’t say that if you 1 mine, especially my twin sister Mel. I will get mad if she 2 to get on my nerves much longer. Tess: D on’t be so horrible! If I 3 you, I’d try to sort out your problems with her. If you 4 to her like a nice sister, she will also be nice to you, I’m sure. Amy: Y ou know what? Mel and I even tried to build a wall through our bedroom, but it fell down! If we 5 steel and concrete, it might not have collapsed. But Mel suggested cardboard. What a cow. Tess: N o walls then! Mooh! But I guess you wouldn’t fight so much if you 6 your own bedrooms. Can’t you turn your hobby room into your bedroom? Amy: B rilliant idea! But if we 7 it into my room, then my parents would have to get rid of all their junk, like Mum’s fitness bike and Dad’s computer. What do you think? Tess: H m. And your sister surely would be jealous if you 8 a bigger room. An expensive book Read the text about a very expensive book and complete it with suitable conjunctions to connect sentences. William Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories and Tragedies was the most expensive book ever 1 it was sold in 2012. This first edition collection of his plays was published seven years 2 the playwright had died in 1616 3 includes both plays which have never been reprinted and many well-known classics. 4 the first edition was printed 750 times, only a third of these books probably still exist today, 5 many of them are not complete. 6 you bought it in 1623, the original price of the first edition was twenty shillings per copy. Today this copy is worth 5.1 million dollars. In those days, readers used their books as notebooks, making pencil notes and additions. This is very interesting for us today 7 so we can learn something about Shakespeare’s readers. 3 5 143 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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