Navigate-Upper Intermediate Grammar, slide 159, ex-es 1, 2, slide 160 ex-es 1, 2, 3

slide 159, ex. 1 / Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense of form.

    1. A: If we did not have children, we would have a lot more free time.
      B: You would have a lot more money as well!
    2. A: Where would you live if you could live anywhere?
      B: I’m not sure, but ideally it would be somewhere by the sea.
    3. A: We called at your house earlier, but you weren’t at home.
      B: That’s a shame. If I had known you were coming, I would have stayed in.
    4. A: How many children do you think you’ll have?
      B: Well, if I could choose, I would have two girls and a boy.
    5. A: Did you hear that Chris failed his final exams?
      B: Well, if he had spent more time studying instead of partying, I’m sure he would have passed them.
    6. A: A colleague at work is really getting on my nerves. What would you do if you were in my position?
      B: If I were you, I would talk to him or her about it.

    ex. 2 / For each situation, write a conditional sentence to say how the situation could be or could have been different.

    1. If I hadn’t missed the bus, I wouldn’t have been late for work.
    2. You wouldn’t feel tired now if you hadn’t gone to bed late last night.
    3. If Alina was here tomorrow, she could help us.
    4. If you hadn’t lost the key, we could get into the house.
    5. Gabby would have gone, if she had known about the meeting.
    6. You would know what to do if you had been listening.
    7. If I had your number, I could have called you last night.
    8. If the internet were working, I could send them the photos.

    slide 160, ex. 1 / Choose the correct options to complete the wishes and regrets.

    1. I imagine they wish they had a bigger house.
    2. I wish I had the courage to ask Rachel out on a date.
    3. I wish it would stop raining. I want to go outside.
    4. I hate my job. If only I had chosen a different career path.
    5. I wish my sister would settle down and have kids soon.
    6. If only I hadn’t turned down that job offer last week.

    ex. 2 / Jane is in boring lecture at university. Write what she is thinking using I wish and the words given.

    1. I wish the lecture were more interesting.
    2. I wish I weren’t here.
    3. I wish I could go home.
    4. I wish the lecturer would involve the students more.
    5. I wish I enjoyed being a student.
    6. I wish I hadn’t chosen to study this subject.

    ex. 3 / Rephrase the sentences so the meaning is similar, using the word(s) in italics.

    1. She wishes she had spoken to Michael last night.
    2. If only you could come with us.
    3. I wish I had a bit more money.
    4. I wish Karl hadn’t said all those things.
    5. If only we knew his address.
    6. I wish he would call me.

    Navigate-Upper Intermediate Vocabulary slide 120 Top Regrets / ex. 4a, c

    slide 120, ex. 4a / Match the common regrets, a-m, to the categories mentioned in the article in exercise 3.

    TOP REGRETS
    a. not having the courage to ask someone on a date — romance
    b. not making up after a family row — family
    c. settling down with a partner too soon — romance
    d. missing out on an investment opportunity — money
    e. having been mean to a sibling as a child — family
    f. choosing the wrong career path — work
    g. not giving quality time to your children — parenting
    h. buying a property which has decreased in value — money
    i. taking up smoking — health
    j. turning down a job offer — work
    k. not taking studies seriously — education
    l. not paying into a private pension plan early enough — money
    m. not standing up to bullies at work — work

    ex. c / Which of these regrets might be felt by someone in their twenties? Which by someone by their sixties?

    Twenties — not having the courage to ask someone on a date, missing out on an investment opportunity, not standing up to bullies at work and etc.

    Sixties — not taking studies seriously, not giving quality time to your children, not making up after a family row and etc.