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Which sentences refer to real situations and which to hypothetical ones?
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Experience shows that if the price is higher, people think your product is better. inizia ad imparare
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Real situation. conditional clause: is; result clause: think
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If a video goes viral, it will get millions of views. inizia ad imparare
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real situation. conditional clause: goes. result clause: will get
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People will click off unless the video is memorable. inizia ad imparare
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real situation. conditional clause: is. result clause: will click off.
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Your brand name will travel around the world provided the video goes viral. inizia ad imparare
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real situation. conditional clause: goes. result clause: will travel.
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Supposing you wanted to sell a new brand of chocolate ... what price would you set? inizia ad imparare
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hypothetical situation. conditional clause: wanted. result clause: would set.
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If another coffee shop opened next door ..., they'd sell at least a thousand cups each. inizia ad imparare
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hypothetical situation. conditional clause: opened. result clause: they'd sell
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Which words from the box could replace provided and supposing in sentences 4 and 5 above? inizia ad imparare
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if; providing; suppose; imagine; let's say; on condition that; as long as.
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Your brand name will travel around the world provided the video goes viral. Your brand name will travel around the world on condition that the video goes viral. inizia ad imparare
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Your brand name will travel around the world if the video goes viral. Your brand name will travel around the world providing the video goes viral. Your brand name will travel around the world as long as the video goes viral.
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Supposing you wanted to sell a new brand of chocolate, what price would you set? Suppose/Imagine you wanted to sell a new brand of chocolate, what price would you set? inizia ad imparare
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If/Providing you wanted to sell a new brand of chocolate, what price would you set? Let's say you wanted to sell a new brand of chocolate, what price would you set?
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Use sentences 1- and the words in Exercise 3 A above to help.
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RULE 1 Use a real conditional when a) something is always or generally true: inizia ad imparare
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if + present simple + present simple Experience shows that if the price is higher, people think your product is better.
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RULE 1 Use a real conditional when b) something is likely to happen in the future as a result of a possible action/situation: inizia ad imparare
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if + present simple + (future with) will If a video goes viral, it will get millions of views.
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RULE 2 Use a hypothetical conditional when something is unlikely to happen in the present or future: inizia ad imparare
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if + past simple + would + infinitive without to. If another coffee shop opened next door ..., they'd sell at least a thousand cups each.
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RULE 3 As alternatives to if, it is possible too use: inizia ad imparare
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a) unless to mean if not b) providing/provided (that), on condition that or as long as to mean if and only if. c) suppose/supposing, imagine or let's say to say that something is unlikely. People will click off unless the video is memorable. Your brand name will travel around the world provided the video goes viral. Supposing you wanted to sell a new brand of chocolate, what price would you set?
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if + present simple + present simple inizia ad imparare
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Experience shows that if the price is higher, people think your product is better.
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if + present simple + will/going to/can/could/may/might/should + infinitive inizia ad imparare
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If a video goes viral, it will get millions of views.
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use unless to mean if not inizia ad imparare
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People will click off unless the video is memorable.
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use providing/provided (that), on condition that or as long as to mean if and only if. inizia ad imparare
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Your brand name will travel around the world provided the video goes viral.
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use suppose/supposing, imagine or let's say to say that something is unlikely. inizia ad imparare
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Supposing you wanted to sell a new brand of chocolate, what price would you set?
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use if + past simple + would/could/might/should + infinitive inizia ad imparare
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If another coffee shop opened next door ..., they'd sell at least a thousand cups each.
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SENTENCE STRESS: conditionals inizia ad imparare
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Listen and write sentences 1-5. Underline the stresses in each sentence.
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I’ll buy it if you reduce the price. inizia ad imparare
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I’d buy it if it weren’t so expensive. inizia ad imparare
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buy; weren't ... expensive
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Suppose you had the money, which one would you buy? inizia ad imparare
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Suppose; money; witch; one; buy
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I’ll come as long as you let me pay. inizia ad imparare
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You can’t come in unless you’re a member. inizia ad imparare
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TIP: In many situations, especially in speaking, we use only one clause of the conditional structure, e.g. inizia ad imparare
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Do you think I should take this job? Well, I'd take it. But it's up to you.
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the correct alternatives in the text.
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If you wanted to launch a new product for a specific audience and only that audience, what (1) you do? inizia ad imparare
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If you wanted to launch a new product for a specific audience and only that audience, what would you do? The answer is to get a vlogger to endorse your product. A vlog is a video blog and a vlogger is the person who presents the videos.
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If your product were, for example, lipstick, you (2) choose someone who gives advice on makeup - her followers are your perfect target audience. inizia ad imparare
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If your product were, for example, lipstick, you would choose someone who gives advice on makeup - her followers are your perfect target audience. It works like this: you send the vlogger a sample of your product
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and then, (3) the vlogger likes your product, inizia ad imparare
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and then, providing the vlogger likes your product,
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she (4) mention it on one of her vlogs. inizia ad imparare
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she will mention it on one of her vlogs.
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OK, you pay her of course, but (5) she's a vlogger with a large following (some have over a million), inizia ad imparare
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OK, you pay her of course, but as long as she's a vlogger with a large following (some have over a million),
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your investment (6) be worthwhile and sales should boom. inizia ad imparare
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your investment will be worthwhile and sales should boom.
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Just be sure that your suppliers have full stocks - if the vlog (7) online in the morning, your lipstick may be sold out by afternoon. inizia ad imparare
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Just be sure that your suppliers have full stocks - if the vlog goes online in the morning, your lipstick may be sold out by afternoon.
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Now supposing you (8) your own vlog, you would be wasting your time. inizia ad imparare
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Now supposing you made your own vlog, you would be wasting your time.
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Even less-well-known vloggers have a bigger audience than you (9) be able to get at first. inizia ad imparare
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Even less-well-known vloggers have a bigger audience than you would be able to get at first.
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Remember, (10) you reach your target audience, inizia ad imparare
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Remember, unless you reach your target audience,
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your product (11) go anywhere, inizia ad imparare
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your product won't go anywhere,
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and neither will you. And that (12) be a shame. inizia ad imparare
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and neither will you. And that would be a shame.
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