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1 Put the verbs in brackets in correct forms

1. If you ……….the purchase agreement now, you ………….a 5% discount on your new purchase /sign, get/

2. We………..make some workers redundant if we …………..more orders soon./have to, not get/

3. They…………….you for delivery if you………………more than a hundred./not charge, order/

4. If I ………….my target for this quarter, I ……….a large bonus./meet, get/

5. If you ………your staff a pay rise this year, they …………happy. /not give, not be/

6. What ……..if they ……….you the job? /you/do, offer/

7. Unless the meeting ……..earlier, I ……….in a doghouse with my wife again. /finish, be/

8. If you ….. the line, you …….fired. /not toe, be/

9. She ….. a pay rise only if she …..harder than now. /get, work/

10. Who ……all the kudos in case you …… to tomorrow’s meeting? /take, not come/

2. Select the appropriate option

1. You may lose important documents as long as / if your hard drive crashes.

2. You should back up your hard drive regularly in case / unless your computer crashes.

3. It’s worth running a virus scan on your files in case / provided that some are corrupt.

4. If/Unless you want to back up important work, save it on an external hard drive.

5. Provided that / Unless you do a lot of work with video or music files, 80GB should be enough storage space.

6. If/ As long as you don’t want to buy an external hard drive, you can rent storage space on the Internet.

7. As long as /In case you’re not backing up very large data files, online storage can be reasonably priced.

8. Backing up is a waste of time in case / unless you can retrieve your backed-up files easily.

9. With online storage you can retrieve your data or files from any computer provided that / unless it has an Internet connection.

10. If/ Provided that you have any problems, call us on 0870 432 8765.

3. If? When? Unless?

1 – he gets there before me, ask him to wait.

2 – you fly a budget airline, you have to pay for your drinks and snacks.

3 – you need more space, a small locker is big enough for one person.

4 – you visit London, go on a trip around the city.

5 – unemployment is rising, people tend to stay in their present jobs.

6 – you’ve done that, go and have a break.

7 – he asks you politely, refuse to do any more work on the project.

8 – prices are rising, it’s not a good investment.

9 – you’ve been there yourself, you don’t really understand how fantastic it is.

10 – you go on holiday, let me know beforehand.

11 – I’m concentrating, please don’t make so much noise.

12 – I’ve finished the report, I always ask my peers to read it through.

4. Complete with the zero or first conditional.

1 If you /not let/ her know about the meeting, she /be angry/ with you!

2 If I /study/ more, I /pass/ the exam with everybody.

3 He /not understand/ it even if she explains the situation again.

4 /tell/ your manager if you /not agree/ with this idea.

5 What your husband /do/ if he /not get/ the job?

6 If I /have/ enough money, I /quit/ this job.

7 If she /be/ at home, she /talk/ to you.

8 He /must/ go to the doctor’s if he / not feel/ well tomorrow.

9 If I /be/ offered the job, I think I /take/ it.

10 Unless you /admit/ this mistake, nobody /talk/ to you.

5. Complete the sentence using your ideas

1, If we get a complaint about our service, ………

2. Whenever the price of oil goes up, … ………..

3. Providing the economy remains strong………..,

4. We won’t change our corporate branding unless …………..

5. As long as customers give us positive feedback, ……………

6. We may employ more staff if…

7. If a rival company opens in our city, ……………..

8. If our company makes a large profit this year, ……………

9. We offer special incentives to staff providing ………………

10. Our company will do well this year if ……………………….

6 Translate into English using new vocabulary and grammar

1. Если ты не хочешь следовать инструкции, рано или поздно у тебя будут проблемы и ты не сможешь винить во всем обстоятельства,

2. Если ты будешь продолжать игнорировать его поведение, это может повлиять на атмосферу в команде

3. Как вы собираетесь выживать в условиях ожесточенной конкуренции

4. Если ты собираешься открыть бизнес в нашей стране, тебе придется столкнуться с волокитой на всех уровнях

5. Если дела в компании будут идти таким образом, скоро еще несколько сотрудников будут уволены

6. Если ты не успеешь в срок, ты получишь выговор

7. Ты никогда не получишь повышение, если не будешь следовать правилам компании

8. Если ты когда-нибудь захочешь поговорить о своих проблемах, знай, что ты всегда можешь поделиться ими с твоим менеджером.

9. Если мы не покажем на что мы способны, нам не доверят самостоятельный проект

10. Если ты хочешь достичь определенной цели, для начала научись расставлять правильные приоритеты.