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100.4 3 Supposing UNIT 103
1 If you would excuse me, I have Example answers: 103.1
to make a telephone call. 4 ...I'm going to build an 2 At that time he was working as
2 If you would (care to / like to) observatory in my garden. a librarian
leave your name and telephone 5 ...how will I pay the rent on 3 ...though the acting was
number, I'll call you back as my flat? superb.
soon as I can. 6 ...hundreds of animal and plant 4 ...when the snow began to fall.
3 If you would stay here until I species will disappear. 5 ...before we met each other.
return, I'd appreciate it. 6 Nevertheless, I was still late for
100.5 UNIT 102 work.
2 If you happen to be at home... 7 Then he began his story.
3 X 102.1 103.2
4 If I happen to be in New 2 While agreeing 1 Consequently,
York... 3 Since arriving (or walking) 2 while
5 If you happen to like... 4 Besides teaching 3 Even so,
5 Since being sentenced 4 so
6 After walking 5 Instead
7 Before leaving 6 However,
UNIT 101 8 While being blamed ('After 7 Even though
being blamed...' is also
101.1 possible) 8 since
2 Unless the hospital gets more 9 Nevertheless
money, it will close. 102.2 10 as
3 You shouldn't keep medicines 2 + a On hearing of Ed's 11 yet
in the fridge unless it is accident, she immediately went 12 afterwards
necessary. to see him in hospital. 13 Even so
4 Don't speak to her unless she 3 + g By studying two hours 14 while
speaks to you first. every evening, she passed her 15 After that,
5 Unless it rains within the next university course. 103.3
week, water supplies will be 4 + f By (or In) leaving work Example answers:
cut off. early, she was able to avoid the 2 We are unlikely ever to find a
heavy traffic.
101.2 5 + b On opening the box, she cure for the common cold,
1 If it hadn't been was surprised to find a new however much research is
2 if you don't take watch. done.
3 Unless we cut / If we don't cut 3 However well you play a
4 unless they are given / if they're 6 + c In taking the back off the musical instrument, it's always
computer, she damaged some
not given possible to improve.
5 Unless we hear from you / If of the circuits. ('By taking' is 4 I never get tired of listening to
inappropriate here as it would
we don't hear from you Beethoven's 5th Symphony,
6 unless you want suggest that she took the back however many times I hear it.
off the computer in order to
7 unless we can attract / if we damage the circuits.)
can't attract
8 if he hadn't 7 + e By moving into a smaller UNIT 104
house, she managed to save
9 if you don't go
money. 104.1
101.3 102.3 Prepositions with the most likely
1 if/whether phrases.
With the holidays approaching,
2 whether 1 she was starting to get excited. 1 at a dinner
3 whether 2 Without checking with Sue, I 2 in Tunisia
4 if/whether can't tell you whether we're 3 on the pitch
5 Whether free tonight. 4 at the Opera House
6 whether ('if is also possible, 3 Without wishing to be rude, I 5 on the main road
but 'whether' is more likely think you've got your jumper 6 in this country
here) 7 at parties
7 if/whether 4 on back to front. 8 at the top end
With so many people crowding
8 whether 9 in this booklet
around the entrance, we 10 on your lawn
101.4 couldn't get into the shop. 11 in his pocket
1 Provided / As long as 12 on the table
2 Unless
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