6. Compare Laura’s real life and her dream and complete the text. Use the Present Simple and the Second Conditional. Laura (1) (live) in a big city. If she lived in the country, she (2) (have) a dog. Laura (3) (share) a flat with three other girls, but if it (4) (be) possible, she (5) (live) in her own. If she (6) (live) in the country, she (7) (buy) a little cottage, and she (8) (grow) her own flowers and vegetables. In town she (9) (travel) by Underground and (10) (go) shopping in big department stores, but she (11) (not like) this at all. If she (12) (be) in the country, she (13) (ride) her bike, and she (14) (buy) things in the little village shop. She (15) (love) walking and often (16) (go) for a walk in town, but the streets are noisy. In the country she (17) (walk) across the fields with her dog.

7. Decide what the people would\ wouldn’t have done if the past had been different.
1. Barbara stole a diamond ring so she was arrested.
2. Joe ended up in prison because he attacked someone in the street.
3. The criminal was guilty so I sentenced him to six months in prison.
4. The evidence was very clear so the jury took only a few minutes to decide.
5. Your car was stolen because you didn’t lock it.
6. My father was a police officer so I became one.

8. Match to make complete sentences.
1. If I had known there was a problem,
2. If you had invited Neil,
3. If we’d seen the weather had been bad,
4. If we’d seen the weather forecast,
5. We hadn’t discovered America,
6. If you had told me you needed money,
7. If Lisa had said that to you,

A) we would have known it was going to rain.
B) we wouldn’t have started eating potatoes.
C) I would have given you some.
D) the concert in the park would have been cancelled.
E) you would have been annoyed with her, too!
F) I would have done something about it.
G) he would have really enjoyed the party.
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