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Exercise 54. “If only” game. This game may be played with any number 
of students. The first player tells the student next to him/her what he/she will 
do if he/she, e.g. goes abroad to study.
He starts: If I decide to study abroad, I’ll first apply for a grunt. 
The student next to him/her says: If I apply for a grunt to study abroad,
I’ll take either TOEFL or IELTS. 
The next student uses the end of the previous sentence to make the beginning 
of his/her own sentence.
Continue until there are no more ideas, and then you may start again with a 
different beginning.
You may use one of these ideas to start the game If I get rich, ...
If I find myself on a desert island somewhere in the Pacific,...
If I meet the President of Russia,...
If I drop out university,...
If I save up some money, ...
If I go out more,...
If I eat junk food,...
If I learn to drive,...
If I don’t have a job,...
If I don’t keep fit,...
Exercise 55. What will life be like 100 years from now?
There won’t be any more cars. Most people will fly private helicopters. Robots 
will do housework. Computers will do office work. Children won’t have to go 
to school; they’ll learn from computers at home ...
Use the following ideas to continue the story:
space travel;
leisure time:
world currency;
world language;
population explosion;
global warming;
wars, etc.

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Exercise 56. Comment on the proverbs.
1. What will be, will be.
2. Don’t trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.
3. If you run after two hares, you’ll catch none.
TEST YOURSELF (UNIT 1)
#1. There are some mistakes in each of the following sentences. Find the 
mistakes and correct them.
1. I won’t probably have dinner tonight.
2. They never complete that project unless they introduce the latest technologies.
3. Don’t put on this hat. You’ll be looking funny in it.
4. She isn’t a neighbour of neither of the girls.
5. I think the government are going to win the next election.
6. Don’t worry about the dog. It is biting you
7. This time next week we’ll have eaten lunch on the plane
8. Only if he has a lot of money, she will marry him
9. If you leave at once, I’ll call the police
10. The time is money.
# 2. Choose the best answer A, B, or С.
1. Keep in touch, __________ ?
 
A won’t you 
B. will you 
C. shall we?
2. — __________ your car this morning? — No. Do you want to borrow it?
 
A. Will you be using B. Will you use 
C. Do you use
3. Everybody will be taking that exam, __________?
 
A. won’t he or she B. won’t they 
C. will he
4. They always talk openly to one another when either of them hurt.
 
A. feel 
B. are feeling 
C. feels
5. — It’s cold in here. — I __________ the heater on. — Thank you.
 
A. will be turning B. am turning 
C. will turn
6. She can __________ drive her own car there __________ hire a car at the 
airport, whatever she prefers.
 
A. both... and 
B. either... or 
C. neither... nor
7. He __________ anything before you __________ him to.
 
A. won’t do ... tell B. doesn’t do ... will tell C. won’t do ... won’t tell
8. I think Max __________ the job. He’s got a lot of experience.
 
A. is goint to get 
B. will get 
C. will be getting

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9. __________ it doesn’t rain, we’ll go to the beach.
 
A. If 
B. In case 
C. Only if
10. I __________ for 5 years when I get my degree.
 
A. will study 
B. will have studied C. will have been studying
11. I __________ to you when the game __________ over.
 
A. will talk ...is 
B. will talk... will be C. am going to talk... will be
12 Jan will stay in the USA ________s he gets a residence permit.
 
A. provided 
B. unless 
C. in case
15. «Do you want tea or coffee? »—» _______. I don’t mind.»
 
A. Neither 
B. Either 
C. Both
15. _______ experience is a comb which life gives you after you lose your hair.
 
A. The ... the 
B.—...— 
C. An ... the
16.By the time he __________ out of the office, all the shops will have prob-
ably closed.
 
A. come 
B. comes 
C. will come
17. He will learn to speak __________ English __________ French.
 
A. both ... and 
B. either... nor 
C. neither... or
18. __________ you tell me the whole story, I won’t help you.
 
A. Unless 
B. As long as 
C. In case
19. Rachel is leaving _________ tonight _________ tomorrow. She’s decided 
to stay here for another week.
 
A. both ... and 
B. neither... nor 
C. either... or
20. I think Sue will be happy when she knows that _________ NASA has 
chosen her as an astronaut.
 
A. the 
В.— 
С. A

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