Grammar and vocabulary unit 7
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make and let
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
make or let.
My mum always
makes
me eat all my vegetables.
1 Countries don’t ___________ you enter them
without a passport.
2 Dad sometimes ___________ us stay up late.
3 The school bully sometimes ___________ John
give him all his money.
4 Please don’t ___________ me get up yet!
5 Sara’s mum ___________ her wear make-up.
First conditional + if or unless
2 Choose the correct words. Then compete the
sentences with the correct form of the verb.
If / Unless you don’t finish your vegetables, you
won’t get
(not get) any ice cream.
1 If / Unless there ____________ (be) an election,
there will be a new president.
2 The teacher will get angry if / unless the
students ____________ (stop) talking.
3 We ____________ (miss) our train if / unless we
don’t leave now.
4 The teacher ____________ (not know) what’s
wrong if / unless you tell him.
Second conditional
3 Complete the dialogue with the correct form of
the verbs.
James If you were king of a micronation,
would
you
introduce
(introduce) a lot of laws?
Toby I’d only do that if I (1)_______________
(have) a lot of citizens. If there
(2)_______________ (not be) many people
in it, I’d let them do what they wanted.
James If your micronation had an economy, which
currency (3)________ you ________ (use)?
Toby If I needed a currency, I (4)______________
(invent) my own. If I (5)_______________
(do) that, I’d call it the Toby-dollar!
First and second conditionals
4 Match 1–5 with a–f to make sentences.
If I win the election,
1 If I was president,
2 Crime will improve
3 If Carl becomes a politician,
4 Society wouldn’t need laws
5 If John lived in a micronation,
a if the laws change.
b he’d be happy.
c if people were sensible.
d the country will improve.
e he’ll change some laws.
f I’d make new laws.
Nations and government
5 Complete the words. Write the letters in the
correct order.
bor
ders
(srde)
1 polit_______ (iniac) 4 soc_______ (eyit)
2 elec_______ (onti) 5 curr_______ (nyce)
3 cit_______ (inez) 6 f_______ (gla)
Verbs: policies
6 Complete the dialogue with the words in
the box.
cut elect introduce raise
spend tax vote
Reporter Minister, why should we elect you?
Minister (1)______________ for me and I’ll
(2)______________ people’s salaries.
Reporter What will you (3)______________ more
money on?
Minister Leisure activities. I also want to
(4)______________ more public holidays.
Reporter Will you (5)______________ people more
money to do this?
Minister No, I’m going to (6)______________
spending on ministers’ tea and biscuits.
That will give us enough money.
d