UNIT 5

FIRST AND SECOND CONDITIONAL
Conditional sentences are usually divided into two parts (called clauses): the if part and the main clause. Here you have some information about the form, uses and examples of these types of sentences. Thre is also information at Conditionalsentences. If you want to make a diagram and send it to mceide@xtec.cat you'll have an extra mark.

Now you are ready to do the following exercises about conditionals.

• First conditional1
• First conditional2
• First conditional3 
• First conditional 4
• Second conditional 1 
• Second conditional 2
• Second conditional 3 
• Second conditional 4
• First and Second conditional
• First / Second conditional
• First Conditional or Second Conditional Quiz 
• Error Correction – Conditionals
• Marge’s Day Of Hell
• Third Conditional Exercise
• Conditional clauses 1
  
• Conditional clauses 2
  
• Conditional clauses 3
  
• Conditional clauses 4
  
 

If you need more practice you will find more exercises at agendaweb.

NOUN SUFFIXES 

SUFFIX	VERB – NOUN	VERB – NOUN	VERB – NOUN
-AL    condition, quality	arrive –arrival approve – approval	deny –denial propose –proposal	refuse – refusal dismiss – dismissal
-ANCE / ENCE     action, state, condition or quality	attend –attendance accept –acceptance	prefer – preference insure – insurance	refer – reference exist –existence
-ATION / TION  action or resulting state	educate – education inform – information	eliminate – elimination declare – declaration	combine – combination immigrate – immigration
-SION  action or resulting state	confuse – confusion decide – decision	divide –division revise – revision	impress – impression profess–profession
-URE   action or resulting state	depart – departure erase – erasure	fail – failure enclose – enclosure	press – pressure legislate – legislature
-MENT  state, act, condition	agree– agreement pay – payment	employ – employment argue – argument	punish – punishment govern – government
-AGE  action, state, process	break – breakage post – postage	pack – package pass – passage	bag– baggage marry – marriage
-ING action, state, process	bless – blessing land – landing	write – writing feed – feeding	end –ending seat – seating
-ERY location, collective, behavior condition	cream – creamery slave (n.) – slavery	bake –bakery brave (adj.) – bravery	brew – brewery machine (n.) – machinery

You can practice noun suffixes clicking here.

EARTHQUAKE IN HAITI (optional activity)

A massive 7.0-magnitude earthquake has struck the Caribbean nation of Haiti. The extent of the devastation is still unclear but there are fears thousands of people may have died. If you want more information about this natural disaster you can have a look at the CNN or the BBC news.

In STOP DISASTERS! you can play a disaster simulation game from the UN/ISDR and learn how you can help to prevent this. Click on PLAY GAME and start your plan to reconstruct a safer environment for your population. You must assess the disaster risk and try to limit the damage when natural hazzards strike.