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10 Era of the Gifted

Grammar Second conditional

A. Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets

If I 1 (study) astrophysics, I 2 (become) an
astronaut. If I 3 (become) an astronaut, I 4
(travel) to Mars.If I 5 (travel) to Mars, I 6 (meet)
an alien. If I 7 (meet) an alien, they 8 (decide)
to attack Earth. If they 9 (attack) Earth, they 10
(blow up) the major cities. If they 11 (blow up) the major cities,
everyone 12 (move) to the countryside.

B. Put the words in the correct order.

1. aliens/attacked/Earth/go/if/where/would/you
2. a/apocalypse/be/do/if/important/it/there/to/was/what/would/zombie
3. a/be/celebrity/different/how/if/life/media/social/were/would/you/your
4. change/country/if/leader/of/the/what/were/would/you/you/your
5. disappeared/feel/how/if/internet/suddenly/the/would/you

C. Write a story similar to the text in exercise A. Choose one of the
following starters or your own idea.

• If I became an influencer, .
• If I were the leader of my country, .
• If the internet suddenly disappeared, .
• If there was a zombie apocalypse, .

D. Complete the text with the correct form of
the verbs in the boxes.

be become get

help invent wear

When Kenneth Shinozuka was young, he decided 1 an inventor. Fast-forward a few years
and the 15-year-old student from the Bronx designed a pair of smart socks which promise 2
people with Alzheimer’s and their carers. Shinozuka’s grandfather has Alzheimer’s, and he noticed how
his aunt seemed 3 tired all the time as she was waking up in the night to check on the
elderly man, who would keep 4 out of bed. When a person has Alzheimer’s, they are often
confused, not knowing where they are. Shinozuka’s invention is simple and involves the person
5 a pair of socks which have a sensor on the bottom. When the person steps onto the floor,
the sensor warns the carer on their smartphone. Shinozuka enjoys 6 things to help others
and hopes his smart socks will help other Alzheimer’s sufferers.

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