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Exercice 1 : Alternatives

What could you do instead?

Example: You always take long showers. → Instead of taking long showers, I could...

1

They waste too much paper.

2

You never use the recycling bins.

3

She turns on the air conditioning.

Exercice 2 : The superlative

Complete with a superlative.

1

This method is (modern) I’ve ever heard of.

2

This is (silly) idea!

3

This hut is (comfortable) in the community.

4

Iwokrama is one of (wild) places on earth.

Exercice 3 : Creating an unreal world

Find the odd one out. Focus on the verbs.

1

Everything happens as if we didn’t know that deforestation is a huge problem.
She behaves as though she were not concerned by the fate of the planet.
They look as if they had been bewitched by the beauty of Guyana!

Exercice 4 : The conditional and past conditional

Complete with the correct verb form.

1

If rich countries (be / not) so greedy, the situation (be) much better.

2

If she (work) for Guyana’s Environmental Protection Agency, she (feel) a lot more involved.

3

If we (have) more wisdom, we (keep) more forests, like Guyana.

4

If you  (save) money, you  (be able) to travel to the Caribbean.

Exercice 5 : Reported and direct speech

Transform the reported speech sentences into direct speech.

1

Mark added that he had been to London the year before.

2

Mr Allicock stated that he couldn’t live here.

3

The students told me that they were working on an essay about the giant otter that night.

4

Jean Allicock stated that they could all live together.