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Check what you know. start learning		Which sentences refer to real situations and which to hypothetical ones?
Experience shows that if the price is higher, people think your product is better. start learning		Real situation. conditional clause: is; result clause: think
If a video goes viral, it will get millions of views. start learning		real situation. conditional clause: goes. result clause: will get
People will click off unless the video is memorable. start learning		real situation. conditional clause: is. result clause: will click off.
Your brand name will travel around the world provided the video goes viral. start learning		real situation. conditional clause: goes. result clause: will travel.
Supposing you wanted to sell a new brand of chocolate ... what price would you set? start learning		hypothetical situation. conditional clause: wanted. result clause: would set.
If another coffee shop opened next door ..., they'd sell at least a thousand cups each. start learning		hypothetical situation. conditional clause: opened. result clause: they'd sell
Which words from the box could replace provided and supposing in sentences 4 and 5 above? start learning		if; providing; suppose; imagine; let's say; on condition that; as long as.
Your brand name will travel around the world provided the video goes viral. Your brand name will travel around the world on condition that the video goes viral. start learning		Your brand name will travel around the world if the video goes viral. Your brand name will travel around the world providing the video goes viral. Your brand name will travel around the world as long as the video goes viral.
Supposing you wanted to sell a new brand of chocolate, what price would you set? Suppose/Imagine you wanted to sell a new brand of chocolate, what price would you set? start learning		If/Providing you wanted to sell a new brand of chocolate, what price would you set? Let's say you wanted to sell a new brand of chocolate, what price would you set?
Complete the rules. start learning		Use sentences 1- and the words in Exercise 3 A above to help.
RULE 1 Use a real conditional when a) something is always or generally true: start learning		if + present simple + present simple Experience shows that if the price is higher, people think your product is better.
RULE 1 Use a real conditional when b) something is likely to happen in the future as a result of a possible action/situation: start learning		if + present simple + (future with) will If a video goes viral, it will get millions of views.
RULE 2 Use a hypothetical conditional when something is unlikely to happen in the present or future: start learning		if + past simple + would + infinitive without to. If another coffee shop opened next door ..., they'd sell at least a thousand cups each.
RULE 3 As alternatives to if, it is possible too use: start learning		a) unless to mean if not b) providing/provided (that), on condition that or as long as to mean if and only if. c) suppose/supposing, imagine or let's say to say that something is unlikely. People will click off unless the video is memorable. Your brand name will travel around the world provided the video goes viral. Supposing you wanted to sell a new brand of chocolate, what price would you set?
if + present simple + present simple start learning		Experience shows that if the price is higher, people think your product is better.
if + present simple + will/going to/can/could/may/might/should + infinitive start learning		If a video goes viral, it will get millions of views.
use unless to mean if not start learning		People will click off unless the video is memorable.
use providing/provided (that), on condition that or as long as to mean if and only if. start learning		Your brand name will travel around the world provided the video goes viral.
use suppose/supposing, imagine or let's say to say that something is unlikely. start learning		Supposing you wanted to sell a new brand of chocolate, what price would you set?
use if + past simple + would/could/might/should + infinitive start learning		If another coffee shop opened next door ..., they'd sell at least a thousand cups each.
SENTENCE STRESS: conditionals start learning		Listen and write sentences 1-5. Underline the stresses in each sentence.
I’ll buy it if you reduce the price. start learning		buy; reduce
I’d buy it if it weren’t so expensive. start learning		buy; weren't ... expensive
Suppose you had the money, which one would you buy? start learning		Suppose; money; witch; one; buy
I’ll come as long as you let me pay. start learning		come; let; pay
You can’t come in unless you’re a member. start learning		can; in; member
TIP: In many situations, especially in speaking, we use only one clause of the conditional structure, e.g. start learning		Do you think I should take this job? Well, I'd take it. But it's up to you.
Underline start learning		the correct alternatives in the text.
If you wanted to launch a new product for a specific audience and only that audience, what (1) you do? would/will start learning		If you wanted to launch a new product for a specific audience and only that audience, what would you do? The answer is to get a vlogger to endorse your product. A vlog is a video blog and a vlogger is the person who presents the videos.
If your product were, for example, lipstick, you (2) choose someone who gives advice on makeup - her followers are your perfect target audience. will/would start learning		If your product were, for example, lipstick, you would choose someone who gives advice on makeup - her followers are your perfect target audience. It works like this: you send the vlogger a sample of your product
and then, (3) the vlogger likes your product, providing/unless start learning		and then, providing the vlogger likes your product,
she (4) mention it on one of her vlogs. will/would start learning		she will mention it on one of her vlogs.
OK, you pay her of course, but (5) she's a vlogger with a large following (some have over a million), as long as/unless start learning		OK, you pay her of course, but as long as she's a vlogger with a large following (some have over a million),
your investment (6) be worthwhile and sales should boom. will/would start learning		your investment will be worthwhile and sales should boom.
Just be sure that your suppliers have full stocks - if the vlog (7) online in the morning, your lipstick may be sold out by afternoon. goes/went start learning		Just be sure that your suppliers have full stocks - if the vlog goes online in the morning, your lipstick may be sold out by afternoon.
Now supposing you (8) your own vlog, you would be wasting your time. make/made start learning		Now supposing you made your own vlog, you would be wasting your time.
Even less-well-known vloggers have a bigger audience than you (9) be able to get at first. will/would start learning		Even less-well-known vloggers have a bigger audience than you would be able to get at first.
Remember, (10) you reach your target audience, unless/as long as start learning		Remember, unless you reach your target audience,
your product (11) go anywhere, won't/will start learning		your product won't go anywhere,
and neither will you. And that (12) be a shame. start learning		and neither will you. And that would be a shame.

5. 2 REAL AND HYPOTHETICAL CONDITIONALS

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