If I had the money… — Workbook

Complete each sentence with a word or phrase from the box: afford, owe, get a refund, get a discount, waste money on, borrow.

1. I can't ___ that flat — the rent is almost my whole salary.Show answer
2. I still ___ my brother two hundred euros from the holiday.Show answer
3. The shoes broke after a week, so I went back and got a ___ .Show answer
4. If you pay for the year in advance you ___ of fifteen per cent.Show answer
5. I really ___ subscriptions I never use.Show answer
6. Could I ___ twenty euros until Friday?Show answer

Correct, rewrite or complete each item. Focus on the target grammar of this lesson.

1. If I would have more money, I would travel more.Show answer
2. If she was you, she would ask for a refund.Show answer
3. What you would do if you lost your wallet abroad?Show answer
4. If I win the lottery tomorrow, I would buy a small house. (make it hypothetical)Show answer
5. Write TWO second-conditional sentences about money, true for you.Show answer

Look back at the class-book reading. Answer briefly in your own words.

1. What is 'the three-month rule'?Show answer
2. What does the writer say usually happens in those three months?Show answer
3. What would pass your own three-month test?Show answer

Two friends discuss an expensive purchase. Listen for second conditionals.

1. What does Filipe want to buy?Show answer
2. What does Joana suggest?Show answer
3. What would Filipe do if the wait didn't change his mind?Show answer

Write 70–100 words about what you would do with an unexpected 5,000 euros. Use FOUR second-conditional sentences and 'If I were you' once.

Look back at your notes from class. Answer briefly.

1. Which part of this lesson do you already use naturally in English?Show answer
2. Which language point still feels difficult? Write ONE sentence you will practise this week.Show answer