Read the situations and complete the sentences

1 A friend of yours is going on holiday. You want to know what she is going to do.

You ask: What are you going to do when ....................................................... ?

2 A friend of yours is visiting you. She has to go soon but maybe there's time for some more coffee.

You ask: Would you like some more coffee before ............................................ ?

3 You want to sell your car. Jim is interested in buying it, but he hasn't decided yet.

You ask: Can you let me know as soon as........................................................ ?

4 Your friends are going to New York soon. You want to know where they're going to stay.

You ask: Where are you going to stay when..................................................... ?

5 The traffic is very bad in your town, but they are building a new road at the moment.

You say: I think things will be better when they..............................................

4 Put in when or if.

1 Don't worry........... I'm late tonight.

2 Tom might phone while I'm out this evening.............................he does, can you take a message?

3 I'm going to Rome next week.............................I'm there, I hope to visit a friend of mine.

4 I think Jill will get the job. I'll be very surprised.....................she doesn't get it.

5 I'm going shopping.............................you want anything, I can get it for you.

6 I'm going away for a few days. I'll phone you............................I get back.

7 I want you to come to the party, but............................you don't want to come, that's all right.

8 We can eat at home or,............................you prefer, we can go to a restaurant.

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Interesting Facts about British Food:

English Pub Food

Have you ever wondered how some of your favourite foods came to be discovered or invented?

Here are ten interesting facts (or myths) about British food, some going back to Roman times:

1. It was the Romans who made oysters popular in Britain and were responsible for establishing their cultivation . The rich waters of Camulodunum (Colchester today) are ideal for cultivating the delicious Colchester oysters .

2. In Spring, you can trace the routes of the Roman Army through the south of England by following the white blossom on tall, wild cherry trees. Roman soldiers brought cherries from Italy and spat the pips out as they marched.

3. The world’s most eaten ‘convenience’ food, the humble sandwich was named after an English aristocrat. The Earl of Sandwich had such a passion for gambling, that he didn’t want to have to stop playing – gambling addiction? To ensure his game was not interrupted and to keep his hands clean for the cards, the Earl of Sandwich asked for meat to be put between two slices of bread.

4. King James I of England and VI of Scotland imported 10,000 mulberry trees to start a silk industry. Unfortunately, he ordered the wrong variety and the silk worms wouldn’t eat the leaves. The mulberry tree ‘berries,’ however, made excellent jam.

English Cream Teas

5. Crowdie, a soft, fresh milk cheese, also known as ‘gruth’ in Gaelic is the result of traditional methods dating back to Scotland’s Viking occupation. The first farm to flavor it with garlic only did so after their cows had escaped from their field, wandered into woods and ate wild garlic. The flavor that went into the milk was so good that garlic crowdie quickly became a favorite item.

6. ‘Bletted’ Medlars were a much loved after dinner treat in Victorian homes in November and December. The fruit was gathered from trees in September, laid in sawdust and kept until the flesh turned dark and soft, as they had to be ‘rotten to be ripe’. I’ll give this one a miss!

7. It is not only Stilton cheese that is important to the people of the Heart of England. In 1734, the Mayor of Nottingham was bowled over with a 100 lb. wheel of cheese during a riot after stall-holders at an annual street market had increased cheese prices by more than a third.

8. The world’s first chocolate bar was made in Bristol in the late 1720s by Joseph Fry. His company was eventually taken over by Cadbury, another British, family owned firm.

9. Mint sauce became the ‘essential’ accompaniment to roast lamb in Britain thanks to Queen Elizabeth I. To stop her subjects eating lamb and mutton (and help the wool industry), she decreed that the meat could only be served with bitter herbs. Enterprising cooks discovered that mint made the meat taste better, not worse.

10. Ice cream was so popular in London in the 19th century that massive ‘ice wells’ were dug in the city. Ice was imported from America, and later from Norway to fill them.

Unit 9

Text: 10 Poisonous Foods we like to eat

Grammar: Conditional sentence 2 (If I knew ... I wish I knew ...)

Study this example situation:

Sarah wants to phone Paul, but she can't do this because she doesn't know his number. She says:

If I knew his number, I would phone him. Sarah says: If I knew his number .... This tells us that she doesn't know his number. She is imagining the situation. The real situation is that she doesn't know his number.

When you imagine a situation like this, you use if + past (if I knew / if you were / if we didn't etc.). But the meaning is present, not past:

Tom would read more if he had more time, (but he doesn't have much time)

If I didn't want to go to the party, I wouldn't go. (but I want to go)

We wouldn't have any money if we didn't work, (but we work)

If you were in my position, what would you do?

It's a pity you can't drive. It would be useful if you could.

We use the past in the same way after wish (I wish I knew /1 wish you were etc.). We use wish to say that we regret something, that something is not as we would like it to be:

I wish I knew Paul's phone number. (= I don't know it and I regret this)

Do you ever wish you could fly?

It's very crowded here. I wish there weren't so many people, (there are a lot of people)

I wish I didn't have to work tomorrow, but unfortunately I do.

I wish I had an umbrella.

If I were / if I was

After if and wish, you can use were instead of was (if I were ...II wish it were etc.). I was / it was are also possible. So you can say:

If I were you, I wouldn't buy that coat. or If I was you, ...

I'd go out if it weren't so cold. or ... if it wasn't so cold.

I wish Carol were here. or I wish Carol was here.

We do not normally use would in the, if part of the sentence or after wish: If I were rich, I would have a yacht, {not If I would be rich)

I wish I had something to read, {not I wish I would have)

Sometimes wish ... would is possible: I wish you would listen.

Could sometimes means 'would be able to' and sometimes 'was/were able to': You could get a better job (you could get = you would be able to get) if you could use a computer, (you could use = you were able to use)

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